The Texas STaR Chart is a teacher tool that assesses needs and sets goals for integrating technology into classrooms to support student achievement. It has four focus areas: teaching and learning, educator preparation and development, leadership and infrastructure. A campus summary shows that Dunbar Middle School's strengths are its infrastructure but weaknesses are in educator preparation and development, as technology is mostly used for administrative tasks rather than meeting legislative requirements for student technology literacy.

1. Texas STaR Chart Introduction and Findings By: Lemesha Jackson

3. Highlights of Program

4. Four Areas of Focus

5. Reports

6. Campus Information

8. STaR Chart The purpose of developing the STaR Chart is to assist all classroom teachers in assessing needs and setting goals for using technology, in the classroom, to support student achievement. One way the chart is useful is in fulfilling requirements of No Child Left Behind and Title II

9. STaR Chart Other areas the STaR Chart is useful: Assists in fulfilling Part D that all teachers should be technology literate and integrate technology into content areas across the curriculum. The legislation also requires that all students should be technology literate by the time they leave the eighth grade.

11. Educator Preparation and Development;

12. Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support; and

14. Results and Reports Since its introduction over 172,039 teachers have completed the chartin the 2004-2005 school year. More than 172,783 completed it in the 2005-2006 school year.

15. Results and Reports The following link can be used to view the Statewide STaR Reports http://www.tea.state.tx.us/starchar

16. CAMPUS RESULTS School District: Fort Worth ISDCampus: Dunbar Middle School

17. School District: Fort Worth ISDCampus: Dunbar Middle School

18. School District: Fort Worth ISDCampus: Dunbar Middle School

19. CAMPUS SUMMARY According to the STaR Chart, my campus’ greatest strength is Infrastructure for Technology with an Advanced Technology level rating. The greatest weakness is education preparation and development.

20. CAMPUS SUMMARY According to these findings, technology at Dunbar is mostly used for administrative tasks and classroom management. Improvement in this area will be necessary to meet the eighth grade legislative requirements. Previous