Communication

• Computer access available for student use outside of school day

Resources: Staff, Public Lib, Trained Vol., Churches

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Identify the resources outside the school building where tech can be made available.
• Discuss equipment to be provide to said organizations
• Establish laptop checkout policy for outdated laptops
• Advertise current extended hour options

• Place school owned computers in library/other areas.
• Explore options for extended hours within the school: volunteers, sub-teachers, flexible hours with staff members
• College student who need service work

• Evaluate needs due to new building.

Evidence of Attainment: Student access to computers before during and after the school day increases.

Community Classes offered

Resources:  Staff, students, TC

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Determine need of attendees via survey
• Continue evening senior citizen classes (pair up with senior project)

• Based on surveys: develop short term workshops (one or two evenings)
• Evaluation of prior year’s classes and reconstruct the lessons based on need.

• Evaluation of prior year’s classes and reconstruct the lessons based on need.

Evidence of Attainment: Attendance and feedback by attendees

• Technology Fair / “Showcase”

Resources: Staff, Students, TC

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• On open house and parent teacher conference nights, display student technology work.
• Display student work in the district student work showcase.
• Pair student and teacher to develop web pages.

• Plan and discuss the possibility of a district wide technology fair event. (coordinate between curriculums)

• Possible implementation of the technology fair for all students

Evidence of Attainment: Student work displayed on website, updated teacher web pages, technology fair.

• Continue to develop dynamic School Website and continue to develop dynamic Teacher Web pages

Resources: Staff, TC, admin, Business Tech II, iWeb

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Create a Website design committee to determine the needs for a dynamic district website. (Board, TC, Parent, Admin, Staff)
• Revamp the district website.
• Develop a list of need for each teacher webpage.
• 20% staff trained to create their class website.
• Pair teacher with student from Bus. Tech. II

• 75% dynamic teacher web pages
• Revisit district website and is it meeting goals and needs

• 100% dynamic teacher web pages
• Revisit district website and is it meeting goals and needs

Evidence of Attainment: Revamp district website, dynamic teacher web pages,

Curriculum

1. One to One

Resources: TC, Apple leasing program, eTech (possibly), e-rate, district budget

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Provide professional development for the teachers who will be impacted by a 1:1 program
• Investigate various grants and leasing programs for budget purposes
• Desktop publishing students will be a one to one class
• Programming students will continue as a one to one class

• Phasing in 11-12 one to one
• Provide professional development for the teachers who will be impacted by a 1:1 program
• Investigate various grants
• Investing other potential technologies (ie, Palm) that could supplement or replace a laptop one to one

• Phase in 10th grade one to one
• Provide professional development for the teachers who will be impacted by a 1:1 program
• Investigate various grants
• Investing other potential technologies (ie, Palm) that could supplement or replace a laptop one to one

Evidence of Attainment: Increase usage of laptops by students, evidence of instructional change as a result of more student laptop usage

2. Multi-media use across the curriculum and grade levels

Resources: TC, United Streaming, Video/Still digital cameras, Expert Teachers, Expert Students, projectors

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Having teachers who utilize MM, show it off during in-services/faculty meetings
• PD for people interested
• Begin the process of developing a Tech Fair to showcase student work (K-12)
• Purchase 5 digital cameras for each building
• Purchase 2 digital video cameras for each building

• Continue the PD other teachers interested in implementing MM
• Provide a ‘step up’ PD for the more advanced people
• Continue with Tech Fair
• After school program for students to learn use of MM
• Purchase 5 digital cameras for each building
• Purchase 2 digital video cameras for each building

• Expectation since projector in every room will be 100% teacher implementation and usage
• Continue with tech fair and expand
• Purchase 5 digital cameras for each building
• Purchase 2 digital video cameras for each building

Evidence of Attainment: Usage of MM, Tech Fair in place

3. Graduation requirement ½ credit and tech test passage

Resources: Area college test they use, look at area schools who use tech credit

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Incoming frosh will be required to have ½ tech credit for graduation
• Investigate the exit tech test

• Evaluate the need to add additional tech class to meet the requirement
• Students will be able to pass a college level tech test

• Evaluate the need to add additional tech class to meet the requirement
• Students will be able to pass a college level tech test

Evidence of Attainment: Board approved tech credit graduation requirement, passage of tech exit test

4. Use appropriate and scholarly Internet resources for research

Resources: TC, NWOCA, Librarian, teachers

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Limit the resources students in grades K-8 use to INFOhio sources
• Teacher approved exceptions may be utilized
• PD on INFOhio and the resources available there
• PD on reliable GOOGLE searched sites vs non-reliable
• 9-12 students should be provided training how to differentiate reliable vs non-reliable sources across the curriculum (Ref: OACS in ELA, Alan November, Empowering Students With Technology)

• Evaluate the effectiveness of the change of the resource limitation and the utilization of the INFOhio resource

• Continue evaluate the effectiveness of the change of the resource limitation and the utilization of the INFOhio resource

Evidence of Attainment:

5. Improved student software (primary)

Resources: TC, Primary Level Teachers, NWOET

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Establish curriculum needs (05-06)
• Rate needs on a three point scale and purchase priority one software

• Review level one purchases and level two and three needs.
• Purchase level two software after the review.

• Review level two purchases and level three needs.
• Purchase level three software after the review.

Evidence of Attainment: Software inventory, established needs and reviews

6. Video and Pod (audio) Casts for students and teachers

Resources: TC, microphones, iPods

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Establish and train a list of volunteer teachers to pilot video or audio pod cast with a goal of two teachers implementing
• Purchase the needed technology to pilot the video or audio pod cast

• Review the effectiveness of video or audio pod cast program
• Continue training another group of teachers with a goal of four teachers implementing
• Professional development showcase of video and audio pod casts

• Review the effectiveness of video or audio pod cast program
• Continue training another group of teachers with a goal of eight teachers implementing

Evidence of Attainment: Successful pilot program, feedback from student survey and teacher survey

7. Summer School Classes offered in Technology

Resources: TC, Budget, Teachers, H.S. Tech students, Summer Park Program

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Explore the need/interest in a summer class/camp in technology.

• Develop a budget and program based on the needs assessment.
• Summer 07-implement a week long pilot program

• Review and eval the pilot, and expand as needed

Evidence of Attainment: Survey of interest, create budget and pilot program implementation

Equipment and Facility

• Flexible plan for use of technology in new building

Resources: Tech Coordinators, architects, area technology coordinators

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Determined need of wired drops vs wireless access points
• Site checks and visits with area TC
• Work with design team/architects with flexibility in drops and wiring and room design

• TC directly involved with architects and construction professionals
• Involve area TC from a new facility to look over the design

• Ongoing communications with tech specialist from Fanning and Howie

Evidence of Attainment: Designed and occupied building

2. Increased availability and use of SmartBoards

Resources: TC, budget, grants (SmartKids Grant), teacher experts,

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Add 3 SmartBoards at each building (determine mobile vs non-mobile)
• Train the teachers in which the board goes

• Investigate the Mimo
• Add 2 SmartBoards at each building with budget set aside for year 3
• Train the teachers in which the board goes

• Budget for 1 SmartBoard at each elementary grade level
• Add 4 addition SmartBoards at the High School/Middle
• Demonstrating the impact of Smartboard to non-users

Evidence of Attainment:

SmartBoards purchased and being utilized by students and teachers in instruction

3. Equipment rotation

Resources:

TC, budget, grant money, schoolnet possibly

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Continue rotation as budget allows

• Continue rotation as budget allows

• Continue rotation as budget allows

Evidence of Attainment: Completed inventory

4. Increased access and use of mobile labs

Resources: Budget, equipment rotation plan,

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Replace 5 base stations in each building
• MS/HS lab will maintain at 3.5
• Look at creation of 10 laptop mobile lab as part of elementary

• Replace 5 base stations in each building
• MS/HS lab will maintain at 3.5
• Look at creation of 10 laptop mobile lab as part of elementary (evaluate need for more)

• Replace 5 base stations in each building
• MS/HS lab will maintain at 3.5
• Look at creation of 10 laptop mobile lab as part of elementary(evaluate need for more)

Evidence of Attainment: Availability of mobile labs for staff and students

5. Purchase CBL’s

Resources: TC, math/science teachers,

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Determine the number of CBL’s needed with math and science teachers and purchase and initial set
• Determine long term CBL vs Palm technologies

• Evaluate current needs and add to CBL collection as needed

• Evaluate current needs and add to CBL collection as needed

Evidence of Attainment: Purchased CBL’s

6. Increase availability and use of assistive technologies

Resources: Budget, TC, SE Teachers, ESC, SERRC

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Establish needs with SE teachers
• Publize current inventory of existing assistive technologies

• Include assistive technologies needs in budget

• Include assistive technologies needs in budget

Evidence of Attainment: Purchased assistive technologies equipment

7. Flexible phone system in the new facility

Resources: Architect, tech consultants, phone company

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Work with staff and architect to determine phone system needs and find a suitable system within budget (auto callout)
• VOIP vs PBX

Evidence of Attainment: New phone system in place

Professional Development

1.  Continue Mac Attacks

Resources: TC, Teacher Experts, building principals, Student Tech Aides, minimal budget

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Continue MacAttacks using TC’s and Teacher Experts
• Further develop the Minimum Technology Competency Plan for Teachers

• Continue MacAttacks with Tiered lessons (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)
• Implement the Minimum Technology Competency Plan for Teachers

• Continue MacAttacks with Tiered lessons (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced)
• 75% of the Teachers meet the Minimum Technology Competencies

Evidence of Attainment: Successful Development and Implementation of the Competency Plan, 75% of the Teachers meet Minimum Competencies

2. Create Appropriate Use Policies for Teachers and Staff

Resources: Technology Team, Administrators, Board of Education, school attorneys

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• Investigate and research legal issues and policies of other districts by 6/1/06
• Develop HEVS Appropriate Use policy by 11/1/06
• Implement new policy after BOE approval by 1/1/07

• Continue Implementation of Appropriate Use Policy
• Evaluate and revise plan as needed

• Continue Implementation of Appropriate Use Policy
• Evaluate and revise plan as needed

Evidence of Attainment: Policy approved by BOE

3. Professional Development for all related activities

Resources: TC’s, STA’s, Teacher Experts, Non-Local PD Providers

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

• PD for all technology-related goals provided via Mac Attacks, Two-Hour Delays for In service, Waiver Days, Staff Meetings, SchoolNet Conference, Professional Meetings/Conferences, etc.
  
  See Curriculum #1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
• See Equipment #1, 2, 5, 6. 7
• See Communication #5

• PD for all technology-related goals provided via Mac Attacks, Two-Hour Delays for In service, Waiver Days, Staff Meetings, SchoolNet Conference, Professional Meetings/Conferences, etc.
• See Curriculum #1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
• See Equipment #1, 2, 5, 6. 7
• See Communication #5

• PD for all technology-related goals provided via Mac Attacks, Two-Hour Delays for In service, Waiver Days, Staff Meetings, SchoolNet Conference, Professional Meetings/Conferences, etc.
• See Curriculum #1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
• See Equipment #1, 2, 5, 6. 7
• See Communication #5

Evidence of Attainment: 75% of Teachers demonstrate minimum tech competencies, students using technology embedded in the curriculum as evidenced by lesson plans, dynamic webpages in place