This document contains an organizational chart and action plan for Dallas ISD with a focus on technology.
The organizational chart shows that the Superintendent and Board of Trustees are responsible for implementing technology standards. Under them are the Chief Operating Officer who oversees curriculum and instruction, including a District Wide Technology Director. This director is responsible for technology coordinators and specialists who provide support to campus administrators and teachers.
The action plan is for Dealey Montessori and International Academy. It includes assessing technology needs, training teachers on appropriate online use, and helping teachers utilize the district's online curriculum guides for lesson planning. The plan aims to increase teachers' technology integration to support 21st century learning skills.
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DALLAS ISD ORGANIZATIONAL CHART (TECHNOLOGY FOCUS)
Superintendent of Schools and Board of Trustees
* A decision making body that is responsible for insuring the
district follows and implements all National and State standards Internal Audit
*Reports back to community constituents Does internal audits to assure the district is
*Evaluates and approves District Technology Integration following National and State standards,
Initiative focusing on budgeting
*Accountable to TEA
Superintendent of Schools
*Responsible for implementing board policy and overseeing day-to-day district procedures, curriculum, budgeting,
laws, departments, and district personnel
* Reports to District Board of Education the Final Report of Technology Integration Initiative
Teaching and Learning Chief Operating Officer
*Responsible for core and enrichment curriculum instruction, academic services, teaching and learning, college career
readiness, Multilanguage enrichment, professional development, student services, and special education
* Evaluation and accountability reports to the Superintendent
Core Curriculum and Instructional Services
*Responsible for social services and core curriculum advisors, coordinator, directors, and counselors in core subjects
* Trains the Campus Instructional Leadership Teams in core subject areas
*Provides campuses with materials and resources
* Designs curriculum plan guides
*Develops Benchmarks
District Wide Technology-State Director
*Responsible for district wide technology coordinators, classroom applications instructional technology specialists, and
classroom applications coordinators
* Writes and posts online Instructional Technology Curriculum Plan Guides
*Develops and provides technology professional development
* Provides campus support
Campus Administrators
*Manages the budgets for equipment, supplies, and professional development activities
* Works with stakeholders to develop long-range and short-range goals and objectives based on data analysis
* Evaluates teachers
* Models 21st Century learning and skills
Campus Instructional Leadership Team (CILT) Determine campus needs and provide curriculum training and support
SBDM Evaluate data for needs and develop a mission with goals and objectives to meet these needs
Teachers Participates in professional training to enhance instructional skills; incorporates technology TEKS into
curriculum; follows the online technology Curriculum Plan Guides; integrates technology into classroom; provides a
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differentiated instruction; and role models 21st century skills for students and parents
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Dealey Montessori and International Academy Action Plan
Mission Statement: The mission of George Bannerman Dealey is to provide an
exemplary education that develops and empowers all students to become productive
citizens in our global society.
Technology Statement: The mission of George Bannerman Dealey is to incorporate
technology in all content areas ensuring that students have the knowledge and skills
to responsibly utilize technology as a tool for communicating, problem solving,
creating, and connecting learning to global awareness.
Goal: Teachers that integrate 21st century skills into their instruction and use
technology to support differentiated instruction
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3. Objectives Action Steps Person/s Materials and Location Timeline
Responsibl Resources
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ASSESSMENT: 1)Analyze SBDM team AEIS report Designated May,
To determine AEIS reports, meeting 2011 –
instructional the campus CILT STaR Chart place Sept.
technology STaR Chart members 2011
needs results Survey results Computer
assessments 2)Do an Principal Lab
and inventory inventory of Asst. Prin. District’s
equipment campus tech. Technology Plan
needs. equipment Campus
3)Review Technologist Texas Long-
District Range Plan
Technology Campus staff
Initiative Plan,
4) Survey
parents,
teachers, and
students
Teachers and 1) Review the Librarian Copyright Laws Library Aug,
administrators copyright laws handouts 2011
will know how to and discuss Campus Power Point
follow and teach any areas of Tech Internet Safety
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Objectives Action Steps Person/s Materials and Location Timeline
Responsibl Resources
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Help teachers to 1) Instruction Central Staff Laptops or Computer Training:
understand and on logging on Instructional desktop Lab Sept,
utilize the and utilizing Technologist computers 2011
district’s online Curriculum s Specialists Classrooms
Curriculum Planning Access to CPG’s Oct, 2011
Planning Guides Guides 2) Campus online
in technology. Incorporating Specialists Nov,
CPG’s into 2011
lessons PLC teams
3)Pair up or PLC
team up with team
your meetings
departments or ongoing
grade level
PLC teams to
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NOTE: This plan is based on my evaluation of the STaR chart information and Texas Long-
Range Plan form weeks 2 and week 3: According to our campus data I would select Online
Learning, TL6, because STaR Chart data shows that over 73% of campus staff are classified
Early Tech or Developing Tech. Most teachers are not using activities that incorporate web-
based activities. Campus teachers are familiar with online TEKS based resources and our
district’s Curriculum Plan Guides, CPG, that incorporate online learning activities; yet they are
not comfortable using them. Our campus does not support 24/7/365 access to online
opportunities or digital resources.”The Web certainly opens us up to all sorts of conversations
on a global scale. But this new Web also makes it much easier to tap into resources just down
the road as well” (Richardson, W. 2007). Our students are denied an abundance of expert
sources outside the walls of our campus. With the staff, I would like to examine the standards
and the curriculum guides to see what we can immediately implement in our instruction. Then
make a plan for the future with a timeline.
I began my plan with a needs assessment, which was stressed in our video week 3,
roundtable discussion. Ms. Crawford advised us to begin with assessment during this video
interview (roundtable discussion, March 7, 2011).
After reading about internet safety, bullying, and copyright laws I am going to add this
component to my action plan. According to Adelman H. (2004) a recent study showed that one
in five youths “received a sexual solicitation or approach in the past year” (p17). Teaching
children about online safety needs to begin as soon as possible. I teach about “Stranger
Danger’ to my prekindergarten and kindergarten classes; this seems no different. In addition,
administrators and teachers need to know copyright laws and fair usage rules. “For school and
district administrators, today, copyright should be front and center on the agenda.” (Davidson H.
2005, pS2). As educators we set the tone in our classrooms and we must role model
acceptable behaviors.
Resources:
Texas Education Association. (2006). Texas star chart: Campus chart. Instructional
Materials and Educational Technology Division. Retrieved from www.tea.state.us/starchart
Texas Education Agency, (2010). 2010 Progress report on the long-range plan for
technology, 2006-2020: A report to the 82nd Texas Legislature. Retrieved from
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5082&menu_id=2147483665
Richardson, W. (2007). The seven C’s of learning: A c-change in education. District
Administration, 43(3), 97.
Adelman, H. (2004). Teaching online safety. Voices From the Middle, 11(3), 17-22.
Davidson, H. (2005). Copyright primer for administrators. Technology & Learning,
25(11), S2-S8.
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DEALEY MONTESSORI AND INTERNATIONAL ACTION PLAN EVALUATION FORM
Evaluate Person/s Assessment Tool or Timeline
Responsible Monitoring
Equipment needs: Campus Tech On-going surveys May, 2011 –
digital, May, 2012
presentation, PC Principals Up to date inventory
/laptop,
accessibility, All Staff
and/or connectivity
Teacher’s use of CS, Instructional Walk-through or September, 2011 –
the Curriculum Technology Learning walks December, 2011
Planning Guides Specialists
(online) in their Formative evaluations/
instruction. Principals PDAS
Lead Teachers Peer observations
Peer mentors Lesson plans
Campus Tech. District Project Plan
Integrated Principals Student-centered September, 2011 –
technology projects or products May, 2012
activities and Lead Teachers
technology support Communication Logs,
for differentiated Campus Tech Blogs, Grade book
instruction
Peer mentors Lesson Plans
STaR Chart, AEIS, AYP
Reports
Formative achievement
tests
Summative evaluations
Student/Teacher made
rubric
Student surveys
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