The STAR Chart was developed by the Texas Education Agency to help schools plan, budget, and evaluate technology use and progress towards goals laid out in the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology. The STAR Chart produces a profile indicating a school's level of progress in key areas like teaching and learning, educator preparation, and infrastructure. It allows schools to assess their current technology use and integration.

1. The Texas Star Chart By: LaKeisha P. Washington

2. Who made it? The Texas Education Agency Educational Technology Advisory Committee(ETAC) developed the School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart

3. What is it? STAR Chart is an online tool used to: a. plan how technology will be used b. allocate and budget for resources c. evaluate the progress of local technology projects d. determine what your current level of technology use is e. as a formative and/ or summative assessment tool

4. Why do we need it? To make sure that we are on the right path and following the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology http:// www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5082&menu_id=2147483665

5. What can it tell me? The STaR Chart produces a profile which tell us how close we are as a campus to reaching the goals of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology The indicators on the profile places us at one of the four levels of progess on the LRPT: Early Tech, Developing Tech, Advanced Tech, or Target Tech

6. What do our progress levels look like ? I. Teaching and Learning Key Area Total:18 Key Area STaR Classification: Advanced Tech II. Educator Preparation and Development Key Area Total:18 Key Area STaR Classification: Advanced Tech III. Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support Key Area Total:19 Key Area STaR Classification: Advanced Tech IV. Infrastructure for Technology Key Area Total:22 Key Area STaR Classification: Target Tech

7. What does Deady’s STAR Chart look like? Use the link below to access our campus chart District: Houston(without the ISD) Campus: School Name http://starchart2.esc12.net/

8. Have you taken your survey? In order to find out how much we must grow as a campus, each member of the faculty and staff must complete the survey. Here is the link: http://starchart.esc12.net/Login.aspx “ ALL HANDS ON DECK ”