Vision/Leadership

Where we are:

• Everyone on our staff has heard and understands our vision. We still have a few that resists at times and drag their feet at the implementation of it

• We’d like everyone to have an active role in the development and implementation of our on-going vision.
• We would like more sharing of instructional methods between staff.
• We’d like to acquire our wish list.

• Reactivate the Technology Committee and charge it to share our vision
• Use of a SIP half-day in sharing projects, technology in the classroom, etc.
• Creation of an Edison Portfolio of projects.
• Raise money, write grants, use fundraiser money and change the mindset of staff in the use of building facilities. (“Break out of the box”)
• Arrange building visits and share ideas after returning (Use of classified subs)

Resources necessary to get there:

• Set calendar for Technology Committee Meetings.
• Use of TV studio, room 1, room 25 and room 43 as presentation rooms.
• Big Bucks!

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Learning Community

 Where we are:

• We have all the capabilities but the location of ports is a hindrance to instruction and setup.
• We do not have an adequate number of ports in the learning center, in room 23, and the rooms we hope to use for presentation labs.
• Missing ports in cafeteria, gyms, discourse lab?, and work rooms
• We have a Discourse lab (only 25 stations work), half a lab of Pentium computers in the learning center, old computers in room 23 (26), all but 5 staff with computers, eleven staff with 5 computers in their classrooms, four digital cameras, fax machine, four scanners, fifteen rooms with monitors (most mounted), sufficient numbers of VCRs and TVs, five video discs, one video camera, new tech center equipment.

• We want ports moved
• We want ports put in to all necessary rooms
• Upgrade Discourse Lab
• We want Pentium computers in room 23, half a lab in Learning Center, a computer for our presentation station in the learning center.
• We want our entire wish list.

• Tech Committee / Administrators / Learning Center Teacher have to communicate port needs, hub needs, equipment needs, etc. to the district and maintenance staff.
• Tech Committee needs to communicate with and brainstorm with our staff on needs.
• Investigate all fund resources.
• Prioritize our spending needs.
• Reallocate building funds.
• Solve furniture needs

Resources necessary to get there:

• Funding - Grants
• Maintenance crew
• Time

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Where we are:

• External – Edison ACTS, SILT, Community Classes, Open Labs, Curriculum Nights, Parent – Teacher Conferences, Dirksen Center Partnership,, Fine Arts Fair, PTA, Graduation, Parent’s Nights, Learning Center volunteer, use of Gyms by Union Mission, Newsletters mailed, “Headline News: Junior High Views”, and rentals.
• Internal – Conferencing with Middle School Network, 7A Simulation, 8A World in Motion, all staff were given email addresses.

• Increase use of labs by community
• Improve advertisement of lab availability.
• Develop a community outreach program.
• Alumni sharing program
• Development of Partnerships
• Homeroom Mentorships?
• Develop a “Children’s Museum”
• Research AIMS involvement
• Collaborate with Union Mission

 

• Create Community Committee
• Encourage risk taking.
• Release time for working on projects

• Manpower
• Training
• Write a Grant

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Where we are:

• Training is taking place in L. Center
• Webmaster training
• 4 out of 6 groups are in the pilot program
• We train each other in in-service days.
• We offer community classes
• We offer special projects
• Summer tech camps are offered

• We want to utilize our pilot teachers as trainers
• We need to offer advanced class training
• We want more professional development time for tech training
• Update new PowerPoint and Eudora classes
• Send people to tech training workshops

• Grant money
• Equipment
• Time – Released Time
• Commitment

• More district funds for professional development
• District support for writing grants

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Infrastructure

 

Where we are:

• Cumulative folders
• We are implementing library management
• We are beginning School Vista
• Everyone has an email address
• School webpages, staff webpages
• Newsletters and “Headline News: Junior High Views”
• We have a SIP
• We have an Edison Technology Plan
• Scantron
• Report Cards – Midterm Progress Reports
• 50% have electronic grade books
• SILT, faculty meetings, teams and committees formed

• All trained and using School Vista
• Using electronic portfolios
• Have a grade book program
• Use of Lotus Notes
• Video conferencing
• Voice Telephones in each classroom
• Automated lunch program that interfaces with the library automation system

• Training and time
• Purchase software
• Develop security system
• Secure grant funding

• Training and time
• Purchase software
• Technical assistance
• Money and incorporation into the pilot program

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 Where we are:

• Tech Camp, Space Camp, Webmasters
• Open labs, community classes
• Tech Academy classes are offered
• Pilot Program
• Visitations in our building
• Staff have presented at conferences

• Offer after school training classes for students.
• Offer after school fun classes (make banners, desktop publishing things, photography classes, Thumbs up classes, etc.)
• Develop presentations and attend conferences
• Advertise these things on our webpage and in the Paper (PR Person)

• Get trainers
• Offer opportunities, encourage, and celebrate.

 

• Time

Planning and commitment

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Where we are:

• We are in good shape with students and staff.
• We have people that have been trained that are not carrying through in their classrooms
• We have a problem with training do to move ins, etc.

 

• School Vista for all
• All staff  and students proficient in technology curriculum (Assessment tool needed)
• Development of assessment tool for ongoing application of technology use in the classroom
• Tap into our junior webmasters program

Actions necessary to get there:

• Training
• Release time
• A commitment to accomplish these goals

Resources necessary to get there:

More computers (Full Lab)

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Where we are:

• Good support at our learning center
• We have a number of qualified staff members
• A number of students that have potential
• We get our share of Keith’s, Brian’s, and Sheila’s etc. time.
• We have support at Support.Net

 

• To develop a partnership with Bradley, ICC and ISU
• Continue to develop skills of our staff
• Create a mailing list of our staff
• Check out volunteers for tech abilities

• Contacting universities, etc.
• Leg work

We need to develop some relationships

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Support/Resources

Where we are:

• We have a building plan in technology, core curriculums, and exploratory classes
• SILT sets goals every year.
• We have an evaluation and goal setting process.
• All students are introduced to Word, PowerPoint, ClarisWorks, Spreadsheets, HyperStudio, Tom Snyder “One Computer Classroom”, the Internet, licensed for use of the Internet, digital cameras, and the RAP process.
• Webmasters Program

• Aligning curriculum and instruction to state goals
• Student lead conferences
• Sharing of data through systems
• Use of teacher webpages updated weekly. (Template)
• Team Curriculum Meetings Weekly – Sharing of Information
• Communication skills
• Everyone trained in School Vista
• Train in Library Automation System
• Again, we need to do more sharing
• Peer observations

• Need resource time

• Time
• Man Power
• Professional Development

Release time – Classified Subs

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