VERNON PARISH MOVING FORWARD AUGUST 2013, VOLUME 3 LOUISIANA BELieves: Louisiana’s technoLOGY FOOTPRINT www.louisianabelieves.com IMPROVING EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY ACCESS Improving educational outcomes and technology access for Louisiana students is a priority and a right for students in the 21st century. While assessments of student learning will soon be digital and computer-based, it is more life in the 21st century that makes technology-rich schools an imperative for students and educators alike. Every child deserves a digitally-ready news for Louisiana, as more districts personalized learning opportunities school. Across the state, districts than ever before are ready to provide for students. Over the past year, have signaled their commitment to educators and students with the 19 districts have upgraded their making this necessity a reality by technology necessary to succeed managed network infrastructure to improving technology and broadband in the 21st century. Since the last 1 Gbps, and 13 districts expanded access within elementary and report, nearly twice the number their shared Internet broadband secondary schools. This commitment of districts has met the minimum capacity to 1 Gbps and allows their involves investments in computers, standard of 7 students to one device schools and students the capacity to software, school-based infrastructure, or 7:1. Importantly, 19 public school meet both testing requirements and and digital resources in addition districts have gone above and beyond learning requirements for 2014-15. to providing the professional this minimum to reach the excellent development necessary to ready standard of 5:1, providing more of Even with this impressive increase education systems for Louisiana their students than even before with in Internet bandwidth and network students’ technology needs. access to technology. One district, St. upgrades, only 12 districts meet James Parish, has exceeded all others 2014-15 Internet bandwidth This third edition ofLouisiana Believes: by meeting the national 1:1 ratio. To targets for daily learning, and Louisiana’s Technology Footprint serves meet these new ratios, public school only 27 districts meet 2014-15 as both a support tool for districts districts have upgraded or purchased network bandwidth requirements. and schools to analyze their current 62,512 devices over the past year. Additionally, none of Louisiana’s technology readiness status. It districts meet 2017-18 Internet provides up-to-date information for Districts have not only transformed bandwidth targets. The Department every school district and facility in student-to-device ratios, but they have of Education and districts alike the state on the status of technology also invested in major infrastructure will need to make Internet access devices and broadband capacity. upgrades to their Internet access a priority in the years to come if and network backbones in order to schools are to be equipped for the The third edition of these district provide applications and content 21st century. technology footprints offers great solutions required for enhanced 2 DEVICE PROGRESS DISTRICTS MEETING EXCEEDING MAKING PROGRESS: MINIMUM DEVICE STANDARDS STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1:1 Student-to-Learning Device Ratio: St. James Parish Louisiana’s school districts are working to transform their classrooms with 3:1 Student-to-Learning Device Ratio: innovative technologies, expanded Internet access, robust networks, and Includes all 1:1 Districts and technology-enriched learning opportunities to engage students and improve Ascension Parish academic achievement. Over the past year, school districts across the state Cameron Parish have upgraded or purchased an additional 62,512 devices. Because of these Claiborne Parish East Baton Rouge Parish efforts, Louisiana now has 1,208 schools and 38 districts meeting minimum Iberville Parish technology device standards; up from 812 schools and 17 districts in January Plaquemines Parish 2013. In addition, a vast number of schools and districts have already St. Helena Parish upgraded their devices to exceed the minimum device specification, and 5:1 Student-to-Testing Device Ratio: many are going above and beyond, growing in each category of readiness. Includes all 3:1 Districts and Louisiana now has 24 districts that have exceeded minimum device standards Bienville Parish and have met 7:1, 5:1, 3:1 or 1:1 ratios; up from 6 districts in January 2013. Calcasieu Parish Caldwell Parish Over 86% of Louisiana public school students now attend a school that meets Catahoula Parish 7:1 minimum technology standards and 41% of schools have the minimum DeSoto Parish bandwidth needed to support online testing. Franklin Parish East Carroll Parish Louisiana has seen vast improvements from its initial baseline Jackson Parish St. Charles Parish readiness report in June 2012 to the Footprint’s second release West Feliciana Parish in January 2013 and the current third release in August 2013. Central Community Schools The following charts depict the state’s levels of success. 7:1 Student-to-Testing Device Ratio: Includes all 5:1 Districts and REDUCED RATIO OF STUDENT-TO-COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS Sabine Parish In one year, schools have vastly reduced their student to computer ratios. St. Mary Parish Tangipahoa Parish Tensas Parish Report Total Recommended Device Specifications Vernon Parish Date Schools 7:1 Ratio 5:1 Ratio 3:1 Ratio 1:1 Ratio Reporting Fourteen districts in Louisiana have worked July 2012 1025 337 133 72 10 diligently to increase their student-to-device July 2013 1208 798 662 435 131 ratio to 7:1 but are still working to upgrade their devices from minimum specifications to meet the state’s recommended operating INCREASED NUMBER OF DISTRICTS GOING BEYOND THE system, memory and browser specifications. MINIMUM 7:1 RATIO OF STUDENT-TO-COMPUTERS Of these 14, eight districts (designated with Louisiana’s school districts are dedicated to ensuring their students have a *) are only 1 school away from exceeding the proper tools required for today’s 21st Century classroom these minimum device specifications. DISTRICTS MEETING MINIMUM Minimum Recommended Device DEVICE STANDARDS Total Device Report Specifications Assumption Parish* Districts Specs Date Beauregard Parish Reporting 7:1 5:1 3:1 1:1 7:1 Ratio Bossier Parish Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Iberia Parish July 2012 61 2 2 0 0 0 Jefferson Davis Parish Red River Parish* January 69 17 9 5 5 0 Richland Parish 2013 St. John the Baptist Parish* July 2013 69 38 24 19 8 1 St. Tammany Parish September Union Parish* 9 11 6 0 0 2013* Washington Parish* Winn Parish* * Additional districts that have committed to reach new device ratios once they have Bogalusa City Schools* completed their summer device upgrades. Baker City Schools* 3 INCREASED STUDENT ACCESS TO DEVICES WITH MODERN BROADBAND SOFTWARE Districts have been working diligently to update old computers and purchase new PROGRESS laptops and tablets that meet Louisiana’s recommended device specifications. DISTRICTS MEETING 2014-15 YEAR Total Schools Minimum Device Recommended Device Reporting Specifications Specifications INTERNET LEARNING TARGETS July 2012 61 231,269 66,326 Bogalusa City Schools Central Community Schools July 2013 69 42,813 128,838 City of Monroe School District DeSoto Parish East Carroll Parish EXPANDED INTERNET CAPACITY Franklin Parish Number of districts that have met 7:1 minimum and 7.1, 5:1, 3.1 and 1.1 target Iberville Parish student to device ratios. Madison Parish St James Parish Total Testing Targets 2014-15 2017-18 St. Helena Parish Report Schools Learning Learning St. Mary Parish Date 7:1 5:1 3:1 1:1 Tensas Parish Reporting Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Target Target July 2012 61 17 12 2 2 2 0 DISTRICTS MEETING 2014-15 NETWORK BANDWIDTH July 2013 69 37 32 22 12 12 0 LEARNING TARGET Acadia Parish DISTRICT NETWORK CAPACITY Allen Parish Louisiana’s districts have been strategically upgrading their network Ascension Parish infrastructure to support testing and are now working to support expanded Assumption Parish learning opportunities and 1:1 environments. Beauregard Parish Caddo Parish Cameron Parish Total Testing Targets 2014-15 2017-18 Report East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Learning Learning Date 7:1 5:1 3:1 1:1 East Carroll Parish Reporting Target Target Franklin Parish Ratio Ratio Ratio Ratio Iberville Parish July 2012 61 36 28 17 13 12 0 Madison Parish July 2013 69 55 47 32 27 27 1 Monroe City Schools Bogalusa City Schools Central Community Schools Lafayette Parish The following is a list of major advancements and successes of Louisiana’s public Red River Parish school districts based on data collected in June 2013. It should be noted that many Richland Parish of Louisiana’s school districts were planning major upgrades enhancements to be Sabine Parish implemented in the summer and early fall of 2013. Some of those changes are St. John the Baptist Parish captured here within this volume of the footprint, while others will be included in St. Mary Parish Tensas Parish the release Fall 2013/Winter 2014 footprint release. Terrebonne Parish Vermilion Parish • A total of 69 public school districts submitted data relative to their technology Vernon Parish readiness. All districts and charter operators will be required to submit data Washington Parish for the fall 2013 data collection which is set to end on December 13, 2013. Zachary Community Schools Districts and schools must be prepared for both expanded and enhanced state online testing starting in August 2014. DISTRICT MEETING