Fayetteville City Schools
Three-Year Technology Plan
Revised June 25, 2003
Prepared by
Brad Luna
Technology Coordinator
Janine Wilson
Assistant Director of Schools
Joel Hastings
Federal Programs Director
PROCESS ELEMENTS
1.
Needs Assessment
The
A STaR chart was
completed at each school in the district and these charts serve as the basis of
our needs assessment. The highest level
in each criterion on this chart is a reasonable goal for each school. Consequently, the need in any given criterion
is the difference between the current assessment and the highest rating for
that criterion.
The Fayetteville City
Schools’ needs assessment information is summarized on the E-TOTE Evaluation
System Survey, a copy of which is included in this plan.
In addition to the
information provided through the E-TOTE evaluation system, requests for hardware,
software, and other services are made through a technology committee at each
school. After needs are prioritized the
requests are processed by the technology coordinator and the supervisor of
instruction.
2.
Stakeholder Involvement in Planning
The
Doug Fitch,
William Askew,
Retired NASA Official
Mary Jane Porter,
Parent
Dr. Tom Young,
Retired Technology Coordinator
Carolyn Denton,
Director of Chamber of Commerce
Alice Palacio, Parent
Barbara Vannatta,
Principal of Ralph Askins Elementary
Steve Steelman,
Principal of
Ron Perrin, Principal
of Fayetteville Jr. High
Joel Hastings,
Supervisor of Federal Programs
Brad Luna, Technology
Coordinator
Dr. Janine Wilson,
Assistant Director of Schools
Rickey
Sandy Stout, Teacher
(FIS)
Peggy Thompson, Teacher
(FJHS)
Lacey Carter, Teacher
(Askins)
3.
Timeline
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
4.
Responsible Parties
Brad Luna, Ed Tech
Director and Dr. Janine M. Wilson, Assistant Director of Schools, will be
responsible for overseeing the implementation of the technology plan.
CONTENT ELEMENTS
5.
Vision Statement
Stakeholders of the Fayetteville
City Schools realize that students must be able to use technology to achieve in
a rapidly changing world. Our vision is
to develop life-long learners who are technologically literate.
6.
Goals, Objectives, and Strategies
Fayetteville City
Schools’ goals and objectives are aligned with the performance criteria of the
Goal 1: All students will be educated in learning
environments that have access to educational technology used in support of
academic achievement.
Indicator: The number of schools in which all students
are able to work from networked computers.
Objective: The student-to-computer ratio in all schools
will be at least less than 4 students per mid/high capacity computer with a
refresh cycle established for every 5 years by 2005.
Strategy: Title II D, E-rate, and local educational
agency funding will be committed to increasing student to computer ratio. For the past 5 years, the LEA has
appropriated on the average of $50,000 per year to purchasing and upgrading
technology and informational systems.
Our system receives approximately $6000 in Title II D funds and another
$6000 in E-rate discounts. Due to the
small amounts from these two sources, without funding from the LEA we would not
be able to advance technology in our school system for our students and
teachers.
Goal 2: All students will demonstrate technology
literacy by the end of 8th grade.
Indicator: The percentage of students demonstrating
grade appropriate literacy in technology.
Indicator: The percentage of schools with advanced
patterns of student technology.
Objective: The percentage of students across all grade
levels demonstrating grade appropriate literacy in technology through authentic
assessment measures will grow by 10% each year.
Objective: The percentage of schools demonstrating
advanced patterns of student use of technology will grow by 12% each year
Strategy: Teachers will increase the number of
assignments that require technology use.
Strategy: Teachers will be required to develop and
maintain a portfolio that will include authentic technology assessments.
Strategy: Summer technology camps will be funded
through extended contract to offer advanced use of technology to students.
Goal 3: All students will be taught by teachers
qualified to use technology for instruction.
Indicator: The percentage of schools in which teachers
are using technology for instruction.
Objective: The percentage of schools whose patterns of
teacher use of technology is Advanced will grow by 12% each year.
Objective: The percentage of schools in which classroom
technology use is integrated into subject area will grow by 12% each year.
Objective: The percentage of schools in which the impact
of technology on the teacher role and collaborative learning achieves the
Advanced level will grow by 12% each year.
Strategy: Staff development activities will increase each
year through the use of the Intel Teach to the Future program. The system will select teachers to
participate in the Teach to the Future program and become “Master
Teachers”. Each Master Teacher will
recruit teachers in their building to participate in this training.
Strategy: Extended contract funds will be allocated to
teachers to do after school technology training.
Objectives will be
measured by the annual on-line School Technology and Readiness report submitted
by each school.
7.
Collaboration among Educators
Due to the size of
the
Administrators and
educational technology staff will facilitate staff development activities which
will encourage collaboration among all district educators.
8. Collaboration
with Our Community Partners
Again, due to the
size of our system, collaboration within the school community is much easier
than in a larger system. Surveys are
sent to both parents and community members from each school to facilitate the
school improvement process and to determine areas for improvement. A technology component is included in each
survey. The results of these surveys are
analyzed and used for planning purposes for all programs.
We recognize that
effective implementation of technology requires support from and interaction
with our stakeholders. At each school,
committees composed of various community partners and parents will meet with
educators regularly to discuss implementation of the plan.
Through the student
handbook of each school, parents will be advised of the system/school website
and how to access information. Teachers
will post homework, projects, and other pertinent information to help parents
reinforce classroom instruction. In a recent survey of parents, over 70% of our
students have access to computers and Internet at home. Email addresses are posted on each school’s
website for teachers and administrators.
In addition, teachers make students and parents aware of websites that
reinforce learning.
9.
Curricula and Teaching that Integrate Technology
Curricula are driven
by the most current
10.
Increasing Accessibility
An on-line
service/assistance/work order request system was implemented at the beginning
of the 2002-2003 school year for the technology and maintenance
departments. All employees have access
to the system via the Internet. The
technology requests are prioritized so that student learning is least affected.
All central office personnel,
principals, assistant principals, teachers, librarians, guidance counselors,
students, secretaries, bookkeepers have access to the Internet, multi-media
work stations, networked printers, and networked file server for school-related
documents and files.
The Fayetteville City
Schools plan is to increase the student-to-computer ratio in all schools to 4
to 1 by the year 2006. Only middle to
high capacity computers will be included in this ratio. Title II D, E-rate, and LEA funds will be
used to purchase computers and network infrastructure equipment. Since all 3 of our schools are considered to
be high poverty level, the funding will be distributed equally among the 3
schools. At the present time, the
Infrastructure is an
important key in increasing accessibility so that this plan may be fully
implemented. The infrastructure will be
upgraded as newer services and technology becomes available.
11.
Equity
The
Ralph Askins
Elementary: 46%
District wide average: 40.21%
It should be noted
that the
By virtue of the
system’s structure, equity is not a problem.
All three schools have the same access to technology and information
resources for all students and educators.
12.
Professional Development
Administrators will
be encouraged to attend Administrator Technology Academies as provided by the
Each year the
technology coordinator and his assistant will conduct technology training for
all professional employees with a focus on integration of technology into
classroom instruction and improvement of teacher competency in educational
technology. A minimum of one day of
inservice will continue to be devoted to these activities.
As required by
federal law, at least 25% of the Title II Part D funds must be spent on staff
development. An outside consultant will
be hired, if possible, to insure that “ongoing, sustained, and intensive high
quality professional development” for core content teachers is maintained.
Due to the size of
our system, the technology coordinator and his assistant will rotate daily to
each school to assist teachers in improving student achievement in a
standards-based environment.
A monthly technology
newsletter will be provided to each teacher to encourage the use of the most
current researched based information available regarding the integration of
technology to enhance teaching strategies and curricula.
13.
Budget
Title II, Part D
Funding
As required by
federal law, 25% of the remainder will be reserved for staff development.
The remaining Title
II, Part D funds will be used in conjunction with E-rate and LEA funds to
purchase, training, hardware and/or software.
E-rate Funding
The Fayetteville City
Schools participate in the E-rate program for telecommunications only. Funds received through E-rate will be used to
purchase hardware and/or networking equipment.
The LEA (
14.
Interoperability
All networking
systems are connected to the Internet and allow for instant access to all
locations. We are standardized with
Windows-based computers and can share information from student-to-student,
student-to-teacher, teacher-to-teacher, and teacher-to-administrator.
15.
Leadership
Each administrator
will be encouraged to attend the Administrator’s
The school board,
central office and building level administrators encourage the use of
technology in the classrooms of all schools to enhance teaching and learning
and the use of technology as a communication tool. Teachers have been trained to use a number
of interactive websites to assist in effective curriculum development and use
of innovative teaching strategies.
The technology
department will continue to develop programs and assist teachers
in effective
educational technology integration to achieve the goals and objectives.
16.
Review of Policies and Procedures
The
In addition, the
system meets the requirements for CIPA Compliance.
17.
Evaluation
Dr. Janine Wilson,
Assistant Director of Schools and Brad Luna, Technology Coordinator will review
the E-TOTE evaluation data annually to determine progress toward goals and
objectives of this plan.
Technology Annual Proposed Budget
Operating Funding 2003 – 2004
|
|
Average Cost |
Cost |
|
Technology
Coordinator |
$35,000 |
$35,000 |
|
Technology
Assistant |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
|
Staff Development |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total 03-04 Year
Annual Operating $55,000
Average Annual Cost Per Pupil $51.16
Capital Funding
|
|
Unit Cost |
Extended Cost |
|
1 Network Upgrade |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
|
3 Servers |
$2,500 |
$7,500 |
|
50 Multimedia
Workstations |
$1,000 |
$50,000 |
|
Upgrades and
Repairs |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
Total 03-04 Year
Annual Capital $82,500
Average Annual Cost
per pupil $76.74
Technology Annual Proposed Budget
Operating Funding 2004 - 2005
|
|
Average Cost |
Cost |
|
Technology
Coordinator |
$36,050 |
$36,050 |
|
Technology
Assistant |
$15,450 |
$15,450 |
|
Staff Development |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total 04-05 Year Annual
Operating $59,500
Average Annual Cost Per Pupil $55.34
Capital Funding
|
|
Unit Cost |
Extended Cost |
|
1 Network Upgrade |
$8,000 |
$8,000 |
|
10 Smart Boards |
$3,000 |
$30,000 |
|
50 Multimedia
Workstations |
$1,000 |
$50,000 |
|
Upgrades and
Repairs |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
Total 04-05 Year
Annual Capital $82,500
Average Annual Cost
per pupil $91.16
Technology Annual Proposed Budget
Operating Funding 2005 – 2006
|
|
Average Cost |
Cost |
|
Technology
Coordinator |
$35,132 |
$37,132 |
|
Technology
Assistant |
$15,914 |
$15,914 |
|
Staff Development |
$9,000 |
$9,000 |
|
|
|
|
Total 05-06 Year
Annual Operating $62,046
Average Annual Cost Per Pupil $57.72
Capital Funding
|
|
Unit Cost |
Extended Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
Scanners, Cameras,
Etc. |
$25,000 |
$25,000 |
|
50 Multimedia
Workstations |
$1,000 |
$50,000 |
|
Upgrades and
Repairs |
$15,000 |
$15,000 |
Total 05-06 Year
Annual Capital $90,000
Average Annual Cost
per pupil $83.72