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Assessment and Evaluation:
Section7
Part A: Methods
of Evaluation:
Deer Creek Mackinaw District
#701 will utilize multiple and varied assessment tools to evaluate
its progress in meeting its stated goals in section 6 of the technology
plan. Many of the same processes and tools will be used at the end of each
phase to determine progress in meeting stated goals and to adjust strategies
and/or resources. During phase 3 of the technology plan another formal data
collection process will be undertaken to determine what progress has been
made and what needs to be accomplished in the following three years. The
following summarizes the steps that will be taken:
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How has community involvement impacted the school and
community? To what extent has the technology and other learning
initiatives reflect a mutually, beneficial partnership between the school
system and the community?
Part B: Evaluation
Design:
community
Involvement:
GOAL: Provide
opportunities for the community to be better informed and supportive of
technology and other school initiatives through participation in educational
processes and increased communication efforts.
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Expected Results (Qualitative) |
Success Indicators (Quantitative)
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Measurement Instruments |
Frequency of Analysis |
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Expanded communication efforts between school and
parents. |
70% of all teachers will electronically communicate
with parents who have email access by the end of Phase III. |
Artifact Review
Communication Portfolio
Parent Survey
Insta-Audit Pillar I |
Annual
Phase 2 & 3
Phase 2 & 3
Phase 3
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Expanded communication efforts resulting in greater
school support and mutual benefits for school and community members.
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Web site will have individual teacher links that
are updated weekly.
20% increase in number of participants in tech
classes and open lab nights |
Artifact Review
Communication Portfolio
Community Survey
Insta-Audit Pillar I |
Annual;
Phase 2, 3
Phase 1 & 3
Phase 3
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Increased knowledge & support from community
members because of increased participation in school initiatives
(committees, volunteers, use of labs, etc). |
25% increase over three year period in parent and
community participation in committees and other school initiatives.
Increase each year in the number of participating community members
involved in technology showcase events. (Phase 1 data to be used as
benchmark) |
NextSteps Data Collection Tools
Logs, membership lists for committees
Showcase Artifacts
Insta-Audit Pillar I |
Annual
Annual
Annual
Phase 3
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Student Participation in events/activities and
showcasing of projects will give students "sense of community"
partnerships.
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Student artifacts will be published on district
website. There will be an increase in number of collaborative projects
with community members each year. Student roles and responsibilities
will increase in years 2 & 3. |
Artifact Review
Community Survey
Student Survey
Focus
Group Data
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Annual
Phase 2 & 3
Phase 2 & 3
Phase 1 & 3 |
urriculum and
Instruction:
GOAL: Create an environment with a
focus on improved teaching and learning practices that includes the use of
technology and provides all students opportunities to demonstrate
transforming learning.
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Expected Results (Qualitative) |
Success Indicators (Quantitative)
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Measurement Instruments |
Frequency of Analysis |
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Mastery of identified technology skills identified
in ISTE’s NETS for Teachers and NETS for All students.
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Sampling of student artifacts will show increase in the number of
adapting and/or transforming learning uses each year. |
Student Artifact Review.
NS Tool 9
ETP Spectrum |
Annual
Annual
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Increased accessibility to technology tools for
instruction that is adapting and/or transforming. |
Increase in tools from phase 1 through phase 3 will
be substantiated. Tool capacity at optimum level. |
Artifacts
Surveys
Insta Audit (Pillar IV) |
Annual
Phase 2 & 3
Phase 3 |
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Increase of student-centered, technology-enhanced
activities in the classroom to support
student achievement of the ILS.
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Instructional practices will show increase in
transforming uses by at least 15%. Movement toward meeting optimum level
for Pillar II of NS Analysis Guide
Decrease in percentage of students not meeting ILS in reading and
writing. |
ETP Spectrum in conjunction with NS Tool 9
NS Insta-Audit for Pillar II
Student Achievement Analysis
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Annual
Phase 3
Annual
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Improvement in student
achievement scores in reading and writing on ISAT &
PSAE.
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Data
retreat process will track trends each year. % of students who meet or
exceed will show a 10% increase. |
Student Achievement Analysis |
Annual
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Increase in transforming learning experiences for
students.
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The formal Next-Steps Insta-Audit
Process will see district move beyond the "developing" level for Pillar
II (Teaching and Learning) by the end of Phase 3. There will be a 10%
improvement in number of students meeting/exceeding standards in reading
and writing at all tested grade levels. |
NS Analysis Guide with Insta-Audit
NS Student Quick Surveys & Focus Groups Interviews
NS Teacher Survey
ISAT & PSAE Scores for data analysis |
Phase 3
Annual
Phase 3
Phase 1,2,3 |
Professional
Development:
GOAL:
Provide professional
development activities for teachers, paraprofessionals, support personnel
and administrators that will enable them to create environments that results
in improved teaching and learning practices and provides all students
opportunities to demonstrate transforming learning which includes use of
technology .
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Expected Results (Qualitative) |
Success Indicators (Quantitative)
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Measurement Instruments |
Frequency of Analysis |
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Teachers will model effective uses of technology in
transforming learning through teaching and assessment.
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Insta-Audit results will show teacher
readiness at optimum range. Analysis of online teacher and administrator
surveys show growth from 2004 results.
Teacher observations show increase by 15% each year in number of
teachers effectively modeling best practices. Authentic assessments will
be utilized in targeted classrooms. |
NextSteps Analysis Guide for Pillar III
NS online surveys
Observations
Artifact Review |
Phase 3
Phase 3
Annual
Phase 2 & 3
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Students, teachers, library media personnel,
paraprofessionals and administrators will
move towards mastery of the appropriate ISTE NETS, as well as, the
professional standards
prescribed by ISBE.
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Observations show increase of15% each year in
number of teachers, using technology for professional and instructional
purposes on daily/weekly basis.
Administrators will increase use of technology on
daily/weekly basis to meet TSSA Standards. |
Observations
Insta-Audit for Pillar III
NS Teacher and Admin. Online surveys |
Annual
Phase 3
Phase 3
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Building Administrators will provide leadership
skills to bring changes in classroom environments. |
Insta-Audit using the IL. NextSteps Analysis Guide
for Pillar III will be used to assess growth in teacher and
administrator readiness to integrate technology into the curricula.
Comparison of FY 04 and 06 with 07 to determine trends. |
Insta-Audit
Interviews |
Annual
Phase 2 & 3 |
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Increase in student achievement in identified
curricular areas of need. |
% of
students who meet or
exceed will show a 10% increase by end of Phase 3. |
ISAT & PSAE SCORES |
Annual |
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Staff development program that addresses identified
needs of all staff and incorporates strategies of IPTS NETS-T & TSSA
resulting in changes in classroom environments.
Staff Development Program supports NSDC Standards
for Staff Development. |
20% increase in the number of activities that focus
beyond literacy skills. By the end of year 3, all teachers and
administrators will meet IPTS, NETS or TSSA Standards. As a result of
using a variety of teaching models, instructional practices will show
15% increase transforming uses. |
NS
Tool 9 & 14
ETP Spectrum analysis
Insta-Audit for Pillar III.
Surveys; NS Tool 9 |
Annual
Phase 2
Phase 3
Annual |
Technology
Deployment and Sustainability:
GOAL:
Continue to purchase,
maintain and equitably deploy hardware, software and peripherals to support
implementation of instructional practices that support “best” teaching and
learning practices for all staff and students.
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Expected Results (Qualitative) |
Success Indicators (Quantitative)
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Measurement Instruments |
Frequency of Analysis |
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Technology tools, including software and
peripherals will support transforming learning uses.
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20% increase in the
number of teachers using technology for instruction on a daily/weekly
basis.
25% decrease in literacy uses and increase in
adapting and transforming uses. |
NS Teacher Survey
NS Tool 9
Artifact Review
Insta-Audit (Pillars 2 & 4 |
Phase 3
Phase
2 & 3
Annual
Phase 3
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More up-to-date computers/hardware will be
available for teachers and students to support new instructional
methods.
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Annual purchases
Student Artifacts show increase in number/variety
of software programs used in learning.
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Inventory Analysis
Focus Group Interviews
Student Product Artifact Analysis |
Annual
Phase 1
Phase 2 & 3
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Increased access to improved/updated communication
services. |
NextSteps Insta-Audit
results will show district moving
to higher level of deployment and sustainability over the course of the
three years (comparison of data collected in each phase).
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Inventories
NS Insta Audit
E-Rate Addendum
Artifact Review |
Annual
Annual
Annual
Annual
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Systemic data collection process to allow for
increased decision making based on assessment/analysis.
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Insta-Audit will show
improvement in overall rating for Technology Deployment.
E-Rate requirements met. |
Insta-Audit Process
Summative reports
Artifacts on file |
Annual
Annual
Annual |
Part C: Description
on how acquired technology will be integrated into curriculum and how the
overall plan will impact student achievement:
Through increased
professional development activities, teachers, media personnel,
paraprofessionals and administrators will create technology-rich
classroom environments. This will be accomplished through their
understanding of computers and peripherals and adapting the technologies
into classrooms practices. In addition, a familiarity with various software
programs that are specific to content areas can be implemented in classrooms
to support learning to improve student achievement in areas targeted by
school improvement committees. Lastly, training opportunities will lead to
an understanding of the power of technology that can open new learning
opportunities for students that include authentic, multidisciplinary
activities that relate to district, state and national academic standards.
The above will be possible through
integration of the technology with curriculum and instruction through our
strategies listed in sections 6b and 6c and supported by our continued
deployment and sustainability efforts noted in section 6d. Such a plan calls
for:
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Targeted teachers to complete projects that addresses their
curricular area of need, using various technology tools.
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Process for collection and analysis of data to determine
whether projects, lesson restructuring, etc. have had impact on student
achievement growth and technology integration.
Mentors (our early adopters of transforming
learning practices) will collaborate with staff at beginning stages of
readiness to design and implement student-centered instructional
units. Released time will also be provided for teachers across content areas
and/or grade levels to meet and share ideas. Building Principals will
provide leadership to have increased collaboration between teachers. At the
end of three years of training and implementation into classrooms, we
expect:
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Lessons/units to demonstrate integration of the Illinois
Learning Standards and the ISTE NETS Standards for Students.
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Student achievement data in identified curricular areas of
need tosurpass the Adequate Yearly Progress rate of 5 per cent.
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Sampling of student artifacts generated with technology will
show an individualistic rather than a “cookie cutter” approach.
Part D: Description
of methods to be used for revision and reporting results of overall plan:
The Technology Committee
will be responsible for conducting necessary evaluations each year. An
analysis will be completed with the assistance of the school improvement
committee and staff development committee. Changes in strategies will be
made, when necessary, to better meet teacher, student and community needs
based upon results of the evaluation process each year. A report will be
submitted to the Board of Education each June and then placed on the
district web page in addition to the usual traditional methods of
communication.
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