The document outlines Alief Independent School District's 2008-2011 technology plan which aims to improve academic achievement through developing critical thinking skills and building teacher capacity to integrate technology, with goals of curriculum integration, online assessments, and advancing technology literacy. The plan provides budgets and expenditures for technology categories including staff development, infrastructure, and equipment.

2. Number of Campuses 43
Total Student Enrollment 44993
District Size 25,000-49,999
Percent Econ. Disadvantaged 68.10%
Expenditures 11,372,265.00
Computer/Student Ratio 3 students for every computer
Budgets by category Teaching & Learning 30,000.00
Educator Prep & Dev. Budget 360,000.00
Leadership, Admin and Support Budget 1,355,600.00
(Stoerner, 2008)

3.  Background: This Long-Range plan is driven by state
standards and by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. A
specific focus area is (TEKS) Technology Applications Texas
Essential Knowledge and Skills which states what students
should know and be able to do using technology. (19 TAC
Chapter 126) Texas Education Code
 Purpose: AISD has implemented a Long-Range
Technology Plan “Making the Connection” in efforts to
articulate a common vision for technology district-wide
 Goals
› Improve academic achievement
› Develop critical higher order thinking skills essential for academic
and workplace sources
› Build the capacity of all teachers towards integrating technology
effectively into classroom environments
(Stoerner, 2008)

4. (Stoerner, 2008)

5.  Integration between curriculum and
student outcomes
 Develop and utilize online assessments
for teachers and students
 Technology literacy advancement
 Service & Support
 Extended Learning Software
 Continue to upgrade
 Distance Learning
(Stoerner, 2008)

6.  Students can expect higher performance and
deeper engagement in academic, real world
endeavors
 Parents can expect not only to participate
more directly in their children's education but
also improve their own knowledge as parents
and citizens
 Educators can expect to access and use
student information on demand in order to
individualize instruction
 Community and school board members can
expect more effective and efficient use of
fiscal resources and human capital,
(LRPT, 2010)

7.  The STaR establishes a framework for
measuring how well teachers are prepared
to equip students with the knowledge and
skills they need to thrive.
 The STaR Standard in Alief does not
currently have much support so updates
have not been made since 2009.
 http://www.aliefisd.net/www/Alief/site/hosti
ng/Instructional%20Technology/STaRChart2
02007-2008.pdf

8. The integration  integrate technology into
classrooms
of technology › Develop and maintain technology
aligned with computer interventions
the curriculum › Review technology resources
› Align technology-rich lessons
will influence
› Utilize on-line evaluation tools
how students
learn and how  utilize technology to enhance
teachers learning
› Provide resources
teach › Deliver lessons
› Provide systems
LRPT: Teaching › Collect and analyze data
and Learning › Provide opportunities
› Provide video archives
 Assess student tech skills
(Stoerner, 2008)

9. Identify and  Identify and increase
increase competency levels of
competency technology integration
levels of
technology
 Use appropriate models
integration
to develop integration
LRPT: Educator skills
Preparation
and  Increase the awareness
Development of and effective use of
district resources
 Maximize utilization of
management systems
(Stoerner, 2008)

10. All personnel and  Continue evaluation and
the Alief
community will be staffing of campus and
provided with the administration
tools, support,
and service to  Continue evaluation of
effectively and expansion parental
integrate and
utilize technology. communications
 Continue the evaluation
LRPT: leadership, and expansion of e-
Administration documents
and Support
(Stoerner, 2008)

11. All students  Increase integration of
and staff will technology to maximize
have access production, accessibility
to the and flexibility
appropriate
 Provide a safe
technology
enviornment for student
research and
LRPT: collaboration
Infrastructure  Set standards and
for Technology recomm. For hardware
and software
 Continue to develop
and maintain
appropriate hardware
(Stoerner, 2008)

12.  Budget year 2010
 Staff Development $134,000.00
 Telecommunications & Internet Access
$755,905.00
 Materials & Supplies $5,000.00
 Equipment $1,881,680.00
 Maintenance $665,800.00
 Miscellaneous Expenses $282,000.00
 Total $3,724,385.00
(Stoerner, 2008)

13. The National Technology Education Plan has 5 goals.
1. Technology can fundamentally change the learning
process
2. Use technology in the second generation of
assessments
3. Connect teachers with their peers
4. Build an infrastructure that allows us to support
access in and out of school
5. Harness the power of technology to help schools to
become more productive, to accelerate student
achievement faster than ever before
(Duncan,,2010)

14.  1. The District Technology Committee will meet as
needed to evaluate emerging technologies and to
reviewand revise the 2008-2011 Long Range
Technology Plan.
 2. Progress reports on strategy development will be
presented to the District Technology Committee for
review.
 3. Teacher Technology Competency Surveys /
assessments will be administered annually.
 4. Student competencies will be measured each
spring for PreK through 8th grade.
 5. Each campus will establish a building technology
committee at the beginning of each school year
(Stoerner, 2008)

15.  Student competency test will be given
annually to measure progress and
proficiency
 Teachers will be tested on proficiency
annually reviewed by administrators
 Training will be provided for all levels
 Technology Plan will report acquiring
and deployment of technology and
services annually
(Stoerner, 2008)

16. Duncan, Arne. 2010 National Ed Tech Plan
Retrived November 9, 2012 via
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0PctTd_pl
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Stoerner, Louis Dr. Alief ISD Technology Plan 2008-
2011 Retrieved November 7, 2012 via www.
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Texas Long Range Plan for technology (2010)
Retrieved November 9, 2012 via
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=508
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