2. Executive Summary
East Rockaway School District is a small working middle
class community located on the south shore of Long Island.
Due to the increase in technology use both inside and
outside of the classroom, it becomes more vital than ever to
provide all of our students equal access to technology.
Providing 1:1 technology to our 6th graders seems most
fitting, since they are in their final year of elementary
school, and will be entering the Junior-Senior High School in
the next school calendar year.
3. Technology Plan
After review, it is recommended that the district purchase
HP Chromebook 14 for the 87 students, 4 grade-level
teachers, and 1 21st Century Skills teacher. Features include:
14-inch display
Weight – 4 pounds
Two 3.0 USB ports and one 2.0 USB ports
Wi Fi and Bluetooth accessible
7-second Boot-up
7 Hour battery life
Web-only applications
Built-in camera, speakers, headphone and multimedia ports
4. Technology Plan –
Continued
Budgeting for Chromebooks is primarily supported by the
district’s technology reserve funds. Costs include:
$299 initial cost per HP Chromebook 14
$30 additional cost for Google management and support per
Chromebook
Due to its web-based platform, there is no need to purchase
additional software or virus protection
The district currently has Google Drive for Education, with
each student, faculty, and staff member having a school Gmail
account, which also incurs no cost to the district
Total costs incurred would total $33,000
5. Technology Plan –
Continued
Chromebooks would be on-lease to students at the
beginning of the school calendar year.
Students would fill out permission slips that would be kept
on file with the 21st Century Skills teacher
Students who lose or damage their assigned Chromebook
would not be assigned a new one and would assume
responsibility to replace the item
Chromebooks would be collected at the end of the calendar
year and stored at the High School, where incoming 7th
graders would be re-assigned their Chromebooks
6. Professional Development
Participating teachers would be assigned Chromebooks over the
summer to navigate
Initial training would be offered by a Google Certified Trainer
through Nassau BOCES
Teachers would be encouraged to review Google Chromebook
Classroom and watch pertinent tutorials
Teachers would be encouraged to attend Google-specific
conferences throughout the school year and turnkey information
to their colleagues
Grade-level meetings would be established on a monthly basis to
review, troubleshoot, and create curriculum-based instruction
7. Professional Development –
Continued
Student training would take place during the first week of
the school calendar year
Training would be provided by the 21st Century Skills
teacher
Tutorials of frequently used applications, Google Drive, and
Gmail will be available on all teacher websites and through
a Google Document shared with all students and pertinent
staff
Parents and students will be able to contact and ask
questions through email and by phone
8. Assessments
Implementation of 1:1 computing will be assessed and measured using
the following four benchmarks:
1. Student Achievement
Measured by the Director of Curriculum and Technology, Principals,
Classroom teachers, 21st Century Skills Teacher
Are students engaged in online learning across all subject areas?
Measured using trimester report card evaluation
Are students empowered through the use of flexible learning?
Measured using yearly pre- and end-of-year student surveys
Are students gaining proficiency on state standardized tests?
Measured by yearly assessment and comparison to previous year’ s
data
9. Assessments
Implementation of 1:1 computing will be assessed and
measured using the following four benchmarks:
2. 21st Century Skills for Students
Measured by Classroom teachers, 21st Century Skills
Teacher
Have students increased their knowledge and efficacy
with identified Web 2.0 tools and online research
methods?
Measured using pre-assessment and summative
assessment SLO growth measures as well as
demonstrated use of Web 2.0 tools for projects
10. Assessments
Implementation of 1:1 computing will be assessed and measured
using the following four benchmarks:
3. 21st Century Skills for Teachers
Measured by Director of Curriculum and
Technology, Principals, Classroom teachers, 21st Century Skills
Teacher
Have administrators and teachers participated in technology-
driven professional development?
Measured by participation in ongoing professional
development and sharing of information gathered at
technology-specific conferences
Have teachers integrated technology into curricular lessons?
Measured through yearly teacher evaluations, weekly lesson
plan evaluations, and student project evaluation
11. Assessments
Implementation of 1:1 computing will be assessed and
measured using the following four benchmarks:
4. Improved communication and outreach to parents
Measured by Director of Curriculum and
Technology, Principals, Classroom teachers, 21st
Century Skills Teacher
Have faculty increased their online presence and
communication through electronic means (district
website, teacher websites, email, etc.)?
Measure increase of communications through Infinite Campus
beyond basic grade reporting, teacher creation and updating
of class websites; assessment of communication logs between
faculty and parents
12. Conclusion
Providing equal opportunity to online and computer access
in this age of increased technology will offer our students a
decided advantage.
Review of the implementation of this initiative will
determine whether this initiative should be expanded to
other grade levels.
It is our hope that students will demonstrate the need of this
initiative for their future success, and through this action
plan we will help our students succeed in their future
endeavors.
