This document is the Texas STaR Chart report for Vista Ridge High School from 2006-2009. It summarizes the school's strengths as having infrastructure and educator preparation in line with state standards and improving. Weaknesses include a decline in teaching and learning scores and no improvement in leadership, administration, and instructional support. The agenda is to continue improving infrastructure, access to professional development, and focus on online learning and classroom technology use to strengthen teaching and learning as well as leadership and vision.

1. Texas Star Chart Vista Ridge High School Campus Reports 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 http://starchart.esc12.net/

2. Agenda What is the Texas STaR Chart Show Me the Data Strengths Weaknesses Where Do We Go From Here

3. What is the Texas STaR Chart STaR stands for School Technology and Readiness. It is a teacher tool for planning and self-assessing that is aligned with the Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. Its purpose is to assist all classroom teachers in assessing needs and setting goals for the use of technology in the classroom to support student achievement.

4. Show Me the Data

5. Vista Ridge Strengths We are in line with state data in all four key areas. We are Advanced Tech in Infrastructure for Technology and still improving. In the area of Educator Preparation and Development we are improving and close to being classified as Advanced Tech.

6. Vista Ridge Weaknesses Our key areas total for Teaching and Learning has gone down since 06-07. In the area of Leadership, Administration, Instructional Support we have remained the same and have not improved.

7. Where Do We Go From Here Continue to build a strong infrastructure. Easy access to professional development. Improve on Teaching and Learning by focusing on our weaknesses which are online learning and patterns of classroom use. By strengthening our leadership and vision we can improve in the area of Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support. http://starchart.esc12.net/