TECHNOLOGY PLAN TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
EDUC 5321: TECHNOLOGY FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Name:______AZEM CURE______ Date: __12/07/2014_____________________
This template is adapted from
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/documents/et14techplan.doc

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND
The plan should guide the LEAs use of education technology for the next three
years.

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL

TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN

(December 5, 2014 to December 5, 2017)

5707 BANDERA ROAD, LEON VALLEY, TX 78238
(210) 543-1111
http://www.sstdiscovery.org/

4737 SOUTH SARATOGA BLVD. CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78413

(361) 851-2450
http://sstcc.org/

We educators at School of Science and Technology-Discovery recurrently strive towards

maintaining the high academic standards that will powerfully drive us into the 21st
century. Because of our supportive parents, the faculty and staff have led our students
beyond all community and state mandated expectations. The faculty, Staff and
Administrators at SSTD are caring, competent, dedicated and willing to assist you. We
are working very hard to provide the best possible learning climate to our students.

Demographics for SSTD School District consist of:

Site Name

Total
Enrollment

SST-CC

668

SSTDiscovery

410

Disadv
395

241

LEP

Special Ed

GT

21

47

29

42

24

32

SSTD technology needs are determined by the following process:

Departments meet to discuss technology needs within the department. The department
chairpersons submit department needs to the building principal. The building principal
meets with the Director of Technology to determine priorities and alternatives. The
recommended priority and alternative list is taken back to the Coordinating Council (all
Department Chairpersons) and the priorities are reviewed. Final recommendation is
submitted to the Central Office where purchases are prioritized according to the SSTD
Strategic Plan.
Examples of SSTD Technology needs follows:
Digital Communications class technology
Media retrieval upgrades or projectors in classrooms for streaming video
Develop systematic update system for oldest equipment
Smart Board technology installation
Factors considered in the Plans development included:
Aligning goals and objectives to the District Strategic Plan and the State
Education Technology Plans
Standards for students, teachers and administrators
Recognizing the critical role of leadership as change agents in the transformation
of education
Meeting the needs of our schools communities of learners
Ensuring equity of access to all resources
Developing a culture in which assessment and data informs and shapes teaching,
learning and business practices
Joining innovative business and educational practices
Maximizing the use of mobile digital devices to increase learning opportunities
and communications
Providing continuing professional learning for all educators
Ensuring the infrastructure supports the digital learning environment
Promoting continuing stakeholder communication and collaboration
CURRICULUM COMPONENT CRITERIA.
The Plan must establish clear goals and realistic strategy for using

telecommunications and information technology to improve education services.

(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

The SSTD supports teaching and learning by providing a Technology Department. This
department has a Director of Technology and a Support Service Technician. In addition,
each building is served by a Technology Specialist who is the forefront of support for
technology-related issues. Technology integration and staff development is coordinated
by the Director of Technology. The SSTD will support teaching and learning by
encouraging the effective use of a variety of technologies as tools for:
collecting and disaggregating data to be used for curriculum and teaching strategy
decisions
engaging learners using remote response systems, SmartBoards, iTouchs,
podcasts, videos, etc.
providing remediation and improvement activities
enhancing and supporting the attainment of state standards
researching best practices, lesson plans, standards and benchmarks online
communicating locally and globally using podcasts, videocasts, Skype, blogs,
wikis,& chats
improve productivity and recordkeeping
Describe students' current access to instructional technology and current use of
digital tools. Include a description about the LEA policy, practices, and/or
replacement policy that ensures equitable technology access for all students.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for using
technology to improve teaching and learning. Describe how these goals align to
the LEA's curricular goals that are supported by other plans. Describe how the
LEA's budget (LCAP) supports these goals, and whether future funding
proposals or partnerships may be needed for successful implementation.
TEACHING AND LEARNING GOALS

Student learning is the focus and goal for all technology applications in our school
corporation. Technology, when integrated into instruction, supports new strategies for
teaching and learning by:
Addressing diverse learning styles
Accommodating individual learning rates
Encouraging cooperative learning
Helping students accept responsibility for their learning
Providing the means to communicate globally
Improving academic achievement in all areas.
Teachers have access to student data and effectively use that data to provide educational

strategies and learning environments for students. Educators create a positive learning
environment that encourages the use of technology as an instructional, problem solving,
communication and productivity tool that enhances every area of the curriculum.
Teachers and students have access to technology in classrooms where the teacher serves
as a facilitator of instruction, mentor and coach and students are engaged in the learning
process. Educators utilize technology to communicate with and involve parents in the
everyday education of their child.
IDENTIFIED STRATEGIES
Software purchases will be made to support specific learning goals and teaching
strategies.
Student performance data will be a criteria used to determine technology
direction.
Accelerated Reader, Study Island, ALEKS, and other similar programs will
provide teachers with data for prescribing learning activities
Staff development will focus on the use of technology and data to support
teaching strategies and standards.
Classroom technology purchases will be dependent upon technology integration
plans submitted by building personnel and/or technology committee and approved
by the principal.
Technology purchases will focus on classroom teaching and learning needs.
Secure online access will be made available to teachers and parents for accessing
student data, attendance, educational resources, and classroom information.
Software which focuses on curricular content will be selected to support credit
recovery and after hours student programs.
Review the Corporation plan for replacing, retiring, repurposing, and recycling
old equipment.
Continue installation of Smart boards and related interactive technology in
classrooms k-12.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, to address
Internet Safety and the appropriate and ethical use of technology in the
classroom.
The SSTD has established an ongoing procedure to filter and block access to Internet
sites that contain pornography, obscenity, and content harmful to minors. The School
District is in compliance with the Childrens Internet Protection Act (CIPA), inclusive of
the following three components:
Implementation of a Technology Protection Measure
Implementation of an Internet Safety Policy
Advertisement of a Public Notice and Holding of a Public Hearing
Plans for out-years regarding Access will be further revised, updated and will be
incorporated in the districts new Technology Policies and Procedures manual.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT
The Plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure that staff
understands how to use these new technologies to improve education services

(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Summary of the teachers' and administrators' current technology proficiency and

integration skills and needs for professional development.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SSTD will promote professional development by the following:
The high school staff will take advantage of voluntary district training
opportunities offered during the summer. A stipend is paid to teachers who take
advantage of summer training. Summer training opportunities are scheduled
through the Technology and Media Services Department and cover a wide range
of skills.
Department Chairpersons will plan, approve, and schedule department-specific,
release time technology training with Director of Technology.
Department Chairpersons will assign teachers experts to staff members who
need just in time training.
The building principal or assistant principals will plan and schedule building level
technology staff development collaboratively with the Director of Technology.
One-on-one assistance is given by the school technician, trained staff members
SSTD will provide released time to teachers assigned to specific technology
projects.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for providing
professional development opportunities based on your LEA needs assessment
data and the Curriculum Component of the plan.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS:
The SSTD will provide ongoing staff development that will:
Focus on improving teaching and learning, communication, and productivity
using technology as a tool.
Provide a forum for sharing of lesson plans, strategies, resources, etc., across the
curriculum, K-12.
Provide for mentor support for teachers integrating technology into their
curriculum.
Train teachers to use new technology and software purchased to enhance teaching
and learning.
IDENTIFIED STRATEGIES:
Set up teacher forums through the SSTD web portal for sharing teaching strategies,
lesson plans, and classroom management ideas across building boundaries.

Budget for and schedule ongoing training workshops for teachers and staff.
Assign Technology Committee members and technology proficient staff as
mentors to teachers who are less proficient.
Utilize the web portal for posting training videos designed to reinforce technology
use across the curriculum.
Investigate distance learning and TV station technologies as an outlet for
distributing training to the learning community.

INFRASTRUCTURE, HARDWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, SOFTWARE, AND

ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPONENT CRITERIA
The Plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services,
hardware, software, asset management, and other services that will be needed to
improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the existing hardware, Internet access, electronic learning resources,

technical support, and asset management already in the LEA that will be used to
support the Curriculum and Professional Development Components of the plan.
Current Technology Infrastructure
Current:
Internet Connectivity The SSTD is connected to the Internet through a 45Mb
fiber connection. Every classroom, office, lab and library is networked and has
connectivity to the Internet. The SSTD sits behind a firewall which secures our
network.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS - Our centralized services include Intranet, Internet,
Edulog, RDS, GroupWise E-mail, DataCove archive, Fortinet Internet Filtering,
Antivirus, MealTime, and i800Series Student Management/Financial servers connected
to our WAN via 100Mb switches.
All of our classrooms have projectors, and speakers installed providing an
interactive environment for students. Some has SmartBoards as well.
INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS:
SSTD maintains a technology infrastructure that will:
Anticipate new technologies instead of reacting to them.
Support the curricular and communication needs of the school corporation K-12.
Support voice, video, and data services to the desktop.
Support data collection, online testing, data retrieval, and Web 2.0 applications.
Provide the bandwidth needs for effective use of Internet and online services.
Support an IP Phone system capable of reducing the operational cost of local and
long distance phone services.

Provide reliable, cost-effective, and secure telecommunications systems and

services.
SSTD maintains a plan for general and procedures for data backup maintenance,
retirement, upgrade, and replacement of system hardware and infrastructure cabling in
order to reduce outages and downtime. SSTD maintains a wireless technology
infrastructure that will support a secure, filtered 1 to 1 computing environment. SSTD has
an updated back up and disaster recovery plan designed to reflect the complexities of the
network.
IDENTIFIED STRATEGIES
Review, re-structure, and engineer an updated infrastructure for SSTD that conforms to
new standards and replaces end of life electronics.
Continue the process of converting SSTD building analog/land line phone
services to VOIP.
Monitor bandwidth usage and increase bandwidth as indicated by usage stats.
Engage the services of a Systems Engineer to complete a plan for implementing
secure, commercial-grade wireless access throughout the school corporation.
Create a maintenance and replacement schedule for servers, switches, UPS
backups, etc. to extend equipment life and reduce down time.
Update the current disaster recovery plan and procedures for data backup.
Encourage Technology staff to pursue certifications, update skills, subscribe to
technology magazines & listservers in order to keep abreast of the latest
technology developments.
Investigate the options for providing online connectivity to Corporation athletic
fields for streaming special events and athletic contests.
Investigate options for WAN connectivity upgrades upon expiration of current
contract.
Describe the technology hardware, electronic learning resources, networking and
telecommunications infrastructure, physical plant modifications, technical
support, and asset management needed by the LEA's teachers, students, and
administrators to support the activities in the Curriculum and Professional
Development components of the plan.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT
The plan must include an evaluation process that enables the school to monitor
progress toward the specific goals and make mid-course corrections in response
to new developments and opportunities as they arise.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the process for evaluating the plan's overall progress and impact on
teaching and learning.
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

The overall technology program will continually be assessed and evaluated through the
following:
Physical proof of technology usage: Computer Resource Center signup sheets,
Library signup sheets, LCD projector sign outs, Mobile Lab sign out sheets, CPS
units usage sheets, etc.
Utilization of technology as a means of communicating with students and parents.
Teacher surveys and comments: specifically, a survey of the use of computers
within each classroom.
Department and Coordinating Council meetings to review technology plan.
Student interviews.
Describe the schedule for evaluating the effect of plan implementation, including
a description of the process and frequency of communicating evaluation results
to tech plan stakeholders.
PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
The overall technology program will continually be assessed and evaluated through the
following:
The building committee will meet each semester to discuss the effectiveness of
the technology integration plan. The plan will be evaluated by:
Assessing student progress from MAP scores, State Standards, Study Island
testing results, Accelerated Reader scores, and RTI data.
Acquiring technology usage data
Assessment of staff by administrators i.e. formal and informal assessment,
Professional Growth Plan, and observations.
This discussion will lead to recommendation for changes, updates, or adjustments in the
building technology plan. These recommendations will be presented to the building
principal for approval.