The STaR chart measures a school's technology readiness in several areas and is used for planning, budgeting, and evaluating progress. It showed that Yeager School needs to improve in some areas of technology integration. The presentation discussed using the STaR results to set goals, determine funding, update the technology plan, and provide more professional development for teachers to enhance the use of instructional technology.

1. A Look at the STaR Chart and How it Affects Yeager School Technology Readiness

2. Agenda What is the STaR chart? Why is it important? What areas are measured? A look at Yeager’s STaR chart results Where can I learn more? Where do we go from here? Summary Questions

3. What is the STaR Chart? STaR stands for School Technology and Readiness The Texas Campus STaR chart is a tool designed for use in technology project’s Planning Budgeting Evaluation of progress

4. Why is it important? Serves as campus and district self assessment of technology integration No Child Left Behind requires students are technology literate by 8th grade Aligned with Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020 http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/lrpt/lrpt_lrpt.html

5. What is being measured? Teaching and Learning Educator Preparation and Development Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support Infrastructure for Technology

6. Yeager’s STaR Chart Results

7. Yeager’s Current STaR Classification

8. Where can I learn more? http://starchart.esc12.net/

9. Where do we go from here? Set benchmarks and goals for campus Determine funding priorities Update our campus technology plan Provide more technology professional development Participate in technology professional development

10. Summary STaR chart is crucial for technology integration improvement Aligned with the Long Range Plan for Technology Results taken yearly Provides insight on areas to improve

11. Questions? What questions do you have?