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VestalCentralSchoolDistrict

InstructionalTechnologyPlan2015‐2018

BoardofEducation

VestalCentralSchoolDistrict

201MainStreet,Vestal,NY13850 Approved by NYS 11/2/15 Reviewed and Accepted by

the Board of Education, 11/24/15

MichonStuart,PresidentJerryEtingoff,VicePresident

RichardBrayLindaDainoDavidHansonJohnHroncichMarioNunesSylviaPlaceTonyTurnbull

SuperintendentofSchoolsMarkLaRoach

AssistantSuperintendentforInstructionDr.LauraLamash

AssistantSuperintendentforFinance,OperationsandPersonnelJeffreyAhearn

CoordinatorsofInstructionDodieAinslie,PatrickClarkeIII

MissionStatementTheVestalCentralSchoolDistrictbelieveseachstudentisuniqueandcanlearn.TheDistrict'smission is to provide instruction, programs, strategies and challenges in a caring, positivelearningenvironment. Eachstudentwillbecomeacritical thinker,a lifelong learner,andaresponsible,contributingcitizeninachangingglobalsociety. TheBoardofEducation,staff,parents,studentsandcommunityshareacommitmenttothismission.

DistrictGoalsChallengeallVestalstudentstomeetever‐increasingstandardsofexcellenceinpreparationforparticipationintheglobalsociety.Supportstudents’effortstolearnandgrowbyassuringallapositiveeducationalenvironment.FostercommunityprideintheVestalschoolsbycommunicatingopenlyandeffectivelyaboutourstudentsandtheschoolprogram.InvestfiscalresourcesresponsiblyandeffectivelytoaccomplishtheDistrict’smission.

InstructionalTechnology

LeadershipTeam2012‐Present

JeffreyAhearn(AssistantSuperintendentforFinance,OperationsandPersonnel)DodieAinslie(CoordinatorofInstruction)TomGuillon(BOCESMITSManager)LauraLamash,EdD(AssistantSuperintendentforInstruction)TravisRobinson(TechnologySpecialist)

InstructionalTechnologyTechnologyLiaisons

2013‐PresentDodieAinslie(CoordinatorofInstruction)SarahEvans(DistrictLiteracySpecialist)PaulaFinch(VestalHills)CathyJeremko(MiddleSchool)KeliJones(AfricanRoad)LauraLamash,EdD(AssistantSuperintendentforInstruction)TrishLilley(ClaytonAve)KellyO’Brien(MiddleSchool)JoanPokorak(DistrictMathSpecialist)DavePorigow(HighSchool)MollyRussell(Glenwood)ChristinWilliams(TiogaHills)AdditionalLiaisonsadded2014‐2015TraceyCornwell(VMS,LibraryMediaSpecialist)KarenDoolittle(HighSchool)PattyGiovannone(VestalHills)JohnHowell(TiogaHills)HilaryLoyd(DistrictENL)JessicaMirtallo(Glenwood)ValerySiegrist(HighSchool)ScottSmith(MiddleSchool)KarenVill(ElemLibraryMediaSpecialist)

TechnologyPlanReviewCommittee2015‐2018

DodieAinslie(CoordinatorofInstruction)TraceyCornwell(MiddleSchool,LibraryMediaSpecialist)TomGuillon(BOCESMITSManager)KeliJones(AfricanRoad,Grade2teacher)LauraLamash,EdD(AssistantSuperintendentforInstruction)AnnLoose(MiddleSchoolPrincipal)HilaryLoyd(DistrictENLteacher)ThereseMastro(VestalHillsPrincipal)DavePorigow(HighSchoolteacher)TravisRobinson(TechnologySpecialist)AnneTristan(DirectorofSpecialEducation)ChristinWilliams(TiogaHills,Grade4teacher)

VestalCentralSchoolDistrict’sInstructionalTechnologyPlan2015–2018

TableofContents

A.LEAInformation 6OurDistrict 6Introduction/History 6‐7

B.InstructionalTechnologyVisionandGoals 8Vision 8Goals 8PlanningProcess 9‐10

C.TechnologyandInfrastructureInventory 10D.SoftwareandITSupport 10E.CurriculumandInstruction 11‐13F.ProfessionalDevelopment 13‐15G.TechnologyInvestmentPlan 15H.StatusofTechnologyInitiativesandCommunityConnectivity 15‐16I.InstructionalTechnologyPlanImplementation 16Timelineandmajormilestonesforimplementationofplan 16‐18ActionPlantointegratetechnologyintocurriculumandinstructiontoimprovestudentlearning 19‐22

J.MonitoringandEvaluation 23‐24AddendumA:CurrentInventory 25‐26AddendumB:NineElementsofDigitalCitizenship(MikeRibble) 27

VestalCentralSchoolDistrict’sInstructionalTechnologyPlan2015–2018

A. LEA Information OurDistrictTheVestalCentralSchoolDistrictislocatedinupstateNewYorkservingroughly3,350studentsingradesK‐12atsevenschools.Thesevenbuildingsarecomprisedoffiveelementaryschools(AfricanRoad,ClaytonAve,Glenwood,TiogaHillsandVestalHills),onemiddleschoolandahighschool.Thereare300professionalstaffand150supportstaffthatserviceourstudents.Introduction/HistoryOnMarch14,1995,theVestalCentralSchoolBoardofEducationadoptedtheDistrict’sfirstInformationTechnologyPlan.Thatplanprovidedthefoundationforintroducingtechnologyintotheclassroom.Italsoarticulatedavisionforinstructionaltechnology,providedanassessmentofthecurrentleveloftechnology,andaddressedavarietyoftechnologyissuesincludingsoftware,networking,buildinginfrastructure,training,andfunding.In1996theInformationTechnologyPlanAdvisoryCommitteedevelopedanamendmenttothe1995Plan.ThisamendmentwasapprovedbytheBoardofEducationinJune1996.Thefollowingrecommendations,includedintheamendment,wereaccomplishedduringthefirstfouryears.

FormationofaSoftwareSubcommitteeandmodificationofsoftwareacquisitionprocedures. Reaffirmationoftechnologystaffingconfigurations. Strongeremphasisonprovidingcontinuoustechnologystaffdevelopmentopportunities. Developmentofacapitalprojectproposaltoaddressinfrastructureneedswithineachbuilding. Revisionofthefundingschedule

InJanuary2006anewinstructionalcommitteewasformed.Thepurposeofthecommitteewastodevelopanewtechnologyplantoaddresscurrentandfutureneedsofstaffandstudents.InMarch2006thecommitteesurveyedtheprofessionalstafftoassesscurrentlevelsoftechnologyexpertiseanduse,aswellascurrentintegrationoftechnologyintothecurriculum.Theinformationinthesurveywasusedasabasisforaninitialpurchaseagreementof$300,000toacquiretechnologyequipmentforthe06‐07schoolyear.Thecommitteecommunicatedthesesurveyresultsthroughstaffmeetings,thedistrictwebpage,andBoardofEducationmeetings.ThecommitteealsoprovidedinputtoBearschCompeauKnudsonArchitectsforthe$55million3‐yearcapitalproject.

Duringthespringof2008,theVestalSchoolDistrictpurchasedtheITManagementServicethroughBTBOCEStooverseeNetworkmanagementandongoingtechnicalsupport.Inthefallof2011thecommittee,inconjunctionwiththeBOCESMITSService,mettolookintothefutureandestablishanewthreeyearplantosupportbuildingleveltechnologycommitteesandshiftfromacquiringequipmenttointegratingtechnologyintoinstructionalpractice.

Duringthe2013‐2014school‐year,undertheleadershipofDr.LauraLamash,AssistantSuperintendentforInstruction,andincollaborationwithDodieAinslie,CoordinatorofInstruction,adynamicmodelfortechnologyintegrationwassetintoplacewiththedesignoftheTechnologyLiaisonmodel.ThismodelformalizesafeedbackprocessthatallowstheTechnologyPlanningTeamtopilotandtrialhardwareandsoftwareintheclassroomsandreceivepertinentfeedbackfrominstructionalfacultytoframefuturetechnologydecisionsandpurchases.Adynamicmodeloffeedbackrecognizesthattechnologyisdevelopingatanincreasinglymorerapidpace;informeddecisionsrequireknowledgeablefeedbackfromtrainededucators.Tothisend,theTechnologyLiaisonsareateamofrepresentativeteachersfromallbuildingswhomeetmonthlytoreceivetrainingandupdatesoncurrentapplications,reviewcurrentresearchandpracticesintechnologyintegration,pilotandreviewhardwareandsoftware,andsupportandmentorcolleaguesontechnologyintegration.Importantly,theTechnologyLiaisonsareabletospeakknowledgeablyabouttheclassroomimplicationsofnewhardwareandsoftware,providingcriticalinformationtoguidesoftwareandhardwaredeploymentandstrategicplanning.Inaddition,thepositionofTechnologyIntegrationSpecialistwascreatedtooverseeamodeloftechnologyintegrationasatoolforadvancinginstructionalpracticesalignedtotheRegentsReformAgenda(2010).The2013‐2014schoolyearmarkedthefirstdeploymentoftablettechnologyfortheVestalSchoolDistrict.ClassroomsetsofiPadtabletsweredistributedtoallTechnologyLiaisons.Significantly,allK‐2classroomswereoutfittedwithiPadlearningcenters.K‐2teachersreceivedtrainingontheinstructionaluseofiPads,providedinpartbytheelementaryTechnologyLiaisons.Inaddition,K‐2teachersreceivedateacherspecificiPadfortheirinstructionaluse.ThiswasfollowedbythedeploymentofChromebooksforgrades3‐8duringthe2014‐2015schoolyear.Theseinitiativesmarkthedistrict’stransitiontousingmultipledevicesastheportaltoonlinecreation,collaborationandcommunicationtools.Thisrequiresasoftwareandhardwaremanagementsystemthatfunctionsremotely.Thefirststepinthisprocesswasidentifyingonlinetoolstobestfacilitateworkflow.Managingdevicescontinuestobeafocustoassurethebestdeploymentofapplicationsthatstaffandstudentsneed.

B. Instructional Technology Vision and Goals

VisionVestal’svisionforinstructionaltechnologystartswithanunderstandingofqualitypedagogy.Technologyshouldbuildongoodteachingandlearning,strengthenexistingcurricula,andenhancelessonstoengagestudentsinauthenticlearningopportunities.Wealsobelievethatembeddedinalltechnologyusecomesaresponsibilitytoourglobalworldtobeacontributing,positivedigitalcitizen.Thisvisionsupportsourdistrict’smissionthateachstudentwillbecomeacriticalthinker,alifelonglearnerandaresponsiblecontributingcitizeninachangingglobalsociety.Goals

PolicyandProcedures:Tomaintaincurrentandresponsivepoliciesandprocedurestosupportauthenticandresponsibletechnologyuseandintegration.

Planning:Todevelopadynamicmodeloffeedbackamongallstakeholdersthatprovidesthenecessaryinformationtomakeinformedandrelevantdecisionsrelatedtotechnologyacquisitions,deployment,andsupport.

ProfessionalDevelopment:Toprovideteachercenteredopportunitiestoexploreandplantheintegrationoftechnologyasatooltoadvanceachievementthroughpromotingstudentengagement,amediarichlearningenvironment,multipleliteracies,andproject‐basedlearning.

TechnologyIntegration:Tosupportmultipleapproachestotheresponsibleanddynamicuseoftechnologythroughouttheinstructionalprogramandschoolcommunity.

PlanningProcessDevelopingtheInstructionalTechnologyPlanisanongoingprocessandinvolvesgettingfeedbackfromstakeholdersthroughouttheyear.Feedbacktakestheformofinformalverbalcommunication,aswellasformalsurveys.OurTechnologyLiaisonsareacrucialpartofthisprocesssincetheyareusingthetechnologytoimpactlearningonadailybasisandtheyreceivefeedbackdirectlyfromthestaffandstudentsintheirbuilding.ThisfeedbackisbroughttomonthlymeetingsthroughouttheschoolyearandtooursummerTechnologyLiaisonSummerInstitute.Emergingtechnologythatweresearchanddeterminetobeworthexploringinvolvesapilotthefirstyear.Agroupofteacherswillreceiveprofessionaldevelopment,thenimplementthenewtechnology(whetheritbehardwareorsoftware).Throughoutthepilotfeedbackisgivenandrecommendationsaremadepriortofullrolloutofnewtechnology.Thefollowingmeetingswereinvolvedindevelopingthiscurrentplan: StakeholderGroup OutcomesInstructionalTechnologyLeadershipTeamMetJune10,June25,July21todiscussplan.Wemeettwiceamonththroughoutschoolyeartoimplement.

‐Reviewcurrenttechnologyneedsandallocateresourceswhereneeded‐Planfuturepilotsbasedoninstructionalandcurriculumneeds‐Draftplanandreceivefeedbacktoreviseasneededthroughoutthe3yearplan

DistrictLeadershipTeam(AssistantSuperintendentforInstruction,CoordinatorsofInstruction)

‐Reviewinstructionalneedsandplanneededprofessionaldevelopment forsupportandprofessionalstaff.‐Review‘CurriculumandInstruction’and‘ProfessionalDevelopment’sectionstoassureneedsaremet.

LeadershipCouncil(Districtadministration,BuildingPrincipals,BuildingAssistantPrincipals,SpecialEducationDirector)

‐Reviewreplacementschedulesandbuildingneedsfortechnology‐Determinebuildingprofessionaldevelopmentneedsfortechnologyintegration‐ReviewPlananddeterminewhetherdistricttechnologyinitiativesareaddressingstudentandstaffneeds.

TechnologyLiaisons(AdministrationandTeachers)Monthlymeetings:May6andJune3,2015(continuingthrough2015‐2016schoolyear,firstWednesdayofeverymonth)SummerInstitute:July29and30,2015

‐Planrolloutoftechnologypilotsandinitiatives‐Providefeedbackondistricttechnologyinitiatives‐Planandimplementprofessionaldevelopmentatthebuildinglevel‐Revise‘ProfessionalDevelopment’sectionasneeded

TechnologyPlanReviewCommittee(administratorsandteachers)

‐Finalwritingandrevisionofplanpriortosubmission

BoardofEducationTechnologyFocusPresentation1‐2timesayear

‐ReviewTechnologyPlanandimplementationprocess‐Demonstratestudentlearningthroughtechnologyspotlights

StakeholderGroup OutcomesDistrictPlanningGroup(Buildingrepresentativesforallbuildings,administrators,boardmembers,parents,students)

‐ReviewTechnologyPlananddistricttechnologyinitiatives‐Receivefeedback

Parentgroups(PTOsandPTAs)During2014‐2015schoolyearwepresentedDigitalCitizenshippresentationstoElementaryandMiddleSchoolparentgroups.

‐Initiatediscussionsaboutthedigitalworldandhowweasadistrictcanhelpparentsandstudentstousetechnologytobeproductivecitizensoftheworld.

VestalDistrictCouncilAnnualTechnologyReview(parentgrouprepresentatives)

ReviewTechnologyPlanandinitiatives

C. Technology and Infrastructure Inventory AstechnologybecomeslessaboutspecificdevicesandmoreaboutInternetaccessandthepurposefulintegrationofapplications,theinfrastructurealsoneedstoincludeasolidwirelessnetwork.Weembedintoourplanningareevaluationofourwirelessnetworkevery2years,andcheckaccessthroughoutour7buildingsyearly.WealsocurrentlysupportmultipledevicesincludingChromebooks,iPads,laptops,Macbooks,macandPCdesktops.Thepurposeoflearningdictatesthetechnology,notthedevicesoroperatingsystems.SeeAddendumAforcurrentinventory.D. Software and IT Support Softwareneedshaveshiftedinthepastseveralyears.Manyapplicationsareavailablethroughappsorextensionsondevices.OncetheworkflowisdeterminedthroughtheuseofaLearningManagementSystem,aswellasothertoolslikeGoogleAppsforEducation,thentheaccesstoneededsoftwareapplicationsbecomeseasierforbothstudentsandstaff.Asnewlearningneedsarise,staffcanrequestsoftwareapplicationsbeeitheraddedtoourChromewebstore,loadedonouriPadimage,ormadeavailablethroughotherloadingcapabilities.Updatesofexistingsoftwareareeitherautomaticallypusheddown,orexploredandpurchasedtokeepapplicationsthatareusedfrequentlycurrentanduptodate.TechnologyissuesaresubmittedbystaffthroughServiceNowticketsystem.TechniciansareemployedthroughBTBOCESandareincludedinourMITS(ManagedITService).Thesetechniciansareresponsibleforthedailytechnologysupportforallourstaff.Home/schoolcommunicationisveryimportant,andisencouragedthroughourLearningManagementSystem(Schoology),StudentManagementSystem(eSchoolhomeaccess),Websiteupdates,andEmergencyBroadcastSystem.

E. Curriculum and Instruction Digitalconnectivityandtechnologydevicesdon’t,ofthemselves,improveteachingandlearning.Itishowthesedevicesareusedtoenhanceteachingandlearningthathasthegreatestimpact.Solidpedagogyiskeyforteacherstodeveloplessonsthatallowstudentstoengageinthecurriculum.WeusebothTPACK(TechnologyPedagogicalContentKnowledge)andSAMR(Substitution‐Augmentation‐Modification‐Redefinition)modelstounderstandtheconnectionsbetweentechnology,pedagogy,andcontent(curriculum).ThroughoutthelastyearwehavestartedtoembedUDL(UniversalDesignforLearning)principlesintoourlessonplanning.Teachersarestartingtopurposefullyincorporatemultiplemeansofrepresentation,engagementandaction/expressionintotheirlessonplans.Theseprinciplesallowallstudentstobesuccessful.Technologyaddsmoreoptionstoenhanceandsupporttheseprinciples.Duringthe2015TechnologyLiaisonSummerInstituteweexploredmakereducation,discussingconstructivismandconstructionism.Makereducationisnotjustaspace,butateachingandlearningpedagogy.Weexperiencedstudentcenteredlearningstationswheretechnologyisjustanothermaterial.Wedeterminedthattechnologycan,andshouldimproveteachingandlearningbydoingthefollowing:Teaching

Increaseaccesstoquality,andcurrentresources(forstudentsaswellaskeepingteachersuptodateondisciplinecontent) Enhancecollaborationandcommunicationbetweenstaff,colleagues,studentsandparents(bothlocallyandglobally) Provideimmediatedatatoinforminstructionandaddressspecific,independentstudentneeds. Providetoolsthatallowqualityandefficientcreationofunits,projects,lessonplansandrubrics

Learning Providemultiplemultimedia‘meansofrepresentation’(visualaids,audioandvideoresources,imagegalleries,waystomodel

thinking,interactivelessons,diversepresentationoptions) Providemultiple‘meansofengagementandaction/expression’bygivingstudentschoice Provideauthenticproblemsandprojectsthatmotivatestudentsandimprovequalityofwork Enhancepublicationpossibilitiesthroughdigitalpublishingandsharingofprojects Increasecollaborationopportunitiesforteamwork,perseveranceandthepracticeofsocialskills(bothdigitally24/7andfaceto

face)

Increaseopportunitiesforinterdisciplinarylearning Providefasterfeedbackforstudentsthroughdigitaldataanalysis Increasecapacitytodifferentiateinstructiontomeetallstudents’learningneeds

SpecialEducationStudents:Sincewebelievethatallourchildrenshouldbeengagedinlearning,wesupportourstudentswithspecialneedsbyallowingthemtoaccesscurriculumcontentinmultiplewaysusingUDLPrinciplesandspecializedtechnologyasneeded.Someofthesewaysinclude,butarenotlimitedto,specializedsoftwaresuchas:

LearningAlly,Bookshareandtexttospeechapplicationstoreadspecificnovelsandpassagestoourstudentswithreadingdecoding,andreadingcomprehensiondelays

Talkingcalculatorsforusewithstudentswhoarevisuallyimpaired Accesstoacomputerwithwordprocessingsoftwareandpredictivewordsoftware FMsystemstoaidestudentswithcentralauditoryprocessingdelays Speechtotextapplicationstoaidinwritingandnotetaking PictureExchangeCommunicationSystemapplicationstoassistwithcommunication

Inadditionthereisaccesstospecializedmaterialsthroughbooksontape,largeprintandbraillebooksforstudentswhorequirethesetypesofinstructionalmaterials.WhenstudentsneedadditionalassistancetheRTI,andortheCSE,determinetheneedsofthestudentinordertoalignappropriatetechnology.Atrialofanassistivetechnologydeviceorsoftwarewouldbegivenanddatatakentoseeifthechosendeviceorsoftwaresupportedthestudentinaccessingthecurriculum.IfthedeviceorsoftwarewasappropriatetheCSEwouldmeettoreviewandadjusttheIEPtoincludethespecificdeviceorsoftware.WeareintheprocessofformalizingthisAssistiveTechnologyProcesstoincludethesecomponents:

1. Processisinitiatedbyteacher,orotherserviceprovider,whocompletesa‘VestalAssistiveTechnologyConsiderationGuide’.Thisidentifiesthetasks,accommodations,currentassistivetechnologyandadditionaltechnologytobeinitiated.

2. ‘VestalAssistiveTechnologyTrialUseGuide’iscompletedatthebuildinglevel.Theguideincludeswhowillberesponsibleforacquiringthetechnologyandtrainingbothteachersandstudentsintheuseofthetechnology.

3. Afterthetrialasummaryiscompletedidentifyingthestudentuseandwhetheritsuccessfullymetthecriteria.FromthisarecommendationiswrittenfortheCommitteeonSpecialEducationastothecontinuedneedfortheassistivetechnology.

4. IfnecessaryafterthetrialuseanAssistiveTechnologyEvaluationmaybeorderedbytheCSEcommitteetobecompletedbyBOCESorotherprovider.

DigitalCitizenship:WealsofeelthatDigitalCitizenshipiskeyforstudentsandstafftounderstand,modelandembedthroughoutcurriculumandinstruction.Forthisreasonwehaveacomprehensiveplanthatincludeseducationofallstakeholders:administrators,staff,teachers,paraprofessionals,parentsandstudents.Continuedworkinthisareaisnotedinouractionplan(SectionIofthisplan).SeeAddendumB:NineElementsofDigitalCitizenship(Ribble)F. Professional Development

InordertomeetteachersandstaffwheretheyareontheSAMRmodelweofferavarietyofprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities.Professionaldevelopmentneedsareassessedinanongoingprocessoffeedbackanddesign.DuringourTechnologyLiaisonmeetingsandsummerinstituteswediscusshowtobestmeetteacherswheretheyareandencouragethemtotrynewwaystoengagestudentsinlearning.TheLiaisonsusetheSAMRcontinuumtoidentifywherestaffaresotheycanassistthemtothenextlevel.

ProfessionalDevelopmentOfferingsplannedcurrentlyforthenext3yearsareasfollows(subjecttochangeasneedsariseandevolve):Topic Audience MethodofDeliveryAppsforEveryone:Waystoprovidemultiplemeansofrepresentation,actionandexpression(UDL)

K‐12teachers Hands‐on,bothiOSandChromeplatforms,Halfdayworkshop

DesigningK‐2LearningCenters K‐2classroomteachers Hands‐on,bothiOSandAndroidplatforms,halfdayworkshop

Topic Audience MethodofDelivery3Dfabricationandprinting 6‐12Artteachers‐ then

expandingtoK‐12teachersHands‐on,2halfdays

Studentsasdigitalcreators,notjustconsumers(programming,robotics,digitalstorytelling)

K‐12teachers Hands‐on afterschoolorhalfdayworkshopsasspecificneeddictates

LogoProgrammingforgeometricunderstanding Grade3and4firstyearExpandedtoK‐2and5

Halfdayhands‐onworkshopforteachersSupportwithfirststudentlessonsincomputerlabs

BecomingaPositiveDigitalCitizen 6‐12teachers Hands‐on,developinglessons,fulldayworkshop

It’sComplicated:Currentresearchondigitalnorms,moralandethicalbehaviorsonline

K‐12Counselors,Administration,Teachers

Videopresentationofresearch,discussion

RaisingPositiveDigitalCitizens Parents Parentpresentationsandfollow‐ups,nightpresentations

GenerationLike(DigitalCurrencyandhowitaffectsyourDigitalFootprint)

Teachers,Paraprofessionals,staff

Videopresentation(Frontline)andimplications/recommendations

OverviewofMicrosoft2013 ClericalStaff Hands‐on,2hoursummerworkshopUsingMathAppsasInterventions(IXL,SplashMath,Xtramath)

K‐5teachers Hands‐on,AfterschoolsessionsthroughoutyearRollthroughsinK‐5buildings

ChromebooksandGoogleApps 6‐12teachers Hands‐onafterschoolsessionsthroughoutyear

GoogleClassroom 3‐12teachers Hands‐onafterschoolsessionsthroughoutyear

CreatingandCollaboratingwithGoogleAppsforEducation

3‐12teachers Hands‐onafterschoolsessionsthroughoutyear,andhalfdayworkshopswithfollow‐up

Chromeappstoenhancelearningincontentareas 3‐12teachers Hands‐onafterschoolsessionsthroughoutyear

Schoology K‐12teachers Hands‐onhalfdayworkshopSchoology:AddingResources k‐12teachers Hands‐onafterschoolsessionsthroughout

yearSchoology:AssignmentsandAssessments K‐12teachers Hands‐onafterschoolsessionsthroughout

year

Topic Audience MethodofDeliveryUDLandSMARTNotebook K‐12teachers Hands‐onafterschoolsessionsthroughout

yearFormativeandSummativeAssessmentusingtechnologyapplications

K‐12teachersServiceProviders

Hands‐onhalfdayworkshops,withfollow‐upinbuildings

TechnologyLiaisonSummerInstituteTechnologyLiaisonMonthlymeetings(topicsdependentontechnologyinitiativesandneeds)

TechnologyLiaisons,Administrators

Hands‐on,2hourmeetingsafterschoolmonthly2fulldaysduringsummer

G. Technology Investment Plan Currentlyourfiveplannedinstructionaltechnologyinvestmentsare:

ProfessionalDevelopmenttosupporttechnologyIntegration IncreasesharedChromebooksets(3‐12) IncreasesharedTabletsets(K‐2) Upgradedesktopsandlaptops Replaceandupgradeequipmentforclassroomprojection(SMARTBoards,Projectorsand/orLEDTVs)

FundingSources:ModelSchools(ProfessionalDevelopment)NetworkSupportService/InstructionalTechnologyServiceSoftwareandHardwareFundingE‐RateReimbursement

H. Status of Technology Initiatives and Community Connectivity Severalyearsagoweexperiencedareductioninstaffingthataffectedtechnologyintegrationsupport.ToaddressthisneedwedevelopedtheTechnologyLiaisons,whichprovidedbuilding‐basedsupportfortechnologyintegration.Theyalsoarecrucialforthefeedbackandstatusoftechnologyinfusionwithinthebuildings.

Tosupportourtechnologyinitiativeswehavedevelopedandbuiltapowerfulinfrastructure,bothforthehardware(wirelessnetworkandservercapacity)andforonlineworkflow(LMS,GoogleAppsforEducation,Classlink,Office365).Wealsounderstandtheneedtoprovideourstaffwithdevicesthattheywilluseintheirclassrooms.Byhavingtheirowntheybecomefamiliarwiththedevicesandpossibilitiesforthatdevicetoincreaselearningintheirclassrooms.Teachershavethechoiceofthefollowingdevices:TeachersK‐2(iPadand/orlaptop)Teachers3‐8(Chromebookand/orlaptop)Teachers9‐12(laptop)Art/MusicteachersK‐12(Macbook)Specificallythesesoftwareprogramsanddevicesallowforstudentsandstafftohaveincreasedaccesstothetechnologyandalsoprovidesahomeschoolconnection.I. Instructional Technology Plan Implementation Timelineandmajormilestonesforimplementationofplan:

Hardware:2015‐2016SchoolYear:ContinuesupportingChromebooksharedsets,addingmoresetstoHS,MSandElementarybuildingsRepurposeolderlaptopsbyinstallingNeverwaretotransformthemintoChromebooks(deployinsmallpocketstopilotfunctionality)EvaluateGooglePlayforEducationtabletsassolutiontomanagementissueswithiPadsContinuereplacementscheduletoassuredesktoplabsinbuildingsandlaptopsareupgradedasnecessaryUpgradeteacherlaptops(August2015)UpgradeMaclabsandteachermacbooksCreateconsistentmodelsforgradelevelclassroomhardware2016‐2017SchoolYear:EvaluatereplacementscheduleEvaluateuseofNeverwareCreatereplacementscheduleforChromebooksDeterminepossibletransitiontoGooglePlayforEducationtabletsEvaluatepossibleBYODprogram2017‐2018SchoolYear:On‐goingprocessofreplacementofhardware

On‐goingevaluationofemergingtechnologyandlearningneedsofourstudentsImplementBYODProgram(basedonevaluationof)OnlineWorkflow:2015‐2016SchoolYear:FullGoogleAppsforEducationrolloutgrades3‐12EmbedtheuseofGoogleAppsforEducationthroughoutinstructionalandprofessionaldevelopmentsessionsFullSchoologysupportK‐12ClasslinksupportforaccesstoschoolnetworkdocumentsSupportOffice365forstaffthatpreferstouseit2016‐2017SchoolYear:EvaluateuseandeaseofonlineworkflowsuchasusingGoogleAppsforEducationandSchoology2017‐2018SchoolYear:On‐goingevaluationofonlineworkflowneedsforbothstudentsandstaffSoftware/Applications:2015‐2016SchoolYear:EvaluatesoftwareapplicationsanddetermineupdatesandupgradeasneededRolloutMicrosoft2013(August2015)UpgradeSMARTNotebook14andprovideprofessionaldevelopmentasneededReplaceoutdatedSMARTSyncwithLANschoolforlabmonitoringandmanagementTransitionfromAirwatchtoCasperforAppledevicemanagementStartdevelopingvettingprocessforapplicationsandstudentdataprivacyRolloutSplashMath(K‐2)andIXLMath(3‐5)2016‐2017SchoolYear:On‐goingevaluationandupgrade/replacementofsoftwareneedsforstudentlearning2017‐2018SchoolYear:On‐goingevaluationandupgrade/replacementofsoftwareneedsforstudentlearning

Peripherals:2015‐2016SchoolYear:ReplaceLCDprojectorsasneededProvideLEDTVtoclassroomsthatwanttoshiftfromSMARTBoardstoLEDtechnologyUpgradeK‐5SMARTBoardsasneededReviewnetworkprinterneedsthroughoutdistrict2016‐2017SchoolYear:On‐goingevaluationandupgradeofperipheralsbasedonstudentandstaffneeds2017‐2018SchoolYear:On‐goingevaluationandupgradeofperipheralsbasedonstudentandstaffneedsInfrastructure:2015‐2016SchoolYear:Evaluateandupgradeasneededwirelessnetwork(completedevery2‐3years)Continuereplacementscheduleofserversandswitchesasneeded2016‐2017SchoolYear:On‐goingevaluationandupgradeofinfrastructureneeds2017‐2018SchoolYear:On‐goingevaluationandupgradeofinfrastructureneeds

ActionPlantointegratetechnologyintocurriculumandinstructiontoimprovestudentlearning:

Action PersonResponsible DesiredOutcomes DateofCompletionPolicyandProcedures:TomaintaincurrentandresponsivepoliciesandprocedurestosupportauthenticandresponsibletechnologyuseandintegrationEvaluateandupdatedistrictpoliciesforuseofinstructionaltechnology

BoardofEducationBoardofEducationPolicyCommittee

AssistantSuperintendentofInstruction

CoordinatorofInstruction

UpdateResponsibleUseAgreementUpdatepolicies‐7315StudentUseofComputerizedInformationResources‐8270InstructionalTechnology‐8271InternetSafety‐InternetContentFilteringPolicyExploreneedfor‘Bringyourowndevicepolicy’Reviewpoliciesandevaluateneedforrevisions

Summer2014

2015‐2016Biannualevaluationoftechnologypolicies

2016‐2018

DevelopaK‐12digitaldeviceguidelinesforsupervisionandclassroomuseofstudentdevices


CoordinatorofInstructionDirectorofSpecialEducation

BuildingAdministrators

Guidelinesforpersonaldeviceusewithinthedistrict’s7buildingsCommunicationofcompletedguidelines

Fall2015

2015‐2016

FinalizeAssistiveTechnologyprocessandprotocol


DirectorofSpecialEducation

CompleteprocessEducatestaffonprocessandsupportthemastheyimplement

Fall20152015‐2016

Action PersonResponsible DesiredOutcomes DateofCompletionPlanning:Todevelopadynamicmodeloffeedbackamongallstakeholdersthatprovidesthenecessaryinformationtomakeinformedandrelevantdecisionsrelatedtotechnologyacquisitions,deployment,andsupport.Surveyprofessionalstaffandsupportstafftodetermineprofessionaldevelopmentneeds



ProfessionaldevelopmentneedsdeterminedthatwilldriveEarlyReleaseDays,afterschoolandsummersessions

Fall2015

Meetwithstakeholderstoreceivefeedback(administrators,teachers,staffandparaprofessionals)


CoordinatorofInstructionDirectorofSpecialEducation

BuildingAdministrators

Listofprofessionaldevelopmentneedsforeachgroup.

August2015Paraprofessionals

MonthlyLeadership

Meetings

ProfessionalDevelopmentTeam

MeetingsProfessionalDevelopment:Toprovideteachercenteredopportunitiestoexploreandplan theintegrationoftechnologyasatooltoadvanceachievementthroughpromotingstudentengagement,amediarichlearningenvironment,multipleliteracies,andproject‐basedlearning.Reviewandalignprofessionaldevelopmentinitiativeswithstaffandstudentneeds


CoordinatorofInstructionTechnologyLiaisons

Createstaffdevelopmentofferingsbasedonidentifiedneeds,dataanalysis,aswellasemergingtechnologyModeltechnologyusewithprofessionaldevelopment

August,JanuaryandApril

TechnologyIntegration:Tosupportmultipleapproachestotheresponsibleanddynamic use oftechnologythroughouttheinstructionalprogramandschoolcommunity.Integratetechnologyintoinstructionalpractice



Offerprofessionaldevelopment inallformstomodelandfacilitatetechnologyintegrationSupervisetheintegrationoftechnology

On‐going

On‐going

Action PersonResponsible DesiredOutcomes DateofCompletionContinueexplorationofmakered,usingtechnologytoenhancechoiceandopportunitywithinaconstructivistclassroom



‐TechnologyLiaisonsexploremakered‐TechnologyLiaisonsintegratemakeredopportunitiesintotheirclassroomsand/orsupportopportunitiesintheirbuilding.‐Celebratesuccessesanddeterminefurtherprofessionaldevelopment

Summer2015

2015‐2016

Summer2016BeginintegrationofprogramminginK‐5mathinstruction


CoordinatorofInstructionAISMathTeachers

Design andimplement teacherprofessionaldevelopment:‐LogoProgrammingforgeometricunderstanding(angles)‐Gr4‐LogoProgrammingforgeometricunderstanding(areaandperimeter)‐Gr3DesignlessonsusingLogoProgrammingforgrades3and4.EvaluateintegrationanddesignK‐2andgrade5professionaldevelopmentandlessonstoprovideanalignment.

January2016(grade4)

May2016(grade3)

Summer2017

UsetechnologywithintheRTIprocesstodeterminethebestinterventionsforstudents


BuildingPrincipalsBuildingRTITeams

Targetedinterventionsforstudentsidentifiedandimplemented

Monthlymeetings

Action PersonResponsible DesiredOutcomes DateofCompletionEducatestaffonNineElementsofDigitalCitizenshipandhowtheycaninturnmodelandeducatetheirstudentsincreatingapositivedigitalfootprint.



ShareNineElementsofDigitalCitizenshipthroughdistrictpublications,includingtechnologyupdates,employeenewsletters,aswellasstudentcodeofconductandResponsibleUseAgreementWriteResponsibleUseAgreementOfferprofessionaldevelopmentonemergingissuesofdigitalcitizenshipandpositiveuseofdigitaltoolsthroughsocialmedia.

On‐going

Summer2014

Convocation2015Throughoutyear2016‐

2018

IncorporateNineElementsofDigitalCitizenshipintoK‐12curriculumandotherbuildingwideinitiatives.

CoordinatorofInstructionTechnologyLiaisonsBuildingadministratorsBuildingLibrariansCounselorsTeachers

‐ImplementationofK‐5CommonSenseMedialessons(librarianstofacilitate)‐EmbedDigitalCitizenshipintoexistinglessons9‐12‐CreateGrade7HealthunitaddressingDigitalHealth(howtechnologyconnectsanddisconnects)‐CreateDigitalLiteracyUnitwithGrade6Readingteachers‐Makeconnectionsbetweendigitalcitizenshipandcharactereducationinitiatives

2015‐2018

Summer2015Implementation15‐16

Fall2015

2015‐2016

2015‐2018

J. Monitoring and Evaluation AtVestalwebelieveincontinuouson‐goingmonitoringandevaluationofourTechnologyPlanandProfessionalDevelopmentneededtosupportthatplan.Belowisadetailedactionplanforthatfeedback.Action PersonResponsible DesiredOutcomes DateofCompletionEvaluateandupdatetheTechnologyPlan



TechnologyLiaisons

Reviewandreviseexistingdocumentbasedon:

Studentachievementdata Technologyuseandintegrationinto

curriculum,instruction,assessmentanddataanalysis

StaffSurveys

JanuaryandJuneofeachyear

2015‐2018

Revisittechnologyvisiontodeterminefutureneedsandresources



BOCESMITSManagerTechnologySpecialist

Exploreandimplementemergingtechnologyby:

collaboratingwithregionalinitiativesthroughBOCES

networkingwithotherschoolsbothlocallyandglobally

readingcurrentliterature personalexplorationandsharing attendingconferences

o onlineaswellasinperson conductingpilotsusingemerging

technology

JanuaryandJuneofeachyear

2015‐2018

Evaluateandupdatedistrictpoliciesforuseofinstructionaltechnology

BoardofEducationBoardofEducationPolicyCommittee



UpdateResponsibleUseAgreementUpdatepolicies8270,8271and7315Evaluateneedsforadditionaltechnologypoliciestobedrafted

Summer2014

2015‐2016Biannualevaluationoftechnologypolicies

Action PersonResponsible DesiredOutcomes DateofCompletionReceiveon‐goingfeedbackfromthebuildingstodetermineneeds


BuildingPrincipalsTechnologyLiaisons

‐FeedbackfrommonthlyTechnologyLiaisonmeetingsandAdministrativeLeadershipmeetings‐Identifycurriculum,instructionalfocus,professionaldevelopmentneededtoaddressidentifiedareasandupdatetechnologyplanbiannually

Monthly

Communicatethedistrict’scommitmenttoandexpectationsfortheuseoftechnologytoimprovestudentachievement.

BoardofEducationAdministrativeTeamFacultyandStaffDistrictPlanningGroupBuildingPlanningTeamsStudents

Communicatedistrictgoalsby: DistrictWebpageandNewsletter SchoologyStaffgroups TechnologyUpdates TechnologyLiaisonmonthlymeetings ProfessionalDevelopment Facultymeetings Parentworkshopsandinformation

sessions BOEmeetings Studentlessons

Throughoutyear

Monthly

Yearly

Addendum A: Current Inventory (April2015) HS MS THE ARE VHE GLE CAE ADMIN CJR/B&G TRANS TotalSMARTBoards 62 38 24 18 22 22 19 1 2 0 211IPADS 6 34 50 54 54 49 51 12 4 0 334

DesktopComputers 409 253 116 91 120 98 87 26 16 7 1225

Chromebooks 108 240 83 52 68 66 51 4 8 0 680Laptops 216 193 51 50 52 34 38 46 3 3 734

TotalPerBuilding 663 480 231 195 226 195 188 84 21 10 2293

Projectors 78 61 32 27 35 31 24 4 8Repair 1 294

COMPUTINGDEVICES Numberof

devicesinusethatarelessthanfiveyearsold

HowmanyofthesedevicesareconnectedtotheLAN?

DesktopComputers/VirtualMachine(VM) 657 657Laptops/VirtualMachine(VM) 310 310Chromebooks 680 680Tabletslessthannine(9)incheswithaccesstoanexternalkeyboard

0 0

Tabletsnine(9)inchesorgreaterwithaccesstoanexternalkeyboard

72 72

Tabletslessthannine(9)incheswithoutaccesstoanexternalkeyboard

0 0

Tabletsnineinchesorgreaterwithoutaccesstoanexternalkeyboard

262 262

PERIPHERALDEVICES Numberofdevicesinusethatarelessthanfiveyearsold

DocumentCameras 20

FlatPanelDisplays 7

InteractiveProjectors 0

InteractiveWhiteboards 20

Multi‐functionPrinters 33

Projectors 118

Scanners 33

OtherPeripherals

Addendum B: Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship(MikeRibble)http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html

http://www.fractuslearning.com/

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