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ROUND ROCK ISD 2008-2009 Instructional Technology District Improvement Plan

Strategic Goal I: Accelerate TAKS gains for economically disadvantaged, African American, and Hispanic students to reduce the achievement gap Leadership:  Vision: To prepare students to be 21st century consumers and producers of information. To create authentic learning experiences with rich technologies that address real-world expectations. To provide students with the experiences, strategies, and skills to collect, manipulate, analyze, synthesize, and utilize mathematical and scientific data for academic endeavors and personal productivity.  Leadership Person(s): Humphreys, Autrey, Heflin Information and  Data Collected and Analyzed: STaR Chart data, Benchmark and TAKS assessment data, TA-TEKS Analysis: technology literacy assessment, Core Academic TEKS, AEIS data Student Stakeholder  Data Trends: Low technology literacy scores district wide, inconsistent distribution of STaR chart scores Focus: district wide, digital divide and diverse population issues. Professional  Training Needs: Foundational/Emerging – Campus Teachers and Administrators: Instructional Development/Human Technology Alignment and Best Practices Continuum, STaR Chart requirements, TA-TEKS Task Force, Resources Focus: time with staff and students. Advanced: Instructional Coaches, ITS staff - curriculum alignment, instruction, assessment practices Change Strategy: Failure Is Not An Option Principles (1-6) Develop common mission, vision, values & goals Ensure achievement for all students; creating systems for prevention & intervention Create/support collaborative teaming focused on teaching & learning Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement Gain active engagement from family and community Build sustaining leadership capacity

Start Finish Resources Process Management-Specific Action Steps and Date Date Responsibility Costs/Services Time Lines for Each Change Strategy 00/00/00 00/00/00 1. Create model technology lessons in math and 6/08 5/09 TIS, ITS, Instructional $8,000 June extra help pay, no

1 science in grades 3-5, 6, 7, 8 Coaches, Curriculum Leads expenses during the year 2. Create monitoring system to show accountability 10/08 2/09 TIS, ITS, TA TEKS task time for classroom integration of TA TEKS force 3. Provide and support the classroom teacher with the 9/08 5/09 TIS, ITS **Substitutes $70,000; time to integration of technology into daily lessons meet with teachers (**includes training needs for all goals requiring staff training) 4. Create interactive lessons tied to high stakes math 6/08 5/09 ITS $8000 June extra help pay, no and science TEKS for all interactive classrooms at expenses during year Title I and bilingual campuses (grades 3,4,5) 5. Create monitoring system to ensure that all Title 9/08 2/09 TIS, ITS Time I/Bilingual interactive classrooms use interactive resources 6. Train all Title I/Bilingual teachers on use of 7/08 5/09 ITS, Instructional coaches **Substitutes; time to meet interactive equipment and lessons with teachers 7. Initiate and/or continue the integration of robotics 7/08 5/09 TIS, ITS, teachers $50,000 registration fees; and engineering in the science and math teacher stipends, equipment; curriculum areas at upper elementary and in industry mentors from middle schools; identify middle school teachers to National Instrument and the attend UT dTeach; support FIRST Lego League community; UT Engineering and TCEA robotics teams; support after-school staff & students programs 8. Provide training and support for Texas 9/08 5/09 ITS, Instructional Coaches **Substitutes, time Mathematics and Science Diagnostic Systems (3- 12), Educaide Acces (3-12), Pearson Envision SuccessNet (K-5) 9 Provide training and support for the district’s 7/08 5/09 TIS, ITS, teachers Training for teachers providing Aspire program after school technology experiences/activities which enrichment and support the school day curriculum 10 Continue to provide assistance in collecting and 7/08 5/09 TIS, ITS, Campus Leadership Access to district data systems, disaggregating student performance and training, time accountability data on a consistent basis

2 Process Results (Benchmarks & Others): Texas STaR Chart, Professional Development Survey Results, Professional Development Attendance Data, Observational Data, Teacher Feedback, Business and Community Collaborative Involvement, Benchmark results

Strategic Results (TAKS): See 2008-09 District Goals spreadsheet

3 ROUND ROCK ISD 2008-2009 District Improvement Plan

Strategic Goal II: Increase the percentage of underrepresented minority students enrolled in Advanced Placement, Dual Credit, International Baccalaureate, and Algebra 1 (middle school) courses Leadership:  Vision: To prepare students to be 21st century consumers and producers of information. To create authentic learning experiences with rich technologies that address real-world expectations. To provide students with the experiences, strategies, and skills to collect, manipulate, analyze, synthesize, and utilize mathematical and scientific data for academic endeavors and personal productivity.  Leadership Person(s): Humphreys, Autrey, Heflin Information and  Data Collected and Analyzed: STaR Chart data, Prof Dev records, Benchmark and TAKS assessment Analysis: data, TA-TEKS technology literacy assessment, Core Academic TEKS, AEIS data Student Stakeholder  Data Trends: low participation of underrepresented minority students in college-prep courses Focus: Professional  Training Needs: Foundational/Emerging – Campus Teachers and Administrators: Instructional Development/Human Technology Alignment and Best Practices Continuum, STaR Chart requirements, TA-TEKS Task Force, Resources Focus: time with staff and students. Advanced: Instructional Coaches, ITS staff - curriculum alignment, instruction, assessment practices Change Strategy: Failure Is Not An Option Principles (1-6) Develop common mission, vision, values & goals Ensure achievement for all students; creating systems for prevention & intervention Create/support collaborative teaming focused on teaching & learning Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement Gain active engagement from family and community Build sustaining leadership capacity

Start Finish Resources Process Management-Specific Action Steps and Date Date Responsibility Costs/Services Time Lines for Each Change Strategy 00/00/00 00/00/00 1. Promote participation in a globally-connected 7/08 5/09 TIS, ITS **Substitutes, time society by introducing and piloting the use of online tools for extending learning environments (videostreaming, audiovisual production, personal

4 learning networks, wikis, podcasting, digital stories, blogs, Moodle, webquests, Quia, etc.) Identify, support, and monitor secondary teachers using these tools to create learning environments commonly found in AP, IB, dual credit, and post- high school classrooms. 2. Support the creation of robotics middle school 8/08 6/09 TIS, ITS, teachers $10,000 equipment, teacher programs for at-risk or traditionally economically stipends challenged students. 3. Provide training to all ITS staff on AP and IB 7/08 5/09 TIS, ITS, Qualified AP and Time, Training strategies for elementary and secondary IB Trainers 4. Document alignment of AP and IB strategies in 7/08 5/09 TIS, ITS TA TEKS aligned model lessons 5. 6. 7. 8.

Process Results (Benchmarks & Others): Texas STaR Chart, Professional Development Survey Results, Professional Development Attendance Data, Observational Data, Teacher Feedback, Business and Community Collaborative Involvement

Strategic Results (TAKS):

Strategic Goal III: Increase the high school completion rate for economically disadvantaged, African American, and Hispanic students Leadership:  Vision: To prepare students to be 21st century consumers and producers of information. To create authentic learning experiences with rich technologies that address real-world expectations. To provide students with the experiences, strategies, and skills to collect, manipulate, analyze, synthesize, and utilize mathematical and scientific data for academic endeavors and personal productivity.  Leadership Person(s): Humphreys, Autrey, Heflin Information and  Data Collected and Analyzed: TAKS assessment data, Completion/Leaver data, Core Academic TEKS, Analysis: AEIS data, Novanet usage and course completion data, Benchmark and TAKS assessment data

Student Stakeholder  Data Trends: Low technology literacy scores district wide, inconsistent distribution of STaR chart scores Focus: district wide, digital divide and diverse population issues.

Professional  Training Needs: Foundational/Emerging – CreditPlus, Success, Alternative Program teacher training on Development/Human Novanet reporting and use of digital curriculum. Advanced: Instructional Coaches, ITS staff - curriculum Resources Focus: alignment, instruction, assessment practices Change Strategy: Failure Is Not An Option Principles (1-6) Develop common mission, vision, values & goals Ensure achievement for all students; creating systems for prevention & intervention Create/support collaborative teaming focused on teaching & learning Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement Gain active engagement from family and community Build sustaining leadership capacity

Start Finish Resources Process Management-Specific Action Steps and Date Date Responsibility Costs/Services Time Lines for Each Change Strategy 00/00/00 00/00/00 1. Monitor, train, and support the credit recovery, 7/08 5/09 Humphreys, Credit Recovery $5,000 (subs for training), alternative education, and home-bound teachers on Teacher Leaders $1000 (training materials and the use of the digital curriculum (Novanet), the snacks) 6 supporting documents in the CM Tools, and collaborative online environments (Wikis). 2. Align math and science Novanet courses with the 7/08 5/09 $5000 extra help pay ARRC; create TAKS remediation courses in Novanet. 3. Support RtI and PGP campus formative 8/08 5/09 TIS, ITS time assessment tools and technology initiatives. 4. Create campus Novanite monitoring systems 10/08 12/08 Humphreys, time CreditPlus/Success staff 5. 6. 7. 8.

Process Results (Benchmarks & Others): Observational Data, Teacher Feedback, Novanet course completion reports

Strategic Goal IV: Increase the time guidance counselors spend with students to address the different needs of high school students, including the development of personal graduation and after graduation plans Leadership:  Vision: To prepare students to be 21st century consumers and producers of information. To create authentic learning experiences with rich technologies that address real-world expectations. To provide students with the experiences, strategies, and skills to collect, manipulate, analyze, synthesize, and utilize mathematical and scientific data for academic endeavors and personal productivity.  Leadership Person(s): Humphreys, Autrey, Heflin Information and  Data Collected and Analyzed: STaR Chart data, Benchmark and TAKS assessment data, TA-TEKS Analysis: technology literacy assessment, Core Academic TEKS, AEIS data Student Stakeholder  Data Trends: Digital divide and diverse population issues. Focus: Professional  Training Needs: Foundational/Emerging – Campus Teachers and Administrators: STaR Chart Development/Human requirements, Time with staff and students. Advanced: Instructional Coaches, ITS staff - curriculum Resources Focus: alignment, instruction, assessment practices Change Strategy: Failure Is Not An Option Principles (1-6) Develop common mission, vision, values & goals Ensure achievement for all students; creating systems for prevention & intervention Create/support collaborative teaming focused on teaching & learning Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement Gain active engagement from family and community Build sustaining leadership capacity

Start Finish Resources Process Management-Specific Action Steps and Date Date Responsibility Costs/Services Time Lines for Each Change Strategy 00/00/00 00/00/00 1. Provide access to career and college electronic 8/08 5/09 ITS time resources. 2. Encourage the use of SAT/ACT preparation 8/08 5/09 TIS, Novanet trained **substitutes, time modules in digital curriculum (Novanet). instructors 3. Support district-wide career and college bound 10/08 5/09 ITS time initiatives (online surveys, online testing, ACC 8 enrollment, etc.) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Process Results (Benchmarks & Others): Strategic Results (TAKS):

Strategic Goal V: Develop and implement an instrument to measure staff morale and organizational climate Leadership:  Vision:  Leadership Person(s): Information and  Data Collected and Analyzed: Analysis: Student Stakeholder  Data Trends: Focus: Professional  Training Needs: Development/Human Resources Focus: Change Strategy: Failure Is Not An Option Principles (1-6) Develop common mission, vision, values & goals Ensure achievement for all students; creating systems for prevention & intervention Create/support collaborative teaming focused on teaching & learning Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement Gain active engagement from family and community Build sustaining leadership capacity

Start Finish Resources Process Management-Specific Action Steps and Date Date Responsibility Costs/Services Time Lines for Each Change Strategy 00/00/00 00/00/00 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Process Results (Benchmarks & Others):

Strategic Goal VI: Develop a plan that will provide diversity training for all employees Leadership:  Vision: To prepare students to be 21st century consumers and producers of information. To create authentic learning experiences with rich technologies that address real-world expectations. To provide students with the experiences, strategies, and skills to collect, manipulate, analyze, synthesize, and utilize mathematical and scientific data for academic endeavors and personal productivity.  Leadership Person(s): Humphreys, Autrey, Heflin Information and  Data Collected and Analyzed: Benchmark and TAKS assessment data, TA-TEKS technology literacy Analysis: assessment, Core Academic TEKS, AEIS data, Prof Dev records Student Stakeholder  Data Trends: Digital divide and diverse population issues. Focus: Professional  Training Needs: Diversity training Development/Human Resources Focus: Change Strategy: Failure Is Not An Option Principles (1-6) Develop common mission, vision, values & goals Ensure achievement for all students; creating systems for prevention & intervention Create/support collaborative teaming focused on teaching & learning Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement Gain active engagement from family and community Build sustaining leadership capacity

Start Finish Resources Process Management-Specific Action Steps and Date Date Responsibility Costs/Services Time Lines for Each Change Strategy 00/00/00 00/00/00 1. Inform all ITS that they will participate in 10/08 11/08 TIS time foundational diversity training by the end of 2009- 2010 school year. 2. Implement systematic approach to enrolling all 10/08 5/09 TIS time ITS in foundational diversity training.

12 3. Review and increase model lessons to ensure that 10/08 5/09 TIS time they meet the needs of diverse populations. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Strategic Goal VII: Implement at least three communication strategies to educate the RRISD community regarding the local impact of state legislative changes Leadership:  Vision:  Leadership Person(s): Information and  Data Collected and Analyzed: Analysis: Student Stakeholder  Data Trends: Focus: Professional  Training Needs: Development/Human Resources Focus: Change Strategy: Failure Is Not An Option Principles (1-6) Develop common mission, vision, values & goals Ensure achievement for all students; creating systems for prevention & intervention Create/support collaborative teaming focused on teaching & learning Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement Gain active engagement from family and community Build sustaining leadership capacity

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Strategic Goal VIII: Identify areas of efficiency that result in significant financial gains for the district Leadership:  Vision:  Leadership Person(s): Information and  Data Collected and Analyzed: Analysis: Student Stakeholder  Data Trends: Focus: Professional  Training Needs: Development/Human Resources Focus: Change Strategy: Failure Is Not An Option Principles (1-6) Develop common mission, vision, values & goals Ensure achievement for all students; creating systems for prevention & intervention Create/support collaborative teaming focused on teaching & learning Use data to guide decision making and continuous improvement Gain active engagement from family and community Build sustaining leadership capacity

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