The Technology committee meets yearly to review the Technology Plan progress. The current District plan expires next year so we took the opportunity this year to go through a new technology planning cycle.
The Technology Committee is an advisory committee
The planning progress was posted on the Technology Planning Committee blog site located at www.balsz.org/techplan. The site is still open for your comments and feedback.
There was a change noted tonight in the presentation for the Governing Board with regard to the plan dates. During the planning process we indicated this would be a five year plan in anticipation of developing a budget for a potential capital override. However, new requirements from the School and Libraries Division have indicated all technology plans should be three year plans and not five year plans. The Technology Plan is reviewed and modified annually at the very least. We are always seeking out ways to try and future proof the District technology as much as possible with each revision. We don't make extreme shifts from year to year as that would be very expensive. So, we are going to shift this from a five year plan to a three year plan. The Governing Board was asked to take note of this change when it comes time to consider the plan for approval next month. The change will only appear on the plan cover page. The change does not impact the plan contents or direction in the least.
This presentation was meant to share the plan components and progress with the governing board as well as consider any input the Board or other District Stakeholders may have. The plan will be brought back to the Governing Board at the May meeting to be considered for approval.
We have uploaded the full draft of the Technology Plan the Board received prior to the meeting tonight in full as well.
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Balsz District Technology Planning Committee This purpose of this blog site is to report on the progress of the Balsz District Technology Planning Committee and to encourage the engagement of all District stakeholders. Please feel free to participate in the process. Please note that all comments are moderated. They must be relevant to the topic and purposeful in nature. |
Committee Members in Attendance: Patricia Lacina - District Office This was a working meeting. I took all of the comments from the previous blog posts, disucssions, and Google Docs and organized them as strategies and action steps for the 5 major areas of the plan: The Technology Plan will be posted here in the final draft form and then presented to the Governing Board at the April, 2013 meeting as a presnentation item only. At that time the Board can provide feedback and/or ask questions. Then at a future meeting the plan will be submitted to the Governing Board for approval. The final step is to submit it to Arizona Department of Education. We invite all committee members to attend the Governing Board Meeting in April.
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Committee Members in Attendance: Patricia Lacina - District Office Strategy vs Task - Strategy is what you are going to do. The task is what you need to do to accomplish the strategy. Example Strategy: Utilize an online assessment system for benchmarking and common formative assessments Example Action Step: Maintain the District's current ATI subscription for Galileo. It is not necessary to worry too much about this distinction. It is more important to get ideas down. The groups and the links to the Google Docs are below. The area that was not addressed was Leadership. If you were not at the meeting please follow the link for the Leadership Group and provide some input if possible. Prep and Development of Educators Group A survey was also sent out to K-2 teachers to collect their feedback regarding technology. The committee will use this data to address K-2 in the plan. |
Meeting Notes from 2/27/13 Committee Members in Attendance: Patricia Lacina - District Office We discussed the requirements of a District Technology Plan and the programs that depend on having an approved plan in place. We went over the progress on the current plan and where we are with regard to current E-rate and bond projects. We discussed the PARCC requirements Committee members were given direction to respond to the three blog posts labeled 'Feedback Meeting 1' and to encourage other stakeholders on their site to participate. These questions feed into the needs area of the overall plan.
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The following goals are from the 'Leadership' section of The Arizona Long-Range Strategic Educational Technology Plan. Our district plan needs to be in alignment with these goals.
All leaders will: • model, implement, and assess appropriate technology use at all levels of the teaching and learning process. • have access to the appropriate tools and resources to guide instructional and administrative practice. • implement a dynamic technology planning process that expands curricular and instructional opportunities to students. • provide opportunities for sustained, relevant, timely and effective professional development What do we need in the Technology Plan to achieve these goals? |
The following goals are from the 'Preparation and Development of Educators' section of The Arizona Long-Range Strategic Educational Technology Plan. Our district plan needs to be in alignment with these goals.
All educators will: • complete their initial preparation with the pedagogy, practical knowledge and skills to use technology to enhance every student’s learning. • have access to research-based professional development opportunities whenever and wherever they need. What do we need in the Technology Plan to achieve these goals? |
The following goals are from the 'Student Learning' section of The Arizona Long-Range Strategic Educational Technology Plan. Our district plan needs to be in alignment with these goals.
All learners will: • have access to authentic learning activities appropriate to their development whenever and wherever they need. • use appropriate strategies and technology to collaborate, construct knowledge and develop solutions to real-world problems. • communicate effectively with global audiences. What do you feel we need to include in the Technology Plan so the Balsz District can move closer to achieving these goals? |
Our first Technology Planning Committee Meeting for the 2012-13 school year is tomorrow. This is the first of three meetings. The Technology Planning Committee is an advisory committee. The purpose of this meeting is to begin the process of updating the District's three year Technology Plan. The agenda can be found here: http://www.balsz.org/education/components/docmgr/download.php?sectiondetailid=6074&fileitem=4965&catfilter=178
Data Relevant to Meeting
2012 Speak Up Survey Grades 3-5
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Notes from Technology Planning Committee Meeting December 14, 2011 Committee Members in Attendance: |
The Balsz School District Technology Plan 2011-2014 was presented to the Governing Board on December 14, 2010. The presentation was an information item only meant to provide the Board with an overview of the Plan and to receive any Board feedback. The presentation is provided here.
The Committee welcomes all District Stakeholders to review the plan and provide feedback, recommendations, and comments. The final plan will be uploaded for ADE to review during the second week of January, 2011. |
The Technology Planning Committee met on 12/2/10. Committee Members in Attendance: Julie Morgenthal-DO The meeting began with a brief overview of the plan that was put together based on the 2008-2011 plan in addition to the committee's ideas generated at the previous Technology Planning Committee Meeting. The overview is located here: http://www.spicynodes.org/a/34ce62d58e140c50f4a10b9d7d192d2a The committee members reviewed the Needs Assessment and Goal Area #7 for accuracy and content. Changes were indicated in writing. Those changes were made and the revised documents as well as other plan documents arranged on the ADE Templates are below. Part 6: Technology Literacy Goal (Part of District Consolidated Plan) |
Notes from Technology Planning Committee Meeting March 23, 2010 Committee Members in Attendance: Julie Morgenthal-DO We brainstormed ideas regarding technology topics applicable to the plan such as: Administrative Needs, What does a 21st Century classroom in Balsz look like?, What are major concerns in the district regarding technology?, What does professional development for technology integration in Balsz look like?, and What are some things I love about technology in the district? This brainstorm occured on large chart paper where everyone walked around and shared their ideas. Then all the committee members present were asked to revisit each sheet and mark the three items they felt were most important. We recorded the results on a Google spreadsheet. Here is the link to the spreadsheet with the topics, ideas generated, and the number of votes among the committee members for each item.: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ah6MxCh9_MMJdDFmYTVkZjNpOGZkN2c2VGV4c2dTSEE&hl=en Please feel free to view the spreadsheet and provide your own input via this blog in the comment area. This blog is moderated so your comments must be approved and will not appear immediately. Thank you for your input. |
The first Technology Planning Committee meeting is on March 23, 2010 in the Brunson-Lee Media Center. Scope of our Project: This year, the District is required to revise and update our existing plan into a new state required template. The job of this committee is to assist with the planning for this update process and to serve long term as we will meet on an ongoing basis to evaluate the plan yearly. I anticipate this revision will require two to three physical meetings. We will also be using technology tools such as Google Docs and the District Website throughout the planning process. It is important the Technology Plan become the foundation for all of our technology purchases. It should also align with all the school/district consolidated plans. The plan is critical as we plan for erate upgrades, write grants, and design a vision for what Balsz should look like with respect to 21st Century Learning. Thank you in advance for the work you do and we hope you are able to assist us in this process. The new Technology Plan will cover a three year period: 2010-2013 Agenda
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