TECHNOLOGY PLAN TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership & M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO EDUCATION
Name:__Ali Gumus__________________

Date: __7/18/2015________________

This template is adapted from

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/documents/et14techplan.doc

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND
The plan should guide the LEAs use of education technology for the next three
years.

List specific start and end dates (7/1/2015 to 6/30/2018). Provide a brief overview
of your school, its location and demographics and/or share a link to your schools
website.
Broward Math & Science schools opened as a K thru 5 grade school last summer,
August 2014. Serving around 95 students. 65 % is the lunch rate. 48 % African
American, 38% Multi-racial and 14% White.
Address: 6101 NW 31st Street , Margate FL
www.bmsschools.org

Describe how a variety of stakeholders from within your school and the
community-at-large participated in the planning process.
Principal, Assistant Principal, 2 Board Members, 3 Teachers and 2 students.

Summarize the relevant research and describe how it supports the plans
curricular and professional development goals.
Summarize the plans major curricular and professional development outcomes
that are supported by research.
Describe and cite the relevant research that supports the plans outcomes.
Describe the connection between the research and the plans goals.
Describe information gathered from site visits, including best practices.
The major outcome is that student achievement will increase drastically.
Johnson, Christopher G. (2009). Transforming Education: Enabling Learning for All
Arizona Students. The Arizona Long-Range Strategic Educational Technology Plan.

Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED507623.pdf

CURRICULUM COMPONENT CRITERIA.
The Plan must establish clear goals and realistic strategy for using
telecommunications and information technology to improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe teachers' current access to instructional technology and current use of

digital tools.
What technology is currently available to all teachers?
Each classroom has 1 Epson Powerlite 98 Projector, 1 Lenovo all in one
desktop computer for teacher usage and an additional Dell Desktop
Optiplex GX620 for student usage. Only 2 classrooms have smartboards.
There is a computer lab having 18 desktop computers for online
instructional resources and keyboarding classes.
How is technology currently being used by teachers and administrators to
promote effective classroom instruction and school management?
Teachers and administrators are utilizing online Student Information
System which is called BMSS Connect. It has live content including:

Grades

Assignments

Attendance & Discipline

Online Testing

Student Personal Information

BMSS is constructing the communication and information bridge between parents

and the teachers.
Communication among the staff is being currently maintained via e-mails. Gmail
was chosen for mail server service.
Admins and teachers are using Google Sheets for data sharing.
Teachers are actively using smart boards and projectors while instructing.

Call-em-All Robo Calling System has been utilized whenever needed.

Describe students' current access to instructional technology and current use of

digital tools. Include a description about the LEA policy, practices, and/or
replacement policy that ensures equitable technology access for all students.

Is technology currently available to all students?

Technology is currently available to all students.

Do all student groups have equal and appropriate access to the available
technology?
All student groups have equal and appropriate access to the available
technology.

Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for using
technology to improve teaching and learning. Describe how these goals align to
the LEA's curricular goals that are supported by other plans. Describe how the
LEA's budget (LCAP) supports these goals, and whether future funding
proposals or partnerships may be needed for successful implementation.
Does the school budget include allocations to acquire the hardware, electronic
learning resources, infrastructure, professional development, and technical
support necessary to implement the plan?
Technology Plan has a separate budget. It has allocations for the
hardware, electronic learning resources, infrastructure, professional
development, and technical support necessary to implement the plan.

Name of the
product

Estimated
Completio
n Date

Estimate
d Cost

School

Student Response System

2016

$4,000

2 sets for school

Projectors

2016

$8,000

10 classrooms

Smart Boards

2016

$11,000

5 classrooms

Purchase 8 new student

desktops

2016

$6,000

1 extra computer for

each classroom

School-wide Benchmark
Tests

2016

$2,000

All

Study Island

2016

$3,000

All

Star Reading and

Accelerated Reader

2016

$3,000

All

NWEA MAP Testing

2016

$3,000

All

Purchase and implement

wireless access points

2016

$2,000

All

Teachers will participate

PD for online version of
curriculum materials

2016

$1,500

Elementary teachers

What funding sources, including federal, state, or local programs are available to
support the plan?
Title-1 funding is the only federal funding sources for supplemental hardware
and electronic learning resources.
Technology plan is mainly funded with state FTE allocation.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, to address
Internet Safety and the appropriate and ethical use of technology in the
classroom.
What are the LEAs curriculum goals and plans for assisting students to meet
technology literacy and information literacy skills?
To have 60% of students performing in the yellow range or above by the end of
the 2nd FAIR-FS assessment period. To have 70% of students in grades K-5
performing in in the yellow range or above by end the 3rd FAIR-FS assessment
period.
Increase the percentage of students performing at the proficient level and higher
in state test 2015.
In grades 3-5, our goal is to have 70% passing score in Reading and
Math.
In grades 5 , our goal is to have 70% passing score in Science once grade
level rises
In grades 4 , our goal is to have 70% passing score in Writing once grade
level rises

Continue using the individual progress monitoring system to follow up students

progress and see their needs.
Through guidance to teachers (providing materials, strategies, etc.), reduce the
percentage of ELL students score a level 1 on state test.
Ensure at least 90% of students using Accelerated Reader reach their individual
goals each semester. In addition encourage teachers and students to ensure an
overall goal of at least 5 books a semester are read per student.

 How are technology and information literacy skills embedded in content area
lessons? Are specific courses offered that address these skills?
Goal Addressed
Higher Student
Achievement

Higher Student
Achievement

Strategy
Supply teachers and
students with high
quality digital content
aligned to the Florida
Standards
Create an
infrastructure that
supports the needs of
digital learning and
online assessments

Measurement
Purchase
Instructional
Materials in digital
format

Timeline
2014 and
ongoing

Wireless access for

all classrooms

2015

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT

The Plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure that staff
understands how to use these new technologies to improve education services
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Summary of the teachers' and administrators' current technology proficiency and

integration skills and needs for professional development.
Do teachers have the classroom management strategies to work with the amount
of technology actually available in the classrooms?
Professional Development should be evaluated based on the level of
current technology integration by teachers into classrooms. This will
measure the impact of the professional development for digital
learning into the classrooms. The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM)
can be found at: http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/matrix.php. Please use this
tool to self assess where the teachers at your school currently are in
their use of instructional technology. Average integration should be
recorded as the percent of teachers at each of the 5 categories of the
TIM for the levels of technology integration into the classroom
curriculum:
Entry
Adoption
Adaptation
Infusion
Transformation

Professional
Development Needs
Analysis (Required)
Average Teacher
technology
integration via the
TIM.
Entry

Target
(Please enter
the change in
the percentage
of teacher at
each
technology
level.)
%
%

Baseline
(Please enter the
percentage of
the teachers that
are at each level
at your school.)

Date for Target to

be achieved (year)
(Please enter the year
you plan to meet this
change goal.)

Adoption

%50

%0

Adaptation

%50

%50

2016

%0

%50

2016

Infusion
Transformation

Are administrators able to support teachers with the integration of technology into
daily curriculum?
Yes. Our school has open door policy. Assistant Principal is in charge of
supporting teachers regarding all the concerns the teachers facing with.

Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for providing
professional development opportunities based on your school needs assessment
data and the Curriculum Component of the plan.
What professional development will be provided to ensure teachers and
administrators will be able to effectively accomplish the curricular goals?
Professional Development
Trainings for School-wide
Benchmark Tests
Trainings for Study Island
Trainings for Star Reading and
Accelerated Reader
Trainings for NWEA MAP Testing

Trainings for RTI Process

Textbook Trainings
Technology Surveys
How will teachers and administrators be trained and provided on-going support in
the effective integration of technology into the curriculum? (4Cs, Substitution
Augmentation Modification Redefinition [SAMR])
Teachers and administrators will be trained in 10 day in-service days.
Representative of the textbook publisher and online supplemental resources
contacted. All the trainings will be taken place in service days.
INFRASTRUCTURE, HARDWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, SOFTWARE, AND
ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPONENT CRITERIA
The Plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services,
hardware, software, asset management, and other services that will be needed to
improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the existing hardware, Internet access, electronic learning resources,

technical support, and asset management already in the LEA that will be used to
support the Curriculum and Professional Development Components of the plan.
What technologies are available to facilitate home/school communication such as
email, web pages, and voice mail?
Staff emails
BMSS Connect Online Student Information System
School Website
School Facebook Account
School Electronic Newsletter
Call-em-All Robo Calling System

What hardware/infrastructure currently exists at each school site?

100 Mb Internet
1 Gb Internal Bandwidth
Tools
ActivBoard Touch 88'' Mount
System
w/Short Throw Projector

Quan
tity
2

Dell OptiPlex 3030 AIO BTX

18

Epson Powerlite 98 Projector

Lenovo All in One Computer

10

IP Phones

15

HeadPhones Overhead

24

Dell Server Poweredge R720

TP Link Router TLSG1048

Sonicwall Firewall TZ 205

Brother Printer MFC-7860DN

Brother Printer MFC-7360N

Dell Desktop Optiplex GX620

12

Dell Server Poweredge R720

Describe the technology hardware, electronic learning resources, networking and

telecommunications infrastructure, physical plant modifications, technical
support, and asset management needed by the LEA's teachers, students, and
administrators to support the activities in the Curriculum and Professional
Development components of the plan.
What technologies will teachers and administrators need to successfully
implement the plans goals and benchmarks?
Tools

Purchase 8 new student

desktops.

School-wide
Benchmark Tests
Study Island

Star Reading and

Accelerated Reader

NWEA MAP Testing

Purchase and implement

wireless access points
Teachers will participate
PD for online version of
curriculum materials
Technology Surveys

What electronic learning resources are needed to implement the Curriculum and

MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT

The plan must include an evaluation process that enables the school to monitor
progress toward the specific goals and make mid-course corrections in response
to new developments and opportunities as they arise.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Describe the process for evaluating the plan's overall progress and impact on
teaching and learning.
What indicators of success will be used to evaluate whether implementation of
the plan has made a positive impact on student achievement?
Monitoring and
Tools
Evaluation
Process

School-wide
Benchmark Tests
Study Island

NWEA MAP Testing

Comparison of
School-wide
Benchmark Tests
Study Island
Student Progress
Reports

-Admistered 3
times-NWEA MAP
Testing Student
Progress Reports
Wireless routers will be
purchased in November
Installation and setup
will be done following
month.

Teachers will participate

PD for online version of
curriculum materials

PD will be scheduled for

one of the PD days on
calendar

Describe the schedule for evaluating the effect of plan implementation, including
a description of the process and frequency of communicating evaluation results
to tech plan stakeholders.
How often will data be collected and summarized? Who is responsible?
Assistant Principal is in charge of collecting and summarizing data.
School-wide
Benchmark Tests

3 times in a year

Study Island

Twice in a year

Star Reading and

Accelerated Reader

3 times in a year

NWEA MAP Testing

3 times in a year

Purchase and implement

wireless access points

Once a year

Teachers will participate

PD for online version of
curriculum materials

Twice in a year

Technology Surveys

Once a year

What is the schedule for collecting and aggregating data and analyzing results?
School-wide
October-JanuaryBenchmark Tests
March
Study Island

November-February

Star Reading and

Accelerated Reader

October-JanuaryMarch