1. Texas STaR Chart
http://starchart.esc12.net
School Technology and Readiness
A Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-
Assessing
2. Agenda
A. What is the Texas Campus STaR Chart?
B. Who are your students?
C. Discuss Campus Statewide Summary by Key
Area Report.
D. Review our Texas Campus STaR Chart
Summary Report.
E. What does it all mean?
3. Texas Campus Star Chart
• The Texas Campus STaR chart is a tool designed for use in technology planning, budgeting for resources,
and evaluation of progress in local technology projects.
• The Teacher STaR Chart and Campus STaR Chart are both divided into four key areas of the Long-Range
Plan for Technology; Teaching and Learning; Educator Preparation and Development: Leadership,
Administration and Instructional Support; and Infrastructure for Technology.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, requires that student be technology literate by the end of the eighth
grade.
The required Texas Technology Application curriculum supports these requirement by focusing on
teaching, learning, and integration of digital technology skills across the curriculum at all grade level.
In order to assess progress toward meeting these standards, teachers must complete the Texas Teacher
STaR Chart.
Campuses and districts must complete the Texas Campus STaR Chart online each year and use the profiles
to gauge their progress annually in order to comply with federal and state requirements.
4. Gone are the days of Barney books and Power Ranger Backpacks.
Preschool is the new 2nd grade. How do you prepare them for the
future?
5. Preparing the Future
Generations…
• 21st century learners
• Raised in a different environment
• Digitally literate
• Crave interactivity
• Technology is part of their life
6. Campus Statewide Summary by Key
Area
• The level of progress of 7,641 Texas Schools toward meeting the goals of
the Long-Range Plan for Technology
2007-2008 Teaching Educator Administration Infrastructure
and Preparation and support
Learning
Level of
Progress % % % %
Early Tech
3.9 5.4 2.0 1.2
Developing
Tech 69.7 74.2 49.0 34.9
Advanced
Tech 25.5 19.9 45.5 57.2
Target Tech
0.9 0.6 3.6 6.7
7. Best Practice High School
Texas Campus STaR Chart Summary
2010-2011
Key Area Summary Key Area STaR Classification
Teaching and Learning Developing Tech
Educator Preparation and Developing Tech
Development
Leadership, Admin., Advanced Tech
Instructional Support
Infrastructure for Technology Developing Tech
8. What Does It All Mean?
• Our campus has been on the same Tech levels
for last four years.
• Students must become active participants in
the learning process.
• We must work harder and smarter to bridge
the technology gap.