Okanogan School District 105

PROPOSED

Three-Year Technology Plan

2004-2007

Spring, 2004

Prepared By:

District Technology Committee

Box 592 * 244 South Fifth

Okanogan, WA  98840

(509) 422-3629

Section 1:

School Board Letter of Approval

TO:                  Andrew Bird, Director, Educational Technology Department

FROM:            Jane Cline, Chairperson, Okanogan School District School Board

DATE:             November 30, 2004

SUBJECT:       Approval of and Support for the Okanogan School District Learning and Technology Plan

The School Board of the Okanogan School District 105 has reviewed the district’s technology plan and is in full accord and agreement with the contents and direction of the plan.  The Board has also agreed to strongly support ongoing efforts:

1. to implement the elements of this plan; and,

2. to maintain currency within the plan through regularly scheduled reviews.

The district’s technology plan does, to the best of our knowledge, comply with the criteria established for state approval.  This technology plan was approved and adopted by the school board on this the ___28th____ day of April, 2004.

______/s/ Jane Cline___________________________          __April 28, 2004__________                                                    

School Board Chairperson                                                        Date

_____/s/ Dr. Richard A. Johnson__________________          ___April 28, 2004_________

 Superintendent                                                             Date

Section 2:

Vision Statement

Okanogan School District Vision

School District Mission Statement

Okanogan School District will endeavor to provide students with knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes, which will enable them to be responsible young adults.

Vision for Educational Technology

            Technology provides students with an opportunity to succeed as citizens in a global society in which information is growing at an incredible rate.  Technology can improve communication, enhance thinking skills, make instruction more efficient and effective, and develop life skills critical to success.  Students and staff of the Okanogan School District will have access to the most current programs and technologies to become technologically literate, life-long learners.  Students and staff will be able to interact successfully in a technological environment to achieve their personal, educational, and employment goals. They will use technology skillfully to access, retrieve, and utilize information on a local to global basis-critical skills for living and working in a rural setting.

Through the use of innovative programs and technologies, students will gain an enhanced education, which integrates traditional academic objectives and vocational goals.  An orderly development of available technology will provide video, telecommunications, and networking for all classrooms; infrastructure to serve classroom sites; hardware and software to enable classroom utilization; training, application, communication, and integration of hardware, software, and education methods; ongoing and continued assessment and evaluation; and research and upgrades to utilize new and emerging technologies.

Technology Mission Statement

The Okanogan School District’s mission is to help students become life-long learners and overcome geographic and economic isolation by giving them educational parity.  With technology, students will gain knowledge, skills, and qualities to manipulate their subject matter in much the same way real-life practitioners do.  Student-centered instruction will collaborate at local, regional, and global levels to acquire strategic learning skills under equitable learning conditions.  Integrating technology into curricula will align teaching and assessment with learning styles, careers, and vocational demands.

Section 3:

Building-Level

Technology and Learning

Implementation Plan

(See Appendices)

Section 4:

District-Level

Technology and Learning

Implementation Plan

District-Level Technology and Learning Implementation Plan
Instructional Learning Goal:  To increase the number of students in the Okanogan School District meeting the grade level math and reading standards on the WASL.
School Year	Activity	District Person(s) Responsible	Hardware (HW),  Software (SW), & Tech Support (TS)  Needs	Professional Development (PD) Needs	District Purchase / Budget / Potential Funding Source(s)	Evaluation Strategies and/or Tools
	What actions will occur? What steps will staff take to achieve this goal? These should be based on the building-level goals for your district and any overall district goals.	Who will provide leadership? Who will do the work to make sure that this activity occurs?	What HW, SW and TS  is needed to reach this goal?  Include quantities and distribution.	Identify the type of PD that district staff need to receive during the year in order to support the goal.	What is the cost of the additional HW, SW, TS and PD needed to reach this goal  at the district level? Identify all revenue sources that will be used.	How will you evaluate the implementation of this strategy? What tool(s) will you use?
Year 1: 2004-2005	Evaluate Washington State Technology standards and NETS for grade level standards	Learning Improvement Coordinator; District Tech Spec.; Building Level Tech committees	None	None	None	Building Technology meeting notes
	Create benchmark and performance indicators for software and hardware proficiency for each grade level and/or department and staff members	Learning Improvement Coordinator; District Tech Spec.; Building Level Tech committees	None	None	2 Release Days for 2 Representatives from each building: $1020 (Title IID)	Completion of Benchmarks and Indicators
	Conduct staff survey of technology proficiency and classroom application use; technology equipment needs	District Technology Specialist	None	None	None	PILOT and district-created “needs” survey
	Provide community access to K-20 videoconferencing system per K-20 Network Conditions of Use and Acceptable Use Policies	District and Building Technology specialists	After hours tech support	None	Rental Fees for facilities use	Use of video-conferencing facilities

District-Level Technology and Learning Implementation Plan
Instructional Learning Goal (cont’d):  To increase the number of students in the Okanogan School District meeting the grade level math and reading standards on the WASL.
School Year	Activity	District Person(s) Responsible	Hardware (HW),  Software (SW), & Tech Support (TS)  Needs	Professional Development (PD) Needs	District Purchase / Budget / Potential Funding Source(s)	Evaluation Strategies and/or Tools
	What actions will occur? What steps will staff take to achieve this goal? These should be based on the building-level goals for your district and any overall district goals.	Who will provide leadership? Who will do the work to make sure that this activity occurs?	What HW, SW and TS  is needed to reach this goal?  Include quantities and distribution.	Identify the type of PD that district staff need to receive during wqthe year in order to support the goal.	What is the cost of the additional HW, SW, TS and PD needed to reach this goal  at the district level? Identify all revenue sources that will be used.	How will you evaluate the implementation of this strategy? What tool(s) will you use?
Year 1: 2004-2005	Provide technology training and tutoring for staff,  students, and community one hour before and after school, three times/week	Building Technology specialists	None	None	None	On-going tutoring and training for staff, students and community offered three times/week
	Investigate options for location of “mini” computer lab and/or the purchase of portable  laptop lab for MS/HS building	Building Technology Committees, District Maintenance Department	None	None	None	Report by committee on facilities and costs for lab options
	Train student technology assistants to help students, staff, and community with technology needs	Building Technology specialists and Technology teacher	None	None	None	Student Tech specialists helping staff and other students
	Hire full-time building technology specialist for MS/HS	Principal, District Technology Specialist	None	None	Salary: $26,000 (cost shared by middle and high school general funds)	Full-time building tech specialist position on staff
	Upgrade Virginia Grainger Elementary Computer Lab	District and Building Tech specialists	33 towers and application licenses	none	HW & SW: $21,000 from district and building funds	Installation of upgraded HW and SW

District-Level Technology and Learning Implementation Plan
Instructional Learning Goal (cont’d):  To increase the number of students in the Okanogan School District meeting the grade level math and reading standards on the WASL.
School Year	Activity	District Person(s) Responsible	Hardware (HW),  Software (SW), & Tech Support (TS)  Needs	Professional Development (PD) Needs	District Purchase / Budget / Potential Funding Source(s)	Evaluation Strategies and/or Tools
	What actions will occur? What steps will staff take to achieve this goal? These should be based on the building-level goals for your district and any overall district goals.	Who will provide leadership? Who will do the work to make sure that this activity occurs?	What HW, SW and TS  is needed to reach this goal?  Include quantities and distribution.	Identify the type of PD that district staff need to receive during the year in order to support the goal.	What is the cost of the additional HW, SW, TS and PD needed to reach this goal at the district level? Identify all revenue sources that will be used.	How will you evaluate the implementation of this strategy? What tool(s) will you use?
Year 1: 2004-2005 (cont’d)	Bring libraries at both VG and MS/HS in to the 21^st Century with new equipment and software that will link the 2 libraries and allow students to search from home.	District Tech Specialist, Principals, Media Specialists	16 computers; 2 networked color laser printers; Follett software; personnel temporary extra hours	Training of Media Specialists and building tech specialists in use of software	$60,000 – Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Grant	Survey staff, students, parents and Media Specialists on amount of increased activity in library and library use and increase in WASL scores.
Year 2: 2005-2006	Provide staff training as determined by survey	District Technology Specialist	TBD	TBD (based on survey)	District Tech specialist time	Participation in staff development
	Create “mini” lab or purchase portable lap-top lab for MS-HS classroom use	Building Technology Committee, District Technology Specialist	20 laptops with extended warranty; digital camera; scanner; printer	None	$23,000: $2,000 from TitleIID, remainder from District general fund.	Creation of mini-lab or portable lap-top lab for classroom use
	Conduct staff survey of technology proficiency and classroom application use; technology equipment needs	District Technology Specialist	None	None	None	PILOT and district-created “needs” survey
	Provide community access to K-20 videoconferencing system per K-20 Network Conditions of Use and Acceptable Use Policies	District and Building Technology specialists	After hours tech support	None	Rental Fees for facilities use	Use of video-conferencing facilities

District-Level Technology and Learning Implementation Plan
Instructional Learning Goal (cont’d):  To increase the number of students in the Okanogan School District meeting the grade level math and reading standards on the WASL.
School Year	Activity	District Person(s) Responsible	Hardware (HW),  Software (SW), & Tech Support (TS)  Needs	Professional Development (PD) Needs	District Purchase / Budget / Potential Funding Source(s)	Evaluation Strategies and/or Tools
	What actions will occur? What steps will staff take to achieve this goal? These should be based on the building-level goals for your district and any overall district goals.	Who will provide leadership? Who will do the work to make sure that this activity occurs?	What HW, SW and TS  is needed to reach this goal?  Include quantities and distribution.	Identify the type of PD that district staff need to receive during wqthe year in order to support the goal.	What is the cost of the additional HW, SW, TS and PD needed to reach this goal  at the district level? Identify all revenue sources that will be used.	How will you evaluate the implementation of this strategy? What tool(s) will you use?
Year 2: 2005-2006 (cont’d)	Provide technology training and tutoring for staff, students, and community one hour before and after school, three times/week	Building Technology specialists	None	None	None	On-going tutoring and training for staff, students and community offered three times/week
Year 3: 2006-2007	Provide staff training as determined by survey	District Technology Specialist	TBD	TBD (based on survey)	District Tech specialist time	Participation in staff development
	Replace hardware in computer lab #2 in MS/HS	District and Building Technology Specialists	30 towers	None	$20,000: cost shared between middle and high school budgets	Upgraded computer lab
Identify the type(s) of instructional and technical support that will be provided to help meet this learning goal.

District-Level Network and Telecommunications Plan (Part 1)
1. Technology Assessment: The annual statewide, online technology assessment that is completed each year helps to meet the plan requirements for this section. Each district should also document it’s compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), identify district technology standards, and provide a continuous process for review and updating of those standards.
District Inventory	CIPA Compliance	District Technology Standards	Review and Update Strategy
The online inventory will be available beginning Nov 19, 2003, at this Web site: www.k12.wa.us/edtech/	Check to see if your district has submitted Form 479 at www.k12.wa.us/edtech/	Districts should either develop their own minimum standards for hardware and software, or adopt the state’s recommended standards for use in the district. The state’s recommended standards can be found at www.k12.wa.us/edtech/. Include information on how the standards will be updated in subsequent years.	Describe your process for reviewing and updating district technology standards.
The district has completed the current online technology inventory and will continue to do so annually. __X__  Yes	The district has completed the current Form 479 and will continue to do so annually. __X__  Yes	The Okanogan School District maintains a hybrid network, utilizing both PCs and Macintosh computers.  Our minimum specifications are:    PC:  Pentium III/IV/AMD; 500 MHz or higher; 264mb RAM or higher    Macintosh: iMac, eMac, PowerBook G3/G4, iBook, or           Mac G3/G4/G5; 350 MHz or higher Macs Minimum specs for servers:  PC Pentium IV/Xeon Software used district-wide with main function noted:    Server Operating System…………...…..……..Novell Netware      Databases……………………...MS Access and FileMaker Pro    Spreadsheets……………………….MS Excel and AppleWorks    Presentation………………...MS PowerPoint and AppleWorks    Word-processing………………..…MS Word and AppleWorks    Desktop Publishing………..….MS Publisher, PageMaker and AppleWorks    Vax Communication………………………………….Reflections    E-Mail……………………………………….…Novell GroupWise    Antivirus…………………………………...…….eTrust Antivirus    Standardized Desktop………………..…..Win ’98, Win XP Pro,                                                                  Mac OS X, or Mac 9.x    Reading Assessment…………………………...STAR Reading    Math Assessment………………………………..….STAR Math    Reading Improvement………………….…Accelerated Reader    Math Improvement……………….…..……….Accelerated Math    Web Design..………….….MS FrontPage, HTML, MacroMedia    Internet Browser………………....MS Internet Explorer 5.5, 6.0    Keyboarding Improvement………..…Type to Learn, Microtype In addition, a number of miscellaneous and specialized software packages are used at specific grade levels, mostly elementary.	With the constant, almost daily outdating of technology, the district will review on an annual basis, the state’s recommended standards and will recommend that hardware and/or software purchased during that year at a minimum meet the state’s recommendations.  In addition, it will be suggested that whenever possible new purchases exceed the minimum recommendations due to how quickly technology becomes outdated. The software standards will be reviewed annually by the district’s Technology Committee.  Updates will be made on an as-needed basis, following review of features, and only when there is an identified need by a majority of users. Software purchased under an agreement that provides upgrades on a regular basis, will be upgraded per the agreement schedule.

District-Level Network and Telecommunications Plan (Part 2)
2. Desired Services: In this section, provide a description of the services you most desire (e.g., voice, data, and video capabilities) and that support the building and district learning goals.
Voice, Data, Video and Other Capabilities		Professional Development Needs	Purchase / Budget / Potential Funding Source(s)	Review and Update Strategy
Indicate the level of new or increased services you would like to put in place, in the areas of voice, data, video, or other services needed.		Identify the type of PD that your staff will need to receive in order to provide these services or support them.	Estimate the cost of the services and professional development needed to support implementation. Identify all revenue sources that will be used.	Describe how you will review the effectiveness of services for your district.
1. Increase data bandwidth with migration to new K-20 fiber network.		None	$335 mo./$4,020 annually plus $5,000 annually K-20 plus $1,600 annually ISP ($800 from E-Rate Refund; $5,800 from District Technology Budget; $4,020 from District Utility Budget)	Continuously review bandwidth usage reports on K-20 website to determine if bandwidth is continually reaching maximum capacity.
2. Upgrade from existing building-by-building non-standard phone system, to a district-wide VoIP-based phone system with a minimum of one phone in each classroom and office.		Support training to integrate IP phone system into existing infrastructure.	$23,000 annually -$17,000 E-Rate Refund  $  6,000 District Budget	Survey staff
3. Upgrade to one T-1 line into district and 1 single telephone line into each building in the district to handle all telephone access.		None
4. Migrate from ISDN-based video-conferencing to IP-based.  This would be done by purchasing 2 meeting room, portable, all-in-one IP video-conferencing systems.		Staff training on use of any new systems and peripherals.	$4,500 each/ $9,000 total	Survey staff to confirm the technology is adding to their ability to communicate and share information.
5. Increase communication with parents and community by allowing secure access to grades and progress reports, calendars, daily assignments, attendance, discipline, etc., through school web page managed by webmaster.		Staff training on use of web design software.	Webmaster Services 3 hr./day $7,500;  3 training sessions @ $200 stipend/ea.for teacher trainer=$600	Survey staff and parents to confirm the technology is adding to their ability to communicate and share information effectively and in a timely fashion.
District-Level Network and Telecommunications Plan (Part 2)
2. Desired Services: In this section, provide a description of the services you most desire (e.g., voice, data, and video capabilities) and that support the building and district learning goals.
Voice, Data, Video and Other Capabilities		Professional Development Needs	Purchase / Budget / Potential Funding Source(s)	Review and Update Strategy
Indicate the level of new or increased services you would like to put in place, in the areas of voice, data, video, or other services needed.		Identify the type of PD that your staff will need to receive in order to provide these services or support them.	Estimate the cost of the services and professional development needed to support implementation. Identify all revenue sources that will be used.	Describe how you will review the effectiveness of services for your district.
6. Increase district-wide student tracking efficiency and consistency with acquisition of WESPaC statewide student database program, including grading and food services.		Administrative staff and lead teachers training on use of program.  Lead teachers would then teach peer teachers.	Annual software license = $10,000
7. Increase efficiency in fiscal reporting with upgrade to WESPaC statewide fiscal applications program.		Administrative staff training on use of program.	Annual software license = $24,500
How will these desired services help you reach the goals established in Section 3 and/or support standard school operations (telephone, administrative software, video conferencing, etc.)?	· These services will provide the bandwidth needed for the increased usage of educational services provided by outside sources that include fiscal data processing, student records management and access to hosted services. · These services will provide an integrated communication system to provide more reliable communication with the staff we support, the community and within our buildings. (Services 2 & 3) · These services will allow us greater flexibility in communications by offering faster interaction with others and will provide greater flexibility in staff development by allowing virtual “face-to-face” meetings and cut down on travel expenses. · This service will allow us more timely communication between the school district and parents/community. · These services will provide greater efficiency in tracking students and fiscal applications and less duplication of effort in student records.