The long range plan for McCowan Elementary in De Soto ISD aims to incorporate technology into teaching and learning. The plan seeks to ensure educators have preparation and development opportunities, provide administrative and instructional support, and build infrastructure for technology. Currently, De Soto is on track with educator preparation and administration/instructional support. Infrastructure is ahead of schedule, but teaching and learning with technology is advancing rapidly after initially lagging. Teacher turnover could potentially impact progress.

1. EDLD 5352 TX Long Range Plan for McCowan in De Soto ISD Caroline Lee

2. Project Goals Incorporate technology into teaching and learning Ensure Educators have access to preparation and development opportunities Provide Administrative and Instructional Support Services Build the Infrastructure for Technology

3. Description Students Pre-K-8 th grades should have frequent interaction with technology. Educators should be highly qualified to disseminate technology data Administrative and Instructional support must be available for educators Infrastructure provides accessibility, connectivity and funding for pupils and teachers FOR MORE INFO... http://starchart.esc12.net/

4. Competitive Analysis De Soto ISD is advancing technologically by building up its Infrastructure Strength De Soto ranks better than 50% percent of other schools in Texas and the nation in technology Weakness Not all stakeholders have bought in to the vision, but as students achieve more people believe in incorporating technology

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6. Technology New technology being used Access to global collaboration Decrease the gap between schools with less access to material resources Standards being adopted This provides a bottom line below which no American student should go Standards specifically being ignored This keeps us lagging behind other countries, but not if we all buy-in

7. Team/Resources We have all that we need literally at our fingertips People students and teachers Equipment access to the internet, computers and programs Locations classrooms, libraries, offices Support & outside services LAN/WAN high-speed connections Sales promote stakeholder buy-in

8. Procedures Each successive grade level will build upon the foundations of the previous grade This requires highly qualified and prepared educators to instruct students about technology Students should be equipped and responsible internet users by their 8 th grade year Students will continue to have access to at least 4 computer courses through their high school career FOR MORE INFO... http://www.desotoisd.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ctharbeiOEo%3d&tabid=319&mid=982

9. Schedule High Level Schedule Milestones Pre-K-2 3-5 6-8 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th Young Adult Senior Pre-K-8 9-12 Global Citizen

10. Current Status High-level overview of progress against schedule De Soto is on-track in Educator Preparation and Administration & Instructional Support De Soto is not up to par in Teaching and Learning with technology but advancing rapidly De Soto is ahead in Infrastructure Presently there are no unexpected delays A potential issue is teacher turnover rate

11. Related Documents TEA Website http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ STaR Chart ESC Website http://starchart.esc12.net/ TEA LRPT Website http://www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/LRPTCompleteDec06.pdf Technology Applications TEKS Website http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch126toc.html