Nisd Technology Plan

1. Northside Independent School District Technology Plan2008-2011
By Elizabeth Chasteen Robles

2. The educational foundations of our society are being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a People.
(A Nation At Risk, 1983)
3. Whenever I go to class, I have to.
-Child from San Francisco
power down
(Puttnam, 2007)
4. At NISD, we strive for excellence as our students use technology to reach their fullest potential
5. Mission and Technology Goal
District Mission
Northside Independent School District is committed to the belief that children come first. The mission of the district is to encourage each student to strive for personal excellence and to ensure all students learn to function, contribute, and compete as responsible individuals in an everchanging world.
Goal for Technology
The current NISD Strategic Plan includes a priority goal for technology to: "Develop and sustain a dynamic, integrated infrastructure of human, technological and management resources that empowers all stakeholders to enable students to learn to their fullest potential."
(NISD Technology Plan, 2008-2011)
6. District Profile
San Antonio, TX- Region 20
97 campuses
86,246 students
46.3% economically disadvantaged
7. Technology Plan Committee
22 members of the District Strategic Planning Committee
120 members of the District Citizens' Bond Committee
19 members of the Superintendent's Cabinet
Kelly Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Technology Services
Diana Goering, Executive Director, Integrated Information and Infrastructure Services
Gerri Collier, Director, Integrated Information Services
John Evans, Director, Technology Acquisitions and Project Management
Lori Jones, Director, Integrated Infrastructure Services
Jana Knezek, Director, Library and Textbook Services
Joyce Stevens, Director, Academic Technology Services
Elizabeth Langer, Director, Technology Training and Development Services
8. Texas STaR Chart
According to the Texas STaR Chart, completed by all district teachers, the following areas need to be addressed:
Infrastructure for Technology
Number of students per computer
Local Area Network/Wide Area Network
Technical Support
Teaching and Learning
Technology Applications (TA) TEKS Implementation
(District STaR Chart, 2008)
9. Technology Expenditures
Total Technology Expenditures: $82,492,256
10. NISDs Specific Technology Goals
Northsides Technology Plan includes the following 5 goals:
Goal 1- Pertains to Teaching & Learning
Goal 2- Educator Preparation and Development
Goals 3 & 4- Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support
Goal 5- Infrastructure for Technology
11. In NISD we use Technology to:
Increase Student Achievement
Assist Students with Special Needs
Develop Information Literacy
Increase Productivity & Efficiency
Increase Cost Effectiveness
Increase Motivation, Attitude & Interest
Increase Communication, and
Support Lifelong Learning
12. Looking Forward
The NISD Board of Trustees have called for a $535 million bond election to address the District's continuing enrollment growth as well as the need to keep existing schools up to standard.
(Dale & Kroh, 2010)
13. If the 2010 school bond is approved, a part of the bond will be used in the following technology areas:
School Technology Replacements $25,600,000
Network Equipment Replacements $18,582,800
Email System Replacement $1,868,000
Desktop Virtualization $217,400
Digital Storage $1,440,000
KVM System Replacement $150,000
Instructional and Operational Servers $200,000
Security System Replacements $979,000
Windows 7 Licenses $940,000
IPTV System $2,247,000
Cabling, Wiring $3,107,800
Sub total $55,332,000
(Proposed School Bond Projects, 2010)
14. NISD Planning
Northside combines the following for technology planning:
NISD Technology Master Plan 2002-2012
NISD District Improvement Plan 2008-2013
NISD 2005-2008 Technology Plan
Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology (2006-2020)
15. Resources
Dale, Jonathan & Kroh, Travis (February 2010).Northside Independent School District.Retrieved from
http://nisd.net/.
National Commission on Excellence in Education, A Nation at Risk.(Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, 1983).Available online at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/risk.html.
Northside Independent School District, Technology Plan 2008-2011.Last edited 12/13/2007.Retrieved from http://www.nisd.net/technology/ePlan%202008-2011.pdf.
Northside Independent School District, Proposed School Bond Projects (February 1, 2010).Retrieved from http://nisd.net/images/dynamic/newsrelated.php?id=748&position=501.
Nowa, Alex & Nowa, Mike (2009).Quickie. Melody Loops.Retrieved from http://www.melodyloops.com/music/.
Puttnam, David (2007).In class, I have to power down.Guardian Education.Retrieved at http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/may/08/elearning.schools.