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Pekin Public School
District 108 is committed to a technologically integrated working
environment for all students and staff. The environment must include:
- Appropriate technological tools and skills.
- Easy access and continuous support, training
and time.
- Efficient infrastructure for connectivity.
- Continuous updating of district and buildings’
technology plans.
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| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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| Infrastructure | Instructional
Integration | Projects & Activities|
Training | Support
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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
will improve student performance must be an indicator for success.
This year…
- LC2000 Evaluation – conduct student and teacher survey through
Nona Preston.
Next year…
- Participate in Tech Check Program and reformat on-line district
tech plan.
- Review building technology plans to ensure alignment to district
and state tech plan.
- Accelerate vision and planning process to maximize use of
E-Rate funding.
- Develop relationship with other leading MidWest schools to
promote the sharing of best practices using technology.
2001-2002 priorities…
- Seek ISBE approval of district tech plan
- Obtain results related to building tech plans
| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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| Infrastructure | Instructional
Integration | Projects & Activities|
Training | Support
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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…
- Finalize AS/400 and CIMS upgrade
- Explore/finalize Abacus XP purchase
Next years priorities...
- Collaborate with Technology Pathways to design software to
generate and manage knowledge about student achievement
- Develop Student DataTracker (electronic version of ‘I can
do it’ sheets)
- Implement teacher data management tool (Abacus XP?)
- Investigate student ID card systems
- Implement Teacher DataTracker for tracking teacher staff development.
- Complete on-line cataloging of all school print resources
- Upgrade Edulog system
2001 – 2002
- Implement Technology Pathways software project.
- Evaluate Teacher DataTracker
- Implement Student DataTracker
- Implement on-line hardware inventory
- Complete cataloging of district non-print
| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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| 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…
- Discuss possible action plans for LC2000 partners for the
post-grant period
- Deploy public access site to Miller Center
- Complete deployment of phones to regular division classroom
teachers
Next years priorities...
- Assist LC2000 partners in creating action plans for the post
grant period.
- Expand public access site to Boys and Girls Club
- Complete telephone deployment to all classrooms
- Reevaluate and possibly re-pilot video conferencing equipment
for the classrooms.
- Repurpose Video Conferencing Systems for staff development
use
- Develop annual review process for district and school web
sites.
| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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| Infrastructure | Instructional
Integration | Projects & Activities|
Training | Support
& Resources |
 
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.
This year…
- Finalize K-8 tech curriculum
- Put student tech curriculum test results data on-line
Next years priorities...
- Refine student technology performance tests to allow for easier
implementation.
- Publish K-8 tech curriculum in "I can do it sheet"
format to all teachers.
| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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| Infrastructure | Instructional
Integration | Projects & Activities|
Training | Support
& Resources |
 
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…
- Install network file server to allow students and staff to
have network directories.
Next years priorities...
- Implement Ethernet into all buildings
- Complete the infrastructure needs for the new Wilson Building
- Extend data and voice connections to Food Services/Maintenance
building
- Move to civicNET internet access and phase out Verio connection
- Ensure proper UPS support in all wiring closets with the telephone
system
- Restructure dial-up terminals to accommodate all users.
- Review quality and allocation of data drops in each building.
- 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.
| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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| Infrastructure | Instructional
Integration | Projects & Activities|
Training | Support
& Resources |
 
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...
- Purchase and install Instructional Software/Courseware (either
networkable or standalone)
- Implement a process for evaluating technology integration
into instruction.
- Communicate and implement Learning Center program expectations.
2001 – 2002…
1. Analyze and assess Learning Center Program expectations
 
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. Gracefully end the current fellowship programs
2. Exhibition of ISU interns and 108 Mentor Teacher projects
at end of year.
Next years priorities...
- Refine fellowships program.
- Expand student laptop checkout to primary buildings
- Implement Student Project of the Month to highlight exemplary
student projects.
- Refine purpose of the student tech clubs.
| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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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...
- Evaluate and revise pilot teacher training program based on
feedback and results to expand and emphasize integration.
- Provide training and support necessary to phase appropriate
phases of the pilot teacher training program into the learning
center.
- Integrate SAI process into Technology Integration Training
- Merge Teacher Academy and Tech Academy and align the programs
with new certification requirements.
- Complete the installation of the Tech Centers training lab.
| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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It is important that the network is well maintained
and in good operating condition. Technical
support must free instructors to use the tool for
teaching and learning purposes. Fiscal
support must assure money in the budget for training,
hardware and technology personnel.
The capacity of the school/district fto provide high
quality technological support available
for all students and staff whenever and wherever needed
in an indicator for success.
Next year...
- Explore and implement remote management tools to allow for
faster software support.
- Train at least one staff member to be the troubleshooter per
building.
- Develop and communicate Technical Support Checklist for classroom
teachers.
- Develop and implement training program to provide teachers
with the skills necessary to provide troubleshooting and maintenance
for their classroom workstations.
| Top | Vision
| Data Management | Learning
Community | Technology Curriculum
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| Infrastructure | Instructional
Integration | Projects & Activities|
Training | Support
& Resources |
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