Goal 1: Technology Integration and Mastery of Standards

West End High School Technology Plan

Technology Plan Checklist

School: West End High Technology Coordinator(s): Marcus Snead & Tina Goss

To check boxes, double click on the box, and click “checked.”

I changed the header on all pages. Where it had XXX “School Technology Plan,” it now reads my school’s name.

I removed the shaded “help boxes” and highlighted reminders on the template.

All pages are aligned nicely.

On the Goals’ sections under “Where We Stand,” I included last year’s IMPACT data.

On the Budget page, I listed items that I expect to purchase with technology funds. (Remember, if it’s not on the budget page of your technology plan, you cannot use technology funds.)

I have posted the technology plan on my school’s website.

Channel Name: Departments

Section Name: Technology

I will send a hard copy to the Central Office (with the original signature page and

checklist attached). Attention: Hal Murphy.

I have a digital file and hard copy of the school technology plan available at my school. Included is a copy of the signature page.

General Information

A. Years of the Plan: 2009 – 2013 B. School: West End High C. Date Submitted: 10/19/12

Approval – Principal

Craig Shoemaker 10/19/12 Name Date Signature

Approval – School Technology Coordinator

Marcus Snead 10/19/12 ______Name Date Signature

Tina Goss 10/19/12 ______Name Date Signature

Approval – System Technology Coordinator

Hal Murphy ______Name Date Signature

Name Position Business or School

Craig Shoemaker Principal West End High

Marcus Snead School Technology Coordinator West End High

Tina Goss School Technology Coordinator West End High

Sonya Bailey Teacher West End High

Karla McArthur Teacher West End High

Kary Roberts Teacher West End High

Clint Brannon Teacher West End High

Christy McCormick Teacher West End High

Allison Hodges ACCESS computer lab facilitator West End High

Rhonda Rogers ACCESS IVC lab facilitator West End High

Aaron Atwell Student West End High

Ashlun Faulkner Student West End High

Sarah Mikkelsen Parent

Vickie Cleveland Parent

Vision Statement The faculty of West End High School believes that the educational program should be a continuing and broadening program of general education. We intend to instill in our students the desire to maximize academic potential and develop a sense of social and civic responsibility. We feel that the school should work with the home and community to develop the whole child.

History of West End High School

In the summer of 1966, West End High School was established. West End is a consolidation of Altoona High School and Walnut Grove High School. It is located at 4515 Elm Street in Walnut Grove, Alabama. This is on the west side of Etowah County adjoining Blount County on the west and south and Marshall on the north. The community of Walnut Grove was settled in 1849, with its first church-related school opening in 1859. It was not until 1923, that the first high school was constructed on the present site. Due to a fire, the original school building was destroyed. The present one-story brick building was constructed in 1941, with an additional four rooms in 1951, and four more again in 1957. In 1961, a new addition housing a lunchroom, home economics department, agricultural department and dressing rooms for athletics was built. A band room was erected in 1976 and additional gymnasium in 1985. Nineteen ninety-one brought an additional athletic facility. In 2000, a building housing a library, science classrooms, and office space was completed. In 2004, plans got underway to demolish the 1941, one-story brick building and erect a new modern facility to accommodate West End High School students for years to come. In the meantime, students were educated in 12-14 portable classrooms set up in front of the building site. The new school was completed in 2005. The school has been directed by seven principals: Roy W. Camp. 1966-1970; Robert Cartrett, 1970-1975; Avery Thrasher, 1975-1993 (deceased 2012); Curtis Whited, 1993-1998; Terry Foshee, 1998-2006; Mark Stancil, 2006-2012; Craig Shoemaker, 2012-present. The school has always been a focal point in the community. West End has provided an atmosphere for learning at all levels. Because of its size, everyone gets to know everyone else. Students get special attention and are less likely to “get lost in the crowd.”

Demographic Information West End High School serves the needs of students living in/around the Walnut Grove and Altoona areas. The community is rural and agricultural. The current population of these areas totals approximately 6,000. The average income per capita is $15-25,000. West End High School is a Title I school with 66.4% of our students participating in the free/reduced lunch program. Current data reports that 28.4% of the families living in our area with school aged children live below poverty level. We currently have 414 students enrolled. The racial composition of the school is 95.9% white, 0.03% Hispanic, 0.007% black, and 0.002% multi-race. The gender composition is 50.9% male and 49.1% female. Developing and Approving Your Plan

Technology and Curriculum Integration West End High School is proud to have been recognized as the top ACCESS school in North Alabama for the 2007-2008 school year. Our school deeply values technology and the opportunities it provides our students. Currently, a data projector and SchoolPad is installed in each classroom to allow teachers the opportunity to interact with students on an entirely new level using technology. The SchoolPad works as an electronic white board in the teacher or student’s hands, therefore allowing for mobility in the classroom. Additionally, we have five (5) 21st Century classrooms on campus with Promethean technologies and netbook carts. There are 240 computers with high speed internet access in our classrooms. We have two computer labs for a total of 65 computers and there are 10 computers for student use in the library. It is our plan to replace or add to our inventory an average of 10 computers each year in an effort to keep up with new and emerging technologies and update and replace outdated and/or non-functioning equipment. There are no less than 10 digital cameras on campus for students to use. Many teachers utilize project based assignments that require the use of technology in one form or another. TV/VCR/DVD, Data Projector, Overhead Projector, SMART Boards, computers, printers, scanners, ELMO. Digital cameras, Opaque machines, cassette tape and CD players and cassette tape recorders, laser disc player, digital video camera, distance learning lab equipment are all available for use. Programs/Software Packages used at our school include STI, GradeQuick, Concourse Library Automation/Inventory, McIlleer Accounting Software, FastLane2000 in the lunchroom, STI Home, Success Maker, ACT Prep, USA TestPrep, Study Island and EdHelper, . Students also have almost unlimited opportunities via ACCESS.

Many teachers have incorporated the use of technology into their lesson plans. Examples of these activities are as follows:

1. Using Microsoft Excel to chart and graph how students spent summer/Christmas vacation time. 2. Using Microsoft Word to construct a resume of a person who has impacted US History before the Civil War. 3. Using the Internet to research and Microsoft PowerPoint and/or Microsoft Word to present on various topics. 4. Using the Internet to research a propaganda module to compliment The Diary of Anne Frank. 5. Conducting a survey and reporting findings using Micosoft Excel to graph. 6. Students using DataProjector to present PowerPoint presentations. 7. Teachers using videos/DVD on subject matter. 8. Teachers using laptop/SMARTBoard/Promethean technologies to present PowerPoint presentations as notes during lecture/discussion. 9. Teachers using overhead projector to show examples, etc. 10. Teachers using DataProjector for presentations. 11. Students using Flip cameras to produce presentations on various topics. 12. Teachers using CD player/tape player for Audio Books

Infrastructure as Related to Technology Computers are connected to the Internet through our LAN system with the capabilities of LAN resources. All are connected through a Fiber-Optic connection. We also have wireless capabilities in all except the outlying areas which logon via the LAN. All computers are patched into Cisco switches with either category 5 or 6 cabling. Our school network is delivered through a Windows server. Technology coordinators at the school are given administrative rights and may load approved software and peripherals and change computer settings as necessary and perform maintenance operations. Teachers are made administrators on their desk computers to allow them to install peripherals and keep programs updated. All computers on our network are protected by Trend anti-virus software.

Connectivity/WAN Connectivity Between Schools

 All Etowah County Schools are connected to each other, to the outside world, and to high-speed internet access using a fiber-optic network built for the system in 2005.  The Etowah County School District currently has 130 mbps connection to the internet. 120 mpbs of connectivity is provided by Alabama Supercomputer Authority and 10 mbps is provided by Charter Communications  Etowah County currently employs an Ethernet-delivery method to provide internet access throughout the system. The physical means is fiber and copper-based CAT6 and CAT5e. The system's protocol is TCP/IP, which is standard internally.  All high schools and the Central Office have 1gpbs connectivity. All other locations are connected by a 130 mbps fiber optic WAN, provided by Charter and managed by ITS.  All schools and the Central Office are equipped with either Dell PowerEdge 2650, 2850, R300, or R310 servers with 4GB ram, 3 36GB SCSI Hard Drives in a RAID5 configuration and Intel Xeon processors. All locations have Cisco Catalyst 2950 switches to give 130 mbps switched connectivity on all network backbones.

Measures to Ensure Information Security The Etowah County School District is CIPA compliant. An Internet Safety Policy is in effect and has been since the implementation of CIPA. Our Internet Safety Policy contains two different Acceptable Use Policies. One for students and one for employees, including substitute teachers. Content filtering is currently completed using an 8E6 Technologies R2000 X-Stop server. A Lightspeed Total Traffic Control server is used to augment the R2000 on content filtering. Currently, the network is designed to stop all Internet traffic within the WAN in the event of the R2000 failing. Content filtering is also available from the Alabama Supercomputer Authority at no additional charge to the school system in the event of a failure with the primary filtering server.

GOAL 1: TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND MASTERY OF STANDARDS All Alabama students, teachers, and administrators will effectively use technology as an integrated tool for teaching, leading, and learning to master local, state, and national standards. Where We Stand Data Sources Action Steps

Technology is integrated into the learning Professional Development: environment; in part, in support of the vision of IMPACT results Faculty has been made aware of the WEHS which states, “The faculty of West End Technology COS and Standards and is High School believes that the educational encouraged to take advantage of program should be a continuing and broadening Interviews professional development opportunities program of general education. We intend to to integrate the Technology COS into all instill in our students the desire to maximize Testing Data (TechLiteracy) curriculum areas. The technology academic potential and develop a sense of coordinators at the school will strive to social and civic responsibility. We feel that the Observations keep faculty aware of opportunities school should work with the home and available. We will continue to invite Eric community to develop the whole child. “The Lee from JSU Technology in Motion to integration of technology is also an integral part Teacher Surveys provide professional development of the teaching and learning process to enable during teacher plan blocks as the need our students to compete in the world of ever- arises. emerging technology and global economy. Instructional Strategies: At this time, the consensus is that approximately Faculty will continue to integrate 65% of our students meet the Technology technology into the learning Literacy Content Standards and regularly make environment. use of current and emerging technology in the Faculty will apply strategies learned learning process and 90% of respondents on the through PD to integrate Tech COS into IMPACT Survey say that our students are all curriculum areas. “somewhat” or better prepared with the Faculty will continue to view and learn necessary skills to participate effectively in the from tutorials offered to help them global community. effectively use the SchoolPad in each classroom. We believe that approximately 80% of our teachers meet technology standards and model Classroom Activities: and integrate the use of technology tools and Faculty will strive to increase the resources in learning activities. number of project based assignments to incorporate objectives from the Tech

COS to support the mastery of IMPACT results and observation lead us to standards. We have become an AMSTI believe that greater than 50% of teachers are school; therefore our math and science having their students use computers for departments will be using more inquiry research, inquiry, exploration, communication, based instruction that often involves the and collaboration at least once a month or more. use of technology. Additionally, greater than 54% of teachers are having students use computers to play Purchases: educational games, or other instructional We will continue to purchase new programs, and completing writing assignments. computers as funds are available. Our It would appear that there is significant room for goal is to add to and/or replace 10 per improvement in the area of assigning students to year. As new computers are added, use computers to do a presentation in front of consideration will be given to placing the class with only 22.73% of teachers giving older models which still meet the this assignment at least once a month or more. definition of a computer in classrooms Despite the fact that we have several digital for student use during class. Data cameras on campus for teacher and student projectors will also be added and/or use, only 36.37% use them at least once a upgraded as necessary. month or more and 40.91% responded on the IMPACT survey that they never have students With proration, this goal will be hard to use data-capture equipment. achieve at this time.

GOAL 2: EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

All Alabama students, teachers, and administrators will benefit from a broad range of educational opportunities and resources through the use of technology. Where We Stand Data Sources Action Steps

We foster and support the use of technology by Impact Survey Professional Development: making appropriate purchases for classrooms, Interviews Faculty will be made aware of and computer labs, and distance learning students to Testing Data encouraged to seek opportunities to enable them to access and deliver information. integrate the Technology COS into the Examples are: digital projectors in all Observations content areas. classrooms, SchoolPads in all classrooms, and Technology Budget/Purchases Online tutorials for the SchoolPads will 1GB flash drives for all online distance learning Parental Involvement be utilized to enable teachers to students, digital cameras for student use, Budget/Purchases maximize their uses. graphing calculators for advanced math classes. High Hopes Budget/Purchases Consideration will be given to appealing We encourage the use of technology by offering Teacher Survey to the professional development distance learning classes in both video and coordinator at the district level to secure online format which has benefited students in additional sources of funding to allow many ways, including, allowing more flexibility in teachers to attend high quality, their schedule to allow them to meet their research-based, job-embedded, requirements and enjoy electives. Distance technology professional development education students also benefit by being able to opportunities at the local, state, and participate in courses that are not offered on national level. A suggestion will be campus. considered that the district looks at Faculty and staff are made aware of and other systems who regularly participate encouraged to participate in professional in these types of PD (i.e. Blount County) development to foster the use of technology in to glean information about funding their curriculum. sources and procedures. Our school maintains a school website to communicate with the community and Instructional Strategies: subscribes to STI Home to allow parents to Faculty will continue to integrate monitor student attendance and progress in technology into the learning classes. environment. Project-based Data shows that 87% of our educators feel that assignments will be strongly the school as a whole fosters and nurtures an encouraged. Faculty will apply environment that supports innovative uses of strategies learned in Professional technology and feel that technology resources Development to integrate Technology are provided to support their needs, but 68% do COS into all curriculum areas. not feel that technology access is equitable Distance Education: among students. Continue to offer classes in both video

and online format and expand selection to include electives of student interest. Improve selection process for students eligible to take classes to decrease student drop rate.

Purchases: We will continue to purchase new computers as funds are available. Our goal is to add to and/or replace 10 per year. As new computers are added, consideration will be given to placing older models which still meet the definition of a computer in classrooms for student use during class due to the fact that scheduling time in the computer lab is not always feasible with the SuccessMaker schedule. Additional sources of funds to purchase classroom computers are needed.

GOAL 3: TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

All Alabama teachers and administrators benefit from high quality, research-based professional development and supports necessary to achieve local, state, and national standards and courses of study.

Where We Stand Data Sources Action Steps

Only 64% of faculty members feel that they are Impact results Professional Development: provided high quality, research-based, job- Interviews Faculty will be made aware of and embedded, technology professional Observations encouraged to seek opportunities to development. Although train-the trainer is integrate the Technology COS into the economical, it has not always proven to be the Teacher Surveys content areas. best means to an end. As a result, these 64% Consideration will be given to appealing feel that they are capable of successfully using to the professional development online distance learning technology to teach a coordinator at the district level to secure course. additional sources of funding to allow teachers to attend high quality, Only 45% of teachers and administrators feel research-based, job-embedded, they are provided with adequate resources to technology professional development enable their participation in PD opportunities. opportunities at the local, state, and national level. A suggestion will be 36% of respondents on the Impact Survey considered that the district looks at indicated that they only participated in other systems who regularly participate technology-focused PD once or twice a year with in these types of PD (i.e. Blount County) only 24% participating in PD offered in the to glean information about funding summer. sources and procedures.

GOAL 4: TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

All Alabama students, teachers, and administrators will have access to the appropriate technology resources and infrastructure necessary to support teaching, leading, and learning.

Where We Stand Data Sources Action Steps

Electrical Wiring: electrical wiring is sufficient at Impact Survey Purchases: this time . Interviews We will continue to purchase new Infrastructure: All classrooms are currently Testing Data computers as funds are available. Our networked, as is the office. The library is Observations goal is to add to and/or replace 10 per networked and has the Concourse Online Public Technology Budget/Purchases year. As new computers are added, Access Card Catalog networked as well. We Title I Budget/Purchases consideration will be given to placing currently house 2 computer labs. One is for High Hopes Budget/Purchases older models which still meet the Business Education classes and the other is Teacher Survey definition of a computer in classrooms used for SuccessMaker, ACCESS distance for student use during class due to the learning classes, and general use. Each lab is fact that scheduling time in the equipped with a networked laser printer and a computer lab is not always feasible with ceiling-mounted data projector. The Business the SuccessMaker schedule. Additional Lab also has a color laser printer. We also have sources of funds to purchase classroom a Distance Learning Lab for which is equipped computers are needed. by the host company. We have added a We have been granted funding for a SMARTBoard, fax machine, computer, copier, notebook cart with 32 notebooks and a and scanner. The library houses 9 computers wireless access point. This will be and a networked laser printer, and a stand alone utilized by all classes, with emphasis of color printer for student use as well. use being for ACCESS classes. Resources: A small amount of technology funds will While the inventory shows that we have 2 be used for upkeep of technology computer labs, we find that this is not adequate currently in place where it is practical. as it is difficult to get classes scheduled into the STI Classroom and STI Home will labs. The Business Lab is exclusively for continue to be used. Business Education classes, which leaves the one lab and 10 library computers to meet the needs of the rest of the student body. Teachers have also expressed concern about not having student computers in their classrooms.

2012-13 Action Plan Using the needs identified above, develop an Action Plan that will address the deficiencies for the following objectives with a minimum of three objectives of the school’s choice per goal. Schools may elect to address all objectives. Use the chart below to develop this Action Plan to remediate the objectives you have chosen. All objectives should remain in the school plan from year to year, affording schools the opportunity to address additional objectives in the future.

Goal #1: West End High School’s students, teachers, and administrators will effectively use technology as an integrated tool for teaching, leading, and learning to master local, state, and national standards.

Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be (average) developed based on these action steps.) Professional Development: 07-08 1.1 Students meet the Technology 4 = 90%-100% Faculty will be made aware of the No E- Hardware Literacy Content Standards found Technology COS and Standards and Rate 08-09 in Alabama's Technology Course 3= 70%-89% will seek professional development Relatio Software of Study. opportunities to integrate the nship 09-10 2=30%-69% Technology COS into all curriculum 07- Parts areas. 08 10-11 1= 0%-29% Instructional Strategies: PD Faculty will continue to integrate 08- 11-12 technology into the learning Other environment. 09 12-13 Faculty will apply strategies learned 09- in Professional Development to Estimated Amount: integrate Technology COS into all $2000.00 10 curriculum areas. Classroom Activities: 10- Students will be given assignments which incorporate objectives from the 11 Technology COS to support the 11- mastery or standards. A concerted effort will be made to 12 move toward project-based learning. Purchases: We will continue to purchase new computers as funds are available. Our goal is to add to and/or replace 10 per year .

Professional Development:

07-08 1.2 Student’s regularly make use 4 = 90%-100% Faculty will be made aware of the No E- Hardware of current and emerging Technology COS and Standards and Rate 08-09 technology in the learning 3= 70%-89% will seek professional development Relatio Software process. opportunities to integrate the nship 09-10 2=30%-69% Technology COS into all curriculum 07- Parts areas. 08 10-11 1= 0%-29% Instructional Strategies: PD Faculty will continue to integrate 08- 11-12 technology into the learning Other environment. 09 12-13 Faculty will apply strategies learned NO MONEY 09- in Professional Development to Estimated Amount: integrate Technology COS into all $2000.00 10 curriculum areas. Classroom Activities: 10- Students will be given assignments which incorporate objectives from the 11 Technology COS to support the 11- mastery or standards. Higher math courses will use graphing calculators. 12 Purchases: We will continue to purchase new computers as funds are available. Our goal is to add to and/or replace 10 per year Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be (average) developed based on these action steps.) Professional Development: 07-08 1.3 Teachers meet local, state, 4 = 90%-100% Faculty made aware of the No E- Hardware and national technology Technology COS and Standards and Rate 08-09 standards. 3= 70%-89% will seek professional development Relatio Software opportunities to integrate the nship 09-10 2=30%-69% Technology COS into all curriculum 07- Parts areas. 10-11 1= 0%-29% 08 Instructional Strategies: PD Faculty will continue to integrate 08- 11-12 technology into the learning Other environment. Faculty will apply 09 12-13 strategies learned in Professional 09- Estimated Amount: Development to integrate Technology $ COS into all curriculum areas. 10 Classroom Activities: Students will be given assignments 10- which incorporate objectives from the Technology COS to support the 11 mastery or standards. 11-

Instructional Strategies: 07-08 1.4 Teachers effectively and Faculty will continue to integrate No E- Hardware 4 = 90%-100% equitably map instructional technology into the learning Rate 08-09 technologies to specific content environment. Relatio Software 3= 70%-89% standards and levels of student Faculty will apply strategies learned nship 09-10 learning. in Professional Development to 07- Parts 2=30%-69% integrate Technology COS into all 10-11 08 PD 1= 0%-29% curriculum areas. Classroom Activities: 08- 11-12 Students will be given assignments Other which incorporate objectives from the 09 12-13 Technology COS to support the Estimated Amount: 09- mastery or standards. Higher math $ courses will use graphing calculators. 10 An effort will be made to move toward project-based learning. 10-

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Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be (average) developed based on these action steps.) Classroom Activities: 07-08 1.5 Teachers appropriately and Students will be given assignments No E- Hardware 4 = 90%-100% regularly assign learning activities which incorporate objectives from the Rate 08-09 that integrate the use of Technology COS to support the Relatio Software 3= 70%-89% technology tools. mastery or standards. Higher math nship 09-10 courses will use graphing calculators. 07- Parts 2=30%-69% An effort will be made to move toward 10-11 08 PD 1= 0%-29% project-based learning. 08- 11-12 Other 09 12-13 Estimated Amount: 09- $

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Teachers regularly use computers, 07-08 1.6 Teachers model the 4 = 90%-100% data projectors, and SchoolPads No E- Hardware appropriate use of technology (white boards) in their instruction 08-09 3= 70%-89% Rate Software tools and resources Relatio nship 09-10 2=30%-69% 07- Parts

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STI and GradeQuick are used to 07-08 1.7 Teachers use technology to 4 = 90%-100% record grades and lesson plans. No E- Hardware gather and analyze data for Rate 08-09 improving student achievement. 3= 70%-89% Relatio Software nship 09-10 2=30%-69% 07- Parts

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Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Our new website, along with STI 07-08 1.8 Educators use technology to 4 = 90%-100% Home, have made it convenient for No E- Hardware communicate with stakeholders at educators to communicate with Rate 08-09 the local, district, and state level. 3= 70%-89% stakeholders. Daily announcements Relatio Software are posted on the website along with nship 09-10 2=30%-69% a monthly/bi-monthly newsletter. Area 07- Parts businesses and churches are also 08 10-11 1= 0%-29% mailed a copy of newsletters. PD 08- 11-12 Other 09 12-13 Estimated Amount: 09- $ 10 10-

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07-08 1.9 Administrators meet local, 4 = 90%-100% No E- Hardware state, and national standards. Rate 08-09 3= 70%-89% Relatio Software nship 09-10 2=30%-69% 07- Parts

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STI and GradeQuick are used to 07-08 1.10 Administrators use 4 = 90%-100% record grades and lesson plans. No E- Hardware technology to gather and analyze Administrators regularly review Rate 08-09 data to assess instructional 3= 70%-89% lesson plans and student grades. Relatio Software effectiveness and monitor student nship 09-10 achievement. 2=30%-69% 07- Parts

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Goal #2 West End High School’s students, teachers, and administrators will benefit from a broad range of educational opportunities and resources through the use of technology.

Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Professional Development: 07-08 2.1 Educators will foster and 4 = 90%-100% Faculty has been made aware of the No E- Hardware nurture an environment that Technology COS and Standards and Rate 08-09 supports innovative uses of 3= 70%-89% will seek professional development Relatio Software technology. opportunities to integrate the nship 09-10 2=30%-69% Technology COS into all curriculum 07- Parts areas. 08 10-11 1= 0%-29% Instructional Strategies: PD Faculty will continue to integrate 08- 11-12 technology into the learning Other environment. 09 12-13 Faculty will apply strategies learned Estimated Amount: 09- in Professional Development to $ integrate Technology COS into all NO MONEY 10 curriculum areas. Classroom Activities: 10- Students will be given assignments which incorporate objectives from the 11 Technology COS to support the 11- mastery or standards. Higher math courses will use graphing calculators. 12 A concerted effort will be made to move toward project-based learning. Purchases: 07-08 2.2 Technology resources are We will continue to purchase new No E- Hardware 4 = 90%-100% provided to support the computers as funds are available. Rate 08-09 learning and technology needs Our goal is to add to and/or replace Relatio Software 3= 70%-89% of the school and community. 10 per year. As new computers are nship 09-10 added, consideration will be given to 07- Parts 2=30%-69% placing older models which still meet 10-11 08 PD 1= 0%-29% the definition of a computer in classrooms for student use during 08- 11-12 class. Data projectors will also be Other added and/or upgraded as 09 12-13 necessary. Estimated Amount: 09- $ NO MONEY 10 10-

Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) West End High School is proud to 07-08 2.3 Distance learning 4 = 90%-100% have been recognized as the top No E- Hardware opportunities are provided to ACCESS school in North Alabama for Rate 08-09 enhance learning and access to 3= 70%-89% the 2007-2008 school year. Our Relatio Software curriculum content. school deeply values technology and nship 09-10 2=30%-69% the opportunities it provides our 07- Parts students. We are offering 11 courses 08 10-11 1= 0%-29% through distance education this year. PD We will continue to offer both online 08- 11-12 and video distance learning classes Other with consideration given to offering 09 12-13 electives students could not Estimated Amount: 09- otherwise take. $ NO MONEY 10 10-

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Goal #3: West End High School’s teachers and administrators benefit from high quality, research-based professional development and supports necessary to achieve local, state, and national standards and courses of study.

Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.) Consideration will be given to 07-08 3.1 Teachers, administrators 4 = 90%-100% appealing to the professional No E- Hardware and school staff are provided development coordinator at the Rate 08-09 high quality, research-based, 3= 70%-89% district level to secure additional Relatio Software job-embedded, technology sources of funding to allow nship 09-10 professional development that 2=30%-69% teachers to attend high quality, 07- Parts is aligned with local, state, and research-based, job-embedded, 08 10-11 national standards and course 1= 0%-29% technology professional PD of study content standards. development opportunities at the 08- 11-12 local, state, and national level. A Other suggestion will be considered that 09 12-13 the district looks at other systems Estimated Amount: 09- who regularly participate in these $ types of PD (i.e. Blount County) to NO MONEY 10 glean information about funding sources and procedures. 10- 11 11-

Consideration will be given to 07-08 3.2 Teachers and appealing to the professional No E- Hardware 4 = 90%-100% administrators are provided development coordinator at the Rate 08-09 with adequate resources (such district level to secure additional Relatio Software 3= 70%-89% as release time, compensation, sources of funding to allow nship 09-10 reimbursement, materials, etc.) teachers to attend high quality, 07- Parts 2=30%-69% to enable their participation in research-based, job-embedded, 10-11 08 PD professional development 1= 0%-29% technology professional opportunities within the district development opportunities at the 08- 11-12 and off-site. local, state, and national level. A Other suggestion will be considered that 09 12-13 the district looks at other systems Estimated Amount: 09- who regularly participate in these $ types of PD (i.e. Blount County) to NO MONEY 10 glean information about funding sources and procedures 10-

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Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.)

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Goal #4 West End High School’s students, teachers, and administrators will have access to the appropriate technology resources and infrastructure necessary to support teaching, leading, and learning.

Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be developed based on these action steps.)

07-08 4.1 Instructional spaces, library 4 = 90%-100% No E- Hardware media centers, and Rate 08-09 administrative offices have 3= 70%-89% Relatio Software sufficient network bandwidth to nship 09-10 support the learning, 2=30%-69% 07- Parts communication and 08 10-11 administrative goals of the 1= 0%-29% PD district. 08- 11-12 Other 09 12-13 Estimated Amount: 09- $ 10 10-

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07-08 4.2 Districts have implemented No E- Hardware 4 = 90%-100% the required Internet security Rate 08-09 tools to enable teachers, Relatio Software 3= 70%-89% administrators, and students nship 09-10 convenient, useful, and safe 07- Parts 2=30%-69% access to the Internet. 10-11 08 PD 1= 0%-29% 08- 11-12 Other 09 12-13 Estimated Amount: 09- $ 10 10-

07-08 4.3 Schools will have a 4 = 90%-100% No E- Hardware sufficient number of Internet- Rate 08-09 enabled computers and the 3= 70%-89% Relatio Software infrastructure necessary to nship 07- 09-10 support learning, 2=30%-69% Parts communication, and 08 10-11 administrative goals of the 1= 0%-29% PD district. 08- 11-12 Other 09 12-13 Estimated Amount: 09- $ 10 10-

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Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be (average) developed based on these action steps.)

07-08 4.4Schools will have a sufficient 4 = 90%-100% No E- Hardware ratio of technology tools Rate 08-09 available to support the 3= 70%-89% Relation Software learning, communication, and ship 09-10 administrative goals of the 2=30%-69% 07-08 Parts district. 10-11 1= 0%-29% 08-09 PD

11-12 09-10 Other

12-13 10-11 Estimated Amount: $ 11-12

Year Objective Current Status Action Steps Erate Budget Category per Indicator (Your technology budget will be (average) developed based on these action steps.)

07-08 4.8 Districts and schools will No E- Hardware 4 = 90%-100% create and maintain websites as Rate 08-09 vehicles for communicating to Relatio Software 3= 70%-89% parents, the community, and nship 09-10 extending school resources to 07- Parts 2=30%-69% students outside of the school 10-11 08 PD day. 1= 0%-29% 08- 11-12 Other 09 12-13 Estimated Amount: 09- $ 10 10-

11 11-

Professional Development Sessions Offered or Coordinated by the School (This Past Year) Title Length # Attendees

3/24/11 Google Apps for Educators 1.5 30 4/12/11 Google Docs and Symbaloo 1.5 30 8/29/11 STAR Enterprises Training 2.0 30

Professional Development Proposed Sessions to be Offered or Coordinated by the School

Title Length Month

West End High School Technology Plan Project-based learning (edutopia, etc)

Web 2.0 tools promoting Learning 2.0

Alternatives to YouTube in the classroom (Learn360, etc)

Blackboard/Dropbox

Local School Inventory

Computers in Schools # of Computers in # of Computers in # of # of Computers in Media # of Total # of Administration Classrooms Computers in Centers Comput Computers Enrollment Computer ers in Labs OTHER 6 159 65 10 240

High Speed Internet Connected Computers # of Computers in # of Computers in # of # of Computers in Media # of Total # of Administration Classrooms Computers in Centers Comput Computers Enrollment Computer ers in Labs OTHER 6 159 65 10 240

Classrooms with Computers Classrooms with 0 Classrooms with 1 Classrooms with Classrooms with 3 Classrooms with 4 Classrooms with Computers Computers 2 Computers Computers Computers > 5 Computers 0 11 9 4 3

Administrative Offices with Computers with 2 Computers Classrooms w Offices with Offices with Offices with Offices with Total # of 0 Computers 1 Computers 2 Computers > 3 Computers Offices

0 5 1 0 6 ith 2 Computers

Handheld Computers

Handheld Computers Handheld Computers Handheld Computers in Admin Offices in Classrooms in OTHER

Laser Printers

Laser Printers Laser Printers Laser Printers in Admin Offices in Classrooms in OTHER

Inkjet Printers

Inkjet Printers Inkjet Printers Inkjet Printers in Admin Offices in Classrooms in OTHER

3 20 0

Projectors

Projectors Projectors Projector How many of the in Classrooms in OTHER Total total are mounted?

29 4 33 31

Interactive White Boards and Automated Response Systems

Automated Response Promethean SmartBoards Systems (Clickers)

IVC Equipment

Location External IP Address

Distance Learning Lab 207.157.99.153

Portable - LifeSize 207.157.99.159

Scanners

Scanners Scanners Scanners in Admin Offices in Classrooms in OTHER

0 29 1

Digital Cameras

Digital Cameras Digital Cameras Digital Cameras in Admin Offices in Classrooms OTHER

Budget Items Projected – October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013 # of Teacher Units X $0.00 = State Allocation for 2012-13

Activity/Item Description Funding Source Amount Budget Category Erate Funding No E-Rate Relationship Hardware 07-08 Software 08-09 Parts 09-10 PD 10-11 Other 11-12

No E-Rate Relationship Hardware 07-08 Software 08-09 Parts 09-10 PD 10-11 Other 11-12

Appendix

Supporting Documents

Alabama State Technology Standards for Teachers i. Identify and evaluate technology resources and technical assistance, (i.e., those available on-line and on-site within a school and district setting). ii. Assess advantages and limitations of current and emerging technologies, and online/software content to facilitate teaching and student learning. iii. Develop and implement a classroom management plan to ensure equitable and effective student access to available technology resources. iv. Model safe, responsible, legal and ethical use of technology and implement school and district acceptable use policies, including fair-use and copyright guidelines and Internet user protection policies. v. Design, implement, and assess learner-centered lessons and units that use appropriate and effective practices in teaching and learning with technology. vi. Use technology tools (including, but not limited to, spreadsheets, webpage development, digital video, the Internet, and email) for instruction, student assessment, management, reporting purposes and communication with parents/guardians of students. vii. Facilitate students’ individual and collaborative use of technologies including, but not limited to, spreadsheets, webpage development, digital video, the Internet, and email) to locate, collect, create, produce, communicate, and present information. viii. Design, manage, and facilitate learning experiences incorporating technologies that are responsive to diversity of learners, learning styles and special needs of all students (e.g., assistive technologies for students with special needs). ix. Evaluate students’ technology proficiency and students’ technology-based products within curricular areas. x. Use technology to enhance professional growth (e.g., through accessing Web- based information, on-line collaboration with other educators and experts, and on-line professional courses).

West End High School Technology Plan Alabama State Technology Standards for Administrators  Describe mechanisms for creating a shared vision for the comprehensive integration of technology, communicating that vision, and facilitating a process that fosters and nurtures a culture to achieve the vision.  Develop a technology plan including resource alignment (e.g., funding, staff and time, hardware/software, total cost of ownership) and demonstrate leadership skills necessary to integrate technology to support effective learning and administration.  Facilitate the selection and use of technologies appropriate for curriculum areas, instructional strategies, and student-centered learning environments to maximize learning and teaching to meet the individual needs of all learners.  Apply and model technology applications and professional practices that demonstrate: knowledge of available technologies; existing Alabama and national technology standards for students, teachers, and administrators; related trends and issues; current research, and; professional development resources in order to enhance professional practices of educational leaders, increase job-related technology use, and improve the productivity of self and other school personnel.  Use technology to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation, including:  The collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and communication of findings to improve instructional practice and student learning;  The use of assessment of staff knowledge, skills, and performance in using technology to facilitate quality professional development and guide personnel decisions;  The use of technology to assess and evaluate managerial and operational systems; and  Assessment and evaluation of, using multiple methods, appropriate uses of technology resources for learning, communication, and productivity.  Demonstrate responsible decision-making that reflects understanding of social, legal, and ethical issues related to technology.

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