CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION



Technology Plan Preparation Check-Off Page

The submitted plan has the following:

□ Cover Page

□ Technology Plan Preparation Check-Off Page

□ LEA Federal Grant Program Compliance Form

□ LEA Profile

□ Technology Planning Committee

□ Vision Statement

□ Needs Assessment

□ Goal 1

□ Goal 2

□ Goal 3

□ Goal 4

□ Goal 5

□ Goal 6

□ Goal 7

□ Technology Funding Sources and Costs

□ CIPA Certification

Signature of Authorized LEA Agent Date

Cover Page

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLAN – July 1, 2006-June 30, 2009

|District/Agency: |Wallingford Public Schools |

|District Code: |148 |

|Technology Plan Contact: |Randall Backus |

|Phone: |203-949-6552 |

|Fax: |203-949-6583 |

|Email: |rbackus@wallingford.k12.ct.us |

|Address: |142 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 |

|Name of Superintendent: |Kenneth V. Henrici |

|Email: |khenrici@wallingford.k12.ct.us |

|Signature of Superintendent: | |Date: |

|Date Submitted to Board of Education: |June 26, 2006 |

|Date Approved by Board of Education: |June 26, 2006 |

For RESC/SDE Use Only:

|RESC Regional Reviewer: | |Date: |

|RESC Regional Recommendation for Approval: |Yes / No / Conditional |Date: |

|SDE Reviewer: | |Date: |

|SDE Authorization approval: | |Date: |

LEA Federal Grant Program Compliance Form

Wallingford Public Schools

(Name of Local Education Agency (LEA), i.e. School District, Consortium or Charter School submitting this plan. If Consortium, list all members in the space below.)

Developing a comprehensive technology plan based on the educational goals of the school system will ensure that the most appropriate technologies are effectively infused into your instructional and/or administrative programs. Thorough planning also ensures that all parties have equitable access and achieve the greatest benefit from routine use of educational technology. The comprehensive technology plan should demonstrate clear targets for technology use, spell out desired goals for learners, create visions for future directions, build "buy-in" from stakeholders, and demonstrate to those who might provide funding that a district or charter holder is ready to act.

School Districts, Consortia or Charter Schools (LEAs) who apply for technology funding through any Federal grant program are required to have developed a comprehensive, three-year plan, which outlines how the agency intends to utilize and integrate educational technology.

The applying agency (check all that apply)

X is compliant with the provisions of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). [Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) P.L. 107-110, Section 2441]

will be CIPA compliant by this date.

X has applied for E-Rate Funding for FY 2006.

The LEA’s comprehensive technology plan must be approved by the local board of education. (The plan must be approved by the local governing board before funds will be released.)

Date the plan was approved: June 19, 2006

OR

Date the plan is to be submitted for board approval:

Certified by:

_____________________________________ ______________

Signature of Superintendent Date of Signature

Kenneth V. Henrici

Printed Name of Superintendent

LEA Profile

This information should provide a “snapshot” of your district and help planners and reviewers to understand areas of need. This information will also assist the State to establish priorities in the provision of resources to districts. The SDE is particularly interested in the capability that each LEA has to access resources that will be placed onto the Connecticut Education Network (CEN) and additionally, the capability of each district to access online versions of the CMT and CAPT.

|LEA NAME: Wallingford Public Schools |

|If CMT and CAPT are administered online at some point in the future, certain testing conditions would be desirable at every school. Ideally these include the |

|following: |

|All of the students in each grade level have access to the state assessement at the same time,; |

|Students are grouped in clusters of no more than thirty and all have access to the assessementassessment at the same time (classrooms with only one or two computers |

|would not be appropriate for testing),); |

|Students remain in their own school, ; and |

|The computers have high-speed internet access. |

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|Your completion of the chart below will help the CSDE to better understand the state’s technical readiness for online testing. |

|Maximum number of grade 4 students who could be accommodated under the above conditions |240 |

|Percentage of grade 4 students who could be accommodated under the above conditions (number accommodated/total number of grade 4 students) |49% |

|Maximum number of grade 6 students who could be accommodated under the above conditions |152 |

|Percentage of grade 6 students who could be accommodated under the above conditions (number accommodated/total number of grade 6 students) |27% |

|Maximum number of grade 8 students who could be accommodated under these conditions |152 |

|Percentage of grade 8 students who could be accommodated under the above conditions (number accommodated/total number of grade 8 students) |27% |

|Maximum number of grade 10 students who could be accommodated under the above conditions |260 |

|Percentage of grade 10 students who could be accommodated under the above conditions (number accommodated/total number of grade 10 students) |45% |

TECHNOLOGY PLANNING COMMITTEE

The Technology Planning Committee should represent all stakeholders. Development of the technology plan and implementation of the plan should enable parents, educators, students and community members to benefit from the investment in technology and all should have representation on the committee.

|Member |Title |Constituency Represented |

|Randall Backus |Director of IT |IT |

|William Baxter |Infotech Teacher |High Schools |

|Kristin Baltramaitis |Language Arts Teacher |Middle Schools |

|Wayne Aguiar |Parent |Elementary & middle school parent |

|Michael Simeone |Senior Vice President & CTO |Business Community |

|Sally Dastoli |K-12 Science Resource Teacher |Curriculum |

|Kristina Waldron |Infotech Teacher |Elementary Schools |

|Charlotte Robbins |Infotech Teacher |Elementary Schools |

|Kate O’Donnell |Infotech Teacher |Elementary Schools |

|Julie Hulten |Library/Media Specialist |High School Library/Media |

|Anne Mueller |Library/Media Specialist |Middle School Library Media |

|Pamela Andersen |Technology Coordinator |Adult Education |

|Richard Pizzonia |Principal |Elementary School Administration |

|Lisa Zolkiewicz-Ives |Music Teacher |Elementary School |

|Chris Hart |Principal |Elementary School Administration |

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Long-term role of the Committee:

o Write a description of the technology committee’s role in developing, implementing and evaluating the technology plan. This description should include how committee members were selected and the role each is expected to play. Tentative plans for scheduling meetings for the next school year should also be included.

o A separate committee was formed to develop the district’s technology plan. Members of the district’s existing Technology Advisory Committee were included in the Tech Planning Committee. In addition to those members, we solicited for volunteers from within the district, as well as parents and the general public (business community). From those who responded, the Technology Advisory Committee selected representatives from various levels and groups (elementary, middle and high schools; teachers, administrators and tech staff, etc) so that no one group had more representation than any other group.

o Meetings for the 2006/2007 school year will be scheduled in September, 2006 and the Technology Advisory Committee will meet a minimum of 5 times during the school year.

o Describe the evaluation strategies (e.g., interviews, questionnaires, classroom observations, teacher-driven action research projects, analysis of student products or scores) that will be used to provide the data needed to address your evaluation questions.

o Surveys will be created. Technology Advisory Committee members will contact administrators, building principals and teachers to collect required information. Existing databases (student information systems, CMTReports, etc.) will be utilized.

o Create the LEA’s technology vision statement.

o See below

o Develop a technology needs assessment.

o See below

VISION STATEMENT

A vision statement expresses thoughts about what the LEA’s future technology rich educational environment will look like. It should be written in broad terms and guide the development of the technology plan.

Wallingford Public Schools believes that in order to be a life long learner in today’s changing world every student must develop and use technological skills efficiently, effectively and ethically. We will ensure that our learners will be able to interact successfully in a technological environment to achieve their personal, educational, and professional goals.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

In this section you are to assess and describe your LEA’s current technology status in five categories: curriculum integration, professional development, equitable use of technology, infrastructure and telecommunications services and administrative needs.

Curriculum Integration

o Things to consider when evaluating your needs:

▪ current curriculum strengths and weaknesses and the process used to determine these strengths and weaknesses;

▪ how curriculum strategies are being aligned to state standards;

▪ the current procedures for using technology to address any perceived curriculum weaknesses;

▪ how teachers integrate technology into their lessons - including ways technology is presently used for entire classroom and for small group instruction; and

▪ how students use technology - including ways students presently use technology for purposes beyond practice of skills.

Currently, there is a library media/ information technology scope and sequence which divide the objectives by staff member who is responsible for teaching the objective. There are objectives for the library media specialist, the information technology resource teacher, and the classroom teacher integrated in one scope and sequence. This facilitates the integration of the technology into the classroom teacher’s lessons.

This curriculum is revised periodically to align with state standards.

Technology is integrated by teachers in a variety of ways. Some teachers:

• create, modify, and print IEP’s using a district web pages through ACES for this purpose

• teach math/ language arts lessons in the computer lab using the LCD projector so that all students can see the teacher’s work at the same time

• visit a variety of websites for math/ language art skills to reinforce classroom teaching/ support students who had difficulty learning the lesson in the traditional way

• use AlphaSmart technology in small groups/ individually to assist student instruction

• teach appropriate research skills using web pages

• use Word and age appropriate software to teach writing

• use the network to save/ organize student work

• teach map skills using online atlases

• teach presentation skills using PowerPoint and other software

• increase student communication using the Internet/ blogging

• teach touch typing to increase student fluency in communication

• use online databases to gather information

Students use technology for many reasons, including:

• hone their math/ language arts skills using software/ web pages

• use AlphaSmarts technology to communicate

• research

• gather images for use in school projects

• find out about the world around them using the Internet

• read/ write

• save work

• use maps/ learn about maps

• present new learning

• communicate with others

Professional Development

o Things to consider when evaluating your needs:

▪ the process the LEA uses for assessing the technology professional development needs of teachers, administrators, and non-certified staff;

▪ the technology professional development activities that have been offered to teachers; and

▪ how the effectiveness of the professional development activities will be assessed.

The Professional Development Committee sends periodic surveys to all staff members about what their needs are for professional development workshops in all areas, including technology.

There are many topics in technology that have been offered for professional development for teachers, including but not limited to Advanced Outlook, Advanced Word, Creating and Using Databases, Creating Animations, Creating Teacher Web Pages, Excel, Getting the Most Out of Your School Laptop, Introduction to PowerPoint, Introduction to Microsoft Publisher, Managing Your Computer and Files, Technology Integration with Student Webquests.

Equitable Use of Technology

o Things to consider when evaluating your needs:

▪ the availability of technology to students and staff in the district –all students should have equal access to the technology;

▪ The district has wired classrooms and developed a model to provide 2 computers in each classroom grades 1-12 and 1 computer in grade K. In addition, each school has computers in the library/media center and at least one computer lab at each school. Each teacher in the district and administrator has a laptop.

▪ the amount of time available for the use of technology by students and staff; and

▪ Computers are available to all students and staff on school days (185) during normal school hours, so 6 hrs 25 minutes per day minimum

▪ a description of the types of assistive technology tools that are provided for students with disabilities where necessary/applicable.

▪ Touch screens, interactive white boards, software specific to the disability (like Earobics for students with speech/ language difficulties), and Alpha Smarts.

Needs Assessment Middle School Level

1. Curriculum Integration

a. Curriculum is addressed by the various management teams and curriculum council.

b. Also management teams and curriculum coordinators

c. Minutes emailed system wide enable all to assess potential weaknesses.

d. And e. web quests, research units, word processing, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, videos, presentations using LCD projectors, and Excel graphing.

2. Professional development

a. Provided at the district level

b. Required building-based workshops have prevented middle school teachers from technology training.

3. Equitable use of technology

a. Middle schools have different equipment due to grants and PTO funding

b. Moran—two classes have access to media center computers every period; one class has access to the computer lab when not being used for 6th grade classes. Two computers per classroom although currently 12 of 36 academic classrooms have only one. Limited LCD projectors, DVD players, camcorders available on first come basis. Although this equipment is sufficient for many days, there are times teachers are unable to integrate technology they way would like due to lack of equipment. Busing prevents students from using the computers after school.

c. Alpha Smarts, fm systems for hearing impairments, readers for the blind, books on tape and cd, Solo software for reading and writing, talking calculators, talking pens, and Lottie kits.

4. Infrastructure and Telecommunications

a. Each middle school is currently connected to Sheehan High School via a point-to-point T1 for internet and network connectivity.

b. Network connections are a mixture of hubs and switches.

c. Each middle school has servers on site for internet proxy, student storage, staff/administrative storage and applications.

5. Administrative Needs

a. Administration uses SASI to record student information and Munis for purchasing. School checking account maintained with Quicken. Faculty uses Class XP used for computerized grade reporting.

b. Some training has been provided for SASI and Munis.

The following matrix may be used to determine the extent technology is available to staff.

| |Please include information about the type and availability of staff access both on and off campus. |

|Administrators |All administrators have either a model A31, G40 or G41 IBM ThinkPad laptop computer for use both at work and at home. |

|Teachers (pre-school) |All pre-school teachers have either a model A31, G40 or G41 IBM ThinkPad laptop computer for use both at work and at home.|

|Teachers |All teachers have either a model A31, G40 or G41 IBM ThinkPad laptop computer for use both at work and at home. |

|Non-certified staff |Non-certified staff have access to classroom or lab computers during school hours. |

The following matrix may be used to determine the extent technology is available to students.

| |Please include information about availability in classrooms, the library-media center and all other areas where students |

| |have access. Mention the extent of supervised access before and after school. |

|Students (pre-school) |All elementary schools also have a computer lab and wireless connectivity. All elementary schools have digital cameras, |

| |digital video cameras, and LCD projectors. Most elementary schools also have multimedia carts which teachers can sign out |

| |and use in the classroom. Every library/media center has or will have (after renovation) computer stations for student |

| |access. |

|Students (elementary) |There are a minimum of two computers in every classroom grades 2-5 and at least one computer in grade K-1.. All elementary|

| |schools also have a computer lab and wireless connectivity. All elementary schools have digital cameras, digital video |

| |cameras, and LCD projectors. Most elementary schools also have multimedia carts which teachers can sign out and use in the|

| |classroom. Every library/media center has or will have (after renovation) computer stations for student access. |

|Students (middle school) |There are a minimum of two computers in every classroom. Both middle schools have a computer lab and wireless |

| |connectivity. Both middle schools have digital cameras, digital video cameras and LCD projectors. They have multimedia and|

| |laptop carts which teachers can sign out and use in the classroom. Each library/media center has computer stations for |

| |student access. |

|Students (high school) |There are a minimum of two computers in every classroom. Both high schools have computer labs and wireless connectivity. |

| |Both high schools have digital cameras, digital video cameras and LCD projectors. They have multimedia carts which |

| |teachers can sign out and use in the classroom. Each library/media center has computer stations for student access. |

|Students (with disabilities) |There is necessary assistive technology (hardware and software) in every elementary school for students with IEPs that |

| |specify that need. There are a minimum of two computers in every classroom. All elementary schools also have a computer |

| |lab and wireless connectivity. All elementary schools have digital cameras, digital video cameras, and LCD projectors. |

| |Most elementary schools also have multimedia carts which teachers can sign out and use in the classroom. Every |

| |library/media center has or will have (after renovation) computer stations for student access. |

Describe the Infrastructure and Telecommunication current status and needs.

o Things to consider when evaluating your needs:

▪ the current technology infrastructure of each school in your district - explaining the type of data and video networking and Internet access that is available;

▪ The district’s internet connection is provided by CEN to Sheehan High School. Sheehan High school is connected to each of the other school buildings with point-to-point T1 lines in a hub and spoke architecture. Each building has servers for administrative and instructional use (staff and students) in addition to a proxy server and a server for the library/media center’s circulation system.

▪ the effectiveness of the present infrastructure and telecommunication services that have been provided by the district; and

▪ The present infrastructure and telecommunications services have been adequate to meet the needs of the district. However, increasing demands for bandwidth (on-line testing, new applications, VOIP, etc) is putting a strain on the current infrastructure which is being addressed with the installation of fiber optic connections between buildings and upgrading 10MB hubs to 100MB switches.

▪ how E-Rate has allowed the district to improve or increase its technology infrastructure.

▪ eRate funding for the district has been for tier 1 services (telecommunications and web hosting). This eRate funding has enabled the district to utilize the funds covered by eRate to fund other technology items. Without the availability of eRate funding, the district would be less able to fund the other technology related items.

Describe the administrative needs that the agency plans to address through technology.

o Things to consider when evaluating your needs:

▪ how do administrative (certified and non-certified) staff use technology, including accessing data for decision making, student information system reporting, communication tools, information gathering, and record keeping; and

Administrative staff uses technology in a variety of ways. Technology is used to:

• Gather/ sort student information from

o SASI

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o Excel spreadsheets.

• Communicate with staff, students, and families using

o email

o Word

o Publisher

o PowerPoint

o District web page.

• Gather information and stay current on relevant educational issues using the Internet.

▪ the professional development opportunities that are available to administrative staff.

Administrative staff has the opportunity to attend professional development programs as needed. There is no set requirement coordinated by the district.

PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

LEA Technology Goals and Strategies

The goals listed below are the State Goals as identified in the State Technology Plan (draft of new plan is expected to be available by September 2005). The LEA technology plan should be aligned to the State Plan and include the State Goals. The LEA may include any additional goals that apply to their technology plan.

Goal 1: Improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools with a target of fully integrating technology into the academic curriculum by December 2006.

Goal 2: Ensure that all educators are proficient in the use and integration of technology through and ongoing professional development activities are provided.

Goal 3: Ensure that all K-12 educational institutions have the capacity, infrastructure, staffing, and equipment to meet academic and business needs for effective and efficient operations.

Goal 4: Ensure that K-12 resources are available for all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, geographical location, or disability, so they can become technologically literate by the end of eighth grade and achieve their academic potential.

Goal 5: Develop a continuous process of evaluation and accountability for the use of educational technology as: a teaching / and learning tool, a measurement and analysis tool for student achievement, and a fiscal management tool.

Goal 6: Develop a schema of current and future financing requirements to support the LEA’s Technology Plan.

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Goal 7: Develop a telecommunications services plan that will support both instructional needs and administrative requirements.

Goal 1: Improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools with a target of fully integrating technology into the academic curriculum by December 2006.

The following must be addressed:

o Describe how the LEA will ensure all students have educational opportunities to achieve academic success through proven strategies of researched-based successful practices;

o Describe how the LEA will meet the Student Computer Technology Competency Standards;

o Describe how the LEA will provide resources that reflect scientifically-based research and best practices focused on improving student achievement; and

o Describe how the LEA will encourage the development and utilization of innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous academic courses and curricula through the use of technology. Include any plans to promote technology-based distance learning opportunities to meet the educational needs of those who have limited access to such courses and curricula due to geographical isolation or insufficient resources.

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability Measure |Timeline |

|Enable students at every grade level to meet the objectives |K-12 Library Media Specialists and Information Technology|Sample lesson plans and completed student projects |2006-2009 |

|found in the Library-Media & Information Technologies scope |teachers will assist teachers with enhancing student | | |

|and sequence to enhance content-area learning with |learning with technology infused lessons. | | |

|technology infused lessons. | | | |

| |Consistently communicate instructional technology |Administration and management teams will alert IT |2006-2009 |

| |hardware or software recommendations to IT department |department of new initiatives and technology needs | |

| |Increase the opportunity to access mobile computer labs |Inventory of new mobile computer labs at each school |2006 – 2009 |

| |in the classroom and the library throughout the year. | | |

| |Increase the opportunity to access and integrate |Inventory of new technology |2006 - 2009 |

| |appropriate technological tools such as LCD projectors, | | |

| |smart boards, etc. | | |

|Continue to integrate meaningful technology applications and|Identify the integration of appropriate technology into |All new curriculum documents approved by the BOE |2006 - 2009 |

|skills into revised curriculum documents. |district curriculum revisions. | | |

|Administrators and teachers will meet to analyze data to |Store, collect and analyze student assessment data and |Mine data from standardized tests and share with |2006 – 2009 |

|improve instruction. |use to improve instruction. |classroom teacher. | |

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| |Investigate data warehousing. |Technology Advisory Committee will review |2006 - 2009 |

| | |recommendations. | |

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|Continue to use appropriate technologies (hardware and |Hardware and software for differentiated learning styles.|Survey PPS staff |2006 - 2009 |

|software) as tools to assist with differentiation and | | | |

|increased student learning. | | | |

|Assess the technology and information literacy competencies |Develop an online technology tool for 8th grade students |Eighth Grade Student Technology Performance Tool |2007 – 2009 |

|of students. |related to student competencies | | |

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| |Share results with the district professional development |Student data collected |2007 - 2009 |

| |committee, building principals, curriculum resource | | |

| |teachers, and management teams. | | |

| |Develop action plan based on collected data and feedback |Action plans from each management team and schools. |2006 - 2009 |

| |from management teams and each school | | |

|Use technology to increase communication among students, |Emphasize the use of telecommunications to collaborate, |Increased newsletters via email. |2006 - 2009 |

|parents, and staff. |publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other | | |

| |audiences. | | |

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| |Emphasize the use of email and web site. |Increased use of school and district web site. |2006 - 2009 |

|Build shared resources for teachers on shared drives and |Continue and expand posting of approved curriculum and |District and school web site |2006-2009 |

|webs. |other district-related forms and documents on the | | |

| |district web site. | | |

| |Post documents on an intra-net or password protected web |Documents/folders with teacher resources |2006-2009 |

| |page for teachers to access and implement these | | |

| |resources. | | |

|Investigate distance learning opportunities for students. |Review Adult Education’s use of distance learning. |Survey Adult Education |2006-2007 |

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| |Develop action plan based on Adult Education’s efforts |Action plan recommendations |2007-2008 |

| |Investigate distance learning at high school and where |Research other districts and ACES in respect to distance |2007-2008 |

| |appropriate. |learning initiatives. | |

| |Pilot distance learning |Inventory |2008-2009 |

| |Arrange for professional development opportunities as |Professional development offerings and sign-in sheets |2006-2009 |

| |needed. | | |

|Continue to increase technology access for students, staff |Investigate increasing open computer lab hours with |Computer lab attendance |2007 – 2008 |

|and collaboratives |appropriate staffing | | |

| |Investigate creating a program providing equipment for |Equipment sign out sheets |2007 – 2008 |

| |student/staff loan | | |

Goal 2: Ensure that all educators are proficient in the use and integration of technology through and ongoing professional development activities are provided.

The following must be addressed:Items that need to be addressed:

o Describe how the LEA will provide all teachers, (including library-media specialists, bilingual and ESL teachers, special and alternative education teachers) non-instructional staff, principals and administrators, incentives to become technologically competent;

o Describe how the LEA will provide specific research-based professional development opportunities to all staff;

o Describe how the LEA will monitor and react to staff technological literacy competency. Indicate how the LEAs monitoring of technological literacy impacts professional development;

o Describe how the LEA will provide specific research-based professional development opportunities to all staff; and

o Describe how the LEA will provide specific professional development opportunities to all staff that supplies background on demonstrates the research connecting student achievement and the use of technology.

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability Measure |Timeline |

|All teachers and administrators will meet the |Technology Advisory Committee will revise technology competencies for |Completion of the competencies survey |2006-2007 |

|information technology competencies |all professional staff. | | |

|established by the district. | | | |

| |Technology Advisory Committee will aid in the development of a |Completion of web based competencies survey and results |2006-2007 |

| |technology competencies survey for all professional staff. |sorted by school, grade, and MS and HS department | |

| |Assess the technology of all professional staff |The Technology Advisory Committee will oversee the |2007-2008 |

| | |technology competency instrument and data | |

| |Share survey results with the district Technology Advisory Committee, |Action plans that will be shared with Curriculum Council |2007-2008 |

| |professional development committee, building principals, management |and the technology department. | |

| |team, and Curriculum Council. | | |

| |The above groups will analyze survey data and develop action plans to |Communicate IT needs to IT department |2007-2009 |

| |increase the meaningful use of technology into their area. These | | |

| |action plans and needs request will be shared with curriculum council | | |

| |and the district Technology Advisory Committee. | | |

| |Based on the survey results, design and implement grade/department |Professional development catalogs and evaluation forms |2008-2009 |

| |specific technology professional development that addresses technology | | |

| |competencies. | | |

| |Offer paid or reimbursed professional development workshops with e |Curriculum embedded projects and evaluation forms |2006-2009 |

| |during in-service dates, summer, out-of-district opportunities, and | | |

| |on-line workshops to staff – encourage the integration of curriculum | | |

| |objectives into the technology workshops. | | |

| |Investigate alternative funding sources for professional development |Share funding source information with all staff members |2006-2009 |

| |and mini-grants for staff. | | |

|Use technology as a tool for instruction |IT representative will serve on Curriculum Council. Curriculum |Meeting membership |2006-2009 |

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| |Form a committee to review job description and articulate the role of |Investigate other district models |2006-2007 |

| |Information Technology Resource Teachers in schools to further |Survey Information Technology Resource Teacher and | |

| |integrate best practices that result in improved student learning. |administration | |

| | |Share findings with Curriculum Council | |

| |Purchase additional LCD projectors and digital white boards. |Inventory per school |2007-2008 |

| |Purchase other appropriate technological tools, as needed, based on |Inventory per school |2006-2009 |

| |content specific areas. | | |

| |Purchase mobile computer labs. |Inventory per school/content area |2006-2009 |

| |Complete wireless internet access at all schools. |Technology department |2006-2007 |

| |Ensure timely technical support with hardware and software. |Technology department |2006-2009 |

| |Ensure internet connected computer/laptop in all classrooms |Technology department and survey each school |2006-2009 |

| |Encourage pilot projects that use technology as a tool to increase |Application form and proposals by teachers. |2007-2008 |

| |student learning. These teachers will then use the train the trainer | | |

| |model to share strategies with other teachers | | |

| |Use of information from data warehouse |Ability to mine data, share data with classroom teachers,|2008-2009 |

| | |and analyze data to improve classroom instruction. | |

| |Survey administrators |Survey administrators |2006-07 |

| |Investigate and pilot student portfolios |Sample student portfolios |2007-2009 |

|Establish a technology role model program for |Investigate providing incentives for instructional staff who serve as |Report of potential incentives |2007-2008 |

|teachers. |technology role models for their buildings. | | |

|Investigate distance learning opportunities |Arrange for professional development opportunities |Number of CEU’s granted, online training sessions |2007 -2009 |

|for staff |Purchase needed hardware, software |completed | |

Goal 3: Ensure that K-12 educational institutions have the capacity, infrastructure, staffing and equipment to meet academic and business needs for effective and efficient operations.

The following must be addressed:

o Describe how the LEA will ensure that all facilities meet minimum standards of technology infrastructure and provide connectivity to the Connecticut Education Network (CEN);

o Describe how the LEA will ensure continued maintenance and support of existing infrastructure and end user technology; and

o Describe the specific provisions the agency intends to make for the interoperability of the technologies. (Interoperability is the capability of the technology to be acquired to function compatibly with technologies that exist or will be acquired in the near future at the local and state level.)

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability Measure |Timeline |

|Provide adequate bandwidth between buildings. |Apply to grants to fund fiber optic connections. |Number of buildings with fiber connections. |2006-2009 |

|Provide adequate infrastructure to support applications. |Replace remaining non 100 MB switched connections with |Number of non 100 MB switched connections |2006-2009 |

| |100 MB switched connections | | |

| |Upgrade and replace network switches and routers on a |Age of equipment |2006-2009 |

| |regular basis | | |

| |Upgrade wireless connections with faster technology as |Number and speed of available wireless. |2006-2009 |

| |available | | |

|Provide adequate IT staffing levels to support district’s |Add positions (tech, data analyst, security/network tech)|Ratio of computers to tech staff |2006-2009 |

|need | | | |

| |Utilize students from Computer Repair Class in |Number of students in work/study/internships |2006-2009 |

| |work/study/internship. Consider permanent tech shop | | |

| |located at Lyman Hall. | | |

|Provide up-to-date and working computers |Refresh computers on a regular schedule. Desktops every 5|Age of machines |2006-2009 |

| |years, laptops every 4 years. | | |

|Provide up to date software |Update applications (Office, etc), maintain consistent |Correct and current version installed. |2006-2009 |

| |versions across the district. | | |

| |Update operating systems (O/S) when appropriate |Correct and current version installed. |2006-2009 |

|Provide sufficient mobile carts for student use |Purchase additional laptop carts to provide each school |Number of laptops available. |2006-2009 |

| |with multiple carts. | | |

|Provide multimedia resources. |Purchase projectors and install where applicable (labs, |Number of projectors available. |2006-2009 |

| |auditoriums, etc) | | |

|Provide remote access to students and staff of resources |Have online system available to students and staff to |System available to students and staff to access. |2007-2009 |

| |access files and documents remotely. | | |

|Use technology to increase communication among students, |Use technology to report student progress - electronic |Elementary electronic report cards and progress reports. |2007-2008 |

|parents, and staff. |progress reporting and electronic report cards | | |

| | | | |

| | | | |

| |Web publishing of information |District and school web pages |2006-2009 |

| |Email exchanges |Volume of email use |2006-2009 |

| |Use technology to increase communication with a building,|Increase in amount of data stored electronically. |2006-2009 |

| |and minimizing hard copies. |Decrease in amount of copier usage. | |

| |Use email to increase communication with parents and the |Volume of email use |2006-2009 |

| |community. | | |

Goal 4: Ensure that all K-12 resources are available for all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, geographical location, or disability, so they can become technologically literate by the end of eighth grade and achieve their academic potential.

Items that need to be addressed:

o Describe how the LEA will ensure that students with special needs will have those needs addressed through technology;

o Describe how the LEA will encourage innovative practices to support equity;

o Describe how the LEA will ensure that all students will become technologically literate by the end of eighth grade and how the LEA will ensure that all students maintain or increase their technology literacy and achieve their academic potential; and

o Describe how the LEA will ensure equal access to all students, teachers, staff, and administrator

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability Measure |Timeline |

|Students with special needs will be provided with |Communicate specific technological needs to the IT department |Documentation of Assistive Technology requested/provided |2006-2009 |

|necessary assistive technology | | | |

|Enable all students to have access to technology |Identify student need and investigate providing students with |Survey student needs |2006-2009 |

| |computers equipped with internet access as well as software at | | |

| |home to enable all students to have access to teacher websites,| | |

| |email and educational resources including online textbooks | | |

| | | | |

| |Investigate providing parents with technology workshop |Survey parent needs |2008-2009 |

| |opportunities to support their children as learners | | |

| |Explore web based tutorials for students and parents |Results and recommendations |2008-2009 |

| |Pilot providing technology access at school (with staff |Existence of access |2007-2008 |

| |support) for students outside of school hours – prioritized by| | |

| |need | | |

| |Pursue family resource center |Communicate with local community resources |2008-2009 |

| |Examine ratio of students to computers per school |Examine Strategic School Profiles |2006-2009 |

|Assess the technology and information literacy |Develop an online technology tool for 8th grade students |Eighth Grade Student Technology Performance Tool |2006 - 2009 |

|competencies of students. |related to student competencies |Student data collected | |

| |Share results with the district professional development | | |

| |committee, building principals, curriculum resource teachers, | | |

| |and management teams. | | |

| |Develop action plan based on collected data and feedback from | | |

| |management teams and each school. |Action plans from each management team and schools. | |

| Provide computer and internet access to all students,|Ensure infrastructure functions efficiently and effectively |Automated tools to monitor system |2006-2009 |

|teachers, staff and administrators. |Provide training | | |

|Ensure database access |Library Media Technology Advisory Committee will oversee the |Number of electronic resources added district-wide. |2006 – 2009 |

| |acquisition of additional electronic resources district-wide. | | |

|Students with special needs will be provided with |Communicate specific technological needs to the IT department |Inventory of assistive technology. |2006-2009 |

|necessary assistive technology. | | | |

|Enable all students to have access to technology. |Investigate providing students with computers equipped with | |2006-2009 |

| |internet access as well as software at home to enable all | | |

| |students to have access to teacher websites, e-mail and | | |

| |education resources including online textbooks. | | |

Goal 5: Develop a continuous process of evaluation and accountability for the use of educational technology as: a teaching and learning tool, a measurement and analysis tool for student achievement, and a fiscal management tool.

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability Measure |Timeline |

|The Technology Advisory Committee will review and update the |Bi-annual reviews will be held to revise the |Updated plan documented, approved and distributed. |2006-2009 |

|technology plan bi-annually. |written plan. | | |

|The Technology Advisory Committee will ensure that all students have |The IT Department will maintain necessary |Necessary and sufficient internet, LAN and WLAN |2006 -2009 |

|school-based access to take required online assessments, when |internet and LAN access at every school |access will be provided to complete all online | |

|available, that are aligned with curricula and facilitate student |The IT Department will advise the Curriculum |assessments. | |

|learning. |Management Teams regarding infrastructure | | |

| |necessary to take online assessments. | | |

|The Wallingford Public School District will provide professional |Appropriate staff will collaborate to plan |Documented annual Professional Development |2006 - 2009 |

|development opportunities each year for staff members, to interpret |and implement professional development. |Documented data availability | |

|and manipulate CMT, CAPT, DRA, and other relevant formative and |IT Department will ensure the data | | |

|summative data to improve instruction. |availability. | | |

|The Technology Advisory Committee will coordinate a survey for all |Technology Advisory Committee will coordinate|Needs Assessment document and data every two years |2006-2007 |

|staff to determine electronic resource needs. |distribution of survey results | | |

|The Technology Advisory Committee and/or the Information Technology |Technology Advisory Committee and/or IT |Attendance at meetings |2006 - 2009 |

|Department will encourage its representatives to serve on each |personnel become actively involved at all | | |

|Curriculum Management Team when possible in order to ensure that |Curriculum Management Team meetings | | |

|technology is integrated into each curriculum area. | | | |

Goal 6: Develop a schema of current and future financing requirements to support the LEA’s Technology Plan.

The following must be addressed:

o Describe how the LEA will meet current and future funding requirements to support plan implementation;

o Describe how the LEA will develop policies and procedures related to maintenance of hardware, software, infrastructure and security; and

o Describe how the LEA will meet current and future funding requirements to keep the technology updated.

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability Measure |Timeline |

|Technology Plan will include estimated costs of all |Identify items/resources that have a cost and estimate |Items requiring expenditure of funds will be included in |2006-2009 |

|objectives. |the costs. |district’s budget. | |

|Maintenance and repair of current equipment will be funded. |Forecast maintenance and repair costs and request |Budget reflects funding for repaired and maintained |2006-2009 |

| |appropriate funds |equipment | |

| | | | |

| | |Replacement parts are available throughout the school | |

| | |year | |

| | | | |

| | |Review record of repaired/maintained equipment | |

|Identify sources of funding to supplement local budget. |Work with grant writer, principals and other district |Amount of outside funds obtained. |2006-2009 |

| |staff to identify grants, outside resource funding (PTOs,| | |

| |business community, etc.) | | |

|Obtain eRate funding |Meet requirements of and continue to apply for eRate |Receipt of eRate funding. |2006-2009 |

| |funding of eligible services | | |

|Utilize help desk system to record and track all maintenance|Communicate with all staff of the availability of a |Reports of work orders. |2006-2009 |

|issues. |centralized help desk and how to utilize it. | | |

|Keep district policies updated in regards to acceptable use |Technology Advisory Committee will manage review of |Annual review and distribution of policies completed |2006-2009 |

|of system resources |technology policies. Policies will be updated. | | |

|Maintain current inventory of hardware and software |IT Department will maintain records of hardware and |Documented inventory |2006-2009 |

| |software inventory | | |

Goal 7: Develop a telecommunications services plan that will support both instructional needs and administrative requirements.

The following must be addressed to qualify for participation in E-Rate Program:

|Goal 1: Clear goals and a realistic strategy for using telecommunications and information technology to improve education or library services; |

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability measure |Timeline |

|Technology plan |Revise and update 2002-2007 plan |New technology plan to be revised every three years. |2006 |

|Adequate budget |Design a systematic plan that can realistically be |Funding aligned with plan showing annual progress |2006-2009 |

| |addressed by existing budget parameters | | |

|Technology will be Integrated into curriculum |Include integration of technology into each curricular |The revision of each course curricula to include |2006-2009 |

| |area/ course offered as appropriate |integration of technology | |

| | | | |

| |More clearly define the roles of the classroom teacher, |Refer to Goal 2 | |

| |LMS and Info Tech teacher in the integration process | | |

| | | | |

| | | | |

| |Teaching strategies will include written recommendation of| | |

| |technology personnel and Library Media Specialist as | | |

| |resources | | |

|Access list of materials at all the school libraries from |Purchase necessary software upgrade |Systems implemented and documented utilization |2007-2008 |

|school and home | | | |

|Goal 2: A professional development strategy to ensure that staff know how to use these new technologies to improve education or library services; |

|Maintain a determined level of technology and information |Continue the practice of offering tech workshops to |Institute annual polling of new and periodic polling of |2006-2009 |

|literacy expertise among faculty |teachers, for pay, in summer |veteran faculty to determine staff technology competencies| |

| |workshops offered by Info Tech teachers and Library Media |and areas of need | |

| |Specialists to meet specific needs |Non-school day training attendance | |

| |Explore paid professional development workshop offerings | | |

| |on non-school days to address ongoing technology needs |Refer to previous goal | |

|Goal 3: An assessment of the telecommunications services, hardware, software and other services that will be needed to improve education or library services; |

|Update, upgrade, and systematically maintain a determined |Institute regular, periodic polling of faculty to |Periodic revision of tech plan to reflect the results of |2006-2009 |

|level of telecommunication services |determine needs and preferences both IT and library media |the polls, teachers’ pilot programs | |

| |services | | |

| |Actively pursue grants and seek opportunities for teachers|Periodic revision of curriculum to reflect evolving |2006-2009 |

| |to pilot various technologies that serves as a model for |instructional strategies that integrate technology | |

| |others | | |

| |Create a venue whereby teachers can share “best practices”|Create a page on the district web page highlighting |2006-2007 |

| |in integrating technology into their instruction |technology integration. | |

| |Share that information district-wide to use in purchasing |Budget requests reflect acknowledged instructional |2006-2009 |

| | |strategies | |

| |Assess the two-computer per classroom model and explore |Survey both teachers and students to determine the amount |2006-2007 |

| |other options |and type of use of classroom computers. Pilot and evaluate| |

| | |other models, including mobile laptop carts for each grade| |

| | |level, whole class laptop carts, SmartBoard and | |

| | |projectors, and so on. | |

| |There is a Technology Advisory Committee that meets |Expanded membership in Technology Advisory Committee |2006-2009 |

| |regularly – membership includes a variety of stakeholders | | |

| |including a parent. | | |

| |Monitor and measure usage and capabilities of data network|Obtain hardware and software tools that |2006-2009 |

| |links between buildings. |measure/monitor/report on bandwidth utilization | |

| |Upgrade inter-building data connections when existing |Data lines upgraded. |2006-2009 |

| |bandwidth is insufficient to met district’s needs using | | |

| |local and state grant funds. | | |

| |After completion of district’s 11 school renovation |Work order system checked. |2006 |

| |project, ensure that all pre-existing telecommunication | | |

| |services are working and repair/replace if necessary. | | |

| |Upgrade district’s telephone system that was not funded as|Updated phone system installed and operational. |2009 |

| |part of the building renovation project (VOIP system with | | |

| |unified dialing and voice mail). | | |

|Goal 4: A sufficient budget to acquire and support the non-discounted elements of the plan: the hardware, software, professional development and other services that will be needed to implement the |

|strategy. |

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability measure |Timeline |

|Consult current technology plan when preparing budget |Disperse technology plan to all parties involved in the |Assess awareness of the components of the technology plan |2006-2009 |

|documents. |budgeting process, including members of the community. |through discussion of specific budget items. | |

|Explore alternate sources of funding for technology |In addition to local and state funds, continue to explore |District technology grant writing centralized to central |2006-2009 |

|initiatives. |grant funding of technology initiatives. |office staff. | |

| | |Compare amounts awarded through grants from year to year. | |

|Encourage and support innovative, teacher-initiated |Funding and staff support will be made available to |Successful projects will be highlighted on district web |2006-2009 |

|technology projects |facilitate successful projects. |page. | |

|with the possibility of integrating them into existing |Successful projects should be shared among staff and |Document number of innovative projects discussed at | |

|curriculums. |integrated district wide through both funding and staff |Curriculum management team meetings and through | |

| |awareness. |Professional Development. | |

| |Curriculum management team should be made aware of all | | |

| |innovative projects. | | |

| |Professional development opportunities will be designed to| | |

| |share new projects. | | |

|Goal 5: An evaluation process that enables the school or library to monitor progress toward the specific goals (of the eligible entity) and make mid-course corrections in response to new developments and |

|opportunities as they arise. |

|Objective |Strategy |Accountability measure |Timeline |

|Expand use of instructional rubrics related to technology |Develop and use technology and informational literacy |Rubrics revised based on teacher suggestions. |2006-2009 |

|and information literacy with a focus on further integrating|skills rubrics from grade 4 up. | | |

|technology curriculum. | | | |

|Explore student technology and information literacy |Library Media Technology Advisory Committee will explore |Research will be shared by committee to appropriate staff |2006-2009 |

|competencies assessments. |student assessments. |members. | |

| |Explore the emerging testing of technology skills by | | |

| |reputable companies such as ETS, College Board, and/ or | | |

| |ISTE national educational technology standards for high | | |

| |school seniors. | | |

Goal 8 : Additional District Goals (Optional)

(additional district goals)

NONE

Technology Funding Sources and Costs

ANNUAL BUDGET SUMMARY Year 2006-2007

NOTE: DUPLICATE THIS PAGE FOR EACH YEAR AS NEEDED

List the professional development and technologies and professional development opportunities to be acquired during each year of the agency’s plan.

Note: At least 25% of the funds allocated to an LEA through the Title II-D ED Tech Program, must be allocated for professional development activities. (Current estimates indicate that Title II D funding will be reduced by ~40% in 2006-07 year from the 2005-06 level.)

Estimate the cost of the se technologies and professional development and technologies opportunities in the appropriate column(s) from which the agency intends to take the funds.

Describe how your district/charter coordinates or aligns the other federal, state, and local funds and with district/charter consolidated plans and/or individual schools' School Improvement Plans.

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| |My district/agency is not E-Rate compliant. (Check one additional box below): |

| |Every “applicable school*” has complied with the CIPA requirements in subpart 4 of Part D of Title II of the |

| |ESEA**. |

| |Not all “applicable schools*” have yet complied with the requirements in subpart 4 of Part D of Title II of the |

| |ESEA**. However, the LEA has received a one-year waiver from the U.S. Secretary of Education under section |

| |2441(b)(2)(C) of the ESEA for those applicable schools not yet in compliance. |

| |The CIPA requirements in the ESEA do not apply because no funds made available under the program are being used to|

| |purchase computers to access the Internet, or to pay for direct costs associated with accessing the Internet, for |

| |elementary and secondary schools that do not receive E-Rate services under the Communications Act of 1934, as |

| |amended. |

*An applicable school is an elementary or secondary school that does not receive E-Rate discounts and for which Ed Tech funds are used to purchase computers used to access the Internet, or to pay the direct costs associated with accessing the Internet.

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