SEIR*TEC Leadership Academy
Franklin County Schools, VA

PROPOSAL

Goal: To meet the Virginia Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel through the support of best practice in staff development, curriculum, instruction, and assessment

Problems:

• Need a consistent means of measuring classroom teachers integration of technology
• Need a means of assessing administrators leadership in supporting the integration of technology
• Need to align curriculum, instruction, assessment, and technology
• Need more on site technical assistance in order to increase student achievement
• Need to develop site specific staff development that supports the integration of technology into the curriculum
• Need for equity of opportunity with technology for all Franklin County students

Recommendations:

• Develop a means of assessing successful technology integration at the classroom level
• Develop a student technical assistance team
• Support staff development efforts emanating from the needs of each site base
• Develop a rotational funding plan that supports technology integration

ASSESSMENT

1. Suggested amendments to the F.C.P.S. Supervision and Evaluation Model:

1. Function III Instruction
2. 3.7 Uses appropriate technology

• Applies productivity tools for professional use
• Uses electronic technologies to access and exchange information
• Identifies, locates, evaluates, and uses appropriate instructional technology-based resources (hardware and software) to support Standards of Learning and other instructional objectives
• Uses educational technologies for data collection, information management, problem solving, decision making, communications, and presentations within the curriculum
• Plans and implements lessons and strategies that integrate technology to meet the diverse needs of learners in a variety of educational settings

1. Description:

• Instructional personnel shall be able to demonstrate effective use of a computer system and utilize computer software.
• Instructional personnel shall be able to apply knowledge of terms associated with educational computing and technology.
• Instructional personnel shall be able to apply computer productivity tools for professional use.
• Instructional personnel shall be able to use electronic technologies to access and exchange information.
• Instructional personnel shall be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and use appropriate instructional hardware and software to support Virginias Standards of Learning and other instructional objectives.
• Instructional personnel shall be able to use educational technologies for data collection, information management, problem solving, decision making, communication, and presentation within the curriculum.
• Instructional personnel shall be able to plan and implement lessons and strategies that integrate technology to meet the diverse needs of learners in a variety of educational settings.
• Instructional personnel shall demonstrate knowledge of ethical and legal issues relating to the use of technology.

1. Questions:

• Can the teacher use software tools to assist with classroom administrative tasks; use software to design, customize, or individualize instructional materials; use software to enhance communication with students, parents, and community; use telecommunications software to collaborate and find resource materials?
• Does the teacher understand types, characteristics, sources, and use of effective instructional software and other technology-based learning resources; use tools of technology including, but not limited to computers, modems, networks, printers, large group presentation devices, scanners, digital cameras, camcorders, video cassette recorders, optical disc players, etc.?
• Does the teacher incorporate word processing, spreadsheet, or database software in instruction; incorporate telecommunications as a component of instruction; and use a presentation and/or authoring program to present a lesson or develop instructional materials?
• Does the teacher utilize technology to facilitate assessment and student-centered instruction as determined by the discipline and/or grade level taught; use multimedia, hypermedia, and telecommunications software to support individual and/or small group instruction; as teaching assignments dictate, utilize and/or understand resources available concerning adaptive technology; use technology effectively in various education settings, e.g. one computer in a classroom, class-size computer lab, computers in classroom clusters or mini labs, multimedia computer work stations, integrated learning systems (ILS); effectively utilize an automated library media center?
• Does the teacher demonstrated knowledge of ethical and legal issues relating to the use of technology?

1. Suggested amendments to the F.C.P.S. Principals Performance Portfolio

1. Section II Professional Goals
2. Add a bullet for technology integration into all six professional goals: Instructional Leadership, Student Success, Community Relations, Group Process Facilitation, Administration and Management, and Personal and Professional Growth

1. Suggested design for Franklin County Public Schools Assessment of Virginia Standards for Instructional Personnel:

• Competency Assessment ( see attachment)
• Portfolio of products that indicate demonstrated proficiency

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

1. Develop school-to-work opportunities for high school students through the creation of a computer maintenance class in the career technology area
2. Develop opportunities for high school students to apply their technical knowledge in authentic environments by being assigned to work with the technical support team in elementary schools
3. Use CISCO trained students to apprentice with the technical support team at the central office to support network maintenance

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

1. Support staff development efforts that emanate from the needs of each site base
2. Develop instructional goals from the disaggregation of Standards of Learning Test data that support staff development at the site
3. Use CSIP plan survey information to determine staff development needs
4. Provide opportunities for staff development through the monitoring of student progress
5. Restructure the school day to provide opportunities for staff development that occur at the site
6. Assign a half-time instructional technology support person to each elementary school

EQUITY

1. Develop a rotational funding plan that supports technology integration
2. Coordinate funding through each sites needs assessment, CSIP, local and state technology plans