Andrews Elementary School

1999-2000

Plan for Developing Technology Plan

Step 1: Develop a position paper

• Identify target audience
• Compelling introduction
• To be used to present an overview of the process to faculty

Visit the past and visit the future (selling point)

• Planning to plan process at Bernards Landing
• Start portfolio for process check
• Identify stakeholder groups

Step 2: Debrief and reach approval of Principal

• Overview of plan, budget, and benefits
• Present selling point
• Discussion of expectations from both Principal and Technology Teacher
• Identify stakeholder groups ( grade level representatives (7), librarian, parent, administration, business leader, district office)

Step 3: With the approval of the Principal, make contact with district office

• Connectivity
• Buy In
• Identify key district office stakeholders

Step 4: Communicate with faculty and staff our need for technology planning

• Present position paper
• "Nuts and Bolts"
• Invite grade levels to choose representative on planning team
• Compelling reasons for change
• Ask faculty for businesses and parent recommendations for joining team

Step 5: Informational/ Organizational planning committee meeting

• Invitations sent out two weeks prior
• Follow up from Technology Teacher
• At meeting go into in depth discussions of position, process, time involved, commitment, group expectations (rubric)
• Have committee (sub committee) to formulate strengths and weaknesses of technology use in our school
• Design snapshots in the field

Step 6: Draft needs assessment and develops survey

• Committees will research needs assessments from other schools
• Develop a customized needs assessment survey for our staff

Step 7: Conduct survey

Step 8: Evaluation and interpretation of needs assessment

• Compile results of data, contact district office technology representative for assistance interpreting data
• Use data to actualize the strengths and weakness of technology use in school

Step 9: Write a vision of where we will be in five years

• Committee members write a statement sharing personal technology vision

• A collective consensus of a vision will be reached
• Write a vignette ( a story of what we will have in five years when our vision is realized)

Step 10: Identify goals and objectives and link national, state, and district

Goals to out goals

• National, state, and local goals and objectives will be a resource
• Design a process to look at these to assist creating our goals and objectives
• Task assignments will be assigned to subgroups for research
• Pre planning for staff development day
• Find resources to assist with staff development day
• From all technological resources found an individualized draft of goals and objectives will be made

Step 11: Planning committee will meet to prepare how to get input from Faculty

Step 12: Consensus meeting with faculty to share vision, vignette, goals and objectives

• Emphasis- link goals and objectives (national, state, and local) with our goals and objectives to vision
• Compelling reasons for technology planning
• Snapshot in the field
• Ask for a form of feedback / interaction concerning these goals and objectives at faculty meeting

Step 13: Planning session

Step 14: Staff Development Day our goal is to have teachers input of the Activities and strategies that will support the different objectives

• There will be professional development training (workshop) that focuses on technology integration
• Grade levels will meet with planning committee members (as facilitators) to identify or find strategies that match objectives appropriate for grade level
• A snapshot in the field
• Each grade level will be expected to present a "sharing time" with faculty
• A faculty survey will be used for the evaluation

Step15: Debriefing and reflection of Staff Development Day

• Review grade level and facilitator "sharing time" projects

• This is a gage and a compass to see where we are
• Have team members be aware of school climates
• How is the climate for change

Step 16: Compile and reach consensus on activities and strategies that will meet the goals and objectives

• Include evaluation process- include presentation of what evaluation will look like
• Subgroups working together using resources provided searched for through internet resources
• Take each goal and reach consensus on strategies
• Timeline and implementation- discussion of
• Budget- discussion of

Step 17: Meet and discuss how the plan will be framed

Step 18: Consensus building with the draft of the plan (goalsand objectives)

• Planning committee member will take draft to grade level for sharing
• Encourage and record teacher feedback
• Planning committee will meet for follow-up
• Use feedback to refine plan

Step 19: Publication of the final draft

• Celebration- snapshots in the field

Step 20: Community technology night for showcasing AES Technology plan

• Invite PTA, Community and business leaders of the county
• All Principals, media, district office, school board members
• Snapshots in the field (in masses)

Step 21: Planning to plan implementation of technology plan for 20001school year

• Attend year 2000 SEIR-TEC Leadership Academy

AES Technology Leadership Academy