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Lebanon School District

Technology Plan

2006-2009

School Board Approval

DOE Approval

2006

Technology Committee

Library Media Specialists:

Melinda Stucker (K-3) Peggy Sahlman (K-2) Fran Gere (4-6)

Maureen Gallant (3-6) John Franz (7-8) Libby Robbie (9-12)

Teachers:

Augie Dworak (4-6) Joe Spinella (4)

Technology Integrator:

Peggy Sahlman (7-8)

Technology Coordinator: Director of curriculum and Instruction @LHS

Bill Waste Daniel Whitaker

LJHS Principal: Assistant Superintendent:

Anne Evensen Shirley Ferguson

Technology Plan Reviewers

The Lebanon School District Administrative Team

The Educational Issues Committee of the Lebanon School Board

The Lebanon School Board

Community Members

Ron Bedel Beth Zuttermeister Tom Zuttermeister Frank Mastro

Table of Contents

Planning committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Action Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Access to Technology Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Technology Literacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Community Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Data collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Policies and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Addendum

Technology Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Lebanon School District

Technology Plan 2006-2009

INTRODUCTION

The Lebanon School District is the only school district in School Administrative Unit #88. Under an AREA tuition agreement, students from Plainfield, NH attend Lebanon High School and students from Grantham, NH attend grades 7-12 in Lebanon. Total district enrollment runs about 2000 students in grades K-12, with no changes projected for the next few years. Our community is socio-economically and educationally diverse, with no single identifiable minority group representing more than 1% of the school enrollment. The school district and community are united by the desire to increase achievement for all students, with our district’s mission statement, guiding what we do in all areas, including technology.

The recent advances in technology continue to change the way we work, communicate, access information and services, and learn. As the impact and importance of technology continues to grow, it is critical that we continue to prepare our students with the knowledge and skills for this technology-based environment. With the emergence of technology literacy as a new basic skill, educators and administrators need to engage in the professional development necessary to lead the learning. The focus will continue to be on teaching to high standards with a focus on student achievement in the preparation for students to be lifelong learners beyond the classroom, with current technology as a set of tools and processes which will assist students, staff, and the community in reaching the district’s mission statement and goals.

Lebanon School District Mission Statement

The Lebanon School District aspires to create a safe community in which people explore ideas and learn together in an atmosphere of good will.

Our Schools will:

1. Impart essential knowledge and skills,

2. Cultivate analytic and imaginative thought,

3. Challenge each student to strive for academic excellence,

4. Encourage artistic expression and athletic endeavor,

5. Develop responsible and active citizens, and

6. Instill a desire for inquiry and learning beyond the classroom.

Responsibilities of the Schools

Guided by the Mission Statement, the Lebanon School District will:

1. Provide a stimulating and disciplined environment in which students and staff can work and learn.

2. Set high expectations and promote the pursuit of excellence.

3. Provide and teach a challenging, district-wide curriculum that is rich in content, skills, and processes, accessible to all students.

4. Offer a variety of programs to cultivate students’ artistic, athletic, social, and cultural interests.

5. Employ teachers of the highest quality and professionalism to educate our students.

6. Provide the necessary support services and materials for successful teaching and learning.

7. Honor students’ efforts and achievements.

8. Acknowledge and reward the spirit of inquiry and self-directed learning.

9. Recognize the importance of parents’ support and participation in their children’s education.

10. Collaborate with the community in educating students.

11. Improve our schools based on regular assessment and evaluation.

12. Reinforce the core values of honesty, integrity, responsibility, and compassion.

Adopted by the Lebanon School Board, November 2001

With this district mission statement in mind, we have seven district goals, which are a part of our Board, and administrative goals, our building level goals, and our Professional Development Master Plan goals. They are:

1. To assist students, staff, and the community in utilizing technology to access, process, evaluate, manage, and share information,

2. To provide student experiences which will encourage the development of attitudes of compassion toward others, service to our community, and commitment to the principles of a free society,

3. To align curriculum with the challenging content and high performance standards of the New Hampshire Frameworks,

4. To develop teacher knowledge, understandings, and consistent practices of recognized instructional strategies in order to support students in accessing important and challenging content and in achieving high standards of performance,

5. To provide safe, supportive learning environments for all students,

6. To develop and maintain partnerships with parents and the community in order to plan for, implement, and assess student learning and achievement of challenging educational standards, and

7. To develop and implement a comprehensive assessment plan to monitor student achievement and to plan future instruction.

VISION

Members of the school community will need to use diverse and evolving technology to access, process, evaluate, manage, and share information. This is reflected in the Lebanon School District Professional Development Plan. It will be essential to integrate the use of technology throughout the school system, so that it becomes a transparent lens through which we all see and access the future (see the diagram-Appendix A). The ability to use technology will extend learning beyond the classroom and the school day.

The effective use of technology will enable students to become:

1. capable information technology users;

2. information seekers, analyzers, and evaluators;

3. problem solvers and decision makers;

4. creative and effective users of productivity tools;

5. communicators, collaborators, publishers, and producers;

6. informed responsible, and contributing citizens.”

(P. 2, National Educational Technology Standards- 2001 Revision).

PURPOSE

As required by the New Hampshire Department of Education, this plan has been developed to guide the Lebanon School District’s implementation of technology. This plan is intended to help set the direction for decisions regarding the hardware and software necessary to implement technology as a tool for enhancement of student learning as well as teacher, administrative, and business infrastructure productivity. This plan is not intended to serve as a curriculum document, as technology is a tool that will be used as District curricula are implemented as defined by the existing curriculum documents. The Lebanon School District Technology Plan provides a plan for technology support without dictating the integration of technology into the curricula.

Individual curriculum committees will define the appropriate use of technology needed to meet curriculum standards.

GOALS:

To provide networked infrastructure that allows equal access to information resources and communication tools.

A. To establish connections among buildings to share resources and ideas/information

B. To establish common data bases (student data, library, budget, assessments)

C. To provide networked infrastructure that allows equal access to information resources and communication tools.

Implementation: Technology in the Lebanon School District will consist of two platforms (Windows and MAC OS), while allowing for the sharing of information and the transfer of student records from building to building.

To provide access to the software, web resources, and other media necessary to support learning and productivity in meeting the New Hampshire Grade Level Expectations.

A. To provide consistent, compatible software throughout the district that meets adopted district goals

B. To provide on-line subscriptions and support services to meet adopted district goals

C. To ensure that all site licenses are current

D. To establish checks and balances to investigate, test, and evaluate software, services, and programs for appropriateness and compatibility with current systems

Implementation: The Technology Coordinator will make recommendations for all software, services, and programs to be installed, insuring consistent, compatible applications, and will monitor a database of site licenses.

To provide hardware to fulfill the adopted district goals.

A. To provide consistent, compatible, and reliable hardware for classrooms, labs, and offices

B. To perform preventative maintenance and repairs

C. To evaluate emerging technology for its appropriateness in meeting adopted district goals

D. To create and implement a plan for staffing the technology department in order to meet the district’s needs

Implementation: The Technology Coordinator will evaluate and make recommendations for any emerging technology and the support of this technology, keeping the Lebanon School District Professional Development Master Plan in mind. A budget for Technology will be presented to the School Board annually.

To provide training and support to create a technologically literate community.

A. To assess LoTI in the school district and plan for needs identified by staff

B. To provide training for staff at all levels

C. To provide training in applications that integrate technology into the curriculum

D. To set technology competencies for students, staff, and administrators

E. To support a building level point of contact person in each building

F. To support the trainers

G. To develop a personnel/support staff plan to support implementation needs now and into the future

Implementation: The Technology Coordinator will present recommendations for Professional Development to the Professional Development Committee. The Lebanon School District will provide district technology personnel in support of this professional development.

To promote interaction and communication to create a connected local and world community.

A. To promote the use of email

B. To develop and maintain a web site and web pages following district policy

C. To explore new ways to connect with community resources

D. To explore and promote distance leaning opportunities

E. To support New Hampshire Curriculum Standards and Proficiencies

Implementation: The Technology Coordinator will make recommendations for effective and ethical e-mail use and oversee the maintenance of the web site and pages, as well as encourage distance learning. District curriculum committees will make recommendations for technology integration.

6. To promote the ethical use of information and technology.

A. To expect compliance with current policies and laws pertaining to: copyright, internet access, email, web publishing, video and music, safety, site licenses, privacy, and plagiarism

B. To establish reasonable guidelines for ethical and professional communication when using email and the internet

C. To maintain appropriate Web-filtering applications covering all district access to the Web and Internet

Implementation: The Technology Coordinator will make recommendations for policy guiding ethical use of technology and administer the Web-filter.

7. To integrate appropriate use of technology in all content areas.

A. To use curriculum development models such as Understanding By Design in current and future revisions of all district curriculum documents to include a technology/information resources component

B. To use technology based curriculum mapping applications such as TechPaths to encourage reflective practice and alignment of our curriculum.

C. To implement the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (2001 Revision), staff, and administrators.

Implementation: The Technology Coordinator will make recommendations for effective and practical use of technology. The intent is for technology to be used as a tool to enhance the gathering, evaluation, manipulation, processing, and presentation of information. The use of technology will support equalization of opportunity, flexibility of thinking, and promotion of critical thinking.

ACTION PLAN

The effective implementation and continuation of technology use is best framed by an action plan which deals with essential elements and indicators. Gathering and analysis of data provides the feedback on the achievement of the proposed plan component.

1. Access to Technology Resources

Based in the premise that students and teachers will have access to computer resources needed to fully integrate technology into the curriculum, the Lebanon School District supports computers in both classroom and labs settings for student access. The overall student to computer ratio is approximately 5 to 1.

Both PC and Macintosh platforms are supported over a Wide Area Network that has experienced .001% down-time over the past 21 months.

All teachers and key support personnel have access to a computer (either classroom desktop or laptop) for both teaching and administrative functions.

A planned replacement program for all District computers is designed to replace all classroom and administrative computers in a 4-5 year cycle, depending on the type and location of the machine. Included in this replacement program are peripherals (printers, external drives, etc.) and network servers. The program is based on a rotating set of three-year leases (with $1 buy-outs) that will provide stable funding while minimizing large annual increases in equipment expenditures. Continued equipment funding through the leases, grants, e-rate reimbursement, and direct purchases of additional computers will allow the District to reach its target goal of a 4:1 student/computer ratio and a 1:1 teacher ratio by the 2007-2008 school year.

Flexible contracts for technical support with four local sources will allow the District to meet the support needs for technology resources during the time frame covered by this plan. Additional personnel may be needed in the areas of application and instructional support in the 2007-2008 school year and will be addressed as a part of that budget.

In July of 2006 the Wide Area Network for the District will shift on to a fiber-optic network with will increase speed across the network, facilitate back-ups of key servers, and increase the bandwidth of the District’s Internet portal. Three new servers and expanded hard drive storage on a fourth server will better distribute server functions and storage capacity across the District.

Technology Administrative Structure for District Decision Making

Business Education

Business and Support Staff Faculty Building Level Committees

Technology Coordinator

Technology Committee

Assistant Superintendent

Superintendent

Educational Issues Committee

Lebanon School Board

2. Technology Literacy

A. Teacher Technology Competencies will be identified. These competencies are based on the expectations for students exiting the Lebanon High School.

*Word processing: Knowledge of functions of majority of the keys on the keyboard and a general familiarity of keyboard set up and design

*Design & use of a spreadsheet and data base: Choose the appropriate application to effectively and efficiently manipulate and display data.

*Ethical & safe use of resources: Ethical uses of all information and awareness of legal and safety issues involving technology

*Electronic communication & information: Independent and ethical users who can gather information from on-line resources as needed: daily use of email for district communication

*Gathering, accessing information via on-line catalogs & databases

*Etiquette of communication

*Basic multimedia presentation: independent users who can choose the appropriate application to effectively and efficiently present information.

*Program architecture: Students will understand the common aspects of program architecture all programs exhibit.

*Technology vocabulary

*Student data management

B. Student Technology Competencies will be identified.

Student Competencies

By the end of	Proficient	Competent	Basic	Novice
12^th Grade	· Word-Processing · Design & use of a spreadsheet and data base · Ethical & safe use of resources · Electronic Communication & Information · Gathering, accessing information via on-line catalogs & databases · Etiquette of communication · Multimedia presentation · Program architecture · Technology vocabulary

By the end of	Proficient	Competent	Basic	Novice
8^th grade	· Keyboarding · Word Processing	· Electronic information gathering · Design & use of Spreadsheet & Databases · Multimedia presentation tools · Program architecture · Technology vocabulary · Ethics · Gathering & Accessing Information via online catalogs & databases · Program architecture · Technology vocabulary	· Etiquette of communica-tion

By the end of	Proficient	Competent	Basic	Novice
6^th grade		· Keyboarding · Word processing	· Multimedia presentation tools · Design & use of spreadsheet & data base · Program architecture · Technology vocabulary · Ethics · Electronic Information gathering · Access information via on-line catalogs · Program architecture · Technology vocabulary

By the end of	Proficient	Competent	Basic	Novice
3^rd grade				· Introduction to multimedia presentation tools · Ethics · Electronic communication & information gathering · Access information via on-line catalogs · Keyboard format & computer access · Program architecture · Technology vocabulary · Word processing

Student Competencies are met within the following settings:

Keyboarding and Word Processing

K-3^rd Where	Individual & small group instruction through the use of centers. Whole group instruction achieved with overhead projector &/or lab
K-3^rd How	Keyboard format is introduced through children’s use of various applications. (i.e. Typing name: letter, shift, tab keys, space bar)
K-3^rd Goal	Knowledge of functions of majority of the keys on the keyboard and a general familiarity of keyboard set up and design

4^th Where	Direct keyboarding instruction lends itself to full group instruction in a lab environment.
4^th How	3-5 days per week for 30 min. periods for duration of 6 weeks. &/or mixed with real classroom scenarios in the 4^th grade curriculum. Review as needed; practice within curricula.
4^th Goal	Every child will be exposed to a structured keyboarding program.

4-6 Where	Lab or Classroom.
4-6 How	Review as needed; practice within curricula.
4-6 Goal	20 wpm with a high degree of accuracy. (Handwriting standard is 18 wpm.)

7-8^th Where	Lab situation for large and small group instruction during lunch or OPT (optional time.)
7-8^th How	Pretest by LA or SPED to determine who needs to work on keyboarding; Additional instruction for identified students is 30 min. 5 times a week for 4 weeks; skill check is administered once a week
7-12^th Goal	All final products are word processed.

Program Architecture

(Architecture: Universal commands, menus, components

For example, “file” is always on the menu bar, within this it always has “new, open, save, print, quit (or exit).”)

K-8^th Where	Lab or Classroom.
K-8^th How	Individual, small group, &/or whole group with the aid of a projector. Skills will be integrated in any and all applications used to support the curriculum.
K-12^th Goal	Students will understand the common aspects of program architecture all programs exhibit. They will feel a sense of confidence and ease in troubleshooting and navigating through a variety of programs. They will understand the language (vocabulary), rules, and etiquette needed for computing. Students will become independent users who with increasing sophistication can navigate through more complex programs with confidence and success.

Information via On-line Catalogs & Data Bases and Electronic Communication and Information Gathering

K-8th Where	In library, lab, and/or classroom
K-8^th How	Individual, small group, and/or whole group projector-based instruction based on needs and integration with classroom curriculum.
3rd-12^th Goal	Students become independent and ethical users who can gather information from on-line resources as needed.

Spreadsheet and Data Bases

4^th -8^th Where	In lab and/or classroom
4^th --8^th How	Individual, small group, &/or whole group with the aid of a projector. Skills will be integrated in any and all applications used to support the curriculum.
4^th -12^th Goal	Students become independent users who can choose the appropriate application to effectively and efficiently manipulate and display data.

Multimedia Presentation

4^th -8^th Where	In lab and/or classroom
4^th --8^th How	Individual, small group, &/or whole group with the aid of a projector. Skills will be integrated in any and all applications used to support the curriculum.
4^th -12^th Goal	Students become independent users who can choose the appropriate application to effectively and efficiently present information.

Ethics