2.  What is the Texas STaR Chart?
 Who is required to complete it?
 How does our campus measure up?
 How can we use information gained from the
chart?
 How will it effect our students?

3. The Texas Teacher STaR Chart:
 Is a special online resource tool to assist Texas
teachers in self-assessing efforts to effectively
integrate technology across the curriculum.
 Was developed around the four key areas of the
Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
 Is designed to help determine progress toward
meeting the goals of the Long-Range Plan for
Technology
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4. The Teacher STaR Chart was voluntary from the
2004-2005 school year through the 2005-
2006 school year.
Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, all
Texas teachers are required to complete the
online version of the Texas Teacher STaR
Chart annually.
Statewide reports from the Texas Teacher STaR
Chart are used to report on progress toward
fulfilling the requirements in No Child Left
Behind, Title II, Part D.
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6. 16
16 14 14 14
14 13 13 13
12 12 12 12 12
12
10 2006-2007
8
2007-2008
6
2008-2009
4
2
0
Teaching and Educator Prep Instr Support Infrastructure
Learning

7.  How have we been able to
continuously increase our level in the
area of Leadership and Instructional
Support?
 Why have our campus scores for
Educator Preparation and
Development shown no growth over
the past three years?
What can we do to move from
Developing Tech status to Advanced

8. Target Tech
20
Advanced Tech
15
10 Developing Tech
Early Tech
5 District
0
Campus

9. Overall, as a district, where are our
strengths and weaknesses?
Why are our campus scores for
Educator Preparation and
Development and Infrastructure lower
than the district scores for those
areas?
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 What can we do to improve our levels

10. Help teachers determine professional
development needs
Provide data for more accurate
documentation.
Determine funding needs.
Provide data to support grant requests.
Provide information for the campus vision of
technology.
Assist in documenting the use of No Child
Left Behind, Title II, Part D formula and
discretionary funds
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11. Teachers
complete STaR
chart.
State assesses data. Districts and
campuses assess
data.
State makes
necessary changes State determines Districts determine Districts determine
in required funding needs for funding needs and professional
standards. technology growth. fund new technology development needs
resources through for teachers.
budgeting or grants.
Students benefit from
standards updates Students benefit by
based on current working with Students benefit from
research. innovative teachers well-trained to
technology successfully implement
resources. technology.
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12. In conclusion, the
Texas STaR Chart can
be a valuable tool
allowing us to prepare
our students for a world
full of new and ever-
changing
technology, one in
which they will be
expected to thrive …..if
we choose to take the
opportunity.

13.  US Department of Education
 The State Board of Educator Certification
 The Texas Education Agency
 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
 SETDA (State Educational Technology Directors Association)
 21st Century Skills
 The Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-
2020
To find out more about The Texas STaR Chart or to
learn more about technology in education today,
please visit one of these sites.