The document summarizes technology and security plans for 11 school districts in Muskegon County, Michigan that were developed to be funded by a proposed enhancement millage. Overall, the plans reflect needs for more personal learning devices for students, expanded teacher training, and improved technical support. Each district plan includes improving security systems, providing students greater access to technology, maintaining replacement cycles for aging equipment, and offering ongoing professional development for staff.
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SCSD Technology Plan 2013-2016
Schenectady City Schools
Celebrating 150 Years of Excellence in Public Education
Schenectady City School District
Technology Plan
2013-2016
Prepared by:
Kimberly M. Lewis
Lori McKenna
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Catherine A. Lewis, President
Ann M. Reilly, Vice President
Andrew T. Chestnut
John Foley
Edward J. Kosiur
Ronald C. Lindsay
Cheryl Nechamen
ADMINISTRATION
Laurence T. Spring
Superintendent
Patricia Paser
Assistant to the Superintendent
Kimberly M. Lewis
District Director of Business &
Finance
Lori McKenna
District Director of Planning &
Accountability
108 Education Drive • Schenectady, New York 12303
Phone (518) 881-2000 • Fax (518) 370-8173
www.schenectady.k12.ny.us
SCSD Technology Plan 2013-2016
Table of Contents
Mission Statement 3
Background 3-5
Strategic Goals 6-7
Future Plans 7
Attachments:
A. Technology Planning Committee
B. Hardware
C. Software
SCSD Technology Plan 2013-2016
Mission Statement
The Schenectady City School District will incorporate technology as a natural part of education
through an integrated, comprehensive framework to govern acquisition, application, and
evaluation of technology. This will ensure that all students have the opportunity to be productive
citizens in an information-driven, global society. The use of technology will be curriculum
driven and will be equitably integrated into the total school environment. Technology needs to
support the high quality instruction provided by our teachers.
Background
The Schenectady City School District is a large urban school district with a K-12 student
population of 10,091. Approximately 67% of our students are minorities and over 70% of our
students are eligible for a Free or Reduced Price Lunch. One indicator of wealth is the Combined
Wealth Ratio, and Schenectady’s is .036 with 1.0 being average. Our community has the 13th
highest rate of poverty in the nation. We have 19 school buildings: 1 High School, 1 Alternative
High School, 1 Middle School, four K/1 to 8 schools, nine K/1 to 6 elementary schools and two
Prek/K schools.
The past several years, pursuant to the Technology Plan, the District has spent its efforts
building a technology infrastructure which will enable the District to support a technology-
enriched education for all of our students. Every classroom in the district is wired for Internet
and Video Conferencing. As a result, our plan will focus on increasing student achievement
through appropriate use of technology, professional development to use the resources we have,
and exploration of new techniques based upon data to incorporate technology in the delivery of
curriculum.
The Schenectady City School District is challenged by the underperformance of our student.
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1. Local District Technology & Security Needs
Met by February 25, 2014, Enhancement Millage
Educators in Muskegon County recognize that today’s
21st Century students must have strong technology
skills in order to compete in our world-wide economy.
Based on a consistent funding stream provided by a
proposed enhancement millage, all eleven districts
have developed specific plans to expand the use of
technology in their classrooms and improve security.
Overall, this list reflects the need for more personal
learning devices (or one-to-one devices), expanded
training for teachers, and improved technical support.
Fruitport Community Schools will increase and
improve security cameras, offer a one-to-one
computing environment for students, update the
wireless network needed to support this environment,
create and maintain computer replacement cycles, and
provide on-going professional development for staff.
Holton Public Schools will improve security
systems, provide smart cart technology, improve
technology access through wireless infrastructure and
selected one-to-one environments; maintain a hardware
replacement cycle for classrooms, labs, and
infrastructure; and heighten technician services and
on-going professional development for staff.
Mona Shores Public Schools will expand safety
and security systems, enhance and extend technology
for classrooms, increase access to technology (digital
devices) for students and staff, expand network
infrastructure to support devices, establish a replacement
cycle to upgrade hardware, provide ongoing and
enhanced training for staff, improve systems for
assessment, curriculum, instruction, and data collection/
analysis/reporting, and add network bandwidth.
Montague Public Schools will improve building
security systems; provide greater technology access for all
students through enhanced wireless infrastructure and
selected one-to-one environments; maintain and replace
aging technology as needed: computers, audio visual
equipment, and network infrastructure; improve systems
for student assessment, data collection and analysis, and
remediation; and better support technology repair and
professional development.
Muskegon Public Schools will increase building
security and the number of security cameras
throughout the district; provide greater technology
access for students and staff; provide on-going and
enhanced training for staff; improve wireless and wired
networks to support additional devices; and maintain a
replacement cycle for classroom technologies, computer
labs and laptop carts.
www.technology4students.org
North Muskegon Public Schools will develop
technology supported learning environments;
purchase equipment and software that improve
effectiveness and efficiency; engage in new
technologically-based educational opportunities,
provide technology support and expertise; and
replace technology on a cyclical schedule.
Oakridge Public Schools will expand security
systems; enhance/extend technology for classrooms;
increase access to technology (digital devices) for
students and staff; improve systems for assessment,
curriculum, instruction, and data collection/analysis/
reporting; provide ongoing and enhanced training for
staff; establish a replacement cycle to upgrade
hardware; replace the phone system with cost-effective
VOIP; and add network bandwidth.
Orchard View Schools will increase levels of
security to include added and upgraded cameras and
two way radios, badge access, and secured visitor entry
systems; replace teacher smart cart technology and
upgrade projectors with LCD technology; upgrade
wireless capabilities, student labs, and mobile carts for
on-line assessments; upgrade and replace technology
hardware and software on a cyclical schedule; and
heighten technician services and training.
Ravenna Public Schools will improve current
security enhancements in all buildings; address the
needs of the replacement schedule for the one-to-one
initiative; ensure students have needed technology, and
staff have required training to meet new online learning
requirements; maintain and upgrade software and
licensing agreements; and provide on-going and
enhanced technology training for staff.
Reeths-Puffer Schools will expand and improve
security systems; support, enhance, and extend the
lifespan of classroom technology; purchase portable
learning devices (iPads, Chromebooks, laptops, etc.);
provide on-going and enhanced technology training for
staff; and add further upgrades to the wireless
network to support one-to-one initiatives.
Whitehall District Schools will improve security
and communication systems, further develop targeted
one-to-one initiatives and learning zones, enhance technology integration and support, expand STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
related initiatives, and boost technology infrastructure to
meet district-wide needs.
Revised 11/06/13