The document discusses the Texas STaR Chart, which assesses a school's progress in four key technology areas: teaching and learning, educator preparation and development, leadership and infrastructure. Gilmore Elementary has consistently been at the "Developing Tech" level for the first three areas and "Advanced Tech" for infrastructure. To improve, the school aims to enhance technology use for teaching and learning as well as staff development. The document outlines initiatives to maintain a strong infrastructure, better prepare educators, and increase leadership in instructional technology support.

1. Gilmore Elementary

2. What is Texas STaR Chart?
• Four Key Areas
• Levels of Progress
• Campus Data
• Campus Data Compared to State Data
• Summary
• Now What?

3. What Is Texas STaR Chart?
 Acronym for School Technology and Reading
 Designed to help teachers, campus and districts
determine their progress toward meeting technology
goals
 Completed by teachers
 Developed around the Texas Long Range Plan for
Technology
 Identifies progress of district and campus

4. Four Key Areas
 Teaching and Learning
 Educator Preparation and Development
 Leadership, Administration and
Instructional Support
 Infrastructure for Technology

5. Levels of Progress
Early Tech
Developing Tech
Advanced Tech
Target Tech

6. Campus Data
2008-2009 2007-2008 2006-2007
Teaching and Developing Tech Developing Tech Developing Tech
Learning
Educator Developing Tech Developing Tech Developing Tech
Preparation and
Development
Leadership, Developing Tech Developing Tech Developing Tech
Administrator and
Instructional
Support
Infrastructure for Advanced Tech Advanced Tech Advanced Tech
Technology

7. Campus Data Compared to State Data
Campus State Campus State Campus State
Data 08- Data 08- Data 07- Data 07- Data 06- Data 06-
09 09 08 08 07 07
Teaching Developing Developing Developing Developing Developing Developing
and Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech
Learning
Educator Developing Developing Developing Developing Developing Developing
Preparation Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech
and
Developme
nt
Leadership, Developing Advanced Developing Developing Developing Developing
Administrat Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech
ion and
Instruction
al Support
Infrastructu Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced
re for Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech Tech
Technology

8. Summary
 Campus Strength
-infrastructure for technology
 Campus Need For Improvement
-teaching and learning
-educator preparation and development
-leadership, administration and instructional
support

9. Now What?
Continue to be life long learners
Motivate students to use
technology
Be creative
Be a risk taker

10. Infrastructure of Technology
 In order to take advantage of new technologies in the
future, CCISD will need to maintain its high-performance
infrastructure.
Initiatives
 Increase unified communications
 Implement a safe network for improved collaboration 24/7
anytime and anywhere
 Desktop Virtualization
 Wireless N upgrades
 Media Distribution
 Distance Learning network enhancements

11. Educator Preparation and
Development
 As students who are considered “Digital Natives” enter Clear
Creek classrooms, it is essential that all professional educators
acknowledge that the world as we know it now and the world
that our students will enter as adults is drastically different.
Initiatives
 Web Instructor Training
 Continued movement toward all technology professional
development embedded in curriculum documents and
training
 TSDP Plan 2.0
 Ongoing Learning Staff Development Training
 Tech U-for new teacher training
 24/7 Staff Development opportunities available on e4

12. Leadership, Administration and
Instructional Support
 Implementing and sustaining school improvement and
technology innovation depends on skilled and persistent
leadership with the ability to share a vision and consistent
expectations.
Initiatives
 Classroom Walk-throughs
 Blackboard Connect
 Handheld Mobility Project
 Increased emphasis on Administrator training in the use of
technology
 Wendy's powerpoint.pptx

13. Additional Resources
 Texas Long Range Plan for Technology
 http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/technology/EktronAttach/
FinalCombinedLRPT2020.pdf
 Technology Applications/TEKS
 http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch126toc.html
 Texas STaR Chart
http://starchart.esc12.net/
AGENDA