The document provides information about the Texas Campus STaR Chart which is a tool used to evaluate the progress of technology integration at schools according to the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology. It summarizes the results of Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary's STaR Chart evaluation and identifies goals for the school to reach the highest "Target Tech" classification, including increasing collaborative technology use among teachers and students and ensuring administrator support for technology integration.

1. Lorenzo De Zavala
School Technology and Readiness
(STaR) Chart
http://www.ecisd.us/dezavala/site/default.asp
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2. What is the Texas Campus STaR Chart?
The Texas Campus STaR Chart is a tool designed to:
•Aid in establishing a budget for resources
•Evaluates the progress of technology in the campus
•Evaluates the progress of technology in accordance to the
Texas Long Range Plan for Technology
• Serve as a summative information tool to plan on growth

3. What is the Texas Teacher STaR Chart?
The Texas Teacher STaR Chart:
•Helps determine the progress of teachers, campus, and districts in
meeting their goals for the TLRPT
• Is REQUIRED by state law to be taken every year
• Used by educators to gauge their individual progress in implementing
technology in the school

4. STaR Chart: Key Areas
•Teaching & Learning: Use of technology/ Collaborative learning/
•Educator Preparation: Proper preparation programs/ effective staff
development/ proper curriculum implementation
•Administration and Support: Creation of flexible environment/ budget
planning for technology/ proper use of data to make decisions
•Infrastructure: 24/7 access to technology/ supports access for all users

5. STaR Chart: Levels of Progress
•Early Tech- Teacher centered use of technology mainly for planning and basic skills…
•Developing Tech- Used to direct instruction/ model of early tech. skills…
•Advanced Tech- Teacher and student centered learning/ high-order thinking…
•Target Tech- Teachers seamlessly integrates technology in a student-centered learning
environment where there is collaboration, self evaluation, and solution to everyday
problems…

6. Campus STaR Chart
Results:
KEY AREA SUMMARY FOR DE ZAVALA IN THE 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR:
KEY AREA
KEY AREA KEY AREA KEY AREA STaR
TOTAL CLASSIFICATION
I. Teaching and Learning 15 Advanced Tech
II. Educator Preparation and Development 13 Developing Tech
III. Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support 18 Advanced Tech
IV. Infrastructure for Technology 14 Developing Tech

7. Campus STaR Chart: Strongest Points
KEY AREA 1: Teaching and Learning
TL1 TL2 TL3 TL3 TL5 LT6 Total
Pattern of Frequency/ Content Technology Student Online Total
Classroom Design of Area Application (TA) Master of Learning
Use Instruction Connections TEKS Technology
al Setting Implementation Applications
2 3 3 3 2 2 15
I. Teaching and Learning:
• The strongest points are in the Content Area Connections, TEKS
Application/Implementation standards.
• However, as a campus we must improve on the Patterns of Classroom
use, Student Improvement Apps., and the use of frequent Online Learning
tools.

8. Campus STaR Chart: Strongest Points
KEY AREA 3: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support
L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 Total
Leadership Planning Instructional Communication Budget Leadership Total
and Vision Support and and Support
Collaboration for Online
Learning
3 3 3 3 3 3 18
III. Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support:
•The support goes provided beyond campus (district). District Technology
Integration Specialist assists campus w/ planning and integration.
•The school district’s Technology Department has set the visions, and
allocated budget for technology. Need to adapt same vision to campus.

9. Campus STaR Chart: Weakest Points
KEY AREA 2: Educator Preparation and Development
EP1 EP2 EP3 EP4 EP5 EP6 Total
Professional Models of Capabilities of Access to Levels of Professional Total
Development Professional Educators Professional Understanding Development for
Development Development Patterns of Use Online Learning
2 2 2 2 3 2 13
II. Educator Preparation and Development:
•Due to policies during the year of limited staff development, our numbers
decreased.
•However, opportunities for staff development in technology are offered
during the summer. Other suggestion would include team planning and
collaborative work.

10. Campus STaR Chart: Weakest Points
KEY AREA 4: Infrastructure for Technology
INF1 INF2 INF3 INF4 INF5 INF5 Total
Students Internet Other Technical Local Area Distance Total
per Access Classroom Support Network Learning
Computers Connectivity Technology Wide Area Capacity
Speed Network
2 3 3 3 2 2 15
IV. Infrastructure:
•Resources little by little are being made available for the teachers.
•Technical support has been provided by the district, but we must make a
campus initiative in order to help improve this area.

11. STaR CHART GOAL FOR
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary:
The goals for LDZ include:
•Collaborative partnership amongst colleagues
•Budget to plan for technology tools
•Increase use of technology integration
•Administrator Support
•Encouragement of technology use among students
•Reach Target Tech on the Texas STaR Chart Evaluation

12. STaR CHART GOAL FOR
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary:
Level of Progress Teaching Administration
And Educator And
Learning Preparation Support Infrastructure
TARGET TECH GOALS
Descriptions The teacher serves There are regular Campus plan focused There is on-demand
as facilitator and co- technology on student success, access for every
learner. Students supported learner- supported by board student, direct
have on-demand centered projects. and administration. connectivity available
access to all There is vertical There is only one in all rooms and web-
appropriate alignment of technical support to based resources in
technologies to Technology 350 computers. multiple rooms. All
complete activities Application TEKS and Campus instructional rooms are connected
that have been anytime, anywhere support staff. to WAN. They are
seamlessly use of online fully equipped w/
integrated into all resources. 100% of appropriate
core content area. educators meet SBEC technology.
Standards.

13. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
• T.E.A. (2007, November 14). Texas Campus
STaR Chart Summary (De Zavala Elementary).
Austin, Texas: Texas Education.
• T.E.A., I. M. (2006). Texas Campus STaR Chart.
Retrieved June 2009, from School and
Technology Readiness (STaR):
http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxCSC.pdf