Inter-Lakes School District

The volume of information and pace of change in today's world has impacted the requirements of the workplace and post secondary education. Today’s students, in preparing for beyond high school, need to be able to properly identify and analyze new information, think critically, and communicate effectively in order to problem solve and be successful. Students need access to information in order to develop and practice these skills.

The District and Its Mission

District Vision Statement

The Inter-Lakes School District, in partnership with its communities, will provide outstanding educational opportunities and resources for all students to achieve academic excellence in order to reach their highest potential and to succeed as responsible, contributing citizens in a global society.

District Mission Statement

Is to inspire and sustain learning and achievement by providing:

quality teaching practices
student-centered learning
a safe environment
community connections
access to resources

Technology Vision, Value and Mission

Technology Vision

To embrace a culture that fully integrates 21st Century learning and digital literacy** within all areas of curriculum.

Technology Value

We will shift to a student centered instructional model where students become self-reliant learners capable of personalizing their own education utilizing 21st Century learning. Students will have ubiquitous access to appropriate technological resources. Staff will act as instructional facilitators, mentors and coaches learning from students as much as students learn from staff.

Technology Mission

To provide 21st Century learning opportunities by combining appropriate instructional methodologies, a student-centric learning model, and a technology rich environment; we will help staff and students realize their full potential.

District Technology Committee

Membership

The District Technology Committee (DTC) will seek representation from all four schools and the Humiston building. Any board member, administrator, teacher, student, staff, parent, or community member is welcome to attend and contribute. The DTC should be chaired by a person who is aware of district priorities, initiatives, can affect change, and keep the committee on task.

Purpose

addresses and makes recommendations to the superintendent on all district-wide strategic planning and policy issues related to information technologies, instructional technologies, and student support technologies.
Creates and monitors implementation of a formal, District Technology Plan that establishes long-term IT and instructional technology goals and priorities

Technology Instructional Continuum Model

This table contains summary descriptors for each cell of the Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) created by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. Other available resources include tables detailing student activity, teacher activity, and instructional settings for each TIM cell.

Technology Integration Matrix

Technology Integration Matrix

http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/download/tim_table_of_summary_indicators.pdf

District Technology Goals and Corresponding Strategies

Administration

GOAL 1: The district technology committee, with administrative oversight, will define clear expectations and direction surrounding the use of technology for instructional purpose.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	TimeFrame	Person Responsible
Form District Technology Committee (DTC) *	Meet Regularly	Public Notes/Docs	September 2013	Technology Director
Set expectations based on continuum	Document	Self Assessment Against Continuum	Fall 2013	DTC

Instruction

Goal #2: Administrators and Teachers will model digital literacy and 21st century skills.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	TimeFrame	Person Responsible
Use a range of electronic technology during instruction	Use district provided resources daily i.e. front row, interactive boards, laptops	Observation	Fall 2013	District Administration
Use digital tools to effectively communicate, collaborate	Enhancement of faculty meetings, lessons, presentations	Observation	Fall 2013	District Administration

Goal #3: All teachers will integrate 21st Century skills and digital literacy into all areas of classroom instruction.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	Timeline	Person Responsible
Provide time for teachers to collaborate	Refer to Strategic Plan Core Value #5	Progress through Technology Integration Model*** based on observations and evaluations	Fall 2103-Spring 2015	Principals
Revise unit and lesson plans to incorporate 21st century skills and digital literacy	Rewritten plans	Evaluations	Summer 2013-Spring 2015	Teachers
Create framework for teachers to observe one another and /or master technology teachers	100% of teachers will observe a lesson using technology by December 2014	Self Report to Technology Director	Fall 2013-December 2014	DTC
Create a student leadership team (3-6 and 7-12) to demonstrate uses of technology	Student leaders in each classroom or available throughout the day to help in classrooms	Students leaders self report to Technology Director	Fall 2013	Technology Director

Curriculum

GOAL #4: The District Technology Committee (or subcommittee) will review ICT standards and advise Curriculum Director as needed.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	Timeline	Person Responsible
Revise ICT standards according to national with teacher representatives	curriculum rubrics and unit plans	ICT standards implemented in classrooms	Summer 2013

Professional Development

GOAL #5: The District will provide continuous professional development time and self directed learning opportunities based on district defined expectations surrounding the use of instructional technology.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	TimeFrame	Person Responsible
Teacher self reflection on technology skills	Technology Integration Model (TIM)	Every 2 school years survey	Fall 2013	Teachers
Provide professional learning based on TIM, district goals, and IT support requests	Schedule of events	Teacher PL evaluation forms	Annually	Curriculum Director

Learner Achievement

Goal #6: The District will use technology to create personalized learning, foster instructional changes, and increase academic achievement.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	Time Line	Person Responsible
Develop K-12 technology/information access plan	Written plan to include: finances, board approval, professional development, roll out targets and timelines, infrastructure needs, logistics plan, reflection of implementation, culture shift awareness	Refer to Technology/Information Access Plan for evaluation Methods	September 2013	DTC, Tech Director, Superintendent
Definition of and access to real time data	100% teachers access data regularly	Formal Observations	January 2014	Principals
Use real time data to provide personalized instruction	100% teachers use data to modify daily instruction	formal observation	January 2014	Principals

Infrastructure

GOAL #7: The Technology Department will provide the highest quality technology-based services in the most cost-effective manner, to facilitate the School District's vision and mission as it applies to instruction, learning, administration, and community services.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	Time Line	Person Responsible
Investigate VOIP based Phones	assessment of financial feasibility	compare PBX to VOIP	spring 2013	Tech Director, Buildings & Grounds Director
Acquire necessary bandwidth to meet district needs	timely response to internet requests	Bandwidth usage graphs	Ongoing	tech director
Acquisition of technology	develop curriculum based plan to determine needs for tech resources	Written plan	Spring 2014	tech director, curriculum director, dtc
Evaluate IT support ability for addressing district needs	time usage report showing staff effectiveness	timely response to requests for support, staff survey	Annual	tech director, IT Staff, dtc
Increase wireless density to accommodate increasing devices			ongoing/annual	tech director, IT Staff
Disaster Recovery	Disaster Recover Plan	prioritized functions become operational	summer 2013 (plan only)	tech director, sys admin

GOAL #8: The Technology Department will support the business, administrative, and functional needs of the district.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	Time Frame	Person Responsible
Develop a plan to evaluate and assess needed tools for appropriate business functions	written plan	To be included in written plan	as needed	Tech Director, Assistant Superintendent, Superintendent

Strategies

Parental and Community Relations

GOAL #9: The District will use technology to improve communication with Parents and the community.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	Time Line	Person Responsible
Electronic parental access	access to real time data such as grades, schedules, lunch accounts, standardized test scores, discipline	monitor number of log-ins	spring 2013	Tech Director, DTC
Maintain District Web Site	up to date info including newsletters, announcements, calendars	consult admin team	spring 2013	owners of the web site
develop a plan to automate common forms and processes	parent and teacher access to forms and resulting data	efficient online tools for registration, permission slips, etc...	spring 2015	DTC

Funding

Goal #10: The district will commit to adequately fund resources, materials, personnel, infrastructure, and systems that will properly support the vision, mission, values, and goals of this technology plan.

Strategies	Benchmark	Evaluation Method	Time Frame	Person Responsible
develop a budget that includes district, e-rate, and grant resources	have adequately funded budget to meet all goals	we are able to meet all our goal deadlines financially	2014-2015 budget	superintendent, tech director, school board, public

*21st Century Skills include

Ways of thinking. Creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making and learning
Ways of working. Communication and collaboration
Tools for working. Information and communications technology (ICT) and information literacy
Skills for living in the world. Citizenship, life and career, and personal and social responsibility

** Digital literacy: is the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, create, and distribute information using a range of electronic technologies. It requires one "to recognize and use that power, to manipulate and transform electronic media, to distribute pervasively, and to easily adapt them to new forms"

*** Technology Integration Model

About this document

In keeping with the spirit of modeling 21st century skills, this document was developed in collaboration with various shareholders of the district. This tech plan will be reviewed periodically but no less than annually by the district tech committee, to ensure the plan aligns with district goals and is used to steer technology decision making.