Campus Technology Plan

Westwood ISD has a district technology plan and Westwood Junior High has a campus technology plan that is embedded in the campus improvement plan.  I chose to use the campus technology plan to summarize for this assignment.  In taking a look at the plan the first thing I noticed was the goal of the plan:  The campus will ensure that students remain competitive in society.  The objective is to acquire and implement technology for all staff and students.  It lists it's selected evaluation measures as purchase orders, mobile computer lab, lesson plans, and student products. The plan is broken down in to 21 strategies/initiatives/actions and each of these numbered items include a timeline and lists persons responsible for these actions.
The latest version of the plan that I could find was for school year 2009-2010.  The 21 strategies can basically be broken into three major divisions:  Staff development, student achievement, and technology purchases and updates.  The staff development goal is a very realistic goal and has an ongoing timeline.  This division includes: (1) staff development being offered (2) at least one representative from the campus will attend the annual TCEA conference (3) all teachers will plan lessons that incorporate technology and use technology to differentiate instruction.  The student achievement goal goes hand in hand with the previous goal and includes: (1) students will be assessed to prove mastery of Technology Application Skills (2) students will demonstrate integration of technology within the classroom (3) students will use the appropriate software programs and keyboarding skills to facilitate productive communication in writing and art (4) students will be provided with access to technology before, during, and after school.  The last division is technology purchases and updates.  This division includes (1) purchasing additional classsroom technology such as white boards, elmos, smart boards, etc. (2) ensure that all classrooms and buildings that were previously not connected to the internet be added access.
After reading the technology plan and then noticing what is going on around me it is very obvious that most of these goals have been met and the others are forever ongoing.  I can't wait to see the new goals that are put into place and how quickly we will work to meet them.