School District Technology Plan

The goals of Blackwell Public Schools are to:
For students,
1. Use technology to enhance critical thinking, decision making and problem solving.
2. Expand knowledge through technology based instruction and research.
3. In using technology, to work ethically and independently with diverse and changing populations within the school and community.
4. Use technology to access, analyze, evaluate and communicate information in expedient, efficient, and creative formats.
5. All students using and receiving technology use in research and instructional applications shall demonstrate the successful relationship between technology and learning by showing proficient or advanced on CRT and EOI reading/Language Arts and Math Applications as it relates to AYP and EOI as it relates to ACE requirements by the school year 2012-2013.

For teachers,
1. Use technology to create an instructional map that is aligned with state and national curriculum standards and is both vertically and horizontally aligned within the district and site grades levels.
2. Use technology accurately and efficiently assess, monitor, analyze and communicate student progress.
3. Use technology to continually improve professional skills by using new technology applications as a strategy for instruction to increase student achievement.
4. Share technology skills, instruction and resources with colleagues, both locally and beyond as a part of the overall plan to provide collegial technology professional development through teaming.
5. Demonstrate leadership and vision in the quest to seek futuristic applications of technology that lead to increased student achievement and productivity.
6. Use technology to provide online professional development to increase timeliness, and reduce cost for travel and lost in-class instructional time.
7. Provide a smart board and connectivity coupled with LCD and portable keyboards for each appropriate classroom.

Teachers have opportunities to attend professional development, but there is a limited spot for it. The district only puts aside $2500.00 a year for professional development. Professional development is taken care by the Assistant Superintendent. There is also a team of teachers, who helps plan professional development activities.

On the evaluation form I received that was turned into the state department last year, there showed a portion of evaluations. I don't know how they evaluate these, because there really isn't an assessment given to them. I don't know if they are basing it off of who has taken Basic Keyboarding in Middle School. There is budget to help purchase technology and the district does put an application in to E-Rate for assistance.