2. “The educational foundations of our society are being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a People.” (A Nation At Risk, 1983)
3. “Whenever I go to class, I have to .” -Child from San Francisco power down (Puttnam, 2007)
4. At NISD, we strive for excellence as our students use technology to reach their fullest potential
5. Mission and Technology Goal District Mission Northside Independent School District is committed to the belief that children come first. The mission of the district is to encourage each student to strive for personal excellence and to ensure all students learn to function, contribute, and compete as responsible individuals in an everchanging world. Goal for Technology The current NISD Strategic Plan includes a priority goal for technology to: "Develop and sustain a dynamic, integrated infrastructure of human, technological and management resources that empowers all stakeholders to enable students to learn to their fullest potential." (NISD Technology Plan, 2008-2011)
6. District Profile San Antonio, TX- Region 20 97 campuses 86,246 students 46.3% economically disadvantaged (NISD Technology Plan, 2008-2011)
7. Technology Plan Committee 22 members of the District Strategic Planning Committee 120 members of the District Citizens' Bond Committee 19 members of the Superintendent's Cabinet Kelly Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Technology Services Diana Goering, Executive Director, Integrated Information and Infrastructure Services Gerri Collier, Director, Integrated Information Services John Evans, Director, Technology Acquisitions and Project Management Lori Jones, Director, Integrated Infrastructure Services Jana Knezek, Director, Library and Textbook Services Joyce Stevens, Director, Academic Technology Services Elizabeth Langer, Director, Technology Training and Development Services (NISD Technology Plan, 2008-2011)
8. Texas STaR Chart According to the Texas STaR Chart, completed by all district teachers, the following areas need to be addressed: Infrastructure for Technology Number of students per computer Local Area Network/Wide Area Network Technical Support Teaching and Learning Technology Applications (TA) TEKS Implementation (District STaR Chart, 2008) (NISD Technology Plan, 2008-2011)
10. NISD’s Specific Technology Goals Northside’s Technology Plan includes the following 5 goals: Goal 1- Pertains to Teaching & Learning Goal 2- Educator Preparation and Development Goals 3 & 4- Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support Goal 5- Infrastructure for Technology (NISD Technology Plan, 2008-2011)
11. In NISD we use Technology to: Increase Student Achievement Assist Students with Special Needs Develop Information Literacy Increase Productivity & Efficiency Increase Cost Effectiveness Increase Motivation, Attitude & Interest Increase Communication, and Support Lifelong Learning (NISD Technology Plan, 2008-2011)
12. Looking Forward The NISD Board of Trustees have called for a $535 million bond election to address the District's continuing enrollment growth as well as the need to keep existing schools up to standard. (Dale & Kroh, 2010)
13. If the 2010 school bond is approved, a part of the bond will be used in the following technology areas: School Technology Replacements $25,600,000 Network Equipment Replacements $18,582,800 Email System Replacement $1,868,000 Desktop Virtualization $217,400 Digital Storage $1,440,000 KVM System Replacement $150,000 Instructional and Operational Servers $200,000 Security System Replacements $979,000 Windows 7 Licenses $940,000 IPTV System $2,247,000 Cabling, Wiring $3,107,800 Sub total $55,332,000 (Proposed School Bond Projects, 2010)
14. NISD Planning Northside combines the following for technology planning: NISD Technology Master Plan 2002-2012 NISD District Improvement Plan 2008-2013 NISD 2005-2008 Technology Plan Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology (2006-2020) (NISD Technology Plan, 2008-2011)
15. Resources Dale, Jonathan & Kroh, Travis (February 2010). Northside Independent School District. Retrieved from http://nisd.net/. National Commission on Excellence in Education, A Nation at Risk. (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, 1983). Available online at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/NatAtRisk/risk.html. Northside Independent School District, Technology Plan 2008-2011. Last edited 12/13/2007. Retrieved from http://www.nisd.net/technology/ePlan%202008-2011.pdf. Northside Independent School District, Proposed School Bond Projects (February 1, 2010). Retrieved from http://nisd.net/images/dynamic/newsrelated.php?id=748&position=501. Nowa, Alex & Nowa, Mike (2009). Quickie. Melody Loops. Retrieved from http://www.melodyloops.com/music/. Puttnam, David (2007). “In class, I have to power down.” Guardian Education. Retrieved at http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/may/08/elearning.schools.
