School District Technology Plan

The goals of the technology plan for 2010-2013 in Wayne are broken down into 4 clusters.  The first includes the requirement of teacher integration of technology into the curriculum and to provide equal and appropriate access to technological tools for students and teachers.  The second cluster includes that the staff should have technology learning opportunities in their professional improvement plans, and that the staff should take the LoTi survey to assess their abilities.  It also recommends that there should be coordination of technology resources and support at each school.  There should be technology training and workshops to encourage staff development and to address the needs of the staff.  The third goal requires that the district maintains its technology infrastructure.  The fourth is to find and provide funding for the purchase of new technology in addition to the use, maintenance, and professional training necessary to keep the district moving forward into the 21^st century.

To implement these goals, the district provides the professional development, resources and materials.  The district and administrators coordinate professional development based on needs expressed by the staff.  The staff is allotted 3 professional development days each year to use towards furthering education in technology or curriculum.  The funding is sufficient and is from the school budget and grants.  

The school district monitors the teachers through classroom observations performed by the administration.  There is a technology component on the observation report.  The students technological learning is evaluated two ways.  It is evaluated by educators who embed technology into their lessons.  The skills may be accessed through the requirements of an assessment, or through teacher observations.  In addition there is an 8^thgrade Technology Learning Assessment, or TLA that all of the students are required to take, which measures their technology skills.