ISTE 1:1 iPad Learning Tool Initiative – 6-Month Report - Monroe Township High School

1. ISTE 1:1 iPad Learning Tool Initiative – 6-Month Report - Monroe Township High School Board of Education Meeting May 9 2012

2. ISTE Master Plan – Vision • Vision • Communication • Curriculum • Assessment & Reporting • Professional Development • Infrastructure • Financial Planning

3. Recap of Vision from Curriculum Committee • District Mission • District Beliefs • Why we are doing our work • 2nd Year Observable Indicators

4. Why the iPad is Aligned to the District Mission and Beliefs • We believe our students, community, and the global society will benefit from our mission to create a 21st century environment for learning that promotes inspiration, motivation, exploration, and innovation • 21st century learning • Rigor in academics • Lends to college and career readiness expectations • Internet research • Differentiated digital instruction • Collaboration in and out of school environment • Collaborating in a global society • Creating digital citizens • Technology at the fingertips of students • Paperless environment • AVID – WICOR – Writing to learn, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading to learn

5. ISTE Master Plan – Communication • Vision • Communication • Curriculum • Assessment & Reporting • Professional Development • Infrastructure • Financial Planning

6. Recap of Communications from Curriculum Committee • Press Releases • Website, Champions of Education… • Community Outreach • Other Educational Institutes communicating to see what we are doing.

8. ISTE Master Plan – Curriculum • Vision • Communication • Curriculum • Assessment & Reporting • Professional Development • Infrastructure • Financial Planning

9. Recap of Curriculum from Curriculum Committee • Monitoring Curriculum • Digital Textbooks • Student & Teacher Presentations • iUniversity, iAuthor, App Course

10. Curriculum Opportunities 2012-2013 • iUniversity • MTHS iUniversity Presence • Meeting with Head of Education as it relates to digital texts– Workshop on iUniversity and iAuthor • App Development course Stanford Partnership • Policy on who gets proceeds if students create app while an MTHS student

11. ISTE Master Plan – Assessment • Vision • Communication • Curriculum • Assessment & Reporting • Professional Development • Infrastructure • Financial Planning

12. Recap of Assessment & Reporting from Curriculum Committee • Use of iPads Prior to Implementation • Student technology skills with iPad in School • Student Survey – Progress Check by Grade • Assignments/Projects which kids learned from in Lal, Science, Engineering, Mathematics, History, World Languages, Electives • Student Versus Teacher Survey

13. Student Survey For students who report their teachers as using the iPad: “Overall, are you satisfied with the iPad as an educational tool?” Satisfied or Very Satisfied

14. Teacher Survey Q. “Overall,how often do students in your classes use iPads for in-class instruction or activities ?” Use of iPad Daily to a Few Times per Week Years of Teaching Experience

15. ISTE Master Plan – Professional Development • Vision • Communication • Curriculum • Assessment & Reporting • Professional Development • Infrastructure • Financial Planning

16. Recap of Professional Development from Curriculum Committee • Vanguard Teachers & Students • Reactive - Transition Training (Sept/Oct) • Training (Nov, Dec, Feb, March) • Teacher Feedback • Student Feedback • Proactive – Next Year PD • Teacher Presentation iMovie on Training Sessions

17. Projection for Future Professional Development 2012-2013 District Full year plan 1. Book Study A book study will be conducted on using the iPad in the high school classroom – Monica Sevellia"IPads in the 21st Century Classroom [Kindle Edition]”, 2011 2. Year long Professional Development Class - 107 Using the iPad in the High School Classroom (9-12) A class will be available for the year long professional development on using the IPad for Instruction

18. Projection for Future Professional Development 2012-2013 District Full year plan 3. Mini courses will also be offered throughout the year for more specific skills, for instance, operating specific applications 4. Banked 9 more Professional Development days from Apple EE4NJ – Teacher evaluation pilot focus at MTHS on technology and SAMR model PGP – Professional Growth Plan for teachers and administrators

19. ISTE Master Plan – Infrastructure • Vision • Communication • Curriculum • Assessment & Reporting • Professional Development • Infrastructure • Financial Planning

20. Recap of Infrastructure from Curriculum Committee • Wikis • Podcasts • iCloud & Lockers • Vendor Support • Apple TV • iPad Collection

21. Infrastructure More Than 200 Individual Wikis

22. ISTE Master Plan – Financial Planning • Vision • Communication • Curriculum • Assessment & Reporting • Professional Development • Infrastructure • Financial Planning

23. Recap of Finances from Curriculum Committee • Discussion on Repairs • Discussion on Rumors vs. Facts • Discussion on Future Solutions

24. Opportunities to Improve – First 6 Months • iPads break • iPad repairs have been handled through a third party. • As of April 26, we sent 259 iPads out for repair. • Average cost of repair is $165.00. • As of April 26 we have spent $31,956.19 for repairs. • We have 59 iPads on hand to be repaired. • We budgeted about $78,000.00 from collected funds from parents • When dealing with repair, we had to purchase 100 loaner iPads to provide students with a replacement while repairs were taking place. • 100 X $539.00 - $53,900.00 • Overage in Year 1 was $7,856.19 taken from general fund account – repair and maintenance

25. What’s Next…

26. Next Steps with Board of Education Academics via Digital Text Books Next Year Finances Sustaining and possibly expanding the Initiative via Current Technology Advances