Highway to Our Future Technology for Utah Schools

Rick Gaisford

Educational Technology Specialist

Utah State Office of Education

Computers in Schools

Total # of Students: 600,985 Total # of Computers: 192,064 Technology Standards 1:1 student to computing device ratio to support high quality instruction and assessment in preparing students to be college and career ready SAGE Summative Assessments 3:1 student/computing device ratio All schools have achieved this due to 100% computer-based CRTs SAGE Interim Assessments 2:1 student/computing device ratio for fall and winter administrations SAGE Formative and Classroom Instructional Resources 1:1 student/computing device ratio

Computers in Schools

27%

47%

26%

Summary: Computer Ratios by School

1 to 1

2 / 3 to 1

4 to 1 or higher

32%

24%

29%

15%

Desktop Computers

0-2 years old

3-4 years old

5-6 years old

older than 6 years

39%

19%

35% 7%

Laptops, Netbooks, Tablets

0-2 years old

3-4 years old

5-6 years old

older than 6 years

Future Computer Needs

Future Computer Needs

Future Computer Needs

Network Infrastructure Needs

• Internal School Networks

• $50,000 - Average Cost to Install Wireless Internet Capacity in a school building (approx. 1000 Students)

• There are currently 1072 school buildings in Utah. A significant number of these will require wireless network upgrades.

• 60% = $32,150,000

• 70% = $37,500,000

• 80% = $42,900,000

• 90% = $48,250,000

Smart School Program • $1600/student and teacher • $3,000,000 appropriated

– $120,000 for evaluation: SUU under the direction of Dr. Deb Hill – $2,880,000 for program

• 1800 persons (1600 students; 200 Administration/Faculty/Support Staff) • Each School • Updated wireless network • Computer Server • Teacher professional development • Each Classroom • Large screen display • Classroom sound system • Each Teacher • Classroom computer/laptop • iPad • Each Student • iPad and case

Participating Schools

• 2012 Cohort

– Gunnison Valley Elementary (Gunnison)

– Dixon Middle School (Provo)

– North Sevier High School (Salina)

Participating Schools

• 2013 Cohort

– Newman Elementary (Salt Lake City)

– Myton Elementary School (Myton)

– North Davis Jr. High (Clearfield)

– Pinnacle Canyon Academy (Price)

– Beehive Science and Technology (Sandy)

– Freedom Academy (Provo)

– Utah Career Path High School (Kaysville)

Other High Access Schools

• Park City School District (Grades 5-12)

• Wasatch School District (Grades 5-8)

• North Summit School District (Grades 6-12)

• South Summit School District (Grades 6-12

• Piute School District (Grades 9-12)

• Wayne School District (Grades 7-12)

Utah Education Network

Governors Office of Economic Development

Broadband Summit

October 24, 2013

Jeff Egly, Associate Director, UEN

Email: jegly@uen.org

The Utah Education Network within the Utah

Education and Government Sector

UEN is an educational technology partnership of

public and higher education, providing educational

technology services statewide.

Established by statute and reports directly to the

Legislature and the Governor.

As of the 2012 Legislative Session UEN is now

governed by an 11 member Governing Board

whose members represent higher education,

public education, libraries and state government.

UEN’s Core Responsibility

The network is a public-private partnership between UEN and Utah telecommunications providers.

UEN does not own the network. We lease circuits from telecommunications companies using multi-year contracts.

Provide a statewide

wide area network

(WAN) with robust

and reliable

connectivity to the

Internet for every

public school and

college, and most

public libraries.

UEN Services

Network Services

Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC) Services

Web Conferencing

Enterprise solutions for education

eMedia – Content Services

Pioneer Library

KUEN Broadcast Television

UEN provides network services to all of Utah’s higher education institutions, school districts, charter schools and most city and county libraries.

WAN Connectivity

Internet Access

Internet2 Access

Network Security Support

Content Filtering Support

Network Engineering

UEN’s Network from 20,000’

Secondary Schools in Utah County

Thank You!

1950 Workplace

1950 Classroom

Modern Classroom

Technology adds a layer of

pre-requisite skills to

instruction

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Mission

STEM Utah is the state-wide leader in

identifying and promoting science,

technology, engineering and math through

best practices that ensure collaboration

between industry and education to

ensure Utah’s long-term economic

prosperity.

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FY14 Overview

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• In the 2013 legislative session (FY14), the STEM

Action Center (AC) was established thanks to a

$10M appropriation ($1.5M ongoing, $8.5M one-

time) made through House Bill 139.

• The bill called for instructional technology

implementation focused on 6-8th grade math and

college readiness with the goal of closing the

performance gap.

Action Target Actual Note

Establish a public / private board

Ten (10) members Ten (10) members

Includes private members from Adobe, ATK, Goldman Sachs, Nelson Labs & IM Flash

Implement Technologies in Pilot

A minimum of two (2) Eleven (11) + Nine (9)

Involve Educators in Pilot At least fifty (50) 135 + Eight-five (85) educators, seventy (70) schools

Engage Schools in Fairs, Camps & Competitions

At least fifty (50) -- Released end of Oct

Close the Performance Gap

Close -- Underway

FY14 Results

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Produce a STEM-competitive workforce to ensure Utah’s

continued economic success in the global marketplace.

Vision

Be a catalyst for the learning experience,

community engagement and industry

alignment by identifying and implementing

best practices that will transform workforce

development.

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PROMOTE

the advantages of STEM education as well as new

and existing life-long learning opportunities and

resources.

MOTIVATE

students, life-long learners and educators to take

advantage of and participate in STEM related

opportunities and education.

ENHANCE

the learning process by identifying, aggregating

and providing best-in-class resources for use in and

out-of the classroom.

PARTNER

with education and industry to identify needs and

opportunities and to close performance gaps.

Strategic Objectives

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