The document discusses a STaR Chart assessment of technology readiness for Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD. The STaR Chart evaluates schools in four areas: teaching and learning, educator preparation, leadership/support, and infrastructure. It shows that Highland Middle School's scores dropped in some areas over time, lowering its classifications in those areas to "Developing Tech" despite maintaining infrastructure scores. The presentation calls for increased technology use by staff to better prepare students.

1. Texas STaR ChartEagle Mountain-Saginaw ISDPresented by:Karen Burch

2. AGENDAWhat is a STaR Chart?What does it do for your school?What does the data show about Highland Middle School?QuestionsSummary

3. What is the STaR Chart?School Technology and ReadinessOnline resources for districts in assessing & planning technology.

4. Aligned with the Long Range Plan for Technology for 2006-2020.

5. Must be completed online each year by teachers, campuses, & districts.What does the STaR Chart do for our school?The chart is used for planning, budgeting, and evaluation of progress in technology toward meeting the goals of the Long Range Plan for Technology required by the state.

6. It focuses on 4 critical areas: - Teaching & Learning - Educator Preparation & Development - Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support - Infrastructure for Technology

7. Teaching & LearningPatterns of Classroom Use

8. Frequency/Design of Instructional Setting Using Digital Content

9. Content Area Connections

10. Technology Applications (TA) TEKS Implementation

11. Student Mastery of Technology Applications (TA) TEKS

12. Online LearningEducator Preparation & DevelopmentContent of Professional Development

13. Models of Professional Development

14. Capabilities of Educators

15. Access to Professional Development

16. Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use

17. Professional Development for Online LearningLeadership, Administration, & Instructional SupportLeadership and Vision

18. Planning

19. Instructional Support

20. Communication and Collaboration

21. Budget

22. Leadership and Support and Online LearningInfrastructure For TechnologyStudents per Computers

23. Internet Access Connectivity/Speed

24. Other Classroom Technology

25. Technical Support

26. Local Area Network/Wide Area Network

27. Distance Learning CapacityKey Area STaR ClassificationsEarly Tech

28. Developing Tech

29. Advanced Tech

30. Target TechWhat does the data show for Highland Middle School?> Teaching and Learning Total remained the same and our classification remand as Developing Tech>Educator Preparation Dropped one point, lowering our classification to Developing Tech > Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support Dropped one point and still maintained the Advanced Tech Classification>Infrastructure for Technology Dropped 5 points and still maintained the Advanced Tech Classification

31. 2007-2008 ResultsRESULTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR.

32. Highlands Results

33. Questions??What does this mean for our students?What is our role in increased technology use?What needs does our campus have to improve?

34. ConclusionIn conclusion our district needs to step it up when it comes to keeping current with technology. As early as three years ago our district had a five year technology requirement plan for all of it’s employee’s. This meant that every employee in the district had to meet certain technology requirements by their fifth year in the district. That has now fell by the wayside, and I believe that has a lot to do with our decreasing scores and classification over the years. In order to keep our students ahead of the game in technology use, we the staff must make the effort to use technology more in our teaching.

35. ResourcesTexas Campus STaR Chartwww.tea.state.tx.us/starchart