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Thomasville City Schools

Technology Plan

2014-2016

Written Draft: October 2013

Local Board Approved: April 2014

State Board Approved: April 2014

Table of Contents

Vision

Strategic Priorities Overview

Priority 1: Shared Services Model

Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices

Priority 3: Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital

Textbooks

Priority 4: Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development

Priority 5: 21st Century Leadership for Your LEA

Appendices

References

Thomasville City Schools

Technology Planning Committee/MTAC

Member Job Title/Position

Maria Pitre-Martin

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Nick Sweitzer

Kevin Swaim

Lorrie Johnson

Deboy Beamon

Ceretha Mitchell

Superintendent of Schools

Director of Technology

Coordinator of Instructional Technology

Technology Facilitator

Technology Facilitator

Manager of Information Systems

Principal

Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction

Thomasville City Schools Technology Plan

2014-2016

Vision Statement

Mission, Vision and Goals

It is our mission in Thomasville City Schools (TCS) to partner with parents, community, and

staff to nurture and prepare our students for success in the 21st Century. Educating the whole

child and providing them with the tools needed for success in life is paramount. Expectations for

a positive learning environment along with rigor, relevance, and relationship building will ensure

success for all students.

Our vision for Thomasville City Schools is for students, staff, and parents to have virtual and

physical access to instructional resources on demand. Our classrooms will be fully interactive

where technologies are integrated into instructional processes. Instruction will be standards

based and the technologies will be tools for learning.

Thomasville City Schools continues to align its district goals to ensure that TCS will produce

globally competitive students, will be led by 21st Century professionals, students will be healthy

and responsible, leadership will guide innovation and will be governed by 21st Century Systems.

Thomasville City Schools Belief Statements

We believe in every child and celebrate their worth and value.

We believe parents are a critical component of each student’s success.

We believe in high expectations for all students and staff, and expect our students to be

challenged to reach their greatest academic potential.

We believe in working collaboratively to enhance student learning.

We believe all students learn differently and therefore require instructional methods to be

tailored to their needs.

We believe that diversity is a valuable and vital asset to our school community.

We believe that learning is a lifelong process for both students and staff.

We believe that all students and staff will incorporate innovative 21st Century technology

in the learning process.

We believe in promoting the health and well-being of our students and staff: emotional,

physical, and nutritional.


Strategic Priorities

2014 - 2016

Thomasville City Schools is a leader in North Carolina in the use of technology as instructional

tools. TCS currently operates in a virtualized private cloud environment for instructional and

administrative technology services. Our district is both prepared and ready to participate in the

various opportunities that we expect to be provided by the new state cloud initiative.

Equal access to technology and 21st century opportunities are critical to ensuring the success of

all North Carolina students. The integration of 21st Century tools will prepare students to be

career and college ready. Each of our schools provides multiple tools to students, teachers and

administrators to facilitate effective teaching and learning. Every teaching environment in our

district has an interactive whiteboard and the tools to instantly engage student learners.

As an IMPACT district we have and will continue to provide high quality professional

development in the use of technology as well as the integration of technology in instruction. This

focus is currently integrated in all our education initiatives such as Race to the Top, ACRE,

Common Core and Career and College Ready, Set, Go!

The North Carolina School Technology Commission aswell as Thomasville City Schools believe

that equitable access to technology is critical. The Commission has identified five over–arching

priorities: 1) a statewide shared services model for platforms and infrastructure; 2) universal

access to individual teaching and learning devices; 3) statewide access to digital teaching and

learning resources, including digital textbooks; 4) a statewide model of 21st century professional

development; 5) and 21st century leadership for all schools and districts. It is the intention of

Thomasville City Schools to focus its resources on achieving these goals.

Strategic Priority 1: A Statewide Shared Services Model

Thomasville City Schools is well–equipped to manage production server infrastructure. We have

used e-rate funding to achieve this goal. We still struggle with support needs that impact our

budget. The ability to leverage purchasing of both e-rate eligible and ineligible services should

greatly reduce our costs for these types of purchases. A Statewide Shared Service Model has

allowed our district to move some support service from local management to state management

allowing us to be more efficient in the local support of our technology needs. This will allow us

to be able to operate with a more predictive model of budgeting. Items that we use or will use

include:

Firewall

Identity Life Cycle Management

Home Base

o PowerSchool

o NCEES

o Schoolnet

o OpenClass

Digital Learning tools

Strategic Priority 1: A Statewide Shared Services Model

Thomasville City Schools will utilizeand align with the following key initiatives/plans to reach for the vision and complete the

strategic priorities of our plan.

ACRE

By participating in the shared services model offerings, our LEA will better prepare for the transition to online assessments, digital

textbooks and universal access to personal teaching devices.

Career and College Ready, Set, Go!

By participating in the shared services model offerings, our LEA will better prepare students for 21st century learning. It will also

allow our students the kind of access necessary to take college courses that will give them a head start on college.

Race to the Top Local and State Scopes of Work

By participating in the shared services model offerings, our LEA will be able to use the available resources for Common Core and

other available teacher evaluation possibilities.

1. Statewide Shared Services Model

Suggested Goals/Targets Year 1

July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Year 2

July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Yearly Evaluation

Evaluation

Method(s) DPI Use

Thomasville City Schools will

continue to provide content

filtering in accordance with the

Children's Internet Protection

Act (CIPA).

Maintain8e6 content filtering

contract

Mike Ingram

Maintain8e6 content filtering

contract

Mike Ingram

Content Filtering

reports and contract


investigate the reduction of

duplicated services by utilizing

NCEdCloud offerings and

alternatives

TCS will consider all options

provided through the

NCEdCloud

Mike Ingram

Tammy Stromko

TCS will consider all options

provided through the NCEdCloud

Mike Ingram

Tammy Stromko

-Innovative

Budgeting

Comparisons

-NCEdCloud Opt-in

Agreements


continue to update and

maintain existing servers and

infrastructure

All available e-rate resources will

be utilized to maintain servers

and infrastructure.

Mike Ingram

All available e-rate resources will

be utilized to maintain servers and

infrastructure.

Mike Ingram

E-Rate applications


maintain a VOIP system for

effective communication.


support phones in every

classroom

Lorrie Johnson

Amber Tuggle


investigate an equipment update.

Mike Ingram

Lorrie Johnson

Vendor contract

Strategic Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning

Devices

In Thomasville City Schools, universal access to personal teaching and learning devices is

defined as a computing device assigned to all members of the school, including administrators,

teachers, and students. At our high school, we have one laptop per student assigned in carts.At

our elementary and middle schools we do not have this total access for students but we do for

teachers and administrators. We will continue to seek resources that will allow us to achieve this

goal.

Teaching and learning in the 21st Century has become more than a six and a half hour day, 180

days of the year. Clearly, one–to–one personal teaching and learning devices can greatly foster

the 21st century skills necessary for future–ready learners. There are multiple products that can

help us achieve this goal including:

One to One laptops

iPods

Tablets

Smart Phones

Kindles

iPads

Alignment to Other Plans and Initiatives:

Strategic Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices

Thomasville City Schools will utilize and align with the following key initiativesto reach for the vision and complete the strategic

priorities of our plan to provide universal access to personal teaching and learning devices.

ACRE Byproviding access to teaching and learning devices, our LEA will better prepare for the transition to online assessments, digital


Career and College Ready, Set, Go!By providing access to teaching and learning devices, our LEA will better prepare students for 21st

century learning. It will also allow our students the kind of access necessary to take college courses that will give them a head start on

college.

Race to the Top By providing access to teaching and learning devices, our LEA will be able to use the available resources for Common

Core and other available teacher evaluation possibilities.

Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices


July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Year 2

July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Yearly Evaluation

Evaluation

Method(s) DPI Use


continue to expand our

comprehensive plan for

universal access to Personal

Teaching and Learning Devices

for teachers and students.

Replacement cycle for high

school laptops.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Tammy Stromko

Maria Pitre-Martin

Replacement cycle for high

school laptops.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Tammy Stromko

Maria Pitre-Martin

-AMTR

-Destiny Asset

Manager


communicate our plan to all

stakeholders.

TCS will utilize the district

webpage, Parent Contact

software and all media

opportunities to inform

TCS will utilize the district

webpage, Parent Contact software

and all media opportunities to

inform stakeholders of activities.

Reports and logs

from webpage

software, parent

contact softwareand

stakeholders of activities.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Ceretha Mitchell

other transcripts of

communications.


continue to utilize Personal

Learning Devices to promote

student owned learning.

TCS will maximize the use of all

personal learning devices

discussed above.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

TCS will maximize the use of all

personal learning devices

discussed above.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Exemplars of

student work


provide equitable access to

mobile devices in all schools

Seek funding to allow 1-1 access

at all TCS schools.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Tammy Stromko

Maria Pitre-Martin

Seek funding to allow 1-1 access

at all TCS schools.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Tammy Stromko

Maria Pitre-Martin

-AMTR

- LoFTI

Looking for

Technology

Integration

-Network & School

Readiness

Assessments

-Budget analysis;

available grant

applications

Strategic Priority 3: Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources,

Including Digital Textbooks

It is the belief of Thomasville City Schools that the true power of technology in the hands of

TCS’s teachers and learners is unlocked by the adequate access and proper use of digital

resources. Access to resources such as Instructional Improvement System Resources available in

Schoolnet, NCWiseOwl, Discovery Education, Web 2.0 tools and Learning Management

programs such as OpenClass are a critical part of our school instructional program. With the

instant availability of high speed Internet access, the use of textbooks is becoming more obsolete.

The increasing budget challenges are also creating an environment where lower cost availability

to resources is necessary. Through our IMPACT initiative we purchased many of the programs

necessary to supplement the classroom instructional resources. Our issues moving forward are

not more programs but finding the resources necessary to continue funding what we already have

in place. Programs currently in place include:

Home Base

o PowerSchool

o Schoolnet

o NCWiseOwl

o SAS Curriculum Pathways

o Ole Science & Social Studies

Discovery United Streaming BrainPOP

Destiny

Internet-based Web 2.0 Tools

Gaggle

eBook Content

Tablets/Kindles

MyVRSpot (digital media archive)

Tandberg Videoconferencing Collaboration subscriptions


Strategic Priority 3: Statewide Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks


priorities of our plan that we will continue to provide Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital

Textbooks

ACRE Byproviding access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks, our LEA will better prepare for the

transition to online assessments, digital textbooks and universal access to personal teaching devices.

Career and College Ready, Set, Go!By providing access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks our

LEA will better prepare students for 21st century learning. It will also allow our students the kind of access necessary to take college

courses that will give them a head start on college.

Race to the Top Byproviding access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooksour LEA will be able to use

the available resources for Common Core and other available teacher evaluation possibilities.

3: Statewide Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks


July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Year 2

July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Yearly Evaluation

Evaluation

Methods(s) DPI Use


transition from print and

paper-based resources to

affordable online resources

TCS will use learning

management programs, Internet-

based resources and online texts.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Ceretha Mitchell

TCS will use learning

management programs, Internet-

based resources and online texts.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Ceretha Mitchell

- LoFTI

Looking for

Technology

Integration

-PLC Plans


utilize Home Base resources

and other open education

resources

TCS will use Home Base and

cloud-based resources.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

TCS will use Home Base and

cloud-based resources.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

-NCEdCloud Opt-in

Agreements

-Home Base Opt-in

Agreements

Ceretha Mitchell Ceretha Mitchell -Professional

Development

Evaluations/Surveys


use digital content aligned

specifically to Common Core

and NC Essential Standards

TCS teachers will continue to

utilize Schoolnet instructional

resources to develop

comprehensive lesson plans.

Ceretha Mitchell

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

TCS teachers will continue to

utilize Schoolnet instructional

resources to develop

comprehensive lesson plans.

Ceretha Mitchell

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck


ensure equity to digital

teaching and learning

resources from school to school

in our district.

TCS will ensure all students and

teachers receive all available

resources.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

TCS will ensure all students and

teachers receive all available

resources.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

-Professional

development plans

-Staff surveys


provide equitable and

instructionally rich access to

digital resources

TCS will maintain subscriptions

to current digital content and

investigate new offerings

provided through the cloud

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

TCS will maintain subscriptions

to current digital content and

investigate new offerings

provided through the cloud

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

-Application reports

-NCEdCloud Opt-in

Agreements

-Home Base Opt-in

Agreements

Strategic Priority 4: A Statewide Model of Technology-Enabled Professional

Development

High quality professional development has the most inherent impact on effective teaching and

student achievement than any component in developing asuccessful technology-enabled program

of technology integration. It is the responsibility of leadership in Thomasville City Schools to

define, implement, and evaluate 21st century learning and provide the effective staff

development to achieve its implementation. Research on classroom use of technology is clear

that teacher skills are fundamental to the successful use of instructional technology to impact

student achievement. This is the catalyst to transform teaching practices for those that

successfully use technology.

We have learned through our experience as an IMPACT district that collaboration among faculty

is crucial to effective school culture. The integration of departments provides a whole school

effect that is positive for learning. We intend to continue to provide this model of professional

development in the future.

Collaboration with outside specialists and consultants that provide 21st century professional

development is also critical. Methods and providers of professional development currently being

used in our district include:

Instructional Coaches (per school)

Academic Leadership Team (district level)

Instructional Excellence Inventories

Instructional Focus Calendar Days

Grants & Professional Development offerings

Professional Learning Communities

Weekly grade level/department planning meetings

Hot Topics

Terrific Tuesdays

Regional Consortium Trainings


Strategic Priority 4: A Comprehensive Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development


priorities of our plan that we continue to develop aComprehensive Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development

ACRE Byproviding a Comprehensive Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development,our LEA will better prepare for the

transition to online assessments, digital textbooks and universal access to personal teaching devices.

Career and College Ready, Set, Go!Byproviding a Comprehensive Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development,our LEA will

better prepare students for 21st century learning. It will also allow our students the kind of access necessary to take college courses that

will give them a head start on college.

Race to the Top Byproviding a Comprehensive Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development, our LEA will be able to use the

available resources for Common Core and other available teacher evaluation possibilities.

4: A Statewide Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development


July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Year 2

July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Yearly Evaluation

Evaluation Method(s) DPI Use


continue to provide embedded

technology-enabled

professional development for

teachers and administrators.

TCS will continue to provide

technology enabled PD through

both face-to-face trainings and

in blendedlearning

environments.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Ceretha Mitchell

TCS will continue to provide

technology enabled PD through

both face-to-face trainings and

in blended learning

environments.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Ceretha Mitchell

-Professional

development plans

- Professional

Development

Evaluations


prepare media specialists and

instructional technology

facilitators to support digital

TCS will provide targeted

professional development to

media specialists and

technology facilitators.

TCS will provide targeted

professional development to

media specialists and

technology facilitators.

-Media & Technology

Conferences attendance

-Instructional Coaches

Support Sessions

reform. Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck


deliver Common Core and

Essential Standards training

to teachers using integrated

technology as a model for

further classroom integration.

TCS will provide Common

Core and Essential Standards

training supported in a

technology rich environment.

Ceretha Mitchell

Jennifer Buck

TCS will provide Common Core

and Essential Standards training

supported in a technology rich

environment.

Ceretha Mitchell

Jennifer Buck

-RttT Evaluation Data

- Professional

Development

Evaluations


prepare staff for online

assessment delivery.

TCS will continue to implement

all things necessary to prepare

for effective online assessment.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Crystal Clodfelter



for effective online assessment.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Crystal Clodfelter

- Network Readiness

Assessments

- Network monitoring

reports

-Schoolnet Usage &

Reporting


prepare students for online

assessment delivery.



students for effective online

assessment.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Crystal Clodfelter



students for effective online

assessment.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Crystal Clodfelter

-evaluate students’

current online

assessment data

through Schoolnet

reports


provide ongoing support and

professional development

necessary for use of data to

inform instruction.

TCS will utilize Home Base to

support data driven decisions.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Crystal Clodfelter

TCS will utilize Home Base to

support data driven decisions.

Mike Ingram

Jennifer Buck

Crystal Clodfelter

Home Base Reports


provide support for teacher

and administrator progress

and evaluation according to

NCEES standards.

TCS will continue to utilize

NCEES in the transition to the

new model of administrative

and teacher evaluations.

Paula Gaylord

Barbara Armstrong

-NCEES Reports

-21st Century

Assessment

Strategic Priority 5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools and Districts

Thomasville City Schools cannot expect our teachers to teach or our students to learn 21st

century skills if the administrators leading the schools are not trained in the same skills. All of

our administrators have participated in Academic Leadership training. This training helps

administrators understand how best to lead in a technology rich environment. It is important

thatadministrators understand that creating a culture appropriate for 21st Century learning is of

great importance. All our administrators have been trained multiple days in establishing high

expectations for student learning and staff improvement. They receive regular training on critical

matters. Thomasville City Schools continues to employ the latest methods for administrative

evaluation. Administrators have access to training via:

Videoconferencing

Face-to-Face

Internet-based Instruction

Conferences

NCEducation

Regional Consortium Trainings


Strategic Priority 5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools


priorities of our plan to provide 21st Century Leadership for all our schools.

ACRE Byproviding 21st Century Leadership for All Schools, our LEA will better prepare for the transition to online assessments, digital


Career and College Ready, Set, Go! Byproviding 21st Century Leadership for All Schools, our LEA will better prepare students for 21st

century learning. It will also allow our students the kind of access and leadership necessary to take college courses that will give them a

head start on college.

Race to the Top Byproviding 21st Century Leadership for All Schools, our LEA will be able to use the available resources for Common

Core and other available teacher evaluation possibilities.

5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools and Districts


July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

Year 2

July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

Yearly Evaluation

Evaluation

Method(s) DPI Use


create 21st century leadership

in our schools

TCS will provide any and all

appropriate staff development for

administrators.

Maria Pitre-Martin

Georgia Marshall

Ceretha Mitchell

Mike Ingram



administrators.

Maria Pitre-Martin

Georgia Marshall

Ceretha Mitchell

Mike Ingram

-21st Century

Assessment using

ISTE NETS-A

- Professional

Development

Evaluations


prepare teachers and

administrators to lead 21st

century learning environments



administrators and teachers.

Maria Pitre-Martin



administrators and teachers.

Maria Pitre-Martin

-21st Century

Assessment using

ISTE NETS-T

- Professional

Georgia Marshall

Ceretha Mitchell

Mike Ingram

Georgia Marshall

Ceretha Mitchell

Mike Ingram

Development

Evaluations


continue to develop strategic

partnerships with community

and business to promote 21st

Century learning.

TCS will continue pursue all

available opportunities for


organizations, universities and

local businesses.

Mike Ingram

Maria Pitre-Martin

Georgia Marshall

Jennifer Buck

Gloria Smith

TCS will continue pursue all

available opportunities for


organizations, universities and

local businesses.

Mike Ingram

Maria Pitre-Martin

Georgia Marshall

Jennifer Buck

Gloria Smith

-RttT Evaluation

Data

-Grant Proposals

& Applications

Appendix A


Policy, Procedure, & Guidelines Implementation Chart

Policies, Procedures, & Guidelines (Policies should be translated into predominant languages of students and parents)

LEA Policy

Code or

Procedure

LEA Date of

Adoption,

Implementation or

Revision

Policies Required A. Materials Selection Policy (GS §115c-98(b)) 3200 05/13/2002 B. Disposal of Equipment / Replacement of Obsolete Equipment (GS §115c-518) 9400 10/11/2005 C. Hardware and Software Procurement (GS §115c-522, 115c-522.1) 6440 05/13/2002 D. Copyright Policy (PL §94-553, 90 Stat. 2541) 3230 05/13/2005 E. Acceptable Use Policy (PL §106-554) 6525 10/11/2005 F. Equipment/Materials Donation Policy (GS §115C-518 8540 10/11/2005 G. Data Privacy Policy (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 (FERPA)) 6525 10/11/2005 H. Inventory Control Policy (GS §115c-539, 115c-102.6A-C(5)) 8535 10/11/2005 I. Access to Services Policy (GS §115c-106) 4001 05/13/2002 J. Student Discipline and Liability Policy (GS §115C-391, 115C-398) 4300 05/13/2002 K. Remote Access Policy (GS §147-33.111) 6524 10/11/2005 L. Virus Protection Policy (GS §147-33.111) 6525 10/11/2005 M. NC WISE ID and Password Workstation Policy (GS §147-33.111) 6525 10/11/2005 N. Security Awareness Policy (GS §147-33.111) 6525 10/11/2005 O. Network Security Policy (SBE EEO-C-018, SB 991, 2004) 6525 10/11/2005 P. Advertising and Commercialism Policy (GS §115c-98) 5255 10/11/2005

Procedures A. Hardware and Software Deployment 12\12\2005 B. Equipment maintenance and repairs 12\12\2005 C. Outdated Resources and Equipment Replacement 12\12\2005 D. Disaster Recovery of Data and Hardware 12\12\2005 E. Administration of Online Courses 12\12\2005 F. Other(s) (as needed by LEA)

Guidelines A. Policy Translation 12\12\2005 B. Web Site Development 12\12\2005 C. Instructional Use of Videos 12\12\2005 D. Development of Online Resources 12\12\2005 E. Other(s) (as needed by LEA)

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