SAISD Technology Plan


Tech Plan & STaR Chart Workshop

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

A. Where to Get Help

Handout
Questions


B. When Eplan should be updated:
  • Demographics, superintendent, principals, etc list should be updated during the summer - just to get a jump start
  • Eplan site will be SHUT down this year at the end of July and during the month of August for annual maintenance
  • The Eplan certificate must be submitted to TEA as part of the final step for plan to be approved
  • We are currently in Year 13 - A plan must be developed this summer
  • Districts must correlate objectives with USAC Erate and TLRPT in eplan
  • Plan must be board approved and/or notarized
  • Plan must contain a sufficient level of detail to validate an Erate request
C. Form 470
  • Before Form 470 can be submitted, a district must have a written Eplan
  • A tech plan is a written document that describes the technologies and associated resources - existing and planned - that will assist a school to provide educational services...
  • A Superintendent's signature and date can qualify as proof of "written"
  • USAC wants to know how much money the district is spending on technology (not counting erate)
  • Districts must be able to prove that the eplan aligns with what is stated on Form 470
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D. Professional Development
  • Logs, spreadsheets that document professional development must be kept for 5 years
  • Districts need to be prepared to show proof of pd if asked
  • A minimum of 25% of budget must go to staff development in order to meet the requirements for Title IID
E. STaR Chart **http://startchart.esc12.net**
  • Purpose of the Teacher STaR Chart
    • to assist in the measurement of district's effort to improve student learning through technology
    • to be used as a needs assessment for future pd
    • help teachers determine their progress towards meeting LRPT as well as district goals.
  • Purpose of the Admin STaR Chart
    • To assist with Technology plan writing
    • Help set benchmarks, goal
F. Other
  • Tech Plan Reviewers are needed
  • Tech Plan Reviewer Training will be held on November 5 and January 28
  • Check with your ESC for more details