Pekin Public School District 108 is committed to a technologically integrated working environment for all students and staff. The environment must include: 

1. Appropriate technological tools and skills. 
2. Easy access and continuous support, training and time. 
3. Efficient infrastructure for connectivity.
4. Continuous updating of district and buildings’ technology plans. 

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A school district must have a clear vision of how the tools of technology can be used to improve teaching and learning.

It is through visioning that we translate possibilities into goals, goals into plans, and plans into actions.

The capacity of the school/district, through leadership to operate from a shared vision of technology that is

characterized by the belief that a comprehensive, integrated approach to technology-enriched teaching and learning

1. LC2000 Evaluation – conduct student and teacher survey through Nona Preston.

Next year…

1. Participate in Tech Check Program and reformat on-line district tech plan.
2. Review building technology plans to ensure alignment to district and state tech plan.
3. Accelerate vision and planning process to maximize use of E-Rate funding.
4. Develop relationship with other leading MidWest schools to promote the sharing of best practices using technology.

2001-2002 priorities…

1. Seek ISBE approval of district tech plan
2. Obtain results related to building tech plans

| Top | Vision | Data Management | Learning Community | Technology Curriculum |

| Infrastructure | Instructional Integration | Projects & Activities| Training | Support & Resources |

Technology can help teachers spend less time managing instruction and more time actively engaged

with instruction. Easy access to student performance data improves instructional decisions and expands

instructional opportunities. The capacity of the school/district to use technology for information

management to support its educational planning processes is an indicator for success. This includes

tools for gathering, sharing, analyzing, synthesizing, and presenting relevant data in a timely way in order

to determine the needs of students and/or the organization, the changes that should be

made, and measuring results.

This year…

1. Finalize AS/400 and CIMS upgrade
2. Explore/finalize Abacus XP purchase

Next years priorities...

1. Collaborate with Technology Pathways to design software to generate and manage knowledge about student achievement
2. Develop Student DataTracker (electronic version of ‘I can do it’ sheets)
3. Implement teacher data management tool (Abacus XP?)
4. Investigate student ID card systems
5. Implement Teacher DataTracker for tracking teacher staff development.
6. Complete on-line cataloging of all school print resources
7. Upgrade Edulog system

2001 – 2002

1. Implement Technology Pathways software project.
2. Evaluate Teacher DataTracker
3. Implement Student DataTracker
4. Implement on-line hardware inventory
5. Complete cataloging of district non-print

| Top | Vision | Data Management | Learning Community | Technology Curriculum |

| Infrastructure | Instructional Integration | Projects & Activities| Training | Support & Resources |

The power of connecting the home to the school and all to the community resources presents new ways to

communicate, educate, service, market and entertain. The school becomes a virtual community without walls.

It fosters collaboration and citizenship through partnerships with community agencies and business. The degree

to which technologically-based communication systems (voice mail, web-sites and video networks) help

teachers, administrators, student and other staff within the school district and with the broader community

(parents, outside experts, universities) exchange appropriate information about topics that affect teaching

and learning, student performance, successful practices, and available resources must be an indicator for success.

This year…

1. Discuss possible action plans for LC2000 partners for the post-grant period
2. Deploy public access site to Miller Center
3. Complete deployment of phones to regular division classroom teachers

Next years priorities...

1. Assist LC2000 partners in creating action plans for the post grant period.
2. Expand public access site to Boys and Girls Club
3. Complete telephone deployment to all classrooms
4. Reevaluate and possibly re-pilot video conferencing equipment for the classrooms.
5. Repurpose Video Conferencing Systems for staff development use
6. Develop annual review process for district and school web sites.

Everyone needs to have word processing, keyboarding, multimedia, e-mail and Internet skills.

It cannot be limited to those who have the resources to afford it. It must be offered equitable

until everyone has sufficient access and tdraining. Our public schools are the best vehicle to

teach every child these skills. The capacity of the school/ district to make students and staff

technologically literate and to integrate their skills in the context of meaning teaching

and learning is an indicator for success.

1. Finalize K-8 tech curriculum
2. Put student tech curriculum test results data on-line

Next years priorities...

1. Refine student technology performance tests to allow for easier implementation.
2. Publish K-8 tech curriculum in "I can do it sheet" format to all teachers.

A well designed infrastructure enables the tools to be accessible, functional, and user-friendly.

Our infrastructure design utilizes a fiber option, ATM backbone to allow for the transfer of voice,

video and data across one network. It connects the homes to the schools, the schools to one

another, each to the resources of the community and all to the Internet. The capacity of the

school/district to build and maintain a reliable, flexible, and high quality technological

infrastructure in which there is appropriate information security and which is easily available

to all students and staff whenever and wherever needed is an indicator for success.

This year…

1. Install network file server to allow students and staff to have network directories.

Next years priorities...

1. Implement Ethernet into all buildings
2. Complete the infrastructure needs for the new Wilson Building
3. Extend data and voice connections to Food Services/Maintenance building
4. Move to civicNET internet access and phase out Verio connection
5. Ensure proper UPS support in all wiring closets with the telephone system
6. Restructure dial-up terminals to accommodate all users.
7. Review quality and allocation of data drops in each building.
8. Complete replacements and installation of large screen monitors in Wilson and Washington.

2001 – 2002

1. Repair/ fix any data drops that did not meet standards from previous years review.

The best use of technology is when it can be integrated into instructional tasks. It helps

to spark incredible discussions; it is a powerful chalkboard", it creates dazzling presentations;

it provides individualized learning experiences; it provides opportunities to research,

analyze, construct and present information.

• The capacity of the school/district to provide paths for learning that integrate

technology in the curriculum and give curricular opportunities for students, to gather,
analyze, and present information in order to acquire and produce knowledge is an indicator for success.
• The capacity of school/district to use technology to help teachers facilitate learning

by developing and sharing a repertoire of instructional techniques that can be customized
based on learner needs and an opportunity for teachers and students to share instructional
roles is an indicator for success.
• The capacity of the school/district to use technology to employ a variety of methods that

assist in evaluating student learning as defined by local, state, and national standards,
in order to continuously improve instruction is an indicator for success

This year…

1. Schedule visit with NCREL

Next year...

1. Purchase and install Instructional Software/Courseware (either networkable or standalone)
2. Implement a process for evaluating technology integration into instruction.
3. Communicate and implement Learning Center program expectations.

2001 – 2002…

1. Analyze and assess Learning Center Program expectations

| Top | Vision | Data Management | Learning Community | Technology Curriculum |
| Infrastructure | Instructional Integration | Projects & Activities| Training | Support & Resources |

It is important to offer staff and students opportunities to experiment and be pioneers in

inventing new applications. Many activities are offered as an extension to the school day

and school year. Beta projects, mentoring opportunities, tech clubs, and summer camps

are part of the offerings. The capacity of the school/district to provide opportunities for

staff and students to experiment with technologies to enhance teaching and learning to

extend the vision is an indicator for success. Opportunities and resources must be available

beyond the school day and year to provide for the research and development necessary

to make the investment sound.

1. Refine fellowships program.
2. Expand student laptop checkout to primary buildings
3. Implement Student Project of the Month to highlight exemplary student projects.
4. Refine purpose of the student tech clubs.

| Infrastructure | Instructional Integration | Projects & Activities| Training | Support & Resources |

Staff must be provided with a comprehensive training program that is pragmatic. It must focus

on how the technology will be used, not just the mechanics of its operations. It must be

accompanied with sufficient time and access. It also must extend beyond the staff to include

the board, parents, partners and community members. The capacity of the school/district to

provide a variety of timely opportunities for staff to develop their technical skills and

conceptual understanding of how people might learn better with technology, and advance

the organization by promoting and encouraging systems thinking, teamwork and

collaboration supported by technology must be an indicator for success.

Next year...

1. Evaluate and revise pilot teacher training program based on feedback and results to expand and emphasize integration.
2. Provide training and support necessary to phase appropriate phases of the pilot teacher training program into the learning center.
3. Integrate SAI process into Technology Integration Training
4. Merge Teacher Academy and Tech Academy and align the programs with new certification requirements.
5. Complete the installation of the Tech Centers training lab.

| Infrastructure | Instructional Integration | Projects & Activities| Training | Support & Resources |

It is important that the network is well maintained and in good operating condition. Technical

Next year...

1. Explore and implement remote management tools to allow for faster software support.
2. Train at least one staff member to be the troubleshooter per building.
3. Develop and communicate Technical Support Checklist for classroom teachers.
4. Develop and implement training program to provide teachers with the skills necessary to provide troubleshooting and maintenance for their classroom workstations.