1. ImpRPOVING TECHNOLOGY IN TODAY’S SCHOOLS Texas STaR Chart Summary Presentation

2. KEY AREAS OF FOCUS Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support Infrastructure of Technology

3. Teaching and Learning Important areas to focus on and scores. Patterns of Classroom Use (2 pts) Frequency/Design of Instructional Settings (2pts) Content Area Connections (3 pts) Technology Applications (TA) TEKS Implementation (2pts) Student Mastery of Technology Applications (2 pts) Online Learning (2pts) Total Points: 13pts

4. Educator Preparation and Development Professional Development Experiences (2pts) Models of Professional Development (2pts) Capabilities of Educators (2pts) Access to Professional Development (2pts) Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use (2pts) Professional Development for Online Learning (2pts) Total Points: 12pts

5. Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support Leadership and Vision (3pts) Planning (3pts) Instructional Support (3pts) Communication and Collaboration (3pts) Budget (2pts) Leadership and Support for Online Learning (3 pts) Totals: 17pts

6. Infrastructure for Technology Students per Computers (3pts) Internet Access Connectivity Speed (3pts) Other Classroom Technology (2pts) Technical Support (4pts) Local Area Network Wide Area Network (3pts) Distance Learning Capacity (2pts) Totals: 17pts

7. Key Area STaR Classification Teaching and Learning = Developing Technology Educator Preparation and Development = Developing Technology Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support = Advanced Technology Infrastructure for Technology = Advanced Technology

8. Explanation and Summary According to the data posted above it shows that the school has improved each year in technology. There is still room to improve though, because 3 of the four areas were still in developing mode with only one being in advanced mode. The Infrastructure area is the strongest area; therefore letting us know that we have improved in getting what’s needed to improve, but must get the other areas up to speed. Basically, we are heading in the right direction, but still have work to do.