LABAMA TECHNOLOGY PLAN/UPDATE TRANSFORM 2020 - …

ALABAMA TECHNOLOGY PLAN/UPDATE:

TRANSFORM 2020

GUIDANCE FOR SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS

Planners document Purpose: (Vision, Mission, Values/Beliefs), Community Description, Program Coordination, Key Achievements, Desired Improvements, and Student Achievement Information.

Planners document fair representation of appropriate Stakeholder engagement in planning (process and product).

Planners document process and actions to ensure compliance and accountability for technology (inventory, infrastructure, survey results, EducateALABAMA evaluationsaggregate data), E-Rate, professional learning, supporting documentation, etc.).

Planners update (add, remove, edit) Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Activities to meet the Technology Plan requirements, using the ASSIST Goal Builder. (Use the three required Alabama Goals, and the Objectives that best relate to your needs, as identified by the Transform 2020 Survey results, etc. Create your own Strategies and Activities.)

ALSDE Educational Technology Section Reviewers follow the Checks and Balances process and communicate with Planners to ensure that the Technology Plan/Update includes all the required components.

(1.) Executive Summary

(2.) Stakeholder Involvement

(3.) Technology Diagnostics

(4.) Tactical Plan

(5.) Review & Approval Workflow

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* District Technology Plan is Due no later than Oct. 15

October 15 District Technology Plan:

Due to ALSDE

Educational Technology for Review/Approval

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Table of Contents

Alabama Technology Plan/Update Process: Transform 2020 .......................................................1 Table of Contents.......................................................................................................................................2 (1.) AdvancEd Assist: How to Get Started...................................................................................3 (2.) District/School Executive Summary.....................................................................................3 (3.) District/School Stakeholder Involvement ...........................................................................4 (4.) District/School Technology Diagnostics .............................................................................5-9

Data, Funding...................................................................................................................................5 Needs Assessment, Professional Learning...................................................................................6 Inventory/Infrastructure (School Profiles)...................................................................................6-8 (5.) District /School Tactical Plan............................................................................................ 812 Goal, Objective Builder & District/School Plan Vital Components (Must Haves).................10 Goal References.............................................................................................................................10 Objectives.......................................................................................................................................10 Strategies...................................................................................................................................10-11 Activities.........................................................................................................................................11 Example of Goal, Objective, Strategy, and Activity............................................................11-12 (6.) District Review and Approval Workflow........................................................................... 13-14 (7.) Transform 2020 Update Steps* (to update existing plan) ................................................ 15-16 (8.) District Assurances...............................................................................................................17-18 (9.) Creating and Accessing Transform 2020 Reports ................................................................19 (10.) District Review of School Technology Plans .........................................................................20 (11.) Transform 2020 Technology Plan Review Checklist .........................................................21-24

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ASSIST How to get started

Go here - Click on the green button on the right that says "Create new Account" Set your first name, last name, confirm your email and set your password. ACCESS Code ? for SDE, leave blank. For LEAs, Jean Scott, jscott@alsde.edu, has access codes. Click the "register" button.

(2.) District/School Executive Summary

The Executive Summary provides Planners with an opportunity to describe in narrative form its purpose as well as strengths and challenges within the context of continuous improvement. Use the links below to navigate the Executive Summary and respond to the various questions. The responses should be brief, descriptive, and appropriate for the specific section. Ensure that all Key District Program staff work collaboratively to provide input into the District Executive Summary, and all School Staff provide input into the School Executive Summary.

It is recommended that the responses are written offline and then transferred into the following sections.

Description of the School District/School

Describe the size, community/communities, location, and changes experienced in the last three years. Include demographic information about the students, faculty/staff, and community at large. What unique opportunities and challenges are associated with the community/communities? (Narrative)

Notable Achievements and Areas of Improvement

Describe your notable student achievements and areas of improvement in the last three years. Additionally, describe broad areas for improvement that you will be striving to achieve in the next three years. (Narrative)

District/School/School of Education Purpose

Provide the purpose statement and ancillary content through the mission, vision, and values/beliefs. Describe how the District/School/School of Education embodies its purpose through its program offerings, technology, and expectations for students. (Narrative)

Values and beliefs are brief, numbered statements about what your highest aspirations are for your students, staff, faculty, community, state, nation, and world based upon what skills and dispositions you think students will need to be successful in life, school, and careers.

The vision statement describes the "perfect" world stakeholders would see if the mission is achieved. It evokes excitement, paints a picture, and has the effect of enrolling others.

The mission statement should be brief, describe how the vision will be realized, and contain essential resources you will need (people, time, funding, technology, facilities, etc.).

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Additional Information

Provide any additional information you would like to share that you were not prompted to complete in the previous sections. (Narrative)

(3.) District/School Stakeholder Involvement

Stakeholders are all the people that the plan will impact directly and indirectly. The Stakeholders have vested, real interests in ensuring the highest quality educational experience for every student. They may be partners, employees, teachers/faculty/staff, board members, community members, parents, and of course students themselves (former, current, future).

The Overall Planning Team should be comprised of representative stakeholders who should be involved according to levels of expertise and closeness of impact. Involvement spans range from an input/advisory capacity to writing/expert levels. For example, it is helpful to have a Core Writing Team comprised of key program experts responsible for creating the basic content for input by the Overall Planning Team. Subgroups may be formed according to levels of involvement. All should clearly understand their roles and expectations in the process and final plan produced.

1. Describe the process used to engage and solicit input from a variety of stakeholders in the development of the plan. Include information on how stakeholders were selected and informed of their roles, and how meetings were scheduled to accommodate various levels of input into the plan (For example, levels may range from the Core Writing Team to Advisory capacities.). (Narrative)

2. Describe how your program is included in other program planning and discussions (Technology, Special Education, Career Technical, Prevention/Support, Federal Programs, Curriculum and Instruction, Leadership, ARI, AMSTI, etc.). (Narrative)

3. List each Team Member and their respective Job Positions and Team Function being sure to include experts in each key program area. (Examples of program areas include Technology, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Content Specialists, Leadership, Federal Programs, Career Technical, Project-Based Learning Specialists, etc.). (Narrative)

4. Explain how the final plan was/will be communicated to all stakeholders, and the method and frequency in which stakeholders will receive information on the status of activities and progress during the year. (Narrative)

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(4.) District/School Technology Diagnostics

Data, Funding, Needs Assessments, Professional Learning,

1. Data Sources. Select all sources of data used for planning: Board of Education actions Compliance Monitoring Reports Continuous Improvement Plan Discipline and Attendance Reports EducateAlabama Data End-of-Course Assessments Federal Government Regulations Formative Assessments Graduation Rates Inventory & Infrastructure Report--Fast and Easy Access to network, and Availability of Technology School of Education (SOE) Accreditation Reviews/Reports Other Data Sources--be specific Principal Walk-Through Checklist Professional Learning Evaluations, Lesson Plans SpeakUp Data State Government Regulations Student Achievement Data Technology Program Audit, etc. Transform 2020 Surveys (*Required)

Funding

2. Funding Sources. Select the most probable Funding Sources for each activity. Annual Giving Fund Booster Fund Capital Improvement Fund Career Technical Funds District Funds (Local Funds) Endowment/Memorial Fund Financial Aid General Fund Perkins Scholarship Fund School Council Funds State Funds Title I, Part A Title I, Part C Title I, Part D Title I, School Improvement Title I, Schoolwide Title I, School Improvement Grant (SIG) Title II, Part A Title III Title IV, Part A Title IV, Part B USAC Technology No Funding Required Other:

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Needs Assessment

3. Strengths & Needs. Address each of these Technology Program areas below. Be sure to cite the data that you used to determine the strength and need areas. (Narrative)

A. Strengths. For each area, list the top 1-3 areas of strength of your technology program. Identify both the data sources for how you determined that they are strengths and cite the specific data that led you to this conclusion.

B. Needs. For each area, list the top 1-3 areas of need associated with your technology program. Identify both the data sources for how you determined that they are needs and cite the specific data that led you to this conclusion.

Technology Program Areas 1) Infrastructure (fast and easy access to network, digital content) 2) Inventory (fast and easy access to technology) 3) Student Learning (subject area processes and content; technology skills and

dispositions to ensure school, career, and life success) 4) Professional Learning Program (Teachers, Staff, Leaders, Community) 5) Teacher Use--Teaching (how teachers use technology to teach as well as require

students to use technology to learn) 6) Teacher Use--Productivity (how teachers use technology for increased productivity) 7) School Leaders Use--Productivity (how administrators use technology for increased

productivity) 8) Other (Optional)

Professional Learning

4. Topics. Based upon the strengths and areas of need listed above, what are your Professional Learning Topics for the upcoming year? (Note: You do not have to address all needs or build upon strengths in one year! You will need to prioritize them over three years.) (Narrative)

5. Logistics. For each topic, include: (Narrative) A. What kind of Delivery Method(s)?--Face-to-Face (onsite or offsite), hybrid/blended (combination), webinar, videoconferencing, online (real-time or asynchronous), etc. B. Time? Number of hours C. Who will attend? (teacher, school administrator, district administrator, specialists, other ) D. Who will present? (Indicate type or name, i.e. Technology in Motion Instructional Specialist, ALEX A.C.E. Trainer, ACCESS trainer, LEA staff, AETC attendance, external trainer, corporate, consultant), etc.

Inventory/Infrastructure (School Profiles)

In ASSIST click the blue pencil beside Technology Diagnostic then "Create a New Technology Diagnostic." Include 2016-17 in the description. Inventory/Infrastructure is the fourth item in the list. The 2016-17 Transform 2020 Technology LEA Inventory will be completed in SharePoint.

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Or you may use this link directly to the Technology Plan Inventory website to only access the inventory: 1. You must be logged into EDDir. (If "Web Part Error" appears click "Sign In" in the upper right hand

corner.) 2. You may consolidate the entry by only sharing this link with those individuals on your staff but each of

them must log into EDDir. 3. Questions concerning the content of Demographics, Hardware and FTE should be directed to your

Educational Technology Representative. 4. Questions concerning Network Infrastructure content can be directed to Jerome Browning,

jbrowning@alsde.edu. 5. This Inventory system will be a part of your Technology Plan process but you will not be required to

upload this data into ASSIST. The data entered here will be reviewed and evaluated by ALSDE staff and included within the Technology Plan evaluation process.

A. Instructional Spaces 1) WiFi /WLAN Active Classrooms: Add the total number in each grade level

a. Classroom Count b. WiFi/"WIRED" Standards Met Classroom c. Access Points Serving (802.11_ wireless LAN standards)

2) WiFi/WLAN Other Active Instructional Spaces (counts and standards met): a. Library/Libraries b. Gymnasiums c. Other

3) Wireless Controller Information: (Shared Wireless, Dedicated, Cloud Based) a. What type wireless controller environment is deployed at this school? b. How many switches are installed and in use at this school? c. What is the predominant LAN wiring technology deployed at this school? d. What type of firewall is deployed? e. What Type Content filter?

B. One-to-One Information (by grade level) 1. On a 1:1 basis (Students can take home devices after hours) 2. On a 1:1 basis (Devices cannot be removed from school) 3. On a cart for in-classroom use only 4. Only available for check-out from school library, media center, or computer lab 5. None, but students are allowed to use their own personal mobile devices in school under a "Bring Your Own

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