IT department's presentation to Board of Education about the technology plan for the District

2. Latest Iteration
• 1 to 1
• eMints
• Device (phone, iPad?)
• Cloud
• Blended courses
• Filter Reduction

3. Why
“Old paradigms blind us
to new opportunities.”
- Steve Barber
Fundamental change,
not simply another
new initiative
New tool, new story

4. 1. Equalize access to worldwide information for all
students
2. Meet the needs of individual learners
3. Promote digital citizenship, responsibility, and safety
4. Increase student engagement, attendance, and self-
reliance in an inclusive learning environment
5. Increase student and staff technology skills

5. 6. Shift to digital curriculum to accommodate our
community’s needs
7. Instill habits of innovation, independent thinking and
problem solving
8. Ensure students remain enthusiastic about learning by
promoting active student participation and collaboration.
9. Enhance the educational experience in and out of the
classroom while increasing instructional time available to
teachers and providing ample opportunity for students to
reach their highest potential.
10. Utilize technology to better communicate among
parents, teachers, students and administrators.

6. Promise
Rich & Relevant

7. Whatever
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9. Currently
• eMints
• 6th Carts
• EH Teachers
Training &
Laptops

10. Next Year
• 5th grade eMints continues
• 6th grade equalization 7/5/184
• 7th grade 1:1 24/7/184
• TMIS teacher Laptops & Training

11. Beyond
• Year by year (2016)
or...
• Building by Building (1,2,3) (2013)

12. PD
Success vs.
Failure Technology
Endorsement
Technology
Academies PLCs
BootCamps Late Starts
Technology Conferences
Coaches

13. PD Cost
• 3 Coaches X $79,000 = $237,000
• Programs = $180,000
• Total = $418,000

14. The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new
landscapes but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust