Technology Plan

Roles and Responsibilities
Board of Trustees- Approves district's budget, curriculum, and policies in relation to technology implementation
Superintendent- Responsible for working closely with the Board to supervise, evaluate, and analyze instructional material and development of technology curriculum.
District Technology Department- Provide students with a variety of opportunities to utilize technology as a tool for information acquisition, problem-solving, and oral and written communication. Provide professional development that addresses the SBEC Teacher Technology Standards and the integration of Technology Applications. Improve the district's student to computer ratio to 3.5 to 1 by 2007. Maintain and improve the average age of technology assets. Provide distance learning capability, student data storage and wireless technologies.
Campus Technology Assistants- Assist and train teachers at specific campus on technology equipment and programs. Provide staff development sessions for district.
Principal- Monitors and evaluates the use of technology implementation on his/her campus. Supports all staff members on technology integration.
Campus Technology Liaison- Attends district staff development on current technology being used in the district. Informs campus on any updates pertaining to district technology. Provides campus with site-based staff development on technology.
Teachers- Implement technology into everyday teaching. Attend staff development on technology each year.
Students- Implement technology provided in the classroom to enhance everyday learning.
Parents- Support students in technology use. Attend parent training sessions provided by the campus


Role of the Principal
It is the principal's responsibility to support all technology use in his/her school. The principal and administrative team should serve as models by using technology daily as well. The principal must have open communication with the district's technology department as well as professional development department. As the campus leader, the principal should ensure that adequate amounts of professional development opportunities are available to staff and faculty. The principal should also be fully aware of the school's and district's technology and evaluate at the end of each year in order to make necessary adjustments the following year.