The document outlines ABS' ICT vision and strategic plan from 2010-2013. The plan aims to make ICT central to learning and teaching, and prepare students for a technology-driven world. It details 8 objectives, such as improving infrastructure, developing electronic administration, and ensuring the necessary vision and resources are in place. Over 30 specific actions are listed, including introducing laptops, developing an e-learning platform, and periodically evaluating the integration of ICT in learning support. Projected costs are also provided for initiatives such as phasing in laptops and upgrading the school's internet bandwidth.

1.
ICT
VISION
&
STRATEGY
2010 – 2013

2. ICT Vision Statement
ABS aims:-
• to become the leading school in the region for integrating
technology in all aspects of education and to ensure that
ICT is at the centre of Learning and Teaching at ABS
• to prepare students for an increasingly technology-driven
world and to ensure that students are able to use
technology critically, creatively, safely, ethically and in a
responsible manner
CWE: November 2009

3. ABS ICT STRATEGIC PLAN 2010 ‐ 2013
OBJECTIVE MAIN ACTION LEAD TIME SCALE HOW IMPACT RESOURCES
INDICATORS
What are we trying to do? What main action(s) are By when? INSET, Working Groups etc How will we measure Training: costs, source
required to do this? impact?
1 To create a whole 1.1 Create an ICT Strategic Prin, DoR Sep 09 Director of Group is created Staff time
school vision and Planning Group that Resources identifies and meets regularly
approach represents all four staff who will form
schools and the ICT strategic
administration Planning Group
1.2 Create a whole school DoR Oct 09 ICT Strategic Approval by Mgt Staff time
vision statement for Planning Group Team, BoT, used in
ICT at ABS school publications
1.3 Create an ICT Strategic DoR Nov 09 ICT Strategic Approval by Mgt Staff time
Plan for ABS that Planning Group Team, BoT, used in
reflects the school's school publications
Aims and Mission
1.4 Develop detailed ICT HoS Mar 10 School working Published, clear Management and
plans for each school groups action plans for each staff time
and the school that relate to
administration to link the whole school
with the whole school plan
plan
1.5 Develop strategies to Prin, DoR, Jan 10 Finance Mtgs, BEF, Funds are available Management, BEF
fund the ICT plan Finance Board Finance Sub‐ for proposed members and
Mgr Committee ICTdevelopments Finance Sub‐
Committee time
CWE: Revised 9 December 2009

4. ABS ICT STRATEGIC PLAN 2010 ‐ 2013
OBJECTIVE MAIN ACTION LEAD TIME SCALE HOW IMPACT RESOURCES
INDICATORS
What are we trying to do? What main action(s) are By when? INSET, Working Groups etc How will we measure Training: costs, source
required to do this? impact?
2 To ensure that ICT is at 2.1 Periodic evaluation VPs' E‐ Annual Apr‐May VPs, Heads of Publication of Staff time
the centre of Learning and revision of ICT in Learning Co‐ Schools, Heads of evaluation findings
and Teaching at ABS the KG‐12 curriculum ord, HoS Departments, e‐ and revised KG‐12
learning co‐ ICT in the
ordinator, IT staff Curriculum plan
2.2 Phased introduction DoR, HoS, IT Aug 10 for first Phased introduction Reduced total Cost of laptops,
of laptops for Manager deployment of laptops for staff. number of PCs, staff carts, completion of
students and staff Increased use of 'ownership' of own wireless. Training
laptops by students. laptop producing for staff. Additional
Phased introduction fewer IT technical IT Technician. Some
of laptops on carts issues compared to improvements to
for younger grades. using multiple PCs. power infrastructure
Higher levels of staff and storage
ICT competence. facilities.
Greater use of ICT in
learning and
teaching.
2.3 Develop a staffing Prin, VPs, Dec 09 Meetings Improved Recruitment,
structure of ICT DoR, HoS management and training of staff,
expertise to ensure strategic direction time allowances
that the vision can be
met

5. ABS ICT STRATEGIC PLAN 2010 ‐ 2013
OBJECTIVE MAIN ACTION LEAD TIME SCALE HOW IMPACT RESOURCES
INDICATORS
What are we trying to do? What main action(s) are By when? INSET, Working Groups etc How will we measure Training: costs, source
required to do this? impact?
2.4 Provide a structured VPs, HoS, E‐ Ongoing, plan for Meetings, Improved staff Cost of providing
and evaluated Learning Co‐ the following identifying competencies, INSET, staff time
programme of staff ord academic year in appropriate training improved use of ICT
training and May and areas that in classroom for
development to needto be targetted learning and
ensure that the vision teaching
can be met
2.5 Evaluate and develop Prin, E‐ Jun 10 with annual Review available Improved student Cost of additional
integration strategies Learning Co‐ review software and/or achievements, more software, training,
in Learning Support ord, CLS software and integration in class, staff time
for challenged Counsellor peripherals to less need for
students support student teacher support
needs

6. ABS ICT STRATEGIC PLAN 2010 ‐ 2013
OBJECTIVE MAIN ACTION LEAD TIME SCALE HOW IMPACT RESOURCES
INDICATORS
What are we trying to do? What main action(s) are By when? INSET, Working Groups etc How will we measure Training: costs, source
required to do this? impact?
3 To develop 3.1 Appoint Data Officer DoR Nov 09 Internal and Appointment made Additional salary
electronic external adverts,
administration Interviews
throughout all four 3.2 Develop and DoR, DoS, Jan 10 ‐ Aug 11 Dir of Resources and Successful staff use Basic modules
schools by ensuring implement modules of DO Data Officer work of discipline, already purchased,
that the electronic the student with Offtec scheduling and annual updates and
administration administration system technical support reporting modules maintenance costs
systems are being for Discipline, and key school staff that replace existing
effectively utilised Scheduling and to devise systems. Easier data
Reporting appropriate systems entry, more efficient
processes
3.3 Develop a virtual E‐Learning Phased E‐Learning Co‐ord Delivery of e‐ Staff time. Annual
learning platform Co‐ord implementation Sep ‐ plans training and learning to students. support agreement
Jul 11 implementation Clear plan for for software
distance learning in
case of school or
section closure.
3.4 Establish a secure DoR, DO, Jun 10 Data Officer builds Staff access to Initial cost of
staff intranet IT Mgr structure and adds school current software already
documents documents budgetted in 2009‐
10. Staff time.
3.5 Periodically evaluate DoR Review whole site at DoR/HoS/HoD Clear, informative, Annual server space
and review ABS end of each evaluate content easy to use website rental, staff time.
website semester. New site and provide updates designed for target Costs of major site
design Jan 2013 and ideas for audience maintenance and
improvements new site.

7. ABS ICT STRATEGIC PLAN 2010 ‐ 2013
OBJECTIVE MAIN ACTION LEAD TIME SCALE HOW IMPACT RESOURCES
INDICATORS
What are we trying to do? What main action(s) are By when? INSET, Working Groups etc How will we measure Training: costs, source
required to do this? impact?
3.6 Investigate and IT Mgr Annual ICT Strategic Able to complete Cost of software /
implement where recommendations Planning group tasks faster and with hardware. Training.
necessary tools to for inclusion in Dec reviews suggestions less time. Possible
improve productivity budget reduction in staff.
and efficiency in the
administration
3.7 Implement and VPs, HoS Dec 11 Meet with Clear mapping of Cost of Curriculum
evaluate a Curriculum Curriculum Mapping whole school Mapping Software.
Mapping System System provider to curriculum KG‐12 Staff time.
discuss ABS
requirements
3.8 Produce digital Head of Dec 11 Media Centre staff Searchable database Staff time. Archiving
archive of ABS history MC, IT Mgr collect documents, of school history system software.
identify appropriate since school opened Hardware.
materials and
catalogue

8. ABS ICT STRATEGIC PLAN 2010 ‐ 2013
OBJECTIVE MAIN ACTION LEAD TIME SCALE HOW IMPACT INDICATORS RESOURCES
What are we trying to What main action(s) are required By when? INSET, Working Groups etc How will we measure impact? Training: costs, source
do? to do this?
4 To ensure that 4.1 IT infrastructure to by DoR, IT Aug 10 External audit Report, action plans Cost of bringing in
the school has audited by external Mgr external audit
the necessary Educational Technology person
infrastructure to consultant every 2 years
support further
developments 4.2 Produce a 3‐year plan DoR, IT Dec 09 then Meetings Clear strategy for Cost of identified
for maintaining and Mgr annual review maintenance, upgrades hardware / software
upgrading infrastructure and replacements with
to meet the cost implications
requirements from
schools and
administration
4.3 Progressively increase IT Mgr Aug 10 ‐ 8 Mb, Consultation with Faster access, ability to Annual Internet
Internet bandwidth in Aug 11 ‐ 16 Mb, Internet providers: use higher bandwidth access fees,
order to support the Aug 12 ‐ 32 Mb upgrading applications eg additional hardware
required needs microwave link, videostreaming at server side
considering
alternatives
4.4 Ensure that robust IT Mgr Aug 10 with annual Consultation and Successful restores Cost of new
methods of backup and review through researching industry both as an exercise and software and
security exist and are audit by external best practice for real hardware
tested in order to body
guarantee the safety of
all data
4.5 Periodically review all IT IT Mgr, Mar 10 then Meetings, Clear procedures, Staff time
related procedures, DoR annually reviewing, policies and
policies and structuring documentation that are
documentation documentation periodically updated

9. ICT STRATEGIC PLAN COSTS
2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
Capital Expense Capital Expense Capital Expense
2.2 Phased intro of laptops for staff 60/40/20 @850 51,000 34,000 17,000
Wireless 17,300 - -
Laptop carts for JS Gr 6 / 5 - 4 carts - 51,400 -
Laptop carts for JS Gr 4 / 3 - 4 carts - - 51,400
PCs (DT - specialist area) 12,100
Additional Technician (Staffing Budget) - - - - -
Improvements to power infrastructure 1,100 200 200
Training for staff (PD Budget) - - -
Equivalent to one extra teaching staff (could be in time
2.3
allowances across many staff) 15,000 15,000 15,000
2.4 Prof Dev (PD Budget) - - -
2.5 Learning Support (Hardware, Software) 2,000 2,000 2,000
3.1 Data Officer Salary (Staffing Budget) - - -
3.2 Annual Support Agreement 8,500 8,500 8,500
Edline Web Hosting 2,900 2,900 2,900
Additional Modules/Tools 5,407 2,500 2,500
3.4 Intranet Dashboard 4,000 400 400
3.5 Website 500 500 10,000 500
With laptops we should use MS Exchange to provide unified
3.6
communication system - - 8,750
AD Manager Plus - managing user accounts 900 - -
Media Communication Centre Interface - 3,500 -
HelpDesk Software (also for Maintenance) 5,950 800 800
3.7 Curriculum Mapping Software 2,000 4,100 4,100
3.8 Digital archive of ABS history 5,000
4.1 Consultation fees 5,000 - 5,000
4.2 Printers (additional + replacement) 6,800 5,800 5,800
Theatre Data Projector 12,000
LCD screen info/news system for Reception & College 3,920
Data Projectors 16/20/20 14,880 18,600 18,600
Scanners 3/3/3 600 600 600
Server RAM 3,200 - -
Multi-Function Printer for Admin 3,500
NetOp Software (100 computer licence) 3,100
Other expenses (detail in 2010/11 ICT Budget) 64,583 64,583 64,583
UPS power circuits 9,450
Software - Curriculum 12,656 5,000 5,000
SMART CE Response Systems 1,100 1,100 1,100
Smartboards with cabling (JS) 19,925 - -
4.3 8 / 16 / 32 Mb bandwidth annual cost (microwave) 27,000 40,000 60,000
Additional hardware - 4,700 2,400
4.4 Backup System 7,800 1,000 1,000
ANNUAL TOTAL 188,188 118,483 151,900 137,783 130,350 157,783
TOTAL CAPITAL 470,438
TOTAL EXPENSE 414,049
+ NEW KG HARDWARE (2009/10) 45,692
NOTE: All costs EXCLUDE TAX
CWE: 9 December 2009