1. Harrington Elementary School, 2008- 2011

2. Description: What is it?
Purpose: Why do we need it?
Results: What does it say about our campus?
Summary: What conclusions can we draw?

3. What is it?
The Texas STaR Chart is an assessment and planning tool developed
around the four key areas of The Texas Long Range Plan for Technology:
 Teaching and Learning
 Educator Preparation and Development
 Leadership Administration and Instructional Support
 Infrastructure for Technology

4. Why do we need it?
 It is designed to help  It can assist teachers in
teachers, campuses, and determining professional
districts determine their development needs and
progress toward meeting raise awareness of research-
the goals of the Long-Range based instructional goals.
Plan for Technology, as well
as meeting the goals of their
district.

5.  It can be used as a needs  It can assist in the
assessment from which measurement of the impact
schools and districts can use of state and local efforts to
the results to assist them in improve student learning
conceptualizing a vision of through the use of
technology and developing a technology.
technology plan.

6. What does the STaR Chart say about our campus?

7. Identifying our Strengths and Weaknesses
25
Key Areas
20
Teaching and Learning
15
Educator Preparation
and Development
10 Leadership, Admin., Inst
ructional Support
5 Infrastructure for
Technology
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2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011

8. Key Area STaR Classifications
4 = Target Tech
3 = Advanced Tech
2 = Developing Tech
1 = Early Tech

9. Harrington’s 3 Year Results
2008-2009
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Advanced Tech Classification
 Teaching and Learning
 Educator Preparation and Development
 Leadership, Administration, Instructional Support
Target Tech Classification
 Infrastructure for Technology

10. 2009-2010
Developing Tech Classification
 Teaching and Learning
 Educator Preparation and Development
 Leadership, Administration, Instructional Support
Advanced Tech Classification
 Infrastructure for Technology

11. 2010-2011
Developing Tech Classification
 Teaching and Learning
 Educator Preparation and Development
Advanced Tech Classification
 Infrastructure for Technology
 Leadership, Administration, Instructional Support

12. What does it say about our campus?
Teaching and Learning
• Highest scores include Patterns of Classroom Use, Frequency
/ Design of Instructional Setting and Content Area
Connections.
• Lowest scores include Technology Applications, Student
Mastery of Technology Applications and Online Learning.

13. Educator Prep. & Development
• Highest ratings are Capabilities of Educators and Levels of
Understanding and Patterns of Use.
• Lowest ratings are Professional Development
Experiences, Models of Professional Development, Access to
Professional Development and Professional Development
for Online Learning.

14. Leadership, Admin., Instructional Support
• Highest ratings are Leadership and Vision, Communication
and Collaboration and Leadership and Support for Online
Learning.
• Lowest ratings are Planning, Instructional Support and
Budget.

15. Infrastructure for Technology
• Highest rating was Internet Access Connectivity Speed.
• Lowest rating is Other Classroom Technology and Distance
Learning Capacity.

16. What conclusions can we draw?
Harrington maintains steady progress toward
meeting the states expectations in
integrating technology into teaching and
learning.

17. Our Goal…
Target Tech