JANUARY 2013 Volume 2
St. Tammany Parish Making Progress
LOUISIANA BELIEVES: Louisiana’s Technology Footprint
www.louisianabelieves.net Technology has changed the way educators teach, how students learn, and the way teachers and students communicate.
Making the Commitment The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is committed to support its schools in their efforts to ensure technology is available for preparing students to be college and career ready, supporting accountability and more rigorous standards, supporting teaching effectiveness, and ensuring school improvement.
As a result of this commitment, LDOE expanded upon previous submissions network utilization for the testing has created the Louisiana Believes: by collecting additional data on window. The calculations provided Louisiana’s Technology Footprint to testing environments, connectivity do not take into account robust serve as a tool for LEAs and schools options, device specifications, and enhanced items; however LDOE has to analyze their current technology testing parameters. Based on this new attempted to provide estimated usage readiness status and to create, information, many schools’ readiness for districts to use in their planning. implement and evaluate their strategic statuses have changed. In addition As better guidance is developed, efforts related to technology devices, to collecting more information, LDOE will include that information infrastructure, bandwidth and support. PARCC released new minimum within its footprint documentation device specifications in an effort to This document is a living document assist districts who are struggling to Future footprints will also provide that will continue to be updated and meet the recommended standards. districts with clear guidance relative enhanced biannually as the state, Districts should not take this release as to testing times and test scheduling. districts and schools work toward a notification that they can relax and Each state is required to determine achieving their educational and not continue to strive toward ensuring a subset of testing guidance for assessment technology goals. all devices meet the recommended their schools and districts which fall specifications. Instead districts and within the larger broader windows Seventy-seven (77) public school systems schools should consider these devices that PARCC must provide to its 28 completed the fall 2012 submission as a back-up plan that is hopefully not state consortium. Until this guidance of the Partnership for Assessment of needed. Readiness for College and Careers is released, the state has provided (PARCC) Technology Readiness Tool PARCC also released new guidance estimated calculations for the LEAs to (TRT) survey. The fall data collection, relative to Internet access and use for planning purposes.
2 Statewide Improvement
Overall initial baseline data provided specification. In addition, once all District and school concern levels via the PARCC Technology Readiness of the parameters for administering varied on the need for training Tool suggests that the state has over the PARCC online tests are known, of test coordinators and IT staff. 232,692 computer devices with only minimum device specifications could Additional information on both 82,754 of these devices meeting change. The state and its districts training and staffing needs will need recommended device readiness will continue to monitor and analyze to be collected in future technology specifications as well as testing device technology readiness to ensure readiness surveys in order for LDOE environment specifications. There all schools are prepared for testing. and districts to determine if their are an additional 92,287 computers current capacity is adequate for which meet PARCC minimum Survey results also showed that 100% testing. hardware specifications for testing in of participating schools have Internet 2014-15. Of the 232,692, there are access, however 90% of these schools Districts and schools strongly an additional 5,080 devices that met also reported Internet or network reiterated throughout their surveys recommended hardware specifications congestion, school-level network the concerns and challenges relative but their availability for testing was hardware that limits connectivity, to the increased technology burden, unknown. These devices will be nonexistent or limited wireless access insufficient numbers of computers, assessed in future footprint reports as within school sites and dwindling and lack of dedicated funding to more data is collected. Districts also IT staff to support technology support the expansion of online have over 37,000 devices that could expansions. assessments. potentially be upgraded to meet testing specifications. If none of these The surveys also sought to identify devices can be upgraded, LEAs across the levels of concern related to the the state would need to purchase a staffing and training of personnel minimum of 14, 913 devices to meet required for administering statewide PARCC minimum standards and online assessments. Although schools 46,413 devices to meet recommended indicated various levels of concern standards. in the four areas of questioning, 98% of districts had schools that We should note, the PARCC indicated a need for additional minimum specifications will only be information technology and/or valid for 2014-15 testing. Future testing administration staff as well as testing administrations will require all training for testing administration devices meet the recommended device and support personnel.
Statewide Testing Device Needs Across the state, 17 districts have enough devices to test in 2014-15 based on PARCC minimum standards and 10 districts have enough devices to test based on recommended standards. The chart below demonstrates the number of devices which districts will either need to purchase or upgrade to meet current recommended standards.
Testing devices required In thousands Additional devices needed
1-to-1 1-to-3 1-to-5 1-to-7
3 Key points In preparing and planning for online testing, districts and schools should set milestone targets in the 3 key areas of readiness: device readiness, network readiness and staff readiness.
Device Readiness Network Readiness Staff Readiness
Schools and districts should plan and Schools and districts should strategi- Schools and districts need to assess implement efforts to upgrade and cally plan any necessary network and their ability to manage and monitor procure an adequate number of de- Internet upgrades. As a cost saving testing as well as to provide technol- vices to meet, at a minimum, testing option, districts can phase in new ogy support during each testing win- needs. All devices should meet the wireless infrastructures for testing by dow. Districts may want to consider LDOE recommended device speci- first creating a wireless network for short-term staff augmentation to fications. Devices which only meet their testing labs and then expanding assist in these areas. Districts should PARCC minimum specifications will that wireless network for classroom also assess if any of their full-time not meet minimum testing specifica- learning. staff needs professional development tions starting in 2015. or further training.
PARCC Minimum Device Specifications LDOE Recommended Device Specifications
Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, & Thin Client/VDI Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, & Thin Client/VDI Operating Systems: Operating Systems: Windows XP – Service Pack 3 or newer Windows 7 or newer Mac OS Mac OS 10.5 or newer Mac OS 10.7 or newer Linux (Ubuntu 9-10, Fedora 6) Linux (Ubuntu 11:10, Fedora 16 or newer) Chrome OS 19 Chrome OS 19 or newer Memory: 512 MB of RAM Memory: 1 GB of RAM (preferably 2 GB of RAM)
Tablets Tablets Operating Systems: Operating Systems: Android 4.0, Apple iPad 2 running iOS6, Windows 8 Pro Android 4.0, Apple iPad 2 running iOS6, Windows 8 Pro Memory: 1 GB of RAM or greater or newer Memory: 1 GB of RAM or greater ALL DEVICES Connectivity: Wired or wireless access to the Internet ALL DEVICES Screen Size: 9.5 inch screen size or larger Connectivity: Wired or wireless access to the Internet Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 resolution or better Screen Size: 9.5 inch screen size or larger Input Device Requirements*: Keyboard & Mouse/Touchpad Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 resolution or better Headphone/Earphone and Microphone Requirements: Input Device Requirements*: Keyboard & Mouse/Touchpad • Headphones/earphones and microphones are required for all Headphone/Earphone and Microphone Requirements: students taking the English Language Arts/Literacy Speaking • Headphones/earphones and microphones are required for all and Listening Assessment. students taking the English Language Arts/Literacy Speaking • Headphones/earphones are required for students using text and Listening Assessment. to speech or other auditory accommodations. • Headphones/earphones are required for students using text to • Microphones are required for students using speech to text speech or other auditory accommodations. accommodations. • Microphones are required for students using speech to text accommodations. * The input device must allow students to control an on-screen cursor to point, click, drag, and select an area. The input device must allow students to enter letters, numbers, and symbols and shift, tab, return, and backspace. Other assistive technologies may be needed for students requiring accommodations. PARCC and LDOE will release Accessibility and Accommodations Guidelines in June 2013.
4 Schools must evaluate and make concrete plans for both expanding and improv- ing technology access for day-to-day instruction in the classroom and for testing.
St. Tammany Parish Footprint DEVICE READINESS
The Louisiana Department of of the schools within the district embrace feature-rich technology-based Education recognizes that it is essential have computers which only meet instructional materials and resources for all schools to have adequate the minimum specifications it is for students both in and out of the technology resources to support online strongly recommended that the classroom. assessment and 21st century learning district reevaluate its current computer environments. Educational experts inventory to determine if any of these St. Tammany Parish should not agree schools should meet a ratio of devices can be upgraded to meet the discard devices just because they do 4- to 5-students-per-instructional recommended specifications. If not, the not meet minimum or recommended computer in order for technology to district needs to begin implementing testing hardware specifications. be effective in the classroom. Schools plans to improve its device readiness. These computers could still support who meet this ratio should also meet daily instructional needs within the technology readiness requirements as LDOE is estimating testing to require classroom or school setting and/or be long as their classroom instructional a minimum of a 7:1 student-to- upgraded to support testing. Schools computers can also be utilized in a computer ratio; however, this ratio will are encouraged to reexamine their secure testing environment as well. change as more concrete testing times, computer inventory and determine testing windows and testing guidelines where best to allocate computer In St. Tammany Parish, 27 out of 55 are finalized. resources based on instructional and schools have an adequate number testing needs. A school-level device-by- of computers that meet current On the following page, is a detailed device assessment is being provided in recommended computer hardware chart that provides a breakdown of conjunction with this report to assist specifications and 55 out of 55 devices and student-to-computer in this effort. The device assessment that meet minimum recommended ratios that are meant to both inform report can be obtained through your computer hardware specifications and guide districts and schools in LDOE District Network Team. An for online testing in 2014-15 based their device readiness efforts. Districts example Device Assessment Report is on a 7:1 student-to-computer ratio and schools should strongly consider provided on the following page. and on devices which were either creating or revising their technology in or could be moved into a secure plans to meet the more rigorous ratios testing environment. Since some of 5:1, 3:1 or 1:1 if they plan to fully
5 Device Needs by School
Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Devices available for Availability for testing was Needed for Testing for Testing Total Total devices testing not reported (Minimum and (Recommended Devices devices meeting Recommended Devices) Only) meeting PARCC & Total Total Total PARCC Louisiana Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total Devices Devices Devices Site Total minimum recommended meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteName Students Student needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Code Devices specs specs minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1)
Abita Springs Elementary 52001 677 133 308 204 79 151 79 0 0 19 27 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 School 52002 Abita Springs Middle School 480 480 164 79 76 49 76 0 0 69 96 160 0 0 35 0 20 84 404
52003 W.L. Abney Elementary School 848 524 310 234 47 175 47 0 0 75 105 175 0 0 0 28 58 128 477
52004 Alton Elementary School 204 103 151 100 39 80 39 0 0 15 21 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
52005 Bayou Lacombe Middle School 183 183 138 100 33 79 33 0 0 26 37 61 0 0 0 0 4 28 150 Bonne Ecole Elementary 52006 775 431 359 242 97 194 97 0 0 62 86 144 0 0 0 0 0 47 334 School 52007 Boyet Junior High School 764 764 273 186 59 143 59 0 0 109 153 255 0 0 53 50 94 196 705 Glynn H. Brock Elementary 52008 291 117 285 156 119 129 119 0 0 17 23 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 School 52009 Carolyn Park Middle School 277 277 237 194 32 166 32 0 0 40 55 92 0 0 0 8 23 60 245
52010 Chahta-Ima Elementary School 274 57 146 101 13 90 13 0 0 8 11 19 0 0 0 0 0 6 44
52011 Clearwood Junior High School 646 646 190 122 45 80 45 0 0 92 129 215 0 4 90 47 84 170 601
52012 Covington Elementary School 534 128 263 210 33 156 33 0 0 18 26 43 0 0 0 0 0 10 95
52013 Covington High School 1516 1516 704 528 104 429 104 0 0 217 303 505 0 0 0 113 199 401 1412
52016 Fifth Ward Junior High School 520 354 286 173 78 144 78 0 0 51 71 118 0 0 0 0 0 40 276 Florida Avenue Elementary 52017 490 283 290 174 76 129 76 0 0 40 57 94 0 0 0 0 0 18 207 School 52018 Folsom Elementary School 424 212 287 210 57 168 57 0 0 30 42 71 0 0 0 0 0 14 155
52019 Folsom Junior High School 224 224 190 167 12 146 12 0 0 32 45 75 0 0 0 20 33 63 212
6 Additional Devices Additional Devices Needed Devices available for Availability for testing was Needed for Testing for Testing Total Total devices testing not reported (Minimum and (Recommended Devices devices meeting Recommended Devices) Only) meeting PARCC & Total Total Total PARCC Louisiana Devices Devices Devices Devices 1:1 Educational Total Total Devices Devices Devices Site Total minimum recommended meeting meeting meeting meeting 7:1 5:1 3:1 5:1 3:1 Ratio SiteName Students Student needed needed needed 7:1 Ratio Code Devices specs specs minimum recommended minimum recommended Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio (Recommended Reported Testers for testing for testing for testing specs specs specs specs Specs only) (7:1) (5:1) (3:1)
Abita Springs Elementary 52001 677 133 308 204 79 151 79 0 0 19 27 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 School 52002 Abita Springs Middle School 480 480 164 79 76 49 76 0 0 69 96 160 0 0 35 0 20 84 404
52003 W.L. Abney Elementary School 848 524 310 234 47 175 47 0 0 75 105 175 0 0 0 28 58 128 477
52004 Alton Elementary School 204 103 151 100 39 80 39 0 0 15 21 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 64
52005 Bayou Lacombe Middle School 183 183 138 100 33 79 33 0 0 26 37 61 0 0 0 0 4 28 150 Bonne Ecole Elementary 52006 775 431 359 242 97 194 97 0 0 62 86 144 0 0 0 0 0 47 334 School 52007 Boyet Junior High School 764 764 273 186 59 143 59 0 0 109 153 255 0 0 53 50 94 196 705 Glynn H. Brock Elementary 52008 291 117 285 156 119 129 119 0 0 17 23 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 School 52009 Carolyn Park Middle School 277 277 237 194 32 166 32 0 0 40 55 92 0 0 0 8 23 60 245
52010 Chahta-Ima Elementary School 274 57 146 101 13 90 13 0 0 8 11 19 0 0 0 0 0 6 44
52011 Clearwood Junior High School 646 646 190 122 45 80 45 0 0 92 129 215 0 4 90 47 84 170 601
52012 Covington Elementary School 534 128 263 210 33 156 33 0 0 18 26 43 0 0 0 0 0 10 95
52013 Covington High School 1516 1516 704 528 104 429 104 0 0 217 303 505 0 0 0 113 199 401 1412
52016 Fifth Ward Junior High School 520 354 286 173 78 144 78 0 0 51 71 118 0 0 0 0 0 40 276 Florida Avenue Elementary 52017 490 283 290 174 76 129 76 0 0 40 57 94 0 0 0 0 0 18 207 School 52018 Folsom Elementary School 424 212 287 210 57 168 57 0 0 30 42 71 0 0 0 0 0 14 155
52019 Folsom Junior High School 224 224 190 167 12 146 12 0 0 32 45 75 0 0 0 20 33 63 212
7 52020 Lee Road Junior High School 728 472 304 233 44 183 44 0 0 67 94 157 0 0 0 23 50 113 428
52021 Little Oak Middle School 1005 1005 234 114 80 77 80 0 0 144 201 335 0 44 178 64 121 255 925
52022 E. E. Lyon Elementary School 521 107 226 176 17 124 17 0 0 15 21 36 0 0 0 0 4 19 90
52023 Madisonville Elementary School 483 0 173 118 24 78 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madisonville Junior High 52024 587 587 156 126 22 89 22 0 0 84 117 196 0 6 85 62 95 174 565 School 52025 Mandeville Elementary School 502 109 231 138 82 101 82 0 0 16 22 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
52026 Mandeville High School 1737 1737 775 615 130 509 130 0 0 248 347 579 0 0 0 118 217 449 1607
52027 Mandeville Junior High School 689 689 210 183 22 143 22 0 0 98 138 230 0 0 65 76 116 208 667
52028 Mandeville Middle School 777 777 252 207 35 152 35 0 0 111 155 259 0 0 72 76 120 224 742
52029 Pearl River High School 724 724 270 189 80 126 79 0 0 103 145 241 0 0 36 24 66 162 645
52031 Pine View Middle School 633 633 379 259 87 219 87 0 0 90 127 211 0 0 0 3 40 124 546 William Pitcher Junior High 52032 329 329 151 113 27 81 27 0 0 47 66 110 0 0 2 20 39 83 302 School St. Tammany Junior High 52033 640 640 183 104 60 61 60 0 0 91 128 213 0 7 92 31 68 153 580 School 52034 Creekside Junior High 536 536 262 214 23 190 23 0 0 77 107 179 0 0 0 54 84 156 513
52035 Salmen High School 958 958 471 393 67 312 67 0 0 137 192 319 0 0 0 70 125 252 891
52036 Sixth Ward Elementary School 366 163 277 202 59 168 59 0 0 23 33 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 104
52037 Slidell High School 1637 1637 504 416 76 294 76 0 0 234 327 546 0 0 176 158 251 470 1561
52038 Slidell Junior High School 705 705 200 150 32 92 32 0 0 101 141 235 0 17 111 69 109 203 673
52039 Northshore High School 1464 1464 453 352 97 246 97 0 0 209 293 488 0 0 145 112 196 391 1367 Bayou Woods Elementary 52040 388 96 250 141 82 112 82 0 0 14 19 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 School 52044 Riverside Elementary School 440 261 257 98 136 66 136 0 0 37 52 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
52045 Woodlake Elementary School 650 148 242 152 46 107 46 0 0 21 30 49 0 0 0 0 0 3 102 Honey Island Elementary 52047 675 347 250 135 50 103 50 0 0 50 69 116 0 0 0 0 19 66 297 School Whispering Forest Elementary 52048 462 122 215 145 54 102 54 0 0 17 24 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 School Cypress Cove Elementary 52049 684 0 224 96 54 67 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 School
8 52020 Lee Road Junior High School 728 472 304 233 44 183 44 0 0 67 94 157 0 0 0 23 50 113 428
52021 Little Oak Middle School 1005 1005 234 114 80 77 80 0 0 144 201 335 0 44 178 64 121 255 925
52022 E. E. Lyon Elementary School 521 107 226 176 17 124 17 0 0 15 21 36 0 0 0 0 4 19 90
52023 Madisonville Elementary School 483 0 173 118 24 78 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madisonville Junior High 52024 587 587 156 126 22 89 22 0 0 84 117 196 0 6 85 62 95 174 565 School 52025 Mandeville Elementary School 502 109 231 138 82 101 82 0 0 16 22 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
52026 Mandeville High School 1737 1737 775 615 130 509 130 0 0 248 347 579 0 0 0 118 217 449 1607
52027 Mandeville Junior High School 689 689 210 183 22 143 22 0 0 98 138 230 0 0 65 76 116 208 667
52028 Mandeville Middle School 777 777 252 207 35 152 35 0 0 111 155 259 0 0 72 76 120 224 742
52029 Pearl River High School 724 724 270 189 80 126 79 0 0 103 145 241 0 0 36 24 66 162 645
52031 Pine View Middle School 633 633 379 259 87 219 87 0 0 90 127 211 0 0 0 3 40 124 546 William Pitcher Junior High 52032 329 329 151 113 27 81 27 0 0 47 66 110 0 0 2 20 39 83 302 School St. Tammany Junior High 52033 640 640 183 104 60 61 60 0 0 91 128 213 0 7 92 31 68 153 580 School 52034 Creekside Junior High 536 536 262 214 23 190 23 0 0 77 107 179 0 0 0 54 84 156 513
52035 Salmen High School 958 958 471 393 67 312 67 0 0 137 192 319 0 0 0 70 125 252 891
52036 Sixth Ward Elementary School 366 163 277 202 59 168 59 0 0 23 33 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 104
52037 Slidell High School 1637 1637 504 416 76 294 76 0 0 234 327 546 0 0 176 158 251 470 1561
52038 Slidell Junior High School 705 705 200 150 32 92 32 0 0 101 141 235 0 17 111 69 109 203 673
52039 Northshore High School 1464 1464 453 352 97 246 97 0 0 209 293 488 0 0 145 112 196 391 1367 Bayou Woods Elementary 52040 388 96 250 141 82 112 82 0 0 14 19 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 School 52044 Riverside Elementary School 440 261 257 98 136 66 136 0 0 37 52 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
52045 Woodlake Elementary School 650 148 242 152 46 107 46 0 0 21 30 49 0 0 0 0 0 3 102 Honey Island Elementary 52047 675 347 250 135 50 103 50 0 0 50 69 116 0 0 0 0 19 66 297 School Whispering Forest Elementary 52048 462 122 215 145 54 102 54 0 0 17 24 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 School Cypress Cove Elementary 52049 684 0 224 96 54 67 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 School
9 Pontchartrain Elementary 52050 754 194 239 143 23 92 23 0 0 28 39 65 0 0 0 5 16 42 171 School 52051 Tchefuncte Middle School 845 845 265 142 87 89 87 0 0 121 169 282 0 0 106 34 82 195 758
52052 Fontainebleau High School 1650 1650 630 500 89 386 89 0 0 236 330 550 0 0 75 147 241 461 1561 Fontainebleau Junior High 52053 937 937 268 166 73 108 73 0 0 134 187 312 0 6 131 61 114 239 864 School Magnolia Trace Elementary 52056 425 238 149 83 53 47 53 0 0 34 48 79 0 0 0 0 0 26 185 School 52057 Lake Harbor Middle School 691 691 252 109 104 78 104 0 0 99 138 230 0 0 48 0 34 126 587 L.P. Monteleone Junior High 52058 547 547 215 176 17 136 17 0 0 78 109 182 0 0 29 61 92 165 530 School 52059 Little Pearl Elementary School 97 0 83 44 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52060 Marigny Elementary School 468 0 108 85 11 55 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52061 Lakeshore High School 966 966 242 212 17 151 13 0 0 138 193 322 0 29 158 125 180 309 953 Henry Mayfield Elementary 52062 721 430 351 249 61 205 61 0 0 61 86 143 0 0 0 0 25 82 369 School Joseph B. Lancaster 52063 858 645 212 104 78 60 78 0 0 92 129 215 0 0 77 14 51 137 567 Elementary School Abney Elementary Early 52064 178 0 65 50 8 33 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Childhood Center 36584 27821 14809 10312 3137 7781 3132 0 0 3975 5563 9273 0 113 1764 1673 3070 6552 24819
Sample Device Assessment - an electronic copy of each district’s school level device-by-device report will be provided to each district through their LDOE network team.
orgCode Device Name Location Operat- PARCC LA OS Device Device PARCC LA Screen PARCC LA Reso- Display PARCC LA Browser Wireless Device Testing PARCC LA Envi- Owner DEVICE DEVICE Count ing OS Ready Proces- Memory Memory Memory Resolu- Resolu- lution Size Display Display Type Environ- Environ- ronment -- PARCC -- LA System Ready sor Ready Ready tion tion Ready Ready Ready ment ment Ready PASS/ PASS/ Ready Ready FAIL FAIL ABC 28 Optiplex Library win- PASS PASS 4100 1024 PASS PASS 30 PASS PASS 17 PASS PASS 30 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School PASS PASS 780-FP Lab dows_7 able ABC 2 Optiplex Room win 3.1 FAIL FAIL 1100 512 FAIL FAIL 50 PASS PASS 15 PASS PASS 40 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School FAIL FAIL 780-FP 101 able ABC 8 Optiplex Home Ec win- PASS PASS 4100 1024 PASS PASS 50 PASS PASS 17 PASS PASS 30 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School PASS PASS 780-FP dows_7 able
10 Pontchartrain Elementary 52050 754 194 239 143 23 92 23 0 0 28 39 65 0 0 0 5 16 42 171 School 52051 Tchefuncte Middle School 845 845 265 142 87 89 87 0 0 121 169 282 0 0 106 34 82 195 758
52052 Fontainebleau High School 1650 1650 630 500 89 386 89 0 0 236 330 550 0 0 75 147 241 461 1561 Fontainebleau Junior High 52053 937 937 268 166 73 108 73 0 0 134 187 312 0 6 131 61 114 239 864 School Magnolia Trace Elementary 52056 425 238 149 83 53 47 53 0 0 34 48 79 0 0 0 0 0 26 185 School 52057 Lake Harbor Middle School 691 691 252 109 104 78 104 0 0 99 138 230 0 0 48 0 34 126 587 L.P. Monteleone Junior High 52058 547 547 215 176 17 136 17 0 0 78 109 182 0 0 29 61 92 165 530 School 52059 Little Pearl Elementary School 97 0 83 44 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52060 Marigny Elementary School 468 0 108 85 11 55 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52061 Lakeshore High School 966 966 242 212 17 151 13 0 0 138 193 322 0 29 158 125 180 309 953 Henry Mayfield Elementary 52062 721 430 351 249 61 205 61 0 0 61 86 143 0 0 0 0 25 82 369 School Joseph B. Lancaster 52063 858 645 212 104 78 60 78 0 0 92 129 215 0 0 77 14 51 137 567 Elementary School Abney Elementary Early 52064 178 0 65 50 8 33 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Childhood Center 36584 27821 14809 10312 3137 7781 3132 0 0 3975 5563 9273 0 113 1764 1673 3070 6552 24819
Sample Device Assessment - an electronic copy of each district’s school level device-by-device report will be provided to each district through their LDOE network team. orgCode Device Name Location Operat- PARCC LA OS Device Device PARCC LA Screen PARCC LA Reso- Display PARCC LA Browser Wireless Device Testing PARCC LA Envi- Owner DEVICE DEVICE Count ing OS Ready Proces- Memory Memory Memory Resolu- Resolu- lution Size Display Display Type Environ- Environ- ronment -- PARCC -- LA System Ready sor Ready Ready tion tion Ready Ready Ready ment ment Ready PASS/ PASS/ Ready Ready FAIL FAIL ABC 28 Optiplex Library win- PASS PASS 4100 1024 PASS PASS 30 PASS PASS 17 PASS PASS 30 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School PASS PASS 780-FP Lab dows_7 able ABC 2 Optiplex Room win 3.1 FAIL FAIL 1100 512 FAIL FAIL 50 PASS PASS 15 PASS PASS 40 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School FAIL FAIL 780-FP 101 able ABC 8 Optiplex Home Ec win- PASS PASS 4100 1024 PASS PASS 50 PASS PASS 17 PASS PASS 30 FALSE desktop accept- PASS PASS School PASS PASS 780-FP dows_7 able
11 Bandwidth, both Internet and network capacity is expected to increase 10 fold over the next 3 years.
12 Infrastructure: Broadband Internet, Network and Facilities
Access to high-speed broadband Technology Directors Association in its volume of traffic and large quantity and a reliable network backbone is May 2012 publication, The Broadband of connections. Specific details now as vital a component of K-12 Imperative: Recommendations to Address surrounding high density wireless school infrastructure as electricity, air K-12 Education Infrastructure Needs. infrastructures will be provided to conditioning, and heating. Technology districts to assist them in assessing their is transforming the learning St. Tammany Parish currently shares current status and for planning future environment from a closed prescribed an average bandwidth of 1 Gbps of upgrades and replacements. static, paper-driven teaching model to Internet amongst its 55 schools. Based a robust global anytime, anywhere rich on the 2014-15 targets, the district Currently, St. Tammany Parish’s platform. For students to experience will need a minimum of 3.7 Gbps of schools connect to the district WAN and create engaging text, multimedia Internet bandwidth to meet minimum at an average of 427 Mbps. Based on projects, conduct research, take online broadband access targets. Additionally, the recommended targets, the average courses, and collaborate with students 36 Gbps of Internet bandwidth will be school WAN connection should be a not only in their schools but in their needed by 2017-18. Please remember, minimum 500 Mbps for 2014-15 and district and the world, districts and these are just bandwidth estimates. 5 Gbps for 2017-18 recommended schools must plan and implement More accurate estimates will be targets. sustainable and expandable technology provided later this year. infrastructures. Facility Readiness Network Readiness Broadband Internet Readiness Currently, PARCC states are not Minimum network requirements for collecting data on facility readiness; Minimum bandwidth requirements PARCC online testing will be released however based on recent deliberations, for PARCC online testing will be by October 2013. Requirements future TRT collections may include determined based on the final selection will be dependent on the level of questions relative to school facilities. In of the PARCC assessment delivery multimedia and technology enhanced advance of this survey, districts should platform and the level of multimedia items in the final assessment design. begin to assess their schools and note and technology enhanced items in the any concerns including, but not limited final assessment design. PARCC will As districts plan for both testing to space planning, furniture, wiring provide minimum specifications by and instructional needs, districts and power to accommodate testing. October 2013. need to reassess their current local Districts should notify their LDOE area networks (LAN) in the schools network team support members if Districts should plan for bandwidth and their wide area network (WAN) facility readiness issues are found. needs to support both online testing connecting all of their schools to their and expanding instructional needs. central office and other campuses. In addition to facility concerns, Both PARCC and LDOE are modeling Unlike past online End-of-Course tests, LDOE will be providing guidance recommended specifications for PARCC assessments can be conducted in future footprints on secure testing Internet bandwidth based on those over a wireless network if the network environments. This guidance will advanced by the State Educational has been designed to handle a large provide best practices and practical solutions for districts to use when Internet & Network Recommendations standard labs are not available. LDOE does not recommend that districts Broadband Access for create new permanent labs that will be 2014-15 2017-18 Teaching, Learning, and used solely for testing. Testing is just a School Year Target School Year Target* School Operations small part of the school year; therefore, An external Internet connection to At least 100 Mbps per At least 1 Gbps per schools and the technology within the Internet service provider (ISP) 1,000 students/ staff 1,000 students/staff schools should be designed and used for optimal learning. Internal wide area network (WAN) connections from the district to At least 1 Gbps per At least 10 Gbps per each school and among schools 1,000 students/staff 1,000 students/staff within the district
13 As a school moves forward with technology and technology projects, their staffing needs change. Planning properly for these changes is crucial to a school’s success.
Staff Readiness Districts who properly plan, train and staff their testing support team will be better prepared to ensure testing security and success.
Staffing requirements for both test TRT data also report that schools have monitoring and technical support a moderate level of concern regarding Average Level of Staffing have not been defined by PARCC as current technical assistance staff’s Concern Reported by Parish of its latest guideline release. Even knowledge, moderate level of concern Schools without these recommendations, regarding current technical assistance LDOE realizes that districts need staff’s training, moderate level of some basic guidance to assist in concern regarding current IT staff’s planning for online assessments. knowledge, moderate level of concern Districts and schools should plan on regarding current IT staff’s training. having adequate staff who can serve See the charts on this page for more in the following roles: test monitor/ information. proctor, school test coordinator, school technology coordinator, district test As districts develop staffing and Sufficient Technical Sufficient Information coordinator, and district technology training plans, districts should not Assistance (TA) Staff Technology (IT) Staff ■ Negligible Concern (1-3) ■ Slight Concern (4-5) coordinator. In addition to these staff, forget to create internal reporting ■ Moderate Concern (6-7) ■ High Concern (8-10) key district technical resources such as protocols for escalating technical your network administrator, Internet problems during the testing windows. Average Level of Training and service provider contact and desktop Until further guidance is provided, it Support Concerns Reported by support administrators should also be is recommended that districts use the Parish Schools both known and prepared to provide same protocols set forth for End-of- your school(s) support during testing Course testing for PARCC testing (see windows. graphic below). This will provide both the district and your schools with a All staff who are assigned to support familiar proven process for handling, testing should be properly trained and reporting and managing testing issues appropriately staffed. Based on data and technical problems that could TA’s have TA’s have IT staff IT staff that was self-reported by the schools potentially arise. sufficient sufficient have have in St. Tammany Parish, a moderate technical training sufficient sufficient knowledge technical training level of concern relative to technical EOC Reporting Protocol knowledge assistance staffing levels and a moderate ■ Negligible Concern (1-3) ■ Slight Concern (4-5) level of concern relative to information ■ Moderate Concern (6-7) ■ High Concern (8-10) technology staffing levels.
14 LDOE Support Options
The Louisiana Department of Technology Planning or services (e.g. computer software; Education (LDOE) is committed to LDOE will be working with LEAs to computer peripherals, devices and supporting districts in achieving all of develop technology plans for meeting support; network hardware and the technology readiness goals in all both the technology readiness goals support; technology services; and schools across the state. LDOE will and their district’s educational goals. telecommunication products and continue to provide new and expanded Through this process, LEAs will be services) are created, LDOE will technology support and services based able to properly budget and plan for publish purchasing information and on district needs and requests. new acquisitions, training, support, costs in the Connections Catalog. infrastructure, educational resources Below is a list of the initial services and and platforms, distance learning Infrastructure Design & supports that the state would like to networks, and other technology Guidance implement. initiatives. In addition, to local LEA Through LDOE’s newly created planning, the state will be working TAT groups, the state will work to Technology Assistance Teams with LEAs to create, design and fund assist LEAs with additional resources (TAT) statewide technology initiatives in for designing new or upgraded Technology Assistance Teams will be support of educational goals. infrastructure designs to support comprised of LEA staff members who technology goals. This will include, but are willing to serve in both an advisory State Contracts is not limited to, bringing in private and support capacity for developing With information and guidance partners and other agencies to work and implementing technology policies from TAT groups, the state will collaboratively on creating the best and plans in both their district and work to create statewide technology design to meet the specific needs of across the state. This team will meet contracts and private partnerships a school and/or district based on its at a regular intervals to assist the state which provide significant discounts particular educational direction and in determining its needs, direction and expanded services for LEAs and services. This team will also provide and solutions for meeting technology schools. The first contracts to be training and support options that are procurement, training, planning and created have been laptop, desktop and tailored to the district needs. funding requirements in the classroom. tablet computers. As new products
15 LOUISIANA BELIEVES: Louisiana’s Technology Footprint
Louisiana Department of Education
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