Mission statement:

The mission of Instructional Technology Services is to lead school district efforts to effectively integrate technology into the instructional program. Staff coordinate planning, implementation, and evaluation of the district’s Technology Blueprint.

Program description:

• Oversee and facilitate the implementation of the district’s Technology Blueprint.
• Train teachers, librarians, instructional support staff and students in the use of technology in the educational process.
• Review and evaluate hardware, software, and related resources under consideration by the district.
• Provide districtwide professional development for the integration of technology into teaching and learning.
• Research and implement the use of new technologies to enhance instruction and learning.
• Manage and implement Title IID – Enhancing Education Through Technology grant.
• Respond to instructional technology inquiries and requests of parents, students, staff and public.

Coordinate the efforts of the integration of instructional technology teachers with the secondary library media specialists and elementary library media associates to promote information literacy skills.

 Technology Blueprint Goals

Goal #1: Establish instructional technology standards for elementary, middle and high school classrooms to achieve one to one student access to technology, which may include computers, ineteractive whiteboards, clickers, document camereas multimedia projectors, etx. - Goal Leaders: Wayne Gerke, Roxa Hawkins and Ron Gherman

Goal #2: Purchase technology for the classroom that meets the standards established in Goal #1. - Goal Leaders: Mike Fisher and Ron Gherman

Goal #3: Standardize administrative hardware and software and establish a process for periodically evaluating and adding new technologies.  - Goal Leaders: Dave Reilly, Mike Fisher, Clarence Bolden and Ron Gherman

Goal #4: Move the responsibility of providing and maintaining technology for schools to the district; remove the budget burden from the schools and PTAs. - Goal Leaders: Mike Fisher and Ron Gherman

 Goal #5: Develop policies governing the use and management of technology. - Goal Leaders: Gayle Pierce, Bett Schaffhauser and Ron Gherman

Goal #6: Provide staff development opportunities for all district personnel to attain competency in the use of designated technologies. - Goal Leaders: Peggy Carlson and Ron Gherman

Goal #7: Place professional development and support for the delivery of instructional technology under library media and curriculum. - Goal Leaders: Nancy Wagner and Ron Gherman

Goal #8: Build a curriculum that integrates thecnology into teacher instruction and student learning as appropriate. - Goal Leaders: Peggy Carlson and Ron Gherman

Goal #9: Define and assess the technology skills expected of students and staff. - Goal Leaders: Peggy Carlson and Ron Gherman

 Goal #10: Use technology to enhance the district's internal and external communication. - Goal Leaders: Bill Bailey and Ron Gherman

Goal #11: Continue to assess current district technology initiatives. - Goal Leaders: Dave Reilly, Wayne Gerke and Ron Gherman

Goal #12: Implement a public awareness campaign to droaden community understanding, support for, and use of instructional technology. - Goal Leaders: Bill Bailey and Ron Gherman

Goal #13: Develop a plan to ensure the district's technology infrastructure can support technology goals for student learning, staff development, and administrative needs. - Goal Leaders: Dave Ferree and Ron Gherman

Goal #14: Urge the state to research, select/design, and deploy a web-based, centrailized management system to store, link, and/or manage assessment data, test item banks, supplemental resources, and pfofessional development opportunites. - Goal Leaders: Nancy Wagner and Ron Gherman