Technology Integration

Action Plan for

Williamson County Academy
Created by Alicia L. Young
EDLD 5352: Instructional Leadership: The Technology Link
Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
December 2009

Index
Title page and Index………………..……………………. 1
Goals and Rationale…………………………………….. 2
Organizational Chart for Implementation………………. 3
Description of Titles in Organizational Chart………….. 4
Technology Integration Plan……………………………. 5-7
Resources……………………………………………….. 8
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Goals and Rationale

District Technology Goal according to the Georgetown ISD Long Range Plan for Technology: “Our goal is to
create an infrastructure for technology that enhances and facilitates quality teaching and life long learning, educator
preparation, support services and community partnerships in order to prepare students for the global community in
which they will love, learn and work..” (2008)

Campus Technology Goal according to Campus Improvement Plan: “Increase at-risk and economically
disadvantaged student interaction with technology in preparation for careers using smart board equipment and for
improvement of student performance in core academic program.” (2009)

Rationale for creating the technology integration plan: After examining the national, state, district, and campus
goals for technology, the Texas STaR Chart results, and interviewing campus personnel and students, enough
information was gathered to begin creating a technology integration plan specific to the needs, vision, and goals of
the Williamson County Academy. The plan will include the actions identified to meet the needs, the goal for that
action, individuals responsible for carrying out the action, timeline for integration and completion, rationale, and
evaluation and documentation for measuring success.

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Superintendent

Chief
Assistant Superintendent for Assistant Superintendent
Financial
Curriculum and Instruction for Alternative Education
Advisor

Instructional
Director of
Technology
Principal Federal Funding
Coordinator

Organizational Teaching Staff

Chart for
Technology Campus Purchase
Coordinator

Integration Team
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Technology Integration Team for Williamson County Academy
(alphabetical order)
Academy Teaching Staff:
*assess needs and make recommendations
* implement and evaluate curriculum
*make recommendations for integration and purchasing
*implement new technologies
Asst. Superintendent for Alternative
Education - Carlos Cantu:
*set alternative education standards
*offer integration support
*work to improve the quality of education
Asst. Superintendent for Curriculum &
Instruction - Dr. Brenda Albright:
*set curriculum standards
*offer continuing staff development
*work with parents, students, teachers, and other
stakeholders to continuously improve education
Campus Purchase Coordinator for Williamson
County Academy - Patti Prince:
*coordinate purchasing technology
Chief Financial Officer - David McLaughlin,:
*handles district payroll, budget, and accounting
Director of Federal Funding - Ralph Campos:
*appropriate the use of Title I federal fun
Instructional Technology Coordinator - Kim Garcia:
*assist schools and instructors in the integration of
instructional technology in the classroom
Parents, Students, and other Stakeholders:
*provide input
*instructional support
Principal for Williamson County
Academy - Linda Taylor:
*plan and implement professional development
*assess needs for meeting standards
*evaluate effectiveness of current programs
*make research based integration decisions
*approve purchases of technology
Superintendent - Dr. Abby Boring:
*effective operation of the district
*general administration of all instructional and business
operations
*advising and making recommendations to the Board of
Education
Tech Support - Williamson County IT, Bucky Carter,
and Carlos Rivera:
*maintain the technology infrastructure
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Technology Integration Plan

Evaluation &
Action Goal Responsibility Timeline Rationale
Documentation
The Texas Department of Education
Yearly self- identifies the STaR Chart’s ability to
Academy Once per
Continued use evaluation with assist educators and principals in self
teachers and school evaluation of the integration of STaR Chart
of STaR Chart goals to reach
principal year technology in all aspects of
‘Target Tech’ curriculum. (2006)
According to the Texas Technology
Plan 2006-2020, the goal is that all
By the end students will be technologically
SBEC literate and have met all SBEC
100% of staff of 2010-
standards staff teachers and standards by the time they reach 8th
meeting SBEC 2011 grade. (2006) Therefore, it is STaR Chart
development principals,
standards school necessary for all teachers to have a
training
term complete understanding of the
standards in order to work toward the
campus goals.
Campus
technology
needs According to Thomas Guskey,
Teachers, Continue blog
assessment for Finish by planning evaluation is necessary for
Determine principal, asst. for feedback as
tech tools and March giving the persons involved an
technology superintendent understanding of what is to be plans are
curricular 2010 to
needs for of curriculum accomplished, how they will be integrated, blog
integration…..c plan for accomplished and how success will
campus to meet and instruction, monitored by
onducted blog- following be measured. He also suggests that
goals and other planning evaluation lays the ground teachers and
style for all term
stakeholders work for all other evaluation.” (1998) principal
parties
involved

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Evaluation &
Action Goal Responsibility Timeline Rationale
Documentation
The Texas Long Range Plan for
Principal, Technology 2006-2020 states that
Director of all learners should have access to
Increased Approval for relevant technologies, tools,
Federal For 2010-
budget budget to allow resources, and services for
Funding, 2011
allotment for for necessary individualized instruction 24/7. STaR Chart:
Super- budget Due to the nature of our campus
technology technology
intendent, year we cannot offer 24/7 access;
tools tools
Chief Financial however, we can offer increased
officer, access during school hours.

According to the Texas STaR

Principal, Chart Target Tech is achieved
Increased Director of when “most teachers and students
Target Tech: have on-demand access to
budget Federal For 2010-
30% of budget appropriate technology and digital
allotment for Funding, 2011
allowed for resources anytime/anywhere for STaR Chart
technology Super- budget technology integrated curriculum
prof.
professional intendent, year activities on the campus, in the
development
development Chief Financial district, at home of key locations
officer, in the community.” (2006)

The leader remains actively

Active Show active involved in the integration process
by engaging in conversation with Active
monitoring of participation Begin in
instructors and observing monitoring for
technology and support for Principal August technology integration in each technology
integration in technology 2010 classroom. The leader is available integration form
curriculum integration to offer support and receive
concerns.

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Evaluation &
Action Goal Responsibility Timeline Rationale
Documentation
*District technology goal 2: “Provide
professional development for staff in Teacher
areas of basic technology skills, feedback,
Each teacher integrating technology into teaching
Increased and learning, instructional STaR Chart
receives Teachers, Begin
technical management, and indications of
technical Instructional May 2010,
training for administration” (p 15) increased
training and technology continued *According to Eric Jones in his article
teachers technology use
integration coordinator, into 2010- “Strategies to Put Instruction Ahead
embedded in of Technology,” he tells us he learned in classrooms,
planning for technology 2011
instructional as a result of his studies that teacher lesson
meeting companies, school professional development must
integration plans
technology principal, term designed to offer teachers the skills
training evaluations,
standards for integrating technology in the
curriculum with the technical training leader
embedded. (2007) observations
Regular
professional *District technology goal 2: “Provide
professional development for staff in
development areas of basic technology skills,
All staff
offered in a Begin integrating technology into teaching
members have
variety of immediate and learning, instructional
opportunities management, and administration” (p
manners: Teachers, ly –
to practice 15) STaR Chart,
blogs, email principal, continued *All learners acquire knowledge in a
technology use
support, inde- variety of ways. Allowing teachers to
in practical interact with technology in a variety
connections to finitely
ways. of manners gives them opportunity to
experts, experience how their learners could
discussions, benefit from a variety of technologies.
tech training

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Resources
Georgetown Independent School District. (2008).
Long Range Plan for Technology 2008-2011. Retrieved from
http://www.georgetownisd.org/filing_cabinet/Technology/TechLRP.pdf

Guskey, Thomas R. (Fall 1998). The Age of Our Accountability. Journal of Staff Development,19(4), 36-44.

Jones, Eric. (February 2007). Strategies to Put Instruction Ahead of Technology. Principal Leadershi,. 7,6. 35-39. Research Library

Prensky, Marc. (2005/2006). Listen to the Natives. Educational Leadership, 63(4), 8-13.

State Edcuational Technology Directors Association. (March

2009). National Trends Report: 2009 Focus on Technology
Integration in America’s Schools. Retrieved from
http://www.setda.org

Taylor, Linda. (2009). Williamson County Juvenile Justice

Center: Campus Improvement Plan. Georgetown, TX: Georgetown
Independent School District.

Texas Education Agency. (November 2006).

Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.Retrieved from
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/LRPTCompleteDec06.pdf

Texas Education Agency. (Fall 2006).

Texas STaR Chart. Retrieved from
http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxCSC.pdf

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