WCS Technology
Plan
Goals, Strategies, and Action Plans
Updated as of 5/11/04
RED Action Plans
were added as a result of our meeting on 5/3/04
Blue Action Plans
are NEW action plans
Strategy: Communicate
technology plan to staff and community
Goals Related to this Strategy:
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The District will maintain and refine an electronic
communication system.
Performance
Indicator: The Technology Coordinating Committee will
compose a District survey to assess plan dissemination.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibility |
Data |
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Provide a summary of the technology plan in
Curriculum Notes and in Commentary at least once per year |
01-2002 |
06-2005 |
A summary of the plan will be in the Curriculum
Notes and Commentary. |
Technology Coordinating Committee, District
Technology Committee and Building Administrators |
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Communicate the technology plan to the Board
with one presentation per year. |
01-2002 |
06-2005 |
A technology related presentation was given at a
Board meeting. |
TIS |
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Identify and invite parent(s), community
member(s), business(es) to participate on district technology committee |
08-2002 |
10-2004 |
The Technology Coordinating Committee will meet
in September to compile a list of respective businesses and individuals for
approval from the District Technology Committee. The District Technology
Committee will then meet to discuss and invite these individuals to join our
committee. |
District Technology Committee, Technology
Coordinating Committee |
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Communicate the technology plan to the staff in
at least two faculty meeting per year. |
08-2002 |
06-2005 |
The Technology Resource Specialists will make
presentations to their respective buildings during staff meetings twice per
year. The TIS's will then report back to the Technology Coordinating
Committee. |
TIS, District Technology Committee members |
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Strategy: Develop a
structured support system for staff and students.
Goals Related to this Strategy:
-The District will develop and maintain a comprehensive high quality
professional development plan.
-The District will integrate technology for the continuous
improvement of student performance by using the standards-based learning
approach.
-The District will provide support for the use of technology
Performance Indicator: The District Coordinating Committee will distribute, analyze, and
post a yearly district survey to assess support needs.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
People Responsible |
Data |
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Communicate the access and use of online help
system and online work order system through building faculty meetings |
01-2004 |
06-2005 |
The TIS's will demonstrate how to use the help and
Online work order systems through faculty meetings. The TIS's will report
back to the Technology Coordinating Committee on the progress. |
TIS |
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Survey staff members on online work order
system |
05-2004 |
06-2004 |
The Technology Coordinating Committee will
review the survey. |
The Technology Coordinating Committee |
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Expand online help system based on survey
results |
05-2004 |
06-2005 |
The online help system will be expanded based
on survey results. |
TIS |
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Develop an interactive flow chart to guide
users to appropriate support resource |
08-2004 |
01-2005 |
The flow chart will be posted to the District
Website. TIS's will train teachers on its use. |
TCC |
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Survey staff members on use of online help
system |
08-2004 |
06-2005 |
The Technology Integration Specialists will
survey staff members on the use of the Online help system. |
TIS |
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Strategy: Evaluate and
improve the District Website
Goals Related to this Strategy: The District will maintain and refine an electronic
communication system
Performance Indicator: The Technology Coordinating Committee will survey the staff
students and parents as to the usefulness of the District Website and how we
can continue to improve it.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibility |
Data |
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Establish a standardized process for community
and teacher websites. |
08-2004 |
01-2005 |
A process for standardizing community and teacher
websites will be drafted and disseminated. |
TIS |
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Identify the core characteristics of district
web pages. |
08-2004 |
01-2005 |
The core characteristics will be
identified. |
TIS, TCC |
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Establish conventions and submission procedures
for web pages |
08-2004 |
01-2005 |
Conventions and submission procedures for Web
pages will be established. |
TIS |
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Communicate the conventions and procedures to
those who maintain web pages at least once per year through email and faculty
meetings |
01-2005 |
01-2006 |
TIS's will communicate these conventions and
procedures to those who maintain web pages via email and faculty
meetings. |
TIS |
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Strategy: Implement
criteria for selection and allocation of equipment
Goals Related to this Strategy: The District
will maintain a plan to maintain and upgrade our network, equipment and
infrastructure.
Performance Indicator:
The Technology Department will implement a plan
for the selection and allocation of equipment.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibility |
Data |
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Receive input once per year from the District
Technology Committee regarding technology purchases. |
05-2004 |
05-2006 |
The TCC will review the District Technology Committee's
suggestions for technology purchases. |
TCC |
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Department of Technology will make
recommendations to the TCC once per year regarding network and equipment
upgrades and maintenance. |
05-2004 |
06-2006 |
Recommendations are made regarding network and
equipment upgrades and maintenance. |
Department of Technology |
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Communicate the flow chart for classroom
equipment to faculty at least once per year |
08-2004 |
01-2005 |
The flowchart will be posted and explained to
faculty |
TCC |
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Strategy: Implement
off-site network access for students.
Goals Related to this Strategy:
The District will integrate technology for the continuous improvement
of student performance by using the standards-based learning approach
The
District will maintain a plan to maintain and upgrade our network, equipment
and infrastructure.
The
District will maintain and refine an electronic communication system.
Performance Indicator: The
network capabilities will be increased to support remote access for students.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibility |
Data |
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Explore the feasibility of assigning priority of
use levels for students and staff |
01-2004 |
01-2004 |
The Technology Department will investigate if
levels of use and priority can be assigned to students and staff. |
The Technology Department |
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Increase network capacity to allow remote access
for students. |
08-2004 |
06-2007 |
The network allows remote access for
students. |
The Technology Department with input from the
TCC |
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Strategy: Improve
communication between home, school, and the community through the use of technology.
Goals Related to this Strategy:
-The District will maintain and refine an electronic communication
system.
Performance Indicator: The Technology Coordinating Team will
compose and distribute a survey to assess communication.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibilities |
Data |
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Evaluate content of report cards for grades 7-12 |
11-2002 |
11-2005 |
Recommendation will be made for reporting
standards based criteria for a grade 7-12 report card. |
TCC, District Tech Committee |
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Refine and implement electronic report card for
K-6 |
11-2002 |
10-2004 |
Implementation of electronic report card K-6 |
TCC, District Tech Committee |
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Evaluate electronic report card K-6 |
10-2004 |
6-2005 |
Recommendations based on evaluation of
electronic report card K-6 |
TCC, District Tech Committee |
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Annual survey is given to staff, students and
community to assess our current models of communications within the district. |
01-2003 |
06-2006 |
Analyze survey adjust accordingly |
TIS and TCC |
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Strategy: Integrate
technology into the courses of study.
Goals Related to this Strategy:
-The District will develop and maintain a comprehensive high quality
professional development plan.
-The District will integrate technology for the continuous
improvement of student performance by using the standards-based learning
approach.
-The District will maintain and refine an electronic
communication system.
Performance Indicators: The District will continue to integrate
technology throughout the curriculum by including the student technology
standards in each curriculum course of study as it comes up for review every
3-5 years.
The Technology Resource Specialists will
continue to provide integration support on a daily basis to teachers. Each TRS will keep track of teacher contact
through an online database that is accessible to administration. The TIS's model lessons, team-teach, create
projects, teach instructional applications, and provide one-on-one assistance
to teachers. We will also be providing
scheduled inservices on integration in the Fall and Spring of the 2004-2005
school year. We will be focusing on
Science and Social Studies integration, as these are the latest courses of
study to be reviewed and adopted.
The Technology Coordinating Team will
continue to meet on a monthly basis to discuss and assess the progress of our
technology plan goals. As this is done,
we will be updating our technology plan accordingly.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibility |
Data |
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Continue to expand the bank of instructional
resources, professional development sites, and model lesson plans accessible on
the district network and website linked to the district courses of study. |
03-2002 |
06-2006 |
A bank of grade appropriate instruction
resources, professional development sites, and model lessons have been
developed and are available via the District Website and are linked directly
to the courses of study. All courses of study that have been adopted will be
completed and accessible to all staff. |
TIS |
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Continue to provide the opportunity to access and
contribute to staff generated instructional materials linked to the district
courses of study. |
03-2002 |
06-2005 |
A Lesson Sharing Database has been created for
teachers to share lessons on curriculum integration. This database is accessible
to all staff via the Internet. Teachers can search this database by grade
level, standard, indicator, and topic. The databases include Math, Language
Arts, and Science. As the Social Study course of study is adopted, it to will
be included. |
TIS |
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Explore on-line learning opportunities for
students. |
09-2002 |
06-2005 |
The District Technology Committee recommends
online learning opportunities for students |
District Technology Committee, TCC |
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Consider the impact of credit based on-line
learning opportunities in relationship to local and state graduation
requirements. |
01-2003 |
06-2005 |
Report of the implications of a
credit-based Online learning opportunities. |
TCC |
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Establish timeline for integrating student
performance data access system |
03-2003 |
06-2005 |
Establish a timeline to continue to work with
the state in the student performance data access tool. The Superintendent has
been elected to the committee assigned to this task through our A Site,
LEECA. |
TCC |
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Maintain and refine a dynamic curriculum-based
technology integration and resource model. |
01-2002 |
06-2006 |
A bank of grade appropriate instructional resources,
professional development sites, and model lessons have been developed and are
available via the District Website and are aligned directly to the courses of
study. A lesson-sharing database has been developed for teachers to share
lessons on curriculum integration. |
TIS |
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Explore how technology can help to assess the
standards. |
08-2004 |
06-2005 |
The Technology Coordinating Committee will make
a recommendation as to how technology can help the District to assess student
performance in relation to the content standards. |
TCC |
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Integrate the state-adopted technology
standards into the courses of study and submit for board approval |
08-2004 |
06-2006 |
Develop action plan and timeline for the
integration of technology standards |
TCC, TIS |
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Implement system for integrating student
performance data access system |
09-2004 |
09-2004 |
Teachers will use the student performance data
access system in the classroom. |
TCC |
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Strategy: Provide teachers
with easy access to student performance data
Goals Related to this Strategy:
-The District will integrate technology for the continuous improvement of
student performance by using the standards-based learning approach.
-The District will maintain and refine an electronic communication system.
Performance Indicator: A means to bring student assessment data to
classroom teachers will be developed.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibilities |
Data |
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Develop a means of providing student assessment
data for classroom teachers |
08-2004 |
06-2006 |
Teachers will have access to student assessment
data. |
TCC |
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Strategy: Standardize data
collection and storage protocols for all district buildings.
Goals Related to this Strategy:
-The District will maintain a plan to maintain and
upgrade our network, equipment and infrastructure.
-The District will maintain and refine an electronic
communication system.
Performance Indicators: Conventions
and protocols for all buildings will be established.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibility |
Data |
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TCC will establish conventions and protocols
and communicate to staff through the Technology Integration Specialists |
08-2004 |
06-2005 |
Conventions and protocols will be communicated
the staff in each building. |
TCC |
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Strategy: Use the technology
to increase our internal and external communications and organizational
efficiencies.
Goals Related to this Strategy:
-The District will maintain a plan to maintain and
upgrade our network, equipment and infrastructure.
-The District will maintain and refine an electronic
communication system.
Performance Indicator:
The TCC will compose and distribute a survey to assess communication.
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Action Step |
Start |
End |
Benchmark |
Leadership Responsibility |
Data |
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Survey the classified staff and administrators
on current organizational tools |
08-2004 |
06-2005 |
Use the results from the survey to determine
standardization of organizational tools across the district. |
TCC |
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Standardize the way schools collect and store
student data |
08-2005 |
01-2006 |
The district will have a standard for how
schools collect and store student data. |
TCC |
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Technology
Integration Specialists will train classified staff in use of selected
applications |
08-2005 |
06-2006 |
The classified staff will be trained in the use
of selected tools. |
TIS |
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