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Florida Digital Learning Update

Florida Digital Learning Update. FOIL November 2013. Goals of Digital Learning. Short Term Goal: 2014-2015 Schools and districts are prepared to implement Digital Learning to prepare students to be globally competitive for college and careers Long Term Goal: 2017-2018

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Florida Digital Learning Update

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  1. Florida Digital Learning Update FOIL November 2013

  2. Goals of Digital Learning Short Term Goal: 2014-2015 • Schools and districts are prepared to implement Digital Learning to prepare students to be globally competitive for college and careers Long Term Goal: 2017-2018 • 100% of schools meeting or exceeding increased bandwidth standard • 1:1 student-to-computer/device ratio 2

  3. What was done with funding this year • Bandwidth Grant $11M (SB1500) • Grant is open and available for district submission • Rural Wireless Grant $6M (SB1500) • Grant is open and available for district submission • Instructional Materials Funding • District funding plans currently being submitted 3

  4. Florida Technology Specifications Implementation Timeline 4

  5. Where are we and where are we going? • Bandwidth • Student-to-Computer/device ratio • Professional Development • Funding (E-rate) 5

  6. 2012 Bandwidth Range Status(Statewide percent of schools by bandwidth range) 6

  7. 2012 Bandwidth Standard (Schools reporting 100Mbps or higher bandwidth per 1,000 students) 7

  8. 6 year Student-to-Computer Device Ratio * *Introduction of FDOE Computer/Device Specifications 2012 goal was a student to device ratio of 2.75 8

  9. 2012 Professional Development Categories 9

  10. 2012 E-Rate Funding(Priority 1) • All 67 districts applied for E-rate in 2012 • $56.4 Million requested by districts • $53.2 Million committed to districts • 94% of funding requested was committed • Average state E-rate discount is 77% • Based on percent of students eligible for free-reduced lunch and rural/urban status of school 10

  11. Next Steps • Technology Readiness Inventory • Updates and revisions • Opened October 11, 2013 • Bandwidth field testing (EducationSuperhighway) • Completed October 31, 2013 • Results collected from 87% of regular schools and 95% of districts 11

  12. Next Steps • District Digital Learning Advisory Committee • District nominations are currently being collected • Goals: • Connect Instructional Technology and Curriculum staff • Gather feedback on digital learning goals • Assist with digital learning implementation 12

  13. Next Steps • Requesting $40M LBR Grants • Goal of the grant is to improve districts overall: • Infrastructure • Bandwidth • Wireless access points • Devices • Professional development 13

  14. Digital Learning Plan

  15. Digital Learning Plan (continued) 15

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