West End High School

West End High School 2008-2009 School Technology Plan

West End High School

West End High School 2008-2009 School Technology Plan

General Information

A. Years of the Plan: 2007 ? 2012 B. School: West End High School C. Date Submitted: October 29, 2008

Approval ? Principal

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Approval ? School Technology Coordinator

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Approval ? System Technology Coordinator

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West End High School 2008-2009 School Technology Plan

Name Mark A. Stancil Marcus Snead Tina Goss Barry Simmons Sonya Bailey Rhonda Rogers Jennifer Price Sharlotte Head Kelly Hollingsworth Donna Fulenwider Loree Cline Brittany Hicks Colt Greer

Position Principal School Technology Coordinator School Technology Coordinator Teacher Teacher IVC Lab Aide Distance Education Aide Community Member Community Member Parent Parent Student Student

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Vision Statement

The faculty of West End High School believes that the educational program should be a continuing and broadening program of general education. We intend to instill in our students the desire to maximize academic potential and develop a sense of social and civic responsibility. We

feel that the school should work with the home and community to develop the whole child.

History of West End High School

In the summer of 1966, West End High School was established. West End is a consolidation of Altoona High School and Walnut Grove High School. It is located at 4515 Elm Street in Walnut Grove, Alabama. This is on the west side of Etowah County adjoining Blount County on the west and south and Marshall on the north. Altoona High School was established in 1922 and was a great asset to this little coal-mining town and its surroundings. Before this time, the Altoona school consisted of grades one through nine. Students desiring further education had to travel to other areas. The final graduating class was 1966. It seems the first school held in Walnut Grove was in 1859. According to records, the Masonic Lodge was organized that year and the first school and church in the community met on the first floor of their building. Walnut Grove High School, which was for students in grades one through twelve, proudly provided educational opportunities for children in the area until the final class graduated in 1966.

Demographic Information

West End High School serves the needs of students living in/around the Walnut Grove and Altoona areas. The community is rural and agricultural. The average income per capita is $12,000. The current population of these areas totals approximately 1800. This is a decrease of .20% from the 2000 census. The racial composition of the school is 97.44% white, 1.86% Hispanic, 0.47% Asian, and 0.23% black while the gender composition is 54.4% male and 45.6% female.

Developing and Approving Your Plan

Technology and Curriculum Integration

West End High School is proud to have been recognized as the top ACCESS school in North Alabama for the 2007-2008 school year. Our school deeply values technology and the opportunities it provides our students. Currently, a data projector and SchoolPad is installed in each classroom to allow teachers the opportunity to interact with students on an entirely new level using technology. The SchoolPad works as an electronic white board in the teacher or student's hands, therefore allowing for mobility in the classroom. There are 53 computers with high speed internet access in our classrooms. We have two computer labs for a total of 65 computers and there are 9 computers for student use in the library. It is our plan to replace or add to our inventory an average of 10 computers each year in an effort to keep up with new and emerging technologies and update and replace outdated and/or non-functioning equipment. There are no less than 10 digital cameras on campus for students to use. Many teachers utilize project based assignments that require the use of technology in one form or another. TV/VCR/DVD, Data Projector, Overhead Projector, SMART Boards, computers, printers, scanners, ELMO. Digital cameras, Opaque machines, cassette tape and CD players and cassette tape recorders, laser disc player, digital video camera, distance learning lab equipment

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are all available for use. Programs/Software Packages used at our school include STI, GradeQuick, Concourse Library Automation/Inventory, McIlleer Accounting Software, FastLane2000 in the lunchroom, STI Home, Success Maker, ACT Prep, and Study Island. Many teachers have incorporated the use of technology into their lesson plans. Examples of these activities are as follows:

1. Using Microsoft Excel to chart and graph how students spent summer/Christmas vacation time.

2. Using Microsoft Word to construct a resume of a person who has impacted US History before the Civil War.

3. Using the Internet to research and Microsoft PowerPoint and/or Microsoft Word to present on various topics.

4. Using the Internet to research a propaganda module to compliment The Diary of Anne Frank.

5. Conducting a survey and reporting findings using Micosoft Excel to graph.

6. Students using DataProjector to present PowerPoint presentations.

7. Teachers using videos/DVD on subject matter. 8. Teachers using laptop/SMARTBoard to present PowerPoint

presentations as notes during lecture/discussion. 9. Teachers using overhead projector to show examples, etc. 10. Teachers using DataProjector for presentations. 11. Students interacting with SMARTBoard. 12. Teachers using CD player/tape player for Audio Books

Infrastructure as Related to Technology

One hundred forty-two computers are connected to the Internet through our LAN system with the capabilities of LAN resources. All are connected through a FiberOptic connection. We also have wireless capabilities in all except the outlying areas which logon via the LAN. All computers are patched into Cisco switches with either category 5 or 6 cabling. Our school network is delivered through ZENworks via Novell Client software which delivers access to logins by levels of "rights". Students and teachers have unique login names and passwords which allow them to store items on the home directory of our server which cannot e accessed by anyone other than them. Students cannot alter computer settings and teachers cannot ad software or peripherals without approval. Technology coordinators at the school are given the rights of certified staff with administrative rights and may load approved software and peripherals and change computer settings as necessary and perform maintenance operations.

Connectivity/WAN Connectivity Between Schools

The Etowah County School District is currently wired with Category 5 and/or Category 6 copper cabling. Our connectivity at WEHS; as well as many other schools in the system, is with 100mbps switches and multiple wireless access points utilizing 802.11G technology. All schools have Internet connections that are T1 (1.54mbs). A 3mbps Internet connection is provided by the Alabama Supercomputer Authority and is routed through the ECBOE Central Office.

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Measures to Ensure Information Security

The Etowah County School District is CIPA compliant. An Internet Safety Policy is in effect and has been since the implementation of CIPA. Our Internet Safety Policy contains two different Acceptable Use Policies. One for students and one for employees, including substitute teachers. Content filtering is currently completed using an 8E6 Technologies R2000 X-Stop server. A Lightspeed Total Traffic Control server is used to augment the R2000 on content filtering. Currently, the network is designed to stop all Internet traffic within the WAN in the event of the R2000 failing. Content filtering is also available from the Alabama Supercomputer Authority at no additional charge to the school system in the event of a failure with the primary filtering server.

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