Caswell County Schools Technology Plan

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1 CCS SB Approved: 12/16/2013 Caswell County Schools Technology Plan

2 REQUIRED SUBSTANTIVE COMPONENTS OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY PLAN Schools, school districts, and libraries that want to apply for Schools and Libraries support, commonly referred to as "E-rate," must first prepare a technology plan. Beginning with FY2011, technology plans are required only for Priority 2 services (Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections). An approved technology plan sets out how information technology and telecommunications infrastructure will be used to achieve educational goals, specific curriculum reforms, or library service improvements. A technology plan designed to improve education should cover the entire funding year (July 1 to June 30) but not more than three years. The plan must contain the following elements: Goals and realistic strategy for using telecommunications and information technology A professional development strategy An assessment of telecommunication services, hardware, software, and other services needed Ongoing evaluation process Policies The technology plan must be approved by a USAC-certified technology plan approver before discounted services can begin. The state is the certified technology plan approver for libraries and public schools. August,

3 Table of Contents Page Vision 5 Strategic Priorities Overview 6 Priority 1: Shared Services Model 7 Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices 10 Priority 3: Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital 12 Textbooks Priority 4: Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development 15 Priority 5: 21 st Century Leadership for Your LEA 18 Appendix A (Policies and Procedures) 21 3

4 CASWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS Technology Planning Committee/MTAC Name Role Site Amy Blackwood Media Specialist South Ann Marie Holt Media Specialist N.L. Dillard Middle School Kathy Boucher Media Specialist North Elementary School Carol Boaz Elementary School Curriculum Central Office David Useche CTO BYAB/Central Office Deborah Maxey Media/Technology Specialist Bartlett Yancey High School Dianne Watson Technology Assistant N.L. Dillard Middle School Dr. Sammy Shields Assistant Superintendent Central Office Dr. Sean McWherter Principal Oakwood Elementary School Jennifer Lunsford Technology Assistant Oakwood Elementary School Nicole McGhee Testing / Curriculum Director BYAB/Central Office Michele Purnell Media/Technology Specialist Stoney Creek Elementary Scott Powell Finance Director Central Office Susan Perdue IT Staff BYAB/Central Office 4

5 CASWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS Technology Plan Vision Statement Vision Statement The development and implementation of a district wide Technology Plan will support and enhance the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction strategic priorities of Shared Services Model, Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices, Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development and 21 st Century Leadership. Our plan will greatly impact the structure of education and administrative practices in our schools. All these areas will be carefully coordinated to take the best advantage of this investment of funds, work and energy. Improving student learning is the main reason to have instructional technology in today s schools. The goal of supporting learning with technology cannot be based on an event, but rather on a coordinated evolutionary continuum. We further envision all students possessing the individual and collaborative skills necessary to be successful in a technologically rich society where information in content areas is changing on a regular basis. The goal of Caswell County Schools is to create a technology rich environment and to facilitate experiences in each school and department that enhance student learning and increase staff efficiency. This environment and these experiences will provide all students and staff with the communication, information, and lifelong learning skills necessary to become effective and productive members of an increasingly complex global society. 5

6 CASWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS Technology Plan - Strategic Priorities With the guidance and support of the Information Technology Department and the implementation of the Technology Strategic Plan, Caswell County Schools has been able to incorporate a constantly increasing amount of technology infused in the work of administrators, teachers, and students, as indicated in our last State Annual Media and Technology Report, collected in July of 2013, where the computer ratio per student as well as the number of resources at the schools continues to improve. With this reality, it is our responsibility to provide the best strategic plan to ensure equity is achieved using State School Technology Funds, other state funds, federal funds, and local funds as the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, in Article VII, mandates that...equal opportunities shall be provided for all students. Equal access to technology and 21st century opportunities are critical to ensuring the success of our students. The integration of 21st Century tools will prepare students to be career and college ready. Research shows that students exposure to various technologies is directly correlated to improved literacy and leads to growing confidence in their abilities to use technology in a meaningful way. Access to teaching and learning technologies does not necessarily lead to equity for staff and students. These technologies must be accompanied by ample professional development. Likewise, high quality 21st century school and district leadership must also be our priority to fulfill the promise that all students graduate career and college ready. Caswell County Schools recognizes the importance and necessity of the five over-arching priorities that the State Commission on School Technology has identified for all students to be future ready, to possess equal opportunities for taking full advantage of information and technology resources and tools, and to be taught in a way that maximizes the effective use of these technologies: Shared Services Model Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development 21 st Century Leadership for each LEA These five priorities will be addressed in the following plan. 6

7 Strategic Priority 1: A Statewide Shared Services Model Current Status and Moving Forward Caswell County Schools has been able to develop the needed infrastructure to allow users access to multiple technologies, educational and administrative resources through the school network. The Wide Area Network, formed by point-to-point microwave signals, has been increased in the past year to 150 MPS to each one of the remote sites. This increase in the speed translated in an actual reduction of costs for the lease of the WAN, of which, e-rate funds paid ninety per cent. We have also increased the speed to the Internet Connection to 100 MPS and reduced costs of management for these services by becoming direct customers of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) who is now our Internet Provider. Caswell County Schools has relied upon hosted cloud services; these services include Learning Management Systems and Renaissance Products for reading and math, Web Hosting, professional development, media and library databases and more. These new forms of applications and services have shown the advantages of recent advances in virtualization and cloud computing. From our previous 2-year Tech Plan the following goals have been accomplished for this area in our School district: 1. Goal: Implement the use of Windows based ISIS System in 100% of schools for budgeting management, purchasing and reporting that allows blending of funds and planning. Responsible: IT and Finance Directors. 2. Goal: Maintain a In house Filter Content System for 100% of sites with reporting capability and flexibility for 21 st century resources and tools Responsible: CTO 3. Goal: Evaluate and implement a storage solution cloud-based or in house to provide at least 1 TB space for network users. Responsible: CTO 4. Goal: Evaluate and implement a storage solution cloud-based or in house to provide at least 1 TB space for network users. Responsible: CTO (Lacie Storage) 5. Goal: Conduct one full network assessment with the use of MCNC Connectivity services. Responsible: CTO 6. Goal: Implement the use of Windows based ISIS System in 100% of Departments for budgeting management, purchasing and reporting that allows blending of funds and planning. Responsible: IT and Finance Directors 7. Goal: Evaluate the NCREN Filter Content Solution such as ZScaler for one site to obtain input for a possible transition to that system. Responsible: CTO 8. Goal: Conduct a Wireless Network Assessment for each site to determine weak signal areas and add additional Access Points to increase range and capacity by at least 3%. Responsible: CTO 7

8 Alignment to Other Plans and Initiatives: Strategic Priority 1: A Statewide Shared Services Model Caswell County Schools will utilize and align with the following key initiatives/plans to reach for the vision and complete the strategic priorities of our plan... ACRE Technology infrastructure to support curriculum and assessment system in our district. Career and College Ready, Set, Go! Improve Student access to Technology in preparation for online assessment Race to the Top Local and State Scopes of Work Provide student, teacher, and administrator access to a Learner Management System, Learning Object Repository, and web collaboration tools at each school through local and NC Cloud. 1. Statewide Shared Services Model Suggested Targets Year 1 Facilitate Collaboration, Evaluation and Reporting for all educational and admin processes with the use of HOMEBASE. Provide content filtering in accordance with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015 Goal: Implement one Network Bandwidth tool such as What s up Gold or NST WUI to continue to monitor, support and upgrade the network performance in all classrooms and office sites to provide reliable access to all HOMEBASE resources. Responsible: CTO and Curriculum Division. Goal: Maintain a In house Filter Content System for 100% of sites with reporting capability and flexibility for 21 st century resources and tools Responsible: CTO Year 2 July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016 Goal: Implement one Network Bandwidth tool such as What s up Gold or NST WUI to continue to monitor, support and upgrade the network performance in all classrooms and office sites to provide reliable access to all HOMEBASE resources. Responsible: CTO and Curriculum Division. Goal: Evaluate the most updated cloud NCREN content filter solution for possible transition to that system. Responsible: CTO Yearly Evaluation Bandwidth Network traffic and performance monthly reports. Reports from content filtering, documents related to evaluation of NCREN content filter.

9 Reduce operating cost and increase net security by implementing cloud based firewall solution.. Goal: Evaluate the most updated cloud NCREN firewall solution for possible transition to that system. Responsible: CTO Budget Reports and Evaluation of NCREN solution reports. Increase storage space accessibility and collaborations for Teachers and students. Increase the wireless connectivity range and capacity for users access to web resources. Improve Network security and connectivity for reliable access to educational and administration services. Implement a pilot program for the use of cloud applications such as Google Apps in the classrooms. Responsible: CTO Goal: Install an upgraded Wireless Infrastructure (Access Points, switches and cabling) to at least one school site to improve capacity and performance. Responsible: CTO Goal: Install an upgraded Wireless Infrastructure (Access Points, switches and cabling) to at least one school site to improve capacity and performance. Responsible: CTO Goal: Conduct a new network assessment to determine weaknesses and possible needs for upgrades. Accounts and utilization Reports Project implementation inventory, PO s, contracts and Reports from the new Wireless system. Report and recommendations from the network assessment Responsible: CTO 9

10 Strategic Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices Current Status and Moving Forward Caswell County Schools has implemented the use of mobile labs in the last 5 years to provide learning devices access to more students and staff. Currently we have 20 mobile labs holding between 16 and 26 laptops/netbooks each for the use of complete classes at all levels. In addition to this, we maintain and support fixed resource computer labs in all schools and media centers to allow teachers to bring their classes and provide students on-line resources and tools. A big percentage of our teachers have also been assigned a laptop or netbook for use in the classroom, at home or for professional development activities. Our goal is to continue to increase this number to be able to reach all students, teachers and classrooms. Our commitment, also, is to continue researching avenues of funding for implementing universal access to personal teaching and learning devices initiatives. From our previous 2-year Tech Plan the following goals have been accomplished for this area in our School district: 1. Goal: Increase the number of laptops assigned to teachers by at least 10% Responsible: CTO/ Superintendent 2. Goal: Increase the number of laptops and/or mobile devices assigned for student use in the school by at least 10% Responsible: CTO/ Superintendent 3. Goal: Provide all administrators with mobile wireless devices to access the on-line observation and evaluation instrument to be used from any classroom. Responsible: CTO 10

11 Alignment to Other Plans and Initiatives: Strategic Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices Caswell County Schools will utilize and align with the following key initiatives/plans to reach for the vision and complete the strategic priorities of our plan... ACRE Career and College Ready, Set, Go! Purchase of computer equipment Race to the Top Local and State Scopes of Work Training for teachers and Staff Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices Suggested Targets Year 1 July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015 Year 2 July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016 Increase overall access to personal learning devices. Goal: Implement a plan to strive to provide all teachers personal teaching and learning device in an effort to reach 1:1 computing device ratio. Goal: Implement a plan to strive to provide all students at BYHS personal computer device in an effort to reach 1:1 computing device ratio at that school. AMTR data Yearly Evaluation Responsible: CTO / Cabinet Responsible: CTO / Cabinet Increase overall access to interactive tools in the classroom. Goal: Increase the number of Interactive Boards assigned to classrooms by at least 5% each year. Responsible: CTO/ Cabinet Goal: Increase the number of Interactive Boards assigned to classrooms by at least 5% each year. Responsible: CTO/ Cabinet SMART Classrooms and hardware inventory. Provide support for teacher and administrator progress and evaluation with the use of HomeBase - NCEES. Goal: Provide all administrators with mobile wireless devices to access the on-line observation and evaluation instrument to be used from any classroom. Responsible: CTO / Cabinet AMTR data 11

12 Strategic Priority 3: Statewide Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks Current Status and Moving Forward In Caswell County Schools, teachers and students have been provided access to digital online resources such as Study Island, Renaissance Learning Application for Reading and Math, Education City and the repository on NCWiseOwl where students access quality research tools, periodicals and curriculum support materials. In addition to these, LEARN NC has also been implemented for several years as part of the Staff Development and classroom digital resources for all areas. Discovery Education videos have also been a part of the materials provided for the teachers use in the classrooms, particularly in the middle and high school levels. Digital Textbooks have not been within the financial reach of our district; however, one of the driving forces behind making digital textbooks affordable is the Open Education Resources movement. A technology-enabled initiative, the OER movement is an effort to create and share teaching and learning content that is free and open on a global level. Another way for us to have access to more affordable resources in the near future will be NC Education Cloud, which will include a platform to enhance access to digital resources and content. From our previous 2-year Tech Plan the following goals have been accomplished for this area in our School district: 1. Goal: Provide resources for Media and Technology Staff and some teachers to participate in at least 6 hours of training for the use of any digital content aligned to Common Core and NC Essential Standards. Responsible: CTO 2. Goal: Continue to provide full licenses for Discovery Education, Study Island, resources for all middle and high school teachers and students Responsible: IT and Curriculum Director 3. Goal: Provide access to all Elementary teachers to Think Central or similar Resources for reading Responsible: IT and Curriculum Director 4. Goal: Provide 100 MB high-speed Internet Services to all schools for reliable access to digital resources on-line. Responsible: CTO 12

13 Alignment to Other Plans and Initiatives: Strategic Priority 3: Statewide Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks Caswell County Schools will utilize and align with the following key initiatives/plans to reach for the vision and complete the strategic priorities of our plan... Race to the Top Local and State Scopes of Work Access to additional digital resources 3: Statewide Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks Suggested Targets Year 1 July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015 Shift from traditional print and Goal: Provide the subscriptions paper-based resources to to all K-5 teachers for the use of affordable, current online mclass 3D reading assessments. resources Responsible: Curriculum Department Use digital content aligned specifically to Common Core and NC Essential Standards Ensure equity to digital teaching and learning resources from school to school in your LEA. Goal: Provide Access through mobile devices at all learning sites to HomeBase digital teaching and learning resources, such as SchoolNet. Responsible: CTO Year 2 July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016 Goal: To procure at least one selection of e-books and electronic text and information sources available for checkout and download to personal devices in the school. Responsible: Media Coordinators / Principals Goal: Provide licenses for digital resources such as and Study Island, discovery Education and others to each corresponding level at all schools in the district. Responsible: IT and Curriculum Yearly Evaluation Year 1 documentation that the subscriptions were provided Year 2 AMTR and library automation data HomeBase usage data Documentation that licensed content is available and equitable

14 Provide equitable and additional access to digital resources Goal: Implement a cloud apps solution for education such as Google Apps to provide more teaching, learning, and communication and collaboration resources for teachers and students. Responsible: CTO/Cabinet Usage reports documenting access in all areas. 14

15 Strategic Priority 4: A Statewide Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development Current Status and Moving Forward Caswell County Schools have relied on Media Coordinators and Media/Technology Assistants to undertake this role. The IT department has made efforts in the last few years to prepare the Media and Technology Staff for this new crucial set of fundamental tasks. Our mission is to prepare our Media and Technology staff to be equipped and ready for the new expectations in term of jobs descriptions, evaluations and school needs. From our previous 2-year Tech Plan the following goals have been accomplished for this area in our School district: 1. Goal: Provide at least 150 licenses for technology and computer applications on line professional development for teachers and staff through Simple K12 InfoSource courses or similar application. Responsible: CTO 2. Goal: Provide resources for teachers and Media and Technology Staff to participate in at least 10 hours of on-line technology enabled and integrated professional development such as LEARN NC or any other available at the State level. 3. Responsible: CTO, Curriculum Dir. 4. Goal: Media specialists and technology facilitators will attend at least one state conference for technology and media specialists. Responsible: CTO 5. Goal: Provide 5 hours of Common Core and NC Essentials Staff Development to all new staff members who require training with the use of updated technologies as a model for classroom integration. Responsible: Curriculum Director 6. Goal: To train new staff during their planning time on how to prepare students for an online assessment and how to administer an online assessment. Allow approximately one hour for each training session. Responsible: Curriculum Director, Testing Director and Testing Coordinators. 7. Goal: Teachers in tested areas will schedule three 30-minute sessions of computer time to prepare students to successfully navigate through and take an online test. Responsible: Testing Director, Testing Coordinators, Classroom Teachers 8. Goal: 100% of Middle and High School teachers of tested subjects will be trained to use EVAAS, NC FALCON and ClassScape to assess students' progress and re-plan instruction throughout the school year. Responsible: Curriculum Directors/Testing Director 9. Goal: Utilize E-rate funds for at least 24 hours of Basic Maintenance support for a more reliable network that holds all instructional programs. 10. Responsible: CTO 11. Goal: Provided at least 10 hours of training in the use of NC FALCON, ClassScape Benchmarks, EVAAS, Study Island, Nova Net and Wiki sites. Responsible: Testing and Curriculum Directors, Media Coordinators 15

16 Alignment to Other Plans and Initiatives: Strategic Priority 4: A Statewide Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development Caswell County Schools will utilize and align with the following key initiatives/plans to reach for the vision and complete the strategic priorities of our plan... ACRE Career and College Ready, Set, Go! Technology Related Staff Development Race to the Top Local and State Scopes of Work Technology Related Staff Development 4: A Statewide Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development Suggested Targets Year 1 July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015 Implement a plan for Goal: Provide at least 10 hours of embedded technologyenabled training opportunities for Teachers and professional Administrators with the use of School development for Net Resources (HOMEBASE) teachers and Responsible: Curriculum Directors and administrators. CTO Support models that promote and further the ideals of technology-enabled and integrated professional development Goal: Provide all schools access and at least 5 hours of on-line technology enabled and integrated professional development from the HOMEBASE resources. Responsible: Curriculum Directors and CTO Year 2 July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016 Goal: Provide at least 10 hours of training opportunities for Teachers and Administrators with the use of School Net Resources (HOMEBASE) Responsible: Curriculum Directors and CTO Goal: Provide all schools access and at least 5 hours of on-line technology enabled and integrated professional development from the HOMEBASE resources. Responsible: Curriculum Directors and CTO Yearly Evaluation PD plan/calendars, Agendas, Completion and usage reports. PD plan/calendars, Agendas, Completion and usage reports.

17 Prepare media specialists and instructional technology facilitators to support digital reform. Prepare teachers to lead 21 st century learning environments Prepare teachers and administrators in the use of on-line tools for Professional Evaluation systems. Prepare teachers and staff in the use of online Student Information System. Goal: Media specialists and technology facilitators will attend at least one state conference for technology and media specialists. Responsible: CTO Goal: Provided at least 5 hours of in house training in the use of Interactive Boards or similar Technology resources that enhance learning and teaching experiences in the classroom. Responsible: CTO, Smart Leads, Curriculum Directors Goal: Provided at least 5 hours of in house training in the use of NCEES for new teachers and Administrators. Responsible: Homebase Implementation Team, Curriculum Directors Goal: Provided at least 5 hours of in house training in the use of PowerSchool and/or PowerTeacher for new teachers and Administrators. Responsible: CTO, PS Implementation Team Goal: Media specialists and technology facilitators will attend at least one state conference for technology and media specialists. Responsible: CTO Goal: Provided at least 5 hours of in house training in the use of Interactive Boards or similar Technology resources that enhance learning and teaching experiences in the classroom. Responsible: CTO, Smart Leads, Curriculum Directors Goal: Provided at least 5 hours of in house training in the use of NCEES for new teachers and Administrators. Responsible: Homebase Implementation Team, Curriculum Directors Goal: Provided at least 5 hours of in house training in the use of PowerSchool and/or PowerTeacher for new teachers and Administrators. Responsible: CTO, PS Implementation Team Documentation that participants attended conferences PD plan/calendars, Agendas, Completion and usage reports. PD plan/calendars, Agendas, Completion and usage reports. PD plan/calendars, Agendas, Completion and usage reports. 17

18 Strategic Priority 5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools and Districts Essential Questions Are your LEA/Charter leaders prepared to lead and create a vision for 21st century education? Are mechanisms in place for school leaders to create 21st century learning cultures? Are professional growth programs/opportunities available to prepare teachers and administrators to lead 21st century learning environments? Current Status/Moving Forward Creating 21st century learning environments is not about investing only in technology but also investing in people and creating a culture appropriate for 21st century learning. Caswell County Schools leaders have laid the foundation for 21 st century learning by establishing and maintaining technology programs, resources and support, but there is still a lot to accomplish. We, as a district, must work together with the State in order to continue planning and implementing a successful education program grounded in the elements of 21 st century skills and aligned with high-tech work environment and global economy. Our mission in this area is to assure that our schools create a culture that embraces change as dynamic continuous improvement. In this direction we could, with the support of DPI, promote and participate in the ISTE National Education Technology Standards for all educators: provide professional development opportunities for increasing the skills of our principals, directors and administrators to facilitate teaching, learning, and working in a 21st century education environment; determine and promote techniques and practices for transforming the interpersonal skills necessary to nurture and grow productive and balanced workplace relationships in virtual, high-technological environments; and, identify and promote opportunities for educators to upgrade professional skills and certifications and develop skills needed for participation in the online learning community. From our previous 2-year Tech Plan the following goals have been accomplished for this area in our School district: 1. Goal: Caswell County Schools will increase 21 st Century education through technology based communication models such as the Common Core Standards and N.C. Essential Standards Wiki implementation skills. 100% of certified teachers will be trained on the use of Wiki sites and encouraged to participate. Responsible: Curriculum Directors 2. Goal: Maintain a reliable inventory to produce accurate information and statistics of computing devices in all schools. Responsible: CTO, M&T School Staff 3. Goal: Communicate AMTR results and needs based on inventories to all Administrators during at least two Staff Meetings. Responsible: CTO/ Superintendent 18

19 Alignment to Other Plans and Initiatives: Strategic Priority 5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools and Districts Caswell County Schools will utilize and align with the following key initiatives/plans to reach for the vision and complete the strategic priorities of our plan... ACRE Career and College Ready, Set, Go! Race to the Top Local and State Scopes of Work: New Evaluation Strategies, Policies and Procedures 5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools and Districts Suggested Targets Year 1 July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015 Create and lead a vision for Goal: Meet at least once a year to 21 st century education evaluate, develop and improve procedures to comply with the updated technology Related Policies. Maintain procedures to increase overall access to personal learning devices. Responsible: MTAC, CTO, Administrators. Goal: Maintain a reliable inventory to produce accurate information and statistics of computing devices in all schools. Responsible: CTO, M&T School Staff Develop and implement an Online Assessment and Instruction Policy Responsible: Superintendent, Accountability and Curriculum Directors. Year 2 July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016 Goal: Meet at least once a year to evaluate, develop and improve procedures to comply with the updated technology Related Policies. Responsible: MTAC, CTO, Administrators. Yearly Evaluation Documentation of meetings, STNA data, Speak Up Survey data Usage reports from inventory system Goal: Communicate AMTR results and needs based on inventories to all Administrators during at least one Staff Meetings. Responsible: CTO New Policy

20 Develop strategic partnerships with community and business to promote 21 st Century learning. Goal: Continue to identify and promote opportunities to work with higher education institutions for educators to upgrade professional skills and certification. At least one form of Professional Development will be offered to our staff in collaboration with a higher education institution. Goal: Participate and collaborate in at least one local community and/or business event that involves 21 st Century Learning Responsible: CTO, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum Dir. Goal: Continue to identify and promote opportunities to work with higher education institutions for educators to upgrade professional skills and certification. At least one form of Professional Development will be offered to our staff in collaboration with a higher education institution. Goal: Participate and collaborate in at least one local community and/or business event that involves 21 st Century Learning Responsible: CTO, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum Dir. Planning meeting minutes and communications, agenda, workshop evaluations. 20

21 Appendix A: Policies and Procedures Caswell County Schools Technology Plan Policy, Procedure, & Guidelines Implementation Chart Policies, Procedures, & Guidelines LEA Policy Code or Procedure LEA Adoption, Implementation or Revision Date Policies Required A. Materials Selection Policy including internet resources (GS 115c-98(b)) /24/2005 B. Disposal of Equipment / Replacement of Obsolete Equipment (GS 115c-518) /14/2008 C. Hardware and Software Procurement (GS 115c-522, 115c-522.1) /24/2005 D. Copyright and Plagiarism Policy (PL , 90 Stat. 2541), 525/630 1/24/05 09/26/11 E. Acceptable Use Policy (PL ) (including existing 1:1, bring your own device) /26/11 F. Equipment/Materials Donation Policy (GS 115C-518) 520 1/24/ /766/630 6/21/04 8/09/04 09/26/11 G. Data Privacy Policy (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 (FERPA)) H. Inventory Control Policy (GS 115c-539, 115c-102.6A-C(5)) 510 1/24/2005 I. Access to Services Policy (GS 115c-106.2) /26/11 J. Online Assessment and Instruction Policy Planned Planned K. Advertising and Commercialism Policy (GS 115c-98) (Procurement and gifts ethics) 310 6/21/2004 L. Internet Safety and Ethical Use including Cyberbullying and Harassment (CIPA, FERPA, GS 115C-407) (Locally identified policies) /26/11 Procedures A. Hardware and Software Deployment 510 1/24/2005 B. Equipment maintenance and repairs PROCEDURE 7/15/ /555 1/24/05 4/14/08 C. Outdated Resources and Equipment Replacement D. Disaster Recovery of Data and Hardware GUIDELINES 7/15/2004 E. Administration of Online Courses 625 3/21/2005 F. Administration of Online Assessment (Locally identified procedures) Guidelines A. Policy Translation GUIDELINES 7/15/2004 B. Use of Digital Media and Resources GUIDELINES 7/15/2004 C. Instructional Use of Videos 625 3/21/2005 D. Development of Online Resources 625 3/21/2005 (Locally identified guidelines) 21