STaR Chart for Smarties is a presentation to help the Johns Elementary Staff understand the STaR chart, it's purpose, our results, how we compare to the state and our future goals.

1. STAR Chart for Smarties
presented by: Cindy Corbitt

2. Agenda
• What is the STaR Chart?
• Why do we have the STaR Chart?
• How are we (Johns) doing (per the
STaR Chart)?
• How do we compare to the state?
• What have we done to improve in
technology?
• What are our goals for the future?

3. What is the STAR Chart?
• School Technology and Readiness
• An assessment of progress of State
technology requirements
• Product of the Texas Long Range Technology
Plan 2006-2020
• Required of every school in Texas
• All teachers and librarians

4. Why do we have the STaR Chart?
• Report State progress to US
Department of Education
• NCLB Technology requirements
• Find out more
• More information about STaR:
STaR FAQs

5. How are we doing??
6-8 Early Tech
9-14 Developing Tech
15-20 Advanced Tech
21-24 Target Tech

6. How do we compare to the State?
2010 State STaR Results
70.000%
• Johns - Dev. Tech 52.500%
in Domains I - IV 35.000%
• Behind most of 17.500%
the State in two
domains 0%
I II III IV
Early Tech Dev. Tech Advanced Tech Target Tech
• With the state in
two domains

7. What have we done to • Equipment
improve?
• 100% of Classrooms have
presentation carts
• Promethean Boards in every grade
level
• I-pads
• Classroom Netbooks
• Cameras, scanners, and i-pods
• Teacher training
• Expanded training opportunities
• Classroom observations

8. What are our goals?
• Advanced in every domain
(score of 15 or higher)
• Technology integrated into
every classroom everyday
• Computer for every 4
students in a class
• Promethean board in every
classroom

9. Recap
• STaR chart is important
• Required by all teaching staff
and librarians each year
• Goal is to be advanced in
every domain next year