North East ISD Technology Plan 2011-2014

1. North East ISD Technology Plan 2011-2014 By Dilene Witt-Nelson EDLD 5362 ET 8040

2. The times they are a-changing

3. Required Elements Checklist Successful technology plans align the overall education or library service improvement objectives with the following five criteria. To qualify as an approved technology plan for a Schools and Libraries Program discount, the plan must meet these criteria. • _____The plan establishes clear goals and a realistic strategy for using telecommunications and information technology to improve education or library services. • _____The plan has a professional development strategy to ensure that staff knows how to use these new technologies to improve education or library services. • _____The plan includes an assessment of the telecommunication services, hardware, software, and other services that will be needed to improve education or library services. • _____The plan provides a sufficient budget to acquire and support the non-discounted elements of the plan: the hardware, software, professional development and other services that will be needed to implement the strategy. • _____The plan includes an evaluation process that enables the school or library to monitor progress toward the specified goals and make mid-course corrections in response to new developments and opportunities and they arise. Universal Service Administrative Company eRate checklist

4. _____The plan establishes clear goals and a realistic strategy for using telecommunications and information technology to improve education or library services. GOAL 1: Improve academic achievement, including technology literacy, of all students through the integration of technology into curriculum, instruction, and assessment. OBJECTIVE 1.1: 100% of instructional staff will use effective strategies to improve academic achievement, including technology literacy, of all students. Budget Amount $911,034.00 LRPT category: Teaching and Learning E-Rate Correlates: ER01, ER02 NCLB Correlates: 01, 04a, 04b, 07, 09, 11

5. _____The plan has a professional development strategy to ensure that staff knows how to use these new technologies to improve education or library services. GOAL 2: Increase the capacity of educators to integrate technology effectively into curriculum, instruction, and assessment through ongoing, sustained, high quality professional development. OBJECTIVE 2.1: 100% of instructional staff will participate in ongoing, sustained and intensive, high quality professional development to further the effective use of technology. Budget Amount $545,707.00 LRPT category: Educator Preparation and Development E-Rate Correlates: ER01, ER02 NCLB Correlates: 01, 04a, 04b, 06, 08, 12

6. _____The plan includes an assessment of the telecommunication services, hardware, software, and other services that will be needed to improve education or library services. Areas of need from the most recent Educational Technology Steering Committee feedback include: Teaching and Learning: Educator Preparation and Development: • Curriculum Integration • Educator Standards • Graphing and Science Calculators • Professional Development • Lesson Planning • Learning Management • Student Standards • Proficiency Incentives Administration and Support Services: Infrastructure for Technology: • Administrator Standards • Multimedia computers • Funding Sources • Printers • Instructional Support • PDAS – Mobile Devices • Projectors • Student Computers • Teacher Computers • Wireless Carts • Mobile Devices • Student Response Systems

7. _____The plan provides a sufficient budget to acquire and support the non-discounted elements of the plan: the hardware, software, professional development and other services that will be needed to implement the strategy. Technology Expenditures $21,088,139.00 Technology budgets reported in plan by category Teaching and Learning Budget $6,751,997.00 Educator Preparation and Development Budget $545,707.00 Leadership, Administration and Support Budget $3,337,345.00 Infrastructure for Technology Budget $10,453,090.00 Total: $21,088,139.00 2011 Bond election (Approved) included TECHNOLOGY $64M Technology Package (provides for the purchase of student/staff devices, peripherals, network infrastructure upgrades, and maintenance of current abilities through scheduled replacement of existing equipment) The $64,000,000 includes: Client Side Technology and Support $ 41,776,000 Network Technology Equipment and Support $ 18,224,000 Library & Media Resources $ 4,000,000

8. _____The plan includes an evaluation process that enables the school or library to monitor progress toward the specified goals and make mid-course corrections in response to new developments and opportunities and they arise. OBJECTIVE 3.5: 100% of instructional staff will benefit from instructional, technical, and administrative resources support of accountability processes to measure student achievement and the extent to which technology is being integrated into curricula and instruction. Budget Amount $827,490.00 LRPT category: Leadership, Administration and Support E-Rate Correlates: ER01, ER02 NCLB Correlates: 04b, 07, 11

9. Areas that I feel need improvement: Technology support response time Explanation of the purpose of Texas Teacher STaR chart Improved Professional Development in the areas of Keyboarding and ongoing training for technology integration

10. Sources: meade123. (2009, September 30). Education "the times are a changing". Retrieved from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuyrP_HhWEg&feature=related on May 13, 2012 North East ISD Technology Plan. (2011, August 25). Retrieved from North East Independent School District: http://www.neisd.net/techplan/2011-2014%20Technology%20Plan.pdf on May 13, 2012 Universal Service Administrative Company Schools and Libraries (E-Rate). (n.d.). Retrieved from Universal Service Administrative Company: http://www.usac.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/samples/sample-technology-plan-approval-letter.pdf on May 13, 2012