South Park Middle School

Texas STaR Chat:

How well did we do?

A comprehensive look at our campus and Technology

South Park Middle School

STaR Chart: What is it and how did we do?

School year: 2009-2010 Key Area I: Teaching and Learning Key Area II: Educator Preparation and

Development Key Area III: Leadership, Administration

and Instructional Support Key Are IV: Infrastructure for Technology

The Texas Campus STaR Chart Will Help Campuses and Districts Answer Critical Questions:

1) What are your campus’ and district’s current educational technology profiles?

2) What evidence can be provided to demonstrate their progress is meeting the goals of the Long Range Plan forTechnology?

3) What areas should your campus and district focus on to improve the level of technology integration to ensure thebest possible teaching and learning for all students?

What is the Campus STaR Chart?

The Texas Campus STaR Chart Can Be Used:

To create and/or update the district’s technology plan. By the campus and district to document progress toward

meeting No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D requirements for technology literacy for students and

teachers as well as technology integration across the curriculum. Our state's definition of technology literate is

proficiency in the Technology Applications TEKS forstudents and the SBEC Technology Applications Standards for teachers.

To apply for grants. The Texas Campus STaR Chart will help schools identify their educational technology needsas they apply for grants.

To track progress on use of No Child Left Behind Title II, Part D formula and discretionary funds.

Key Area I: Teaching and Learning

SCHOOL YEAR: 2009-2010 Developing Tech Lowest area

“Technology Applications (TA) TEKS Implementation

What does this mean?

School year: 2010-2011; Strive for Target Tech

Key Area II: Educator Preparation and Development

Developing Tech Highest Score:

Access to Professional Development

What are we doing with this Professional Development?

Increase Development opportunities on campus

Key Area III: Leadership, Administration and Instructional

Support

Developing TechLowest Scores: Leadership and vision, Planning, and BudgetHow we will fix these issues:1. Allocate more funds to

technology2. Recreate a Vision

Statement for Technology

3. Incorporate Technology into Lesson Planning

Key Area IV: Infrastructure for Technology

NEO

Advanced Tech Lowest Score: Other

Classroom Technology (i.e.- NEOs, SmartBoards)

Celebrate our successes

We have the technology. Why are we not using it?

SPMS: At A Glance

Teaching and Learn-ing: 1224%

Educator Prepara-tion and Devel-

opment: 1327%

Leadership, Admin-istration and In-

structional Support: 9

18%

Infrastructure for Technology: 15

31%

2009-2010 Campus Summary: Key Areas

Summary

The STaR Chart shows our greatest strengths as Internet Connectivity and Local Area Network Wide Area Network. The STaR Chart shows our greatest weakness as TA TEKS Implementation, Leadership and Vision and Budget. When we have the technology on campus and the district has encouraged the schools to use it, our campus is the only one falling behind because leadership does not want to utilize the technology. The TA TEKS are not implemented on a regular basis. Educator Preparation and Development would be a good option. The reason is there has been movement in this area but it has been small movement. The STaR Chart scores show improvement but the numbers show a need for concern and attention.

References and links:

Texas STaR Charthttp://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxCSC.pdf

TEA Website for Technology Planhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5082&menu_id=2147483665