District Technology Plan

Main Ideas of Technology Plan

A technology planning committee was formed to identify a process to support and encourage the use of effective technologies to enable lifelong and empowered learning.  This plan will integrate technologies into the curriculum, providing a variety of educational technologies that students and staff will be given access to.

Goals Included in this plan

*Goal 1 –The Board of Education will support the Public School Technology Plan by resolution and through implementation.

*Goal 2 –To support the enhancement of its technology infrastructure of data, voice and video networking to every classroom, library, educational support area and administrative office.

*Goal 3 –To enhance learning by infusing technological resources into all curricula areas.

*Goal 4 –To provide professional development opportunities for all teachers, library media specialists, and administrators.

*Goal 5 –To pursue local, state, federal, business and community grants, and other sources of funding.

Professional Development Opportunities

The Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent is the person who will be coordinating the professional development activities noted in the plan.

            Every administrator, teacher, and library media personnel will have a computer with access to the Internet and e-mail accounts.

Administrators will be sent for training at NJ Elite and workshops planned through the ETTC.

Teachers will receive professional development from Johns Hopkins University CYT, and International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP).

Teachers will also attend workshops at ETTC and the Hudson County Professional Consortium.

The library media personnel will attend the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Conference annually.

Teacher will also have release time to attend workshops and given common planning periods for teaching strategies.

Financial Resources and Budget

Federal Funding – 11,756 for network

State Funding – 36,320 for other services

Local Funding – 5,500 for digital curricula, 5,500 for print media, 5,500 for technology equipment, 5,500 for upgrades, 22,000 for software, and 125,685 for network

Services Assessed

There were software copyrights and agreements created.  However, there was no formal assessment of equipment and services used.

Evaluation of Goals

Each goal of the plan will be annually reviewed.  This report will contain an assessment of each activity and status of the plan.

Coordination Committee of this technology plan:

Superintendent, Technology Coordinator, Technology Curriculum Director, Technology Teacher, Special Education Director, Library Media Specialist, Guidance Counselor, Board Member, Parent, and District Technology Technician