students, digital cameras for student use, graphing calculators for advanced math classes. We encourage the use of technology by offering distance learning classes in both video and online format which has benefited students in many ways, including, allowing more flexibility in their schedule to allow them to meet their requirements and enjoy electives. Distance education students also benefit by being able to participate in courses that are not offered on campus. Faculty and staff are made aware of and encouraged to participate in professional development to foster the use of technology in their curriculum. Our school maintains a school website to communicate with the community and subscribes to STI Home to allow parents to monitor student attendance and progress in classes. Data shows that 87% of our educators feel that the school as a whole fosters and nurtures an environment that supports innovative uses of technology and feel that technology resources are provided to support their needs, but 68% do not feel that technology access is equitable among students. Parental Involvement Budget/Purchases High Hopes Budget/Purchases Teacher Survey Online tutorials for the SchoolPads will be utilized to enable teachers to maximize their uses. Consideration will be to appealing to the professional development coordinator at the district level to secure additional sources of funding to allow teachers to attend high quality, research-based, job-embedded, technology professional development opportunities at the local, state, and national level. A suggestion will be considered that the district looks at other systems who regularly participate in these types of PD (i.e. Blount County) to glean information about funding sources and procedures. Instructional Strategies: Faculty will continue to integrate technology into the learning environment. Project-based assignments will be strongly encouraged. Faculty will apply strategies learned in Professional Development to integrate Technology COS into all curriculum areas. Distance Education: Continue to offer classes in both video and online format and expand selection to include electives of student interest. Improve selection process for students eligible to take classes to decrease student drop rate. Purchases: We will continue to purchase new computers as are available. Our goal is to add to and/or replace 10 per year. As new computers are
Business Education classes and the other is used for SuccessMaker, ACCESS distance learning classes, and general use. Each lab is equipped with a networked laser printer and a ceiling-mounted data projector. The Business Lab also has a color laser printer. We also have a Distance Learning Lab for which is equipped by the host company. We have added a SMARTBoard, fax machine, computer, copier, and scanner. The library houses 9 computers and a networked laser printer, and a stand alone color printer for student use as well. Resources: While the inventory shows that we have 2 computer labs, we find that this is not adequate as it is difficult to get classes scheduled into the labs. The Business Lab is exclusively for Business Education classes, which leaves the one lab and 10 library computers to meet the needs of the rest of the student body. Teachers have also expressed concern about not having student computers in classrooms. High Hopes Budget/Purchases Teacher Survey definition of a computer in classrooms for student use during class due to the fact that scheduling time in the computer lab is not always feasible with the SuccessMaker schedule. Additional sources of funds to purchase classroom computers are needed. We have been granted funding for a notebook cart with 32 notebooks and a wireless access point. This will be utilized by all classes, with emphasis of use being for ACCESS classes. A small amount of technology funds will be used for upkeep of technology currently in place where it is practical. STI Classroom and STI Home will continue to be used.
2012-13 Action Plan Using the needs identified above, develop an Action Plan that will address the deficiencies for the following objectives with a minimum of three objectives of the school’s choice per goal. Schools may elect to address all objectives. Use the chart below to develop this Action Plan to remediate the objectives you have chosen. All objectives should remain in the school plan from year to year, affording schools the opportunity to address additional objectives in the future. Goal #1: West End High School’s students, teachers, and administrators will effectively use technology as an integrated tool for teaching, leading, and learning to master local, state, and national standards. Year Objective Current Status per Indicator (average) Action Steps (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Erate Budget Category 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.1 Students meet the Technology Literacy Content Standards found in Alabama's Technology Course of Study. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% Professional Development: Faculty will be made of the Technology COS and Standards and will seek professional development opportunities to integrate the Technology COS into all curriculum areas. Instructional Strategies: Faculty will continue to integrate technology into the learning environment. Faculty will apply strategies learned in Professional Development to integrate Technology COS into all curriculum areas. Classroom Activities: Students will be given assignments which incorporate objectives from the Technology COS to support the mastery or standards. A concerted effort will be made to move toward project-based learning. Purchases: We will continue to purchase new computers as funds are available. Our goal is to add to and/or replace 10 per year . No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Estimated Amount: $2000.00
07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.2 Student’s regularly make use of current and emerging technology in the learning process. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% Professional Development: Faculty will be made of the Technology COS and Standards and will seek professional development opportunities to integrate the Technology COS into all curriculum areas. Instructional Strategies: Faculty will continue to integrate technology into the learning environment. Faculty will apply strategies learned in Professional Development to integrate Technology COS into all curriculum areas. Classroom Activities: Students will be given assignments which incorporate objectives from the Technology COS to support the mastery or standards. Higher math courses will use graphing calculators. Purchases: We will continue to purchase new computers as funds are available. Our goal is to add to and/or replace 10 per year No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other NO MONEY Estimated Amount: $2000.00 Year Objective Current Status per Indicator (average) Action Steps (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Erate Budget Category 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.3 Teachers meet local, state, and national technology standards. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% Professional Development: Faculty made aware of the Technology COS and Standards and will seek professional development opportunities to integrate the Technology COS into all curriculum areas. Instructional Strategies: Faculty will continue to integrate technology into the learning environment. Faculty will apply strategies learned in Professional Development to integrate Technology COS into all curriculum areas. Classroom Activities: Students will be given assignments which No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other Estimated Amount: $
incorporate objectives from the Technology COS to support the mastery or standards. 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.4 Teachers effectively and equitably map instructional technologies to specific content standards and levels of student learning. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% Instructional Strategies: Faculty will continue to integrate technology into the learning environment. Faculty will apply strategies learned in Professional Development to integrate Technology COS into all curriculum areas. Classroom Activities: Students will be given assignments which incorporate objectives from the Technology COS to support the mastery or standards. Higher math courses will use graphing calculators. An effort will be made to move toward project-based learning. No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other Estimated Amount: $ Year Objective Current Status per Indicator (average) Action Steps (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Erate Budget Category 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.5 Teachers appropriately and regularly assign learning activities that integrate the use of technology 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% Classroom Activities: Students will be assignments which incorporate objectives from the Technology COS to support the mastery or standards. Higher math courses will use graphing calculators. An effort will be made to move toward project-based learning. No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Estimated Amount: $ 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.6 Teachers model the appropriate use of technology tools and resources 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% Teachers regularly use computers, data projectors, and SchoolPads (white boards) in their instruction No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software PD Estimated Amount: $
07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.7 Teachers use technology to gather and analyze data for improving student achievement. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% STI and GradeQuick are used to record grades and lesson plans. No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other Estimated Amount: $ Year Objective Current Status per Indicator Action Steps (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Erate Budget Category 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.8 Educators use technology to communicate with stakeholders at the local, district, and state level. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% Our new website, along with STI Home, have made it convenient for educators to communicate with stakeholders. Daily announcements are posted on the website along with a monthly/bi-monthly newsletter. Area businesses and churches are also mailed a copy of newsletters. No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software PD Other Estimated Amount: $ 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 1.9 Administrators meet state, and national standards. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other Estimated Amount: $ 07-08 08-09 09-10 1.10 Administrators use technology to gather and analyze data to assess instructional effectiveness and monitor student achievement. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% STI and GradeQuick are used to record grades and lesson plans. Administrators regularly review lesson plans and student grades. No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 Hardware Software Parts
state, and national level. A suggestion will be considered that the district looks at other systems who regularly participate in these types of PD (i.e. Blount County) to glean information about funding sources and procedures. NO 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 3.2 Teachers and administrators are provided with adequate resources (such as release time, compensation, reimbursement, materials, etc.) to enable their participation in professional development opportunities within the district and off-site. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% Consideration will be given to appealing to the professional development coordinator at the district level to secure additional sources of funding to allow teachers to attend high quality, research-based, job-embedded, technology professional development opportunities at the local, state, and national level. A suggestion will be considered that the district looks at other systems who regularly participate in these types of PD (i.e. Blount County) to glean information about funding sources and procedures No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other Estimated Amount: $ NO MONEY Year Objective Current Status per Indicator Action Steps (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Budget Category 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 3.3 Administrators use a variety of evaluation data to make decisions related to technology professional development. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Estimated Amount: $ Goal #4 West End High School’s students, teachers, and administrators will have access to the appropriate technology resources and infrastructure necessary to support teaching, leading, and learning.
Year Objective Current Status per Indicator Action Steps (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Budget Category 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 4.1 Instructional spaces, library media centers, and administrative offices have sufficient network bandwidth to support the learning, communication and administrative goals of the district. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software PD Other Estimated Amount: $ 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 4.2 Districts have implemented the required Internet security to enable teachers, administrators, and students convenient, useful, and safe access to the Internet. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other Estimated Amount: $ 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 4.3 Schools will have a sufficient number of Internet-enabled computers and the infrastructure necessary to support learning, communication, and administrative of the district. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software PD Other Estimated Amount: $ Year Objective Current Status per Indicator (average) Action (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Erate Budget Category
07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 4.4Schools will have a sufficient ratio of technology tools available to support the learning, communication, and administrative goals of the district. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other Estimated Amount: $ Year Objective Current Status per Indicator (average) Action Steps (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Budget Category 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 4.8 Districts and schools will create and maintain websites as vehicles for communicating to parents, the community, and extending school resources to students outside of the school day. 4 = 90%-100% 3= 70%-89% 2=30%-69% 1= 0%-29% No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software PD Other Estimated Amount: $
Local School Inventory Computers in Schools # of Computers in Administration # of Computers in Classrooms # of Computers in Computer Labs # of Computers in Media Centers # of Computers in OTHER Total # of Computers School Enrollment Computer to Student Ration 6 159 65 10 240 414 1:1.725 High Speed Internet Connected Computers # of Computers in Administration # of Computers in Classrooms # of Computers in Computer Labs # of Computers in Media Centers # of Computers in OTHER Total # of Computers School Enrollment Computer to Student Ration 6 159 65 10 240 414 1:1.725 Classrooms with Computers Classrooms with 0 Computers Classrooms with 1 Computers Classrooms with 2 Computers Classrooms with 3 Computers Classrooms with 4 Computers Classrooms with > 5 Computers # of Classrooms 0 11 9 4 3 2 29 Administrative Offices with Computers with 2 Computers Classrooms w Offices with 0 Computers Offices with 1 Computers Offices with 2 Computers Offices with > 3 Computers Total # of Offices 0 5 1 0 6 ith 2 Computers
Interactive White Boards and Automated Response Systems Promethean SmartBoards Automated Response Systems (Clickers) 4 2 4 IVC Equipment Location External IP Address Distance Learning Lab 207.157.99.153 Portable - LifeSize 207.157.99.159 Scanners Scanners in Admin Offices Scanners in Classrooms Scanners in 0 29 1 Digital Cameras Digital Cameras in Offices Digital Cameras in Classrooms Digital Cameras OTHER 0 4 9
Budget Items Projected – October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013 # of Teacher X $0.00 = State Allocation for 2012-13 Activity/Item Description Funding Source Amount Budget Category Erate Funding Hardware Software PD Other No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software PD Other No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD Other No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software Parts PD No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software PD Other No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Hardware Software PD No E-Rate Relationship 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12