1. ARLINGTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TECHNOLOGY 2010-
2015
James Hawks
ET 8041
EDLD 5362

2. Introduction

3. The National Education Technology Plan
2010
“An essential component of the learning model is a
comprehensive infrastructure for learning that
provides every student, educator, and level of our
education system with the resources they need when
and where they are needed. The underlying principle
is that infrastructure includes people, processes,
learning resources, policies, and sustainable models
for continuous improvement in addition to broadband
connectivity, servers, software, management systems,
and administration tools. Building this infrastructure is
a far-reaching project that will demand concerted and
coordinated effort.”
Office of Educational Technology, 2010

4. The National Education Technology Plan
2010
To achieve this goal “we must rethink basic
assumptions and redesign our education
system.”
T
Office of Educational Technology, 2010

5. The Texas Long-Range Plan for
Technology
Technology is ubiquitous.
According to the Texas Long-Range Plan for
Technology, “Across the globe, exponential growth
in technology has transformed every aspect of
business, government, society, and life.
Advances in technology, mathematics, and
science across the globe have resulted in a global
intellectual and economic race never before seen
or imagined.”

6. AISD’s 2010-2015 Strategic Plan for
Technology
Arlington Independent School District’s
technology plan advocates that “all teachers
will use emerging technologies such as
computers, handheld devices, interactive
whiteboards, digital cameras, and projectors
to provide 21st Century, standards-based
learning opportunities to all students.”
“AISD Strategic Plan for Technology,” 2010

7. Standards Based Technology
Plans
Standard-based learning opportunities
mentioned in the Arlington Strategic Plan for
Technology are based on:
•Texas Education Agency’s TEKS for Technology
Applications
•ISTE’s National Educational Technology
Standards
for Students (NETS S)
•Texas Essential Skills and Knowledge

8. Technology Plans Consistently Call
for Integration of Technology
The National Educational Technology Plan,
Texas – Long Range Plan for Technology
(LRPT), and Arlington Independent School
District’s 2010 -2015 Strategic Plan for
Technology call for integrating technology and
technology applications into the classroom.
These plans urge students and educators to
embrace educational, collaborative, and
corporate technologies that will be needed for
students to succeed in the 21st Century.

9. Background

10. The Arlington Independent School
District
Arlington

11. The Arlington Independent School
District
2010 Convocation

12. The Arlington Independent School
District
AISD’s 2010-2015 Strategic Plan for Technology was drafted in
2009
Outgrowth of the passage of the bond election in November 2009.
A Strategic Planning Committee of more than 50 individuals
including:
• Teachers,
• Administrators,
• Curriculum Specialists,
• Technology Personnel,
• UTA Professor
• Outside Consultant
Collaboration AISD's Strategic Plan for Technology 2010-
2015.

13. The Arlington Independent School
District
Designed to be Consistent With:
 The Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology
 ISTE’s NET S Standards
 SBEC Technology Applications Standards
 District and Campus STaR Charts

14. The Arlington Independent School
District
 Teaching and Learning
 Educator Preparation and Development
 Leadership, Administration and Instructional
Support
 Infrastructure for Technology

15. The Arlington Independent School
District
 Restart the replacement computer program.
 Transition to a five-year technology refresh
cylcle on desktop and laptop computers and
associated technologies.
 Provide a projection system in every
classroom.
 Update computer labs at all levels.
 Maintain key district systems.
 Equalize computer-to-student ratios among
schools.

16. The Plan

17. AISD Strategic Plan for
Technology 2010-2015

18. KEY AREAS
 Teaching and Learning
 Educator Preparation
 Leadership
 Infrastructure
 Evaluation

19. Teaching and Learning
Objective –
All teachers will use
emerging technologies such
as computers, handheld
devices, interactive
whiteboards, digital
cameras, and projectors to
provide 21st century,
standards-based learning
opportunities to all students.

20. Twenty-Four Strategies Will Accomplish This
Objective
Some of the objectives include:
 Provide a variety of hands-on technology infused
lessons weekly.
 Purchase subscriptions to online databases.
 Students use tech. to collaborate/demonstrate
learning.
 Provide student e-mail accounts.

21. Educator Preparation
Objective –
Provide all teachers and campus
administrators with professional
development that models and
supports full integration of emerging
technologies in all curriculum areas.

22. Sixteen Strategies Will Accomplish This
Objective
Some of the objectives include:
 Provide instructional coaches, mentors, and technology
trainers.
 Model and embed the use of electronic tools in PD
sessions.
 Participate in statewide technology professional
development opportunities.
 Teachers master Technology Applications Educator
Standards I-V.

23. Leadership
Objective
Create, implement, and
sustain a 21st century
learning environment where
all stakeholders are life-long
learners.

24. Twelve Strategies Will Accomplish This
Objective
Some of the objectives include:
 Increase the number of TTCC certified teachers annually.
 All administrators demonstrate the ISTE A Standards
 Budget for expanded instructional opportunities in
technology.
 Document the integration of technology.

25. Infrastructure
Objective
Continually provide an adequate and scalable
infrastructure so all users have access to
resources to enable productivity.

26. Thirteen Strategies Will Accomplish This
Objective
Some of the objectives include:
 Use an ongoing replacement cycle.
 Annually identify obsolete technology.
 Work toward a 1:1 personal computing
ratio.
 Investigate relevant emerging
technologies.

27. Evaluation
The Plan shows critical indicators of
technology progress that are provided with
examples of how AISD determines and
documents whether defined goals and
objectives are met.

28. Evaluation
For evaluation purposes, nine indicators of
technology progress were identified for each
objective and its subsequent strategies for
achieving those objectives.
For each, assessments were specified to serve
as measures of whether or not the objectives
are met.

29. Evaluation
Indicators Assessments
Student mastery of subject-area TEKS TAKS results
Student mastery of technology TEKS Successful completion of a technology course and/or
an online assessment of technology applicationss
TEKS
Teacher mastery of SBEC standards Successful completion of Texas Teacher
Technology Competencies Certification (TTCC)
and/or a Technology Applications TExES exam

30. Evaluation
Indicators Assessments
Integration of technology and curricula Lab sign-in database, lesson plans, online group
calendars, Media Fair results, PDAS results
Technology-related professional development Dates, times, locations and descriptions of all
technology-related professional development
sessions are posted in an online database so
targeted audiences may register. Registration
results, sign-in sheets, attendance records,
agendas, payment authorization forms, and
payroll records serve as documentation.
Access to technology at each school The fixed assets database, student enrollment
numbers, end-user surveys including but not
limited to STaR Charts, and procurement
records are used to document and inform
decisions regarding hardware and software.

31. Evaluation
Indicators Assessments
Network sufficiency Personnel in the Network Services Department
continually monitor electronic traffic on the
district’s WANs, LANs and firewalls.
STaR Charts are updated on an annual basis
and provide feedback regarding the perceptions
of every teacher and principal regarding
network access and efficiency.
Equipment repairs and troubleshooting An online database is used by all employees to
request assistance with technology concerns
and to document the submission date, problem,
solution, and completion date.
Target Tech in Texas (T3) and Vision 2020 grant Interim and annual reports are submitted by an
projects external evaluator and include the results of site
visits, classroom observations, interviews with
administrators and core-subject teachers, and
online surveys that include questions related to
the quality, usefulness, and effectiveness of
project services.

32. Evaluation of the Plan
So far Arlington ISD is adhering to the plan and
meeting objectives.
Educator Preparation and Development objectives
and Teaching and Learning objectives met as
indicated by approximately 500 AISD teachers
completing the Master Technology Teacher Program
and the TTCC program (Technology Teacher
Competencies Certification).
(MGT of America, Inc., 2011)

33. Evaluation of the Plan cont.
AISD has aggressively pursued the
Infrastructure for Technology objective by
implementing two strategies:
 Use an ongoing replacement cycle to update
infrastructure and related equipment.
 Implement a site-based decision process to determine
what technologies are purchased with allotted funds.

34. Evaluation of the Plan cont.
During the first year following adoption of the
plan, bond funds were used to procure
technology resources for schools based on the
needs identified.
 Thirty-one different types of equipment were
made available for purchase from the district’s
Technology Bond Catalog.
 Twelve million dollars in bonds funds was used
in the first year to support the plans strategies.

35. Recommendations

36. Recommendations
Allow for better technology parity for all
campuses and students, the district should
develop a bring-your-own technology policy
and accompanying program.
Williamson & Redish, 2009

37. Recommendations
Provide more opportunities and flexibility for
teachers to utilize online learning for their
own professional development.
Texas Long-range Plan for Technology 2006-2020

38. Recommendations
Allow students and teachers to be exposed to
online content and begin to ease filtering.
Boss, S., 2008

39. Recommendations
Involve students in all aspects of technology
planning process and evaluation process.
Ogle, 2002

40. Recommendations
Embed more formative assessment in
everyday lessons by taking advantage of the
inherent capabilities of technology.
Office of Educational Technology, 2010

41. Conclusion

42. Conclusion

43. References
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