The Texas STaR Chart is used to evaluate a campus's progress in meeting technology goals and can be used for technology planning, budgeting, and project evaluation. It shows that MacArthur High School's scores fluctuated between Developing and Advanced across four areas from 2006-2009, with Educator Preparation and Development being the weakest area. Overall, the chart provides important data about the school and can help guide continued improvement in all areas to meet state compliance.

1. Texas STaR Chart By Lori Smith EDLD 5352

2. MacArthur's Students LIFE group

3. Texas STaR ChartQuestions We Will Answer ! What is it? What do we use it for? What are MacArthur's results? What does this mean for us? Summary!

4. What is it? The Texas Campus STaR Chart is mandated by law to be used to evaluate a campus’ progress toward meeting the goals of the Long-Range Plan for Technology. www.starchart.esc12.net

5. What do we use it for? The chart can be used for technology planning, budgeting for resources, and evaluation of progress in local technology projects.

6. Mac students at work

8. What are MacArthur's results? Teaching & Learning 2008-09: 12/ Developing 2007-08: 13/Developing 2006-07: 16/ Advanced

9. Results Continued Educator Preparation & Development 2008-09: 11/ Developing 2007-08: 13/ Developing 2006-07: 20/ Advanced

10. Results Continued Leadership, Administration, & Instructional Support 2008-09: 16/ Advanced 2007-08: 14/ Developing 2006-07: 19/ Advanced

11. Results Continued Infrastructure for Technology 2008-09: 15/ Advanced 2007-08: 14/ Developing 2006-07: 17/ Advanced

12. What does this mean for us? I don’t feel that the STaR Chart actually showed anything to be our greatest strength as a school. To show a strength I would expect to see the numbers increase over the three year time span. It should go from Developing to advanced, and then stay there. None of our numbers did that.

13. What does this mean for us?Continued The chart shows that our Educator Preparation and Development is our weakness, which is probably true. A lot of the staff came from the middle school with the principal, and they aren’t HS certified, and a lot of the most experienced of the staff left over the last few years, leaving a lot of brand new teachers.

14. Summary of STaR Chart DATA All in all, the chart told us a lot of important data about our school. We have a lot of great students, and wonderful staff. The main point is to continue to use the charts data to help us come to compliance with the state, and begin steadily to improve in all four areas.

15. THE END BY : Lori Smith EDLD 5352