the houston independent school district long range strategic
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SAFIRAH IBENANALAMAR UNIVERSITY
The Houston Independent School District Long Range
Strategic Plan for Technology (LRSPT) 2009-2014
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District Profile
Number of Campuses 294
Total Student Enrollment 198452
Economically Disadvantaged 84%
Technology Expenditures (2009-2012)
$99,385,000
Technology Expenditure Per Pupil $500.80
Student/Computer Ratio 5:1
Teacher/Computer Ratio 1:1
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Objective
LRSPT was created to meet all filing requirements of the The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as "E-Rate", to provide discounts for district’s telecommunications and Internet access.
To provide the district with a strategic road map for technology
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4 Key Areas of LRSPT
Technology Expenditures (2009-2012)
Teaching and Learning $26,465,000
Educator Preparation $3,275,000
Leadership, Administration, and Support
$12,325,000
Infrastructure for Technology $57,320,000
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5 areas of National Educational Technology Plan (NETP)
NETP LRSPT
Assessment
Infrastructure (Infrastructure for Technology)
Learning (Teaching and Learning)
Productivity
Teaching (Educator Preparation)
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LRSPT Goals Identified by District Stakeholders
Teaching and Learning: • Goal 1: Students will become technology
literate to be successful in the 21st century. • Goal 2: Assure equity and access to
technology-enhanced curriculum and resources district-wide.
• Goal 3: Promote responsible technology use.
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Strategies to Achieve LRSPT Goals
Teaching and Learning: • (for Goal 1): Provide a guide for lesson planning
with technology integration recommended by the district .
• (for Goal 2): Employ a technological devices, i.e. student eportfolios, to create a digital learning environment that improves student achievement and develops 21st century technology skills.
• (for Goal 3): Implement innovative programs that promote parental involvement and support increased home-school communication.
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LRSPT Goals Identified by District Stakeholders
Educator Preparation: • Goal 4: Create a roadmap to provide anytime,
anywhere, professional development for teachers, administrators, and support staff to facilitate a technology-enhanced learning environment.
• Goal 5: Increase the amount of training received by all educators on innovative and effective strategies for technology integration in order to increase student achievement.
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Strategies to Achieve LRSPT Goals
Educator Preparation: • (for Goal 4): Increase educator preparation
delivery models, (i.e. webinars, podcasts, 24/7 on-line training courses, RSS feeds, interactive staff meetings, etc.) for professional development to integrate technology.
• (for Goal 5): Devote a minimum of one staff meeting per month solely to technology training on the tools to integrate technology applications into the TEKS.
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LRSPT Goals Identified by District Stakeholders
Leadership, Administration, and Support:
• Goal 6: Develop a comprehensive, ongoing, Long Range Technology Planning process that includes input from all stake holders, meets all local, state, and federal requirements, and creates a positive district culture.
• Goal 7: Encourage community interaction in HISD's educational programs in order to improve public support and confidence in schools.
• Goal 8: Identify and implement instructional programs that extend instruction beyond the boundaries of the traditional classroom through the increased use of technology.
• Goal 9: Provide technology tools to increase management efficiency and to support data-driven, sound, decision-making.
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Strategies to Achieve LRSPT Goals
Leadership, Administration, and Support:• (for Goal 6): Incorporate instructional technology resources
as an integral component in the design of all new and modernized schools and classrooms.
• (for Goal 7): Develop policies and procedures, including secure and restricted access, to facilitate the full deployment and use of a web- based portal for 24/7, year round, access to individual student information, school news
• (for Goal 8): Form a partnership with schools of higher education, inviting their staff to provide lessons to HISD students, and to facilitate more two-way communication with institutions
• (for Goal 9): Provide campus counselors with a technology-based system for gathering and reporting data on each student that is designed to provide early indicators of potential "drop outs" so that pro-active interventions may be provided.
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LRSPT Goals Identified by District Stakeholders
Infrastructure for Technology :
• Goal 10: Align the district’s applications into a centralized, secure, integrated system that combines all data to provide a single, reliable, source for all departments.
• Goal 11: Expand the reach and capacity of HISD’s network to provide a secure and robust infrastructure that supports teaching and learning.
• Goal 12: Create a strategy to optimize network infrastructure and the operation and management thereof, making it more agile, efficient, and secure.
• Goal 13: Reduce the environmental footprint of HISD’s technology infrastructure.
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Strategies to Achieve LRSPT Goals
Infrastructure for Technology :
• (for Goal 10): Continue to develop and incorporate state-of- the-art firewall support, Internet filtering, virus protection, and wireless security into the district's network operations
• (for Goal 11): Ensure equity of access for all staff and students to the Internet by continuing to upgrade, support, and maintain network hardware and software, telecommunication systems, licenses, service fees and, contracts.
• (for Goal 12): Research, develop, and implement a virtualization strategy through a reduction of hardware, software, and services.
• (for Goal 13): Facilitate a migration from a "paper- based" District to an electronic document-based District
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Additions/Improvement to LRSPT Plan?
According to See (n.d.), effective technology plans should:
Focus on applicationsTie to staff development plansIncorporate developers of the technology
plan into group of stakeholdersFocus on a vision
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HOUSTON ISD Technology Plan 2009 – 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012 from http://www.houstonisd.org/Technology/Home/Forms%20&%20Documents/2009-2012%20HISD%20TECH%20PLAN.pdf
Nagel, David. (2010, November 9). National Ed Tech Plan Puts Technology at the Heart of Education Reform. The journal. Retrieved May 7, 2012 from http://thejournal.com/Articles/2010/11/09/National-Ed-Tech-Plan-Puts-Technology-at-the-Heart-of-Education-Reform.aspx?Page=1
See, John. (n.d.). Developing Effective Technology Plans. National Center for Technology Planning. Retrieved May 7, 2012 from http://www.nctp.com/html/john_see.cfm