Technology Action Plan

• Carthage ISD Action Plan
  Each year, Carthage ISD conducts a needs assessment utilizing surveys, interviews, focus group sessions, inventories, and the Texas Campus STaR Chart to analyze the status of technology needs and determine future needs. In week 3 of this course, I outlined the results of our recent evaluation and reported on the recent accomplishments in our technology infrastructure. This action plan will provide an analysis of future needs in our school district to achieve the objectives of the long-range technology plan. There has been an aggressive move in our district the last two years to improve the infrastructure of technology in our district. There have been building projects, new hardware, and upgrades to the network of our district. As I outlined in the Week 3 Technology report, the next step for our district will be to improve the implementation of technology into the classroom. This goal of seamless integration of technology will be made possible by the quality of professional development provided for the faculty and staff.
  
  Professional Development Review
  
   100% of instructional staff will use strategies that are appropriate to the needs of individual students and include responsiveness to our diverse learning community
   Staff will have access to and use a variety of resources to address the individual needs of students
   All staff will document the use of technology integrated in classroom activities at least once a week
   Teachers utilize teacher presentation stations, student stations, and peripherals to enhance learning once a week
  
   All professional development offerings will explicitly identify the staff needs that will be addressed
   Six hours of technology professional development will be offered annually focusing on student centered use of technology
   Teachers will utilize on-line staff development training for 24/7 ongoing professional development opportunities
   Technology will be implemented and used to increase the effectiveness of student learning
  
  
  Evaluation Plan
  The effectiveness of the Action Plan and the Professional Development Review is evaluated on an on-going basis. The intention of the evaluation is to be able to make decisions on the impact that technology has on the learning process for all students. There is a variety of tools and methods that can be used to determine the plan’s effectiveness.
   The Carthage H.S. STaR Chart results conducted bi-annually
   A locally prepared technology integration assessment will be administered for all teachers at the beginning and conclusion of the school year
   Records of staff member participation in technology training monitored by teacher professional development records
   Integration of training into the classroom as measured by lesson plans and the number and type of technology and distance learning projects
   Campus and district administrators will collect, analyze, and report progress on campus improvements
   Yearly inventory of hardware and software
   Monitoring of Internet usage as to types of sites being utilized