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E-Rate and Our District E-Rate and Our District Technology Plan. Technology Plan.

By Jason MansfieldBy Jason Mansfield

AgendaAgenda

Introduction to Introduction to The Schools and The Schools and Libraries Program Libraries Program of the Universal of the Universal Service FundService Fund also also called E-Ratecalled E-Rate

Introduction to Introduction to Corpus Christi Corpus Christi ISD’s Technology ISD’s Technology PlanPlan

E-RateE-Rate http://www.usac.org/slhttp://www.usac.org/sl

// Provides schools and Provides schools and

libraries with libraries with affordable affordable Telecommunications Telecommunications and Internet Accessand Internet Access

Must apply for Must apply for eligibilityeligibility

Discount amount Discount amount varies depending on varies depending on economic status of the economic status of the community. community.

Why Technology is Why Technology is Important!Important!

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U.S. is falling behind U.S. is falling behind internationally in internationally in High School High School GraduatesGraduates

ComparisonComparison Japan, United States, Japan, United States,

Germany, United Germany, United Kingdom, CanadaKingdom, Canada

U.S. is lowest at U.S. is lowest at 77.5%77.5%(Education at a Glance 2009 : OECD indicators, (Education at a Glance 2009 : OECD indicators,

OECD, Paris, 2009. www.oecd.org/edu/eag2009)OECD, Paris, 2009. www.oecd.org/edu/eag2009)

Technology in the Technology in the Classroom ExperienceClassroom Experience

Technology can keep students Technology can keep students interested in school. interested in school.

Needed to succeed in 21Needed to succeed in 21stst Century. Century. Offers new innovative ways to Offers new innovative ways to

personalize student learning.personalize student learning. Can bring the U.S. back to the top of Can bring the U.S. back to the top of

worldwide education standards. worldwide education standards.

CCISD Technology Plan CCISD Technology Plan OverviewOverview

Broken down into 9 GoalsBroken down into 9 Goals Each goal has several ObjectivesEach goal has several Objectives All Objectives feature strategies to All Objectives feature strategies to

complete objectivescomplete objectives All but one Objective are fundedAll but one Objective are funded Covers all area needed to meet goalsCovers all area needed to meet goals

Goal 1Goal 1

All students will have equal All students will have equal opportunity to meat standards opportunity to meat standards set for in Technology TEKSset for in Technology TEKS Objective 1 addresses Grades K-8 Objective 1 addresses Grades K-8 Objective 2 addresses Grades 9-12Objective 2 addresses Grades 9-12

Each provides strategies for District Each provides strategies for District Leadership, Administrators, and Teachers Leadership, Administrators, and Teachers to ensure goals are metto ensure goals are met

Goal 2Goal 2

The District will provide trained personnel The District will provide trained personnel for the effective implementation of for the effective implementation of instructional technology.instructional technology. Broken down into 3 Objectives. Broken down into 3 Objectives.

Each Objective more specific as to types of training and Each Objective more specific as to types of training and how to be used. how to be used.

All teachers and staff will have training to master All teachers and staff will have training to master technology provided by CCISD. technology provided by CCISD.

Please notePlease note this section also states the district will this section also states the district will provide evening and Saturday training for staff and provide evening and Saturday training for staff and parents to utilize eChalk and other district wide parents to utilize eChalk and other district wide management systems. management systems.

Goal 3Goal 3

The District will provide staff and The District will provide staff and students proper hardware and students proper hardware and software to complete District software to complete District Technology Plan. Technology Plan. 3 objectives with several strategies for 3 objectives with several strategies for

fulfilling listed in each. fulfilling listed in each. Note: Objective three is in relation to Note: Objective three is in relation to

test pilot program and does not have test pilot program and does not have funding yet. funding yet.

Goal 4Goal 4

The District will provide staff The District will provide staff development opportunities that development opportunities that increases student achievement and increases student achievement and allows teachers and staff to master allows teachers and staff to master hardware and software. hardware and software. Broken down into 4 objectives. Provides Broken down into 4 objectives. Provides

staff development opportunities to all staff development opportunities to all teachers, staff, and advanced training for teachers, staff, and advanced training for Technology Department training staff. Technology Department training staff.

Goal 5Goal 5

Goal 5 states: “Goal 5 states: “The District will The District will effectively utilize Distributed effectively utilize Distributed Learning Technologies to impact Learning Technologies to impact learning.learning.”” Broken into 3 objectives with several Broken into 3 objectives with several

strategies to fulfill each. strategies to fulfill each. Ensures the district makes use of distance Ensures the district makes use of distance

education and 24/7 online access to education and 24/7 online access to parents, teachers, students, and staffparents, teachers, students, and staff

Supports virtual field trips. Supports virtual field trips.

Goal 6Goal 6

Ensures all district personnel and Ensures all district personnel and parents will have access to proper parents will have access to proper hardware and software for financial hardware and software for financial and student management. and student management. 1 Objective with 2 strategies listed. 1 Objective with 2 strategies listed.

Goal 7Goal 7

The District will improve The District will improve communication with parents, communication with parents, teachers, and support staff through teachers, and support staff through updated technology. updated technology. District will continually update eChalk District will continually update eChalk

so parents can monitor student so parents can monitor student progress, view classroom lesson plans, progress, view classroom lesson plans, and maintain good communication with and maintain good communication with teachers. teachers.

Goal 8Goal 8

The District will increase efficiency The District will increase efficiency and improve operating cost through and improve operating cost through use of technology. use of technology. 1 objective with several strategies 1 objective with several strategies

listed. listed. Goal covers purchasing better surveillance Goal covers purchasing better surveillance

systems for buses, schools, and offices. systems for buses, schools, and offices. Moving files to online archiving instead of Moving files to online archiving instead of

paper filing. paper filing. Updated inventory tracking software. Updated inventory tracking software.

Goal 9Goal 9

The District will provide additional The District will provide additional infrastructure and support to meat infrastructure and support to meat goals set forth in the District goals set forth in the District Technology Plan. Technology Plan.

Technology Plan Technology Plan SummarySummary

Ensures teachers increasingly use technology Ensures teachers increasingly use technology in the classroom and have financial and in the classroom and have financial and training support to do so. training support to do so.

Ensures parents are able to monitor students Ensures parents are able to monitor students progress and communicate with teachers progress and communicate with teachers through the use of more advanced through the use of more advanced technologiestechnologies

Ensures that the proper training is in place Ensures that the proper training is in place for teachers, staff, and parents to utilize for teachers, staff, and parents to utilize technologies. technologies.

Provides summary of budgets to support Provides summary of budgets to support Technology Plan. Technology Plan.

CCISD Technology Plan CCISD Technology Plan SupportSupport

References: References: Instructional Instructional

TechnologyTechnology

The direct web link The direct web link is : is : http://echalkweb.cchttp://echalkweb.ccisd.us/group_profileisd.us/group_profile_view.aspx?id=88c_view.aspx?id=88c21eab-1435-49ac-a21eab-1435-49ac-ab67-43c81d0860d4b67-43c81d0860d4

TrainingTraining 361-886-9205361-886-9205 Available training Available training

seminars listed on seminars listed on websitewebsite

4 Technology 4 Technology Specialist to help. Specialist to help.

All previously teachersAll previously teachers Will co-teach to help you Will co-teach to help you

incorporate into your incorporate into your classclass

Lead district trainings Lead district trainings on Instructional on Instructional TechnologyTechnology

ReferencesReferences

* Education at a Glance 2009 : OECD * Education at a Glance 2009 : OECD indicators, OECD, Paris, 2009. indicators, OECD, Paris, 2009. www.oecd.org/edu/eag2009www.oecd.org/edu/eag2009