Putnam Framework

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Technology Plan Update Framework

Broad-BasedSupport

SuperintendentDr. Jim Willis706-485-5381

[email protected]

Technology DirectorKeith Ellenberg706-485-5381 [email protected]

Curriculum DirectorDr. Jim [email protected]

Technology DirectorKeith Ellenberg706-485-5381 [email protected]

Curriculum DirectorBeth Bacon706-485-5381 [email protected]

Macon ETTCJeff Stewart, [email protected]

NeedsAssessment:

The Putnam County Tech Plan already had a needsassessment in place.Input was gathered from teachers, administrators andstaff through surveys on technologies they would like tosee within the classroom in the next three years. Thesesurveys also asked questions about current likes and

dislikes about the technology program and staff, togather data about how the group and technology inschools could improve. The data that was received wasreviewed and used to assist in writing the plan so thatthe ideas, concerns, and goals from the teachers andadministrations perspective could be included.


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In order to assess the needs of the county, the schooltechnology committees will continue to provide theleadership for each schools technology needs. Thesecommittees will provide updates on the progress of the

plans and asked to provide their feedback andevaluations of the implementation progress. Eachschools technology plan will be shared with the parentsand community as required.

The Director of Technology will continue to provide theBoard of Education informational presentations asprogress is made toward achieving the technology plangoals. The annual technology SPLOST budgetpresentation and bid results will be provided to theBoard.

The Technology department will continue to work withbuilding-level personnel in preparing information andgetting the information ready for internal and externaldissemination.

The Director of Technology and the District ParentLiaison will continue to work with the local mediaresources to communicate and market the progress ofthe technology plan to the local community.

In addition to Putnams current assessment of needs,the following from Fultons Technology Plan should be inplace.

Understanding that the School Keys offer a way tomeasure and then guide the system towards continuousimprovement, Information Technology used the commonlanguage of the Keys to develop a web-based survey,known as the Technology Planning Survey, in order tomeasure how well the technology in Fulton County wasused throughout the system to support the School Key

indicators. A link to the Technology Planning Survey wassent to all school principals with a request that a schooladministrator, a classroom teacher and the schooltechnology specialist complete the survey. Respondentsto the survey indicated their perception as to how welltechnology is currently being used and supported. (Loe,2009)


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Mission Putnam County already had a mission statement inplace.

The mission of the Putnam County School System is toassist all students in acquiring knowledge, fostering

aspirations, and developing life skills that will empowerthem to become self-directing, productive andcontributing members of a global society.

Vision Putnam County already had a vision statement in place.

Technology is a critical component in Putnam CountySchools fulfilling its mission. Technology continues toevolve and change how we live our lives every day.Putnam County Schools is committed to using andtaking advantage of these advancements in Technologyto prepare its students, educators, and parents for lives

filled with change, learning and exploration.

Putnam County envisions a school district where:-Students and teachers will expect the internet in theirclassroom to be as fast if not faster than the internet intheir homes.-Instruction will be delivered over the high speednetwork with telepresence technologies enabling real-time face-to-face instruction from an instructor locatedelsewhere in the world. Students and educators willreceive their instruction and professional development

using the same types of technology-Instructional software will evolve to be GeorgiaPerformance Standard aligned.-Students will have access to their instructional softwareat home using their home internet connection-Parents will have access to their childrens grades,attendance and assignments via the student informationsystems parental portal-All employees will manage their human resource andpayroll withholdings and enrollments via a web-basedemployee portal

-Financial and human resource business processes willuse electronic documents instead of paper-baseddocuments-Electronic textbooks will begin to replace the traditionalhardcopy textbook-1 to 1 computing will evolve to include personal deviceslike Apples iTouch and Amazons Kindle


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-Broadcasting video throughout the system will not bean event, but a daily commonplace occurrence.-Community members and parents will increase theirinvolvement in the schools due to the quality ofinformation disseminated to them via the schools

website and training classes.

Goals andObjectives

Putnam County already had goals and objectives inplace.

System Readiness Goals:Goal 1: Provide the technology infrastructure tosupport the instructional and administrativeneeds of the system.Upgrade all PCPS switches to support layer 3 and installa building wide wireless network


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Upgrade all PCES switches to support layer 3 and installa building wide wireless networkUpgrade all PCMS switches to support layer 3 and installa building wide wireless networkPurchase new switches for new high school and install a

building wide wireless networkUpgrade all PCBO switches to support layer 3 and installa building wide wireless networkImplement DHCP servers in each facilityUpgrade school servers every 3 years and centralizewhere possibleUpgrade all phone systems to include voice mail andtelephony network integrationReplace PBX/intercom system at PCMS with systemstandardPurchase and install new PBX/intercom for new high

schoolExtend fiber optic backbone from central office to newhigh schoolMaintain facilities (A/C and power) for existing and newtechnologiesMaintain Inventory Management SystemMaintain centralized network printers and networkattached copiersMaintain firewall and content filtering subscriptionsMaintain network shaping applianceContinue to use help desk tracking software for all

technology requests

Instructional Goals:Goal 1: Students and teachers will have access totechnology that allows them to accomplish theirinstructional and administrative tasks.Adjust the number of computers in each classroom asrequestedby each schools technology committee or instructionalteamReplace workstations on 5 year rotation

Purchase assistive technology for students with specialneedsUpgrade operating systems and application software onworkstations as made available from vendorsEvaluate use of 1 to 1 technologies for studentengagement

Goal 2: Improve student achievement with the


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effective integration of instructional technology.Include technology into their GPS unitsInstructional software will be purchased for each schoolsareas of identified needs: Literacy in 6th 12th grade,Math in 1st 11th grade, and Science in all grades.

Improve student achievement on State tests through preand post assessments and web based instruction andreview.Improve graduation rate through the use of creditrecovery software E2020 and Virtual School

Administrative Goals:Goal 1: Transform current business process frompaper based systems to web enabledcomputerized systems.Utilize web versions of financial systems for purchasing

and payrollUtilize web versions of human resources modules infinancial systemsReplace student information systemMaintain Nutrition softwareMaintain Transportation SystemsMaintain Facility Management Energy management andlighting control systemsImplement IP based security camera systems andsecurity monitoring systems at selected schools

Parent/Community Goals:Goal 1: Actively engage parents and community inthe educational process by increasingcommunication and feedback from parents andcommunity focus groups through surveys and byproviding access to computer technology andtraining.Provide parental access to student grades, assignmentsand attendance.Continue to conduct annual parent and communitysurvey

Increase the use of school websitesExpand training available to parents and communitymembers

Action Plan/Multi-year Planning The Action Plan is Appendix A of this document.


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The timeline to achieve the goals was improved byspecifying a time of year for those that only stated ayear or span of years. This way, the timeline is notleaving the goal wide open for interpretation and

procrastination.ProgramIntegration

The Putnam County Technology Plan is associated withGeorgia Performance Standards.

To add from the Fulton Tech Plan, it should also supportthe work of the school system in all strategic areas.Curriculum, instruction, media, Title I, special educationand ESOL should work together to develop a technologyplan that supports the implementation of teaching andlearning goals established by each department and thatis aligned to the systems values and goals. (Loe, 2009)

CurriculumIntegration

Putnam County already addressed curriculumintegration.

Putnam County envisions a school district where:

1. Students and teachers will expect the internet intheir classroom to be as fast if not faster than theinternet in their homes.

2. Instruction will be delivered over the high speednetwork with telepresence technologies enablingreal-time face-to-face instruction from an

instructor located elsewhere in the world. Studentsand educators will receive their instruction andprofessional development using the same types oftechnology

3. Instructional software will evolve to be GeorgiaPerformance Standard aligned.

4. Students will have access to their instructionalsoftware at home using their home internetconnection

5. Parents will have access to their childrens grades,attendance and assignments via the studentinformation systems parental portal

6. All employees will manage their human resourceand payroll withholdings and enrollments via aweb-based employee portal

7. Financial and human resource business processeswill use electronic documents instead of paper-based documents


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8. Electronic textbooks will begin to replace thetraditional hardcopy textbook

9. 1 to 1 computing will evolve to include personaldevices like Apples iTouch and Amazons Kindle

10. Broadcasting video throughout the system

will not be an event, but a daily commonplaceoccurrence.

11. Community members and parents willincrease their involvement in the schools due tothe quality of information disseminated to themvia the schools website and training classes.

Evaluation Putnams plan contains evaluative measures in itsAction Plan. See Appendix A.

The leadership team review, nutrition departmentreview, transportation department review, facilitiesmanagement review, and principal review evaluationswere changed to surveys to eliminate subjectivity.

Standards There are no standards in the present PutnamTechnology Plan.

Equipment Standards:

The district standard for technology equipment isto support 17,946 Windows based computers. Allschools are connected to the wide area network with agig Ethernet connection with a 100 MB download andupload bandwidth speed (339 MB aggregate) connectionto the Internet. Every classroom in the district shouldhave four modern computers connected to the Internet.Each permanent classroom should be outfitted with aninteractive whiteboard, mounted projector, and soundsystem. Every high school and middle school shouldhave at least one computer lab with 30 modern

computers and every school should have access toseven to twelve mobile laptop labs that consist of tenmodern laptop computers and a network printer. Everyschool also has to have at least ten stand alone laptopsthat can be designated for student checkout. Everyschool has to have a wireless network connectionthroughout the building. Every teacher should have anemail account and storage space on the Storage Area


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Network. (Forsyth County)

Educator Standards:Every school needs a building level InstructionalTechnology Specialist who acts as the local school

technology coordinator, providing instructionalresources to help teachers integrate technology intoinstruction, thereby enhancing teaching and learning.Teachers will have a wide variety of softwareapplications to assist in the teaching and learning ofstudents to increase the creation of engaging lessonsthat impact student achievement. The Microsoft OfficeProfessional suite or Open Office needs to be installedon every classroom desktop and teacher laptop.Additional district supported software shouold includeInspiration, Kidspiration, Pixie 2, the Macromedia web

design suite, Google Earth and Sketchup, ActivStudio,Windows Movie Maker and Photostory. Fulltime teachersshould have a notebook computer with email andInternet access. (Forsyth County)

FundingAlternatives

SPLOST, Title IVB, local, Title I, ARRA, Title IV

School PilotProjects/Educational Research

Beginning Fall of 2009, Putnam began using AppleiTouch as a piloted project managed by teachers,academic coaches, and principals with Title I funds andis being evaluated with formative and summativeassessments developed by each teacher for the pilot.

The Technology Planning committee supports theexpansion of virtual teaching and learning capabilitiesby supporting current and emerging distance learningprojects along with an upgrade to the district broadcaststudio (Loe, 2009). In addition, the committee supportsthe implementation of a system-wide repository forpodcasts, streamingvideo, PowerPoint presentations and other teacher,student and staff digital content (Loe, 2009). This planproposes the pilot of virtual technologies for onlinecommunication and collaboration. Research conductedon emerging technologies in the area of distancelearning and pilot projects will determine the bestsolution for the district. Putnam County will provide apilot program to test the feasibility of desktopvideoconferencing throughout the system network. In


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order to expand distance learning solutions, this pilotwill create less expensive and more flexible alternativesto the current distance learning classroom that we havein all high schools (Loe, 2009). Implementation willallow our schools to be more connected to outside

learning resources and eliminate some of the currentcosts associated with travel throughout the system. Asrequired by Board policy for all pilot programs in FultonCounty Schools, the program will include an evaluationcomponent (Loe, 2009).

Model ClassroomConfigurations

To improve teaching and learning that preparesstudents with skills needed in a global workforce,technology tools such as mobile and interactive devicessupport the building of strong foundational skills and key

noncognitive skills, such as persistence, teamwork, andcommunication skills that enable K-12 students tobenefit from learning and training experiences later onin life. The use of mobile and interactive devicesexpands a teacher and learners instructional choiceswhile providing 24/7 learning opportunities that takeadvantage of todays wireless capacity. When the wallsof the classroom are expanded, the learning experiencesextend well beyond the constraints of the physicalclassroom, building, and school day. Collaboration is nolonger limited to the teacher and other students in the

class, but extends to students, teachers and subjectmatter experts from different schools in the community,city, state and world (Loe, 2009).

The Technology Planning and Advisory Committeefocuses on performance-based instruction and learning.It is the recommendation of the committee that wetransform our classrooms so that inquiry, analysis,synthesis and evaluation takes place every day.Activities in every discipline should model what findingsolutions to real problems looks like. The committee

proposed LCD projectors become a part of astandardized classroom in order to allow teachers andstudents to explore information collaboratively using theinternet, video, TV and the sharing of computer files(Loe, 2009).

Facilities 1. School Wide Area Network backbone switches do notsupport any speed faster than 1Gb. Increasing the


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backbone to 10Gb will be needed to supporttelepresence and video distribution across the system.

2. Internet bandwidth will need to continually increase toaccommodate the application needs of the system.

3. Firewall and Content Filtering solutions do not provideage based granularity and configuration. For example,educating middle school students and high schoolstudents on social networking is impossible unless thefilters can be configured to protect the K-7 populationwhile allowing some access for grades 8-12.

4. School Local Area Networks switches do not supportlayer 3 routing. This prohibits implementation of QoS,VoIP and video distribution at the school level.

5. The existing telephone systems in the schools andcentral office are at capacity and are not integrated withthe schools intercom systems. Classroom teachers donot have voicemail or the ability to make or receivephone calls from their classrooms.

Maintenance/Support

Maintenance and support from TechnologyDirector and Technology Team:

1. Upgrade all PCPS switches to support layer 3 and

install a building wide wireless network

2. Upgrade all PCES switches to support layer 3 andinstall a building wide wireless network.

3. Upgrade all PCMS switches to support layer 3 andinstall a building wide wireless network.

4. Upgrade all PCBO switches to support layer 3 andinstall a building wide wireless network.

5. Upgrade school servers every 3 years and centralizewhere possible

6. Upgrade all phone systems to include voice mail andtelephony network integration

7. Maintain Inventory Management System.


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8. Maintain centralized network printers and networkattached copiers.

9. Maintain network shaping appliance.

10. Maintain firewall and content filtering subscriptions.

SoftwareAgreements

Putnam will have software agreements district-wide thatwill include Inspiration, Kidspiration, Pixie 2, theMacromedia web design suite, Google Earth andSketchup, ActivStudio, Windows Movie Maker andPhotostory. Each software will have a three yearagreement.

Copyright/Acceptable Use Policy

Forsyth Countys Acceptable use policy is very thoroughand detailed and gives specific examples ofunacceptable behaviors. This specificity will assist if any

issues arise in the future. There will be no questionssince the acceptable use policy gives details in theirpolicy.

CopyrightUnauthorized use of copyrighted material is prohibited.All copyrighted material must be properly cited usingstandard citation information. Giving credit (webaddress or active link) to a company or individual(celebrity, for instance) that has created text, a graphic,etc. for a school page may be allowed, assuming the site

is not blocked by the web filtering hardware andsoftware (Evans, 2009).

Acceptable Use PolicyAny student who utilizes the computer lab(s) or anycomputer equipment at the school must be aware ofcertain policies for use of the equipment and/orfacilities. Procedures are in place for the protection ofstudents and equipment. Students will be heldaccountable for any violation of the following policies (aswould be the case for any classroom disciplinarymatter). A student and his/her parents will beresponsible for damages and will be liable for costsincurred for service or repair (Evans, 2009).

Students are only allowed to utilize the computers andnetwork to retrieve information and run specificsoftware applications as directed by their teacher.


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(Evans, 2009).

C. Posting or plagiarizing work created by anotherperson without their consent (Evans, 2009).

D. Posting anonymous or forging electronic mailmessages (Evans, 2009).

E. Attempting to read, alter, delete, or copy theelectronic mail messages of other system users (Evans,2009).

F. Giving out personal information such as phonenumbers, addresses, drivers license orsocial security numbers, bankcard or checking accountinformation (Evans, 2009).

G. Using the schools computer hardware or network forany illegal activity such as copying or downloadingcopyrighted software, music or images, or violation ofcopyright laws (Evans, 2009).

H. Downloading, installing, or using games, music files,public domain, shareware or any otherunauthorized program on any schools computer orcomputer system (Evans, 2009).

I. Purposely bringing on premises or infecting any schoolcomputer or network with a Virus, Trojan, or programdesigned to damage, alter, destroy or provide access tounauthorized data or information (Evans, 2009).

J. Gaining access or attempting to access unauthorizedor restricted network resources or the data anddocuments of another person (Evans, 2009).

K. Using or attempting to use the password or accountof another person or utilizing a computer while logged

on under another users account (Evans, 2009).

L. Using the schools computers or network while accessprivileges have been suspended (Evans, 2009).

M. Using the schools computer hardware, network, orInternet link in a manner that is inconsistent with ateachers directions and generally accepted network


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etiquette (Evans, 2009).

N. Altering or attempting to alter the configuration of acomputer, network electronics, theoperating system, or any of the software (Evans, 2009).

O. Attempting to vandalize, disconnect or disassembleany network or computer component (Evans, 2009).

P. Utilizing the computers and network to retrieveinformation or run software applications not assigned bytheir teacher or inconsistent with school policy (Evans,2009).

Q. Providing another student with user accountinformation or passwords (Evans, 2009).

R. Connecting to or installing any computer hardware,components, or software which are not school systemproperty to or in the districts technology resourceswithout prior approval of the district technologysupervisory personnel. Students are permitted toconnect to the district network via the secure wirelessconnection provided by the school system, but all accessmust be in accordance with this Acceptable Use Policy.Students are NOT permitted to use their own computingdevices to access the Internet via personal Wi-Fi

accounts or by any manner other than connectingthrough the secure wireless connection provided by theschool system (Evans, 2009).

S. Bringing on premises any computer, disk or storagedevice that contains a software application or utility thatcould be used to alter the configuration of the operatingsystem or network equipment, scan or probe thenetwork, or provide access to unauthorized areas ordata (Evans, 2009).

T. Downloading or accessing via e-mail or file sharing,any software or programs not specifically authorized byTechnology personnel (Evans, 2009).

U. Bypassing or attempting to circumvent networksecurity, virus protection, network filtering, or policies(Evans, 2009).


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V. Possessing or accessing information on schoolproperty related to Hacking, or altering, orbypassing network security or policies (Evans, 2009).

W. Participating on message boards without teacher

direction, or in live chat using but not limited to AIM,Yahoo, or MSN Messenger (Evans, 2009).

X. Students should follow the guidelines below whenperforming Internet searches (Evans, 2009).

Gifts and DisposalSchool personnel shall neither give nor accept gifts ofsignificant value from students, parents or organizationsassociated with the schools. Gifts of token value may begiven or received. If an individual believes they havebeen offered a bribe they must refuse it, explain why it

is not appropriate, and immediately report the matter toAdministration.

Disposal of giftsmust be in the public interest and paydue respect to the wishes and expectations of thedonor.

StaffDevelopment Professional Development

Putnam County Schools adheres to a job-embeddedapproach for high quality professional learning,implemented on district-wide Early Release Days, to

help standards-based practices become a reality in allPutnam County classrooms (Evans, 2009).

Putnam County Schools will utilize the NationalEducational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T)as the basis for teachers to develop their professionallearning. As part of this model teachers will:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiencesand Assessments

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship andResponsibility5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

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videotape their instruction and solicit peer reviews. Oneaspect of the peer review will be the effectiveness oftheir instructional technology and how well they haveembraced the NETS-T standards.

Putnam County teachers will increase their use ofinteractive boards through on-going training from MaconETC in ActivBoard for Beginners and ActivBoardAdvanced.

The other areas of training for integration of technologythrough ETC will be the use of United Streaming to helpdifferentiate instruction and the use of math tools suchas SketchUp and Geogebra to help with theimplementation of Mathematics I and II for GPSstandards.


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Appendix A

Goals, Benchmarks, and Strategies

System Readiness Goals Goal 1: Provide the technology infrastructure to

support the instructional and administrative needs of the system.Strategies Benchmark

and TimelineResponsiblePerson

Budget Evaluation

Upgrade all PCPS switches tosupport layer 3 and install abuilding wide wireless network

Summer 2009 Director of Technology Site Survey and Networkcertification test results

Upgrade all PCES switches tosupport layer 3 and install abuilding wide wireless network


Upgrade all PCMS switches tosupport layer 3 and install abuilding wide wireless network

Fall 2010 Director of Technology Site Survey and Networkcertification test results

Purchase new switches for newhigh school and install a buildingwide wireless network


Upgrade all PCBO switches tosupport layer 3 and install abuilding wide wireless network

Fall 2010 Director of Technology Site Survey and Networkcertification test results

Implement DHCP servers in eachfacility

Summer 2010 Director of Technology Inventory

Upgrade school servers every 3years and centralize where possible

Ongoing effortfrom 2009-

2012

Director of Technology Inventory

Upgrade all phone systems toinclude voice mail and telephonynetwork integration

Ongoing effortfrom 2009-2012

Director of Technology Inventory

Replace PBX/intercom system atPCMS with system standard


Purchase and install newPBX/intercom for new high school


Extend fiber optic backbone fromcentral office to new high school

Summer 2009 Director ofTechnology

Fiber providedby local cablecompanyEstimated$30,000 for

network actives

Fiber certification results

Maintain facilities (A/C andpower) for existing and newtechnologies

Ongoing 2009-2012

Director of TechnologyDirector Of Maintenance

Annual walkthroughs

Maintain Inventory ManagementSystem

Ongoing 2009-2012

Technology Department Site survey and technologyinventory

Maintain centralized networkprinters and network attachedcopiers

Ongoing 2009-2012

Technology Department Site survey and analysis ofbudget information


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Maintain firewall and contentfiltering subscriptions

Ongoing 2009-2012

Technology Department Analysis of network traffic

Maintain network shapingappliance

Ongoing 2009-2012

Technology Department Analysis of network traffic

Continue to use help desk trackingsoftware for all technology

requests

Ongoing2009-2012

TechnologyDepartment

Analysis of help desk tickets

Instructional Goals Goal 1: Students and teachers will have access to technology that allows

them to accomplish their instructional and administrative tasks.

Goal 1: Students and teachers will have access to technology that allows them to accomplish

their instructional and administrative tasks.Strategies Benchmark and

TimelineResponsiblePerson

Budget Evaluation

Adjust the number of computers ineach classroom as requested by each

schools technology committee orinstructional team

All classroomshave at least 2

moderncomputers.Classrooms thatare focused onsmall groupstypically have 4-8workstations.Fall 2011

Director ofTechnology and

Principals

Splost, Estimate$70,000/ Year

Site survey andInventory

Replace workstations on 5 yearrotation

Ongoing 2009-2012

Director ofTechnology

Splost, Estimate$150,000/year

Inventory

Purchase assistive technology forstudents with special needs

Ongoing 2009-2012

Dir. OfTechnology,Dir. Of Special

Education

Title VIB Site survey,purchasinghistory

Upgrade operating systems andapplication software on workstationsas made available from vendors

Ongoing 2009-2012

TechnologyDepartment

Local Inventory

Evaluate use of 1 to 1 technologies forstudent engagement

Pilot project tostart Fall of 2009using AppleiTouch

Teachers,academic coaches,principals

Title 1, Estimate$20,000

Formative andsummativeassessmentsdeveloped byeach teacher forthe pilot

Goal 2: Improve student achievement with the effective integration of instructional technology.

Strategies Benchmark andTimeline

Responsible Person Budget Evaluation

Include technology into their GPS units All classroomshave at least 2modern computers.Classrooms that arefocused on small

Director ofTechnology andPrincipals

Splost,Estimate$70,000/Year

Site survey andInventory


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groups typicallyhave 4-8workstations. Fall2011

Instructional software will bepurchased for each schools areas of

identified needs: Literacy in 6th 12thgrade, Math in 1st 11th grade, andScience in all grades.

Ongoing 2009-2012

AssistantSuperintendent of

Curriculum,AcademicCoaches, Principal,Design Teams

ARRA, Title I,Title VI, Local

Estimate$100,000 year

InstructionalApplication

Inventory

Improve student achievement on Statetests through pre and post assessmentsand web based instruction and review.

Use existingapplications suchas USA TestPrep,Study Island,Testgate and OASfor practice tests.

AssistantSuperintendent ofCurriculum,AcademicCoaches, Principal,Design Teams

Title I, Title VIand ARRA,estimated$150,000 ayear.

CRCT andGHSGT Springresults

Improve graduation ratethrough the use of credit recoverysoftware E2020 and Virtual School

Yearly review ofGraduation Rate onAYP report

GraduationCoach andAlternative School

Principal

Title VI andARRA funds,estimated cost

$60,000

AYP Report ongraduation rate

Administrative Goals

Goal 1: Transform current business process from paper based systems to web enabled

computerized systems.Strategies Benchmark and

TimelineResponsiblePerson

Budget Evaluation

Utilize web versions of financialsystems for purchasing and payroll Employee selfservice forbenefits and wageinformationduring 2009-2010school year

Director of TechnologyDirector of Finance Site Survey andNetworkcertification testresults

Utilize web versions of humanresources modules in financialsystems

Applicanttracking to rolloutin 2010 withadditional featuresin 2011-2012

Assistant Superintendent of HR andDirectors of Technology and Finance

Leadership teamsurvey

Replace student information system New studentinformationsystem will beused starting with2009-2010 schoolyear

Assistant Superintendent ofCurriculumSIS DepartmentDirector of Technology

Principal survey

Maintain Nutrition software Apply upgrades asavailable andevaluate thesystem forreplacement in2010

Directors of Nutrition and Technology NutritionDepartment survey


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Maintain Transportation Systems Apply upgradesand evaluate busrouting system forreplacement in2010-2011

Directors of Transportation andTechnology

TransportationDepartment survey

Maintain Facility Management

Energy management and lightingcontrol systems

Apply upgrades as

requested byFacilities

Directors of Facilities and Technology Facilities

Managementsurvey

Implement IP based security camerasystems and security monitoringsystems at selected schools

Replace existingVCR basedhardwiredsystems withDVR based, IPcamera systems

Chief OperationsOfficer, Directorsof Facilities andTechnology

Estimated$60,000 perschool fromSPLOST

Needs assessmentat each school

Parent/Community Goals Goal 1: Actively engage parents and community in the educational

process by increasing communication and feedback from parents and community focus groupsthrough surveys and by providing access to computer technology and training.

Strategies Benchmark andTimeline

Responsible Person Budget Evaluation

Provide parental access to studentgrades, assignments and attendance.

Replacement ofstudentinformationsystem andenabling theparent portal inFall of 2009

SIS Department Number of activeparent accounts.

Continue to conduct annual parent andcommunity survey

Spring 2010 Parent Liaison Survey resultscollected viawww.surveymonkey.com

Increase the use of school websites Ongoing 2009-2012

Principals, Parent Liaison Website hits fromserver logs

Expand training available to parentsand community members

Utilize computerlabs at schools fortraining classes

Director of Technology, Media andInstructional Support Specialist ateach school

Sign-in sheets fromtraining sessions

Documents

Putnam Framework