Mooresville Graded School District

1. Mooresville Graded School District

2. Headlines About those 4,400 MacBooks in Mooresville, N.C.'s schools North Carolina School District Cuts Teacher Pay, Jobs To Provide Laptops For Students, Sees Scores Increase 172 District Leaders To Visit Mooresville School District and Pave Way to a Digital Transformation School district an example of succeeding with laptops North Carolina's Mooresville Graded School District Awarded ISTE's 2012 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology Every Child, Every Day: Mooresville’s “Digital Conversion” Puts Kids First

3. Strategic Plan Goals • Globally Competitive Students • 21st Century Professionals • Health and Responsible Students • Leadership Innovation • 21st Century Support Systems

4. Globally Competitive Students Ensure all MGSD students are globally competitive by accomplishing the following: • 100% of district schools meet federal AYP benchmarks • 100% of district schools meet expected growth on EOG/EOC and VoCats • assessments • 100% of schools obtain School of Excellence status within the state • accountability model

5. 21st Century Professionals Ensure 100% of administrators, teachers and staff possess the skills to lead, teach, assess and support students for success in the 21st Century

6. Healthy Responsible Students Ensure 100% of school sites are safe and caring environments that promote and support developing health, responsible students

7. Leadership Innovation Provide strong district leadership in all areas that supports our focused vision, guides innovation, fosters collaboration and promotes dynamic continuous improvement

8. 21st Century Support Systems Develop and implement a 21st century comprehensive plan for operations, finances and funding, facilities, transportation and food service that supports teaching and learning

9. Dr. Mark EdwardsSuperintendent

10. Superintendent • Executive Director of Instruction • Executive Director of Finance • Director of Human Resources and Public Relations • Facilities and Operations Director The Executive Team

11. The vision of the Mooresville Graded School District is to be a state and nationally recognized school district through demonstrated success of all students. The mission of the Mooresville Graded School District is to prepare every student, every day to be a successful and responsible citizen in a global workplace and community. Every child, every day….

12. PURPOSE: to employ technology in ways that improve teaching and learning through increased student engagement while teaching the NC Standard Course of Study focusing on reading and mathematics. Digital Conversion (DC)

13. Digital Conversion plan is designed around the following beliefs and values (along with a number of others), that speak to the integration of technology, professional development, and a student-centered approach: • Decisions are data driven and student centered. • Technology-enriched, relevant curriculum and effective delivery of the curriculum are foundations for addressing diverse 21st century learners. • 21st Century content (global awareness, civic literacy, financial literacy, and health awareness) is integrated into core content areas. • District success hinges on embracing all students within an environment of pervasive caring that supports their optimal growth and success. • Every student is successful when provided high expectations and sufficient support. • All employees are treated as professionals and supported by sufficient resources and ongoing training designed to enhance and broaden skills that support the district vision, mission and initiatives. Beliefs and Values of the DC

14. Equitable Access for EVERY child: The importance of vision

15. “It’s not about technology. Yes it is technology rich, but it’s about changing the teaching and learning environment” -------Scott Smith Technology is a tool…

16. But how do you use data?

17. At $7,415 per year per student, Mooresville ranks 100th out of 115 districts in NC for per-student spending, but the district is now second in graduation rates and third in test scores across the state. • 88 percent of students met proficiency standards on state tests in reading, math and science in 2011, compared with 73 percent three years ago. • The district’s graduation rate was 91 percent in 2011, versus 80 percent in 2008. Stats:

18. Laptops will not entirely replace textbooks…should they?

19. Comprehensive 10 year plan-Is it robust enough?

20. Sustainability: is 3% enough?

21. Maintaining universal access?

22. Teaching, re-imagined

23. Is the 1:1 initiative the best option? • Is this sustainable? • Although there is a rubric for measurement, are the measures rigorous enough and clear enough? • Should some items still be paper? • What are the downsides? • Does it want to be “recognized” or does it want to do good work? • What next? Questions/Concerns/Queries

24. Mooresville Graded School District: www.mgsd.k12.nc.us/MGSD/Home.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/16/north-carolina-school-dis_n_1791956.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/education/mooresville-school-district-a-laptop-success-story.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shwQhghFtr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khsN2eW9aj0 References https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1a65lHtZmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Atxnw6PEo

25. http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/09/12/the-winning-1-to-1-strategy.aspxhttp://thejournal.com/articles/2012/09/12/the-winning-1-to-1-strategy.aspx http://www.capss.org/uploaded/Hard_Copy_Documents/Technology/Building_the_Digital_District.pdf http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/10/measurable-success-in-technology-integration-mooresville-graded-school-district/ References cont.