Strategic Action Plan
ENVIRONMENT:
GOAL 1: Provide a safe, flexible, and effective learning environment for all students.
Objective
1.1: Deliver appropriate and
challenging curricula
through face-to-face,
blended, and virtual learning
environments.
1.2: Provide the technical
and human infrastructure
necessary to support real,
blended, and virtual learning
environments.
1.3: Provide high-quality
professional development to
help educators create,
maintain, and work in a
variety of learner-centered
environments.
Timeline
Budget
2010-2011
Budget
2011-2012
1.1.1: Explore and support the purchase of online subscriptions to support
instruction
Ongoing
$12,708**
(EETT)
$14,277**
(EETT)
1.1.2: Provide access to collaborative learning environments for staff and
students
Ongoing
Strategies
1.2.1: Establish and fund the position of one ITRT per school to assist teachers
in integrating technology into teaching and learning.
2015
1.2.2: Fund full-time positions of technology specialist at each school to
support staff and student use of technology
2012
1.2.3: Fund network administrator and technician positions to provide timely
and effective support and ensure that technology and infrastructure is
operational, secure, and properly maintained.
1.2.4: Increase Bandwidth between EMSC, CO, THMS, and HHS to Gigabit
connection
1.2.5: Implement an enterprise wireless solution, incorporating central control
and auto recovery features.
1.2.6: Continually evaluate, install and upgrade network-capable hardware and
appropriate software.
1.3.1: Provide local technology professional development for instructional
personnel on the effective integration of technology
1.3.2: Provide resources to support the curriculum and address the needs of all
learners
Ongoing
2012
$6,990
2011
$22,800
Ongoing
$45,971
$23,900
Ongoing
$31,219**
(EETT)
$20,375
Ongoing
$18,769**
(EETT)
$32,908
1.3.3: Provide training on effective technology integration for administrators
Ongoing
1.3.4: Leverage public/private/nonprofit partnerships to provide professional
development focused on technology integration strategies and the
development of teachers and administrators 21st century skills
Ongoing
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1.3.5 Support pilot projects to help educators better understand the impact of
new and emerging technologies on the learning environment and develop
strategies to integrate them effectively into schools.
Ongoing
$5,000*
(ARRA)
$4,000
Budget
2010-2011
Budget
2011-2012
See Strategy
1.3.1
See Strategy
1.3.1
$110,384
$110,184
ENGAGEMENT
Goal 2: Engage students in meaningful curricular content through the purposeful and effective use of technology.
Objective
Strategies
Timeline
2.1.1: Establish and fund the position of one ITRT per school to provide
innovative professional development that promotes collaboration.
By 2015
2.1.2: Plan appropriate professional development opportunities that focus on
effective integration use in core curriculum areas as guided by user needs and
division priorities.
Ongoing
2.1.3: Provide a wide range of delivery methods to meet the needs of our
staff and enhance professional collaboration
Ongoing
2.2: Actualize the ability of
technology to individualize
learning and provide
equitable opportunities for
all learners.
2.2.1: Provide students and staff with reasonable access to Internet-connected
devices
Ongoing
2.2.2: Evaluate the interactive and universal design features of instructional
technology resources
Ongoing
2.3: Facilitate the
implementation of highquality internet safety
programs in schools.
2.3.1: Provide ongoing education to students, teachers, and parents on safe
use of the Internet.
Ongoing
2.3.2: Maintain an up-to-date Acceptable Use Policy for all network users
Ongoing
Objective 2.1: Facilitate the
development or use and
delivery of innovative
professional development
that promotes collaboration.
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APPLICATION
GOAL 3: Afford students with opportunities to apply technology effectively to gain knowledge, develop skills, and distribute artifacts that reflect
their understanding..
Objective
3.1: Provide and support
professional development
that increases the capacity of
teachers to design and
facilitate meaningful
learning experiences,
thereby encouraging
students to create, problemsolve, communicate,
collaborate, and use realworld skills by applying
technology purposefully.
Timeline
Budget
2010-2011
Budget
2011-2012
3.1.1: Provide local technology staff development for instructional personnel
on the effective integration of technology.
Ongoing
See Strategy
1.3.1
See Strategy
1.3.1
3.1.2: Identify and communicate teaching and learning resources that
effectively support the SOL and promote creativity, collaboration, and
problem-solving
Ongoing
3.1.3: Promote the use of web-based collaborative tools in classes and for
teacher and administrative use
Ongoing
3.2.1: Require completion of a portfolio certifying mastery of the Technology
Standards for Instructional Personnel
Ongoing
Ongoing
$9,500*
(EETT and
ARRA)
$3,500**
(ARRA)
Ongoing
$1,500*
(EETT)
Strategies
3.2: Ensure that students,
teachers, and administrators 3.2.2: Support teacher participation in grant activities to become NETS*T
certified
are ICT literate.
3.2.3: Assess student technology skills annually through grade level
technology benchmarks and project-based assessment in Grades K- 8.
3.3: Implement technologybased formative assessments
that produce further growth 3.3.1: Provide training and support to help teachers use a variety of
technology-based assessments.
in content knowledge and
skills development.
Ongoing
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TOOLS
GOAL 4: Provide students with access to authentic and appropriate tools to gain knowledge, develop skills, extend capabilities, and create and
disseminate artifacts that demonstrate their understanding.
Objective
4.1: Provide resources and
support to ensure that every
student has access to a
personal computing device.
Timeline
Budget
2010-2011
Budget
2011-2012
4.1.1: Provide for networked multimedia computers and supporting
technologies and peripherals according to standards of physical access to
support learning and to address the needs of all learners.
Ongoing
$203,467
$200,875
4.1.2: Provide opportunities for students to learn and apply ICT skills.
Ongoing
See Strategy
1.3.1
See Strategy
1.3.1
Strategies
4.2.1: Provide and support high-quality professional development to assist
educators in integrating technology for instruction and to foster student use of
4.2: Provide technical and
technology.
pedagogical support to
4.2.2: Fund positions of full-time ITRT and technology specialist at each
ensure that students,
school to provide support for students, teachers, and administrators to use
teachers, and administrators
technology as a tool for instructional and professional tasks.
can effectively access and
4.2.3: Fund network administrator and technician positions to provide timely
use technology tools.
and effective support and ensure that technology tools and infrastructure are
operational, secure, and properly maintained.
4.3: Identify and
disseminate information and
resources that assist
educators in selecting
authentic and appropriate
tools for all grade levels and
curricular areas
Ongoing
20122015
Ongoing
4.3.1: Identify and communicate teaching and learning resources that
effectively support the SOL and promote creativity, collaboration, and
problem-solving.
Ongoing
4.3.2: Review hardware and software for applicability and effectiveness.
Ongoing
4.2.4: Coordinate the purchase of software and online services through
instructional supervisors.
Ongoing
$2,583*
(EETT)
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RESULTS
Goal 5: Use technology to support a culture of data-driven decision making that relies on data to evaluate and improve teaching and learning..
Objective
5.1: Use data to inform and
adjust technical, pedagogical,
and financial support.
5.2: Provide support to help
teachers disaggregate,
interpret, and use data to plan,
improve, and differentiate
instruction.
5.3: Promote the use of
technology to inform the
design and implementation of
next-generation standardized
assessments.
Strategies
5.1.1: Conduct an annual review to assess progress in implementing the
recommendations of this plan; use data collected to revise the process and
strategies that reflect the changing priorities of the division, align with the
Virginia Educational Technology Plan, and drive funding requests.
5.1.2: Monitor level of technology use by teachers by including a
technology-related goal in their annual evaluation, along with completion of
TSIP and NETS*T standards.
5.1.3: Maintain an online technology service request database to determine
additional technology personnel and funding needs.
5.1.4: Monitor the use of the computer labs and classroom computers
through annual survey and lab scheduling
Timeline
Budget
2010-2011
Budget
2011-2012
Annually
in June
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
5.1.5: Assess student technology skills annually through grade level
technology benchmarks and project-based assessment in Grades K-8.
Ongoing
See Strategy
3.2.3
See Strategy
3.2.3
5.2.1: Provide opportunities for ITRTs to attend and have access to resources
provided by the state and locality.
Ongoing
$1,000*
(EETT)
$3,000
5.2.2: Provide training and support to help teachers interpret data and use
technology effectively to support data driven needs.
Ongoing
See Strategy
1.3.1
See Strategy
1.3.1
5.2.3: Provide data warehouse tools to help teachers plan, improve and
differentiate their instruction.
Ongoing
5.3.1: Provide training and support to help teachers use a variety of
technology-based assessments.
Ongoing
5.3.2: Provide resources to facilitate technology-based assessments.
Ongoing
5.3.3: Explore innovative ways to provide technology-based assessments
Ongoing
*Funded entirely by grant (Enhancing Education Through Technology)
** Total includes partial funding by grant