EDLD 5352, Thomas Warlick, Week 4 Assignment - Creating a Action Plan

Superintendent
Technology Responsibilities
· Create and establish a district technology vision in coordination with the local board of education
· Ensure that district policy reflects the needs of all stakeholders and align with national and state standards
· Ensure that funding and resources are available to meet the technology needs of the district

KCISD Curriculum Director
Technology Responsibilities
· Documentation and assessment of the integration of technology into the adopted curriculum across the district
· Ensure access to the C-Scope curriculum program via technology resources
· Monitoring access to curriculum material via C-Scope

KCISD Technology Director
Technology Responsibilities
· Monitors and distributes technology equipment to individual campuses throughout the district
· Ensures that district technology equipment (hardware and software) appropriate for district operating systems
· Collaborates with campus principals to analyze data from campus and teacher STaR chart surveys
· Collaborates with the campus principals to determine and address technology needs at each campus in the district
· Collaborates with campus and district administration to ensure SBDM improvement plan technology goals are being achieved
· Monitors the maintenance of district technology equipment

KCHS Campus Principal
Technology Responsibilities
· Collaborates with teachers and the technology department personnel to determine and address technology needs of the campus
· Collects and analyzes data from the campus and teacher STaR chart surveys
· Uses data to develop campus improvement plan goals through collaboration with the campus and district SBDM team
· Models technology expectations for campus personnel to ensure a modern vision for the 21st Century technological world
· Allocates campus resources to integrate technology into classroom curriculum
· Develops a comprehensive staff development plan to promote an environment of life-long learning
· Provides instructional leadership by monitoring and evaluating the integration of technology by teachers to positively affect student achievement

District and Campus Technicians
Technology Responsibilities
· Maintain and monitors technology hardware and software at the district and campus level
· Assist teachers and administration with application of technology in the classroom

Campus Teachers
Technology Responsibilities
· Integrate technology into classroom curriculum to ensure the 21st Century needs of students are being met
· Collaborate with campus administration to ensure campus improvement plan technology goals are being met
· Provide data-driven, student-centered instruction to meet the diverse needs of all students


A principal’s role as a modern instructional leader is to ensure that technology is integrated into the curriculum. The principal must model the use of technology to develop a vision for all campus personnel. A principal evaluates and assesses the integration of technology on the campus by collecting and analyzing data from various sources. The data sources includes STaR chart surveys, Speak Up/Project Tomorrow, AEIS reports, SBDM team meetings, and annual summative evaluations that are used to make data-driven decisions. The principal is responsible for developing a comprehensive professional development plan to ensure life-lone learning and modern instructional techniques are being implemented at the campus level. The campus administrator allocates budgetary funds to ensure that the technology needs of the campus are being met in accordance to campus improvement goals. The ultimate responsibility is to create a learning environment that meets the diverse needs of all learners on the campus.


Professional Development Plan

The professional development plan will address areas identified in the campus improvement plan for KCHS. The areas of needed improvement include integration of technology into all disciplines to enhance instruction, increased staff confidence in usage of technology and technology troubleshooting, and creating a more efficient system for student usage of technology equipment. The goal of the professional development plan is to provide administrators, teachers, and technology department employees with professional development activities that are relevant to meeting the goals of the campus improvement plan. The plan will attempt to incorporate activities that will be provided online and with the use of existing school technology. The goal is to involve staff members in activities that allow them to meet their job requirements without removing them from the classroom setting to positively affect student instruction.

Integration of Technology into School-Wide Curriculum to Enhance Instruction

Needs Assessment
· Administration will gather data from STaR chart surveys, campus technology surveys, interview with teachers and students
· Administration and teachers will analyze data from surveys and interview and incorporate performance data sources that include PEIMS, AEIS, and AYP
· Identify professional development activities that will help teachers to integrate technology across all disciplines

Participants
· Campus Administration, technology department personnel and teachers

Professional Development Activities
· Peer teacher training in PLC’s to incorporate techniques that existing staff members currently use on the campus
· Teachers will participate in content specific trainings that allow for integration of technology in the specific disciplines and appropriate for student skill level
· District technology experts will train staff members in use of existing technology components that are available for use in the district
· Region III webinars and onsite training workshops
· Purchase software or program that include professional training on the campus site

Increased Staff Confidence in Usage of Technology and Technology Troubleshooting

Needs Assessment
· Gather data from STaR chart surveys, PDAS evaluations, teacher interviews, and collaborative PLC teams to identify the needs of staff members
· Continually identify the needs of the staff to update professional development activities to meet the needs of staff members
· Technology will log technology requests from campus staff to create a data base that will be used to identify areas of needed improvement

Participants
· Campus Administration, technology department personnel and teachers

Professional Development Activities
· KCISD technology department staff will development online and small group trainings to assist staff members
· Learner-centered training that allow staff peers to lead activities to help teachers gain confidence with the use of technology and create a level of comfort for learners
· Accessible software programs that allow staff members to engage in learning activities in an anytime, anywhere setting


Creating a More Efficient System for Student Usage of Technology Equipment

Needs Assessment
· Identify needs through the use of data from STaR chart surveys and interviews with teachers and students
· Access the existing systems and evaluate the effectiveness of the impact on student usage and achievement

Participants
· Campus Administration, technology department personnel and teachers

Professional Development Activities
· Professional experts that provide district and campus leaders with solutions to existing systems
· Training district leaders and technology department personnel on techniques that allow for more effective use of the existing systems
· Teachers will participate in PLC learning groups to identify ways to improve student use of technology in all disciplines and identify possible changes that the campus needs to explore


Evaluation Plan for Technology Improvement Action Plan

The plan for evaluating the professional development activities to improve the integration of technology into all disciplines to enhance instruction, increase staff confidence in usage of technology and technology troubleshooting, and create a more efficient system for student usage of technology equipment will involve constant, ongoing evaluation. The evaluation will use data from various sources to accurately assess the effectiveness of the activities. The effects of the activities on student achievement will be assessed through the use of data from AEIS, AYP, and 9 weeks grading reports. The effect of the professional development on teacher instruction will be identified by the data gathered in yearly STaR chart surveys and evaluations of classroom practices. Teachers will meet regularly as PLC teams to assess the level that professional development is addressing the areas of need. Team leaders will meet with administrative leaders to provide data that allows the campus leaders to address the effectiveness of the plan.

The campus instructional leaders will evaluate the effectiveness of the plan by collecting and analyzing data sources that include: STaR chart surveys, staff interviews, team meetings, AEIS and AYP reports. The principal will seek evidence that will identify the effect of the learning on teachers and students through gathered data. As a leader, the principal will measure data against state and national standards. These standards are established in the Long-Range Technology Plan, Local Technology Plan, NETC standards, TEKS, and the Texas STaR chart areas. Effective campus leadership will provide evaluation that is regular and ongoing in an attempt to constantly assess the integration of technology in a modern 21st Century campus.