Bullock Creek School District Technology Plan

2013-2015

This plan is for: Bullock Creek School District, Code #56020 1420 South Badour Road Midland, MI 48640 989-631-9022 Begins 7/1/13, ends 6/30/15 Contact Jeramey Valley (989-631-9022, valleyj@bcreek.org) The Bullock Creek School District is served by the Midland County Educational Services Agency, Code #56000 The plan and additional school district information may be found at http://www.bcreek.k12.mi.us

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary 3

Introductory Materials 4-6

Vision and Goals 7

Curriculum Integration 8

Student Achievement 9

Technology Delivery 10-12

Community Relations 13

Collaboration 14

Professional Development 15-16

Supporting Resources 17

Infrastructure – Technical Specifications and Design 18

Technical Support 19

Increase Access 19

Budget and Timetable 20

Coordination of Resources 21

Monitoring and Evaluation 22

Acceptable Use Policy 23-25

Appendix A – Technology Content Standards and Benchmarks

Appendix B – District Forms

Appendix C – Sample Lesson Plans

Appendix D – Copyright Guidelines

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Executive Summary

Our technology plan is built upon the input of many members of the Bullock Creek School District community. To ensure that the technology planning is carried out in concert with the district long-range goals the Technology Planning Committee is made up of teachers, media specialists, administrators, technologists, board members, and parents. Each member has a wealth of planning experience and many members have been actively involved in the development of earlier plans.

Technology Planning Committee Ben Borsenik Teacher Tim McGuire Teacher Amy Brege Lab Manager Vicki Mikusko Principal Charles Schwedler Superintendent Holly Miller Board of Education Jenny Kalina Lab Manager Jim Nemeth Board of Education Spencer Korson Teacher Michelle Woodley Business Manager Kim Lashuay Lab Manager Jeramey Valley Director of Technology Planning Steps Used by the Technology Committee The district wide technology committee used the following steps to develop a plan to meet anticipated student, staff, administration, and community technology needs from 2013-2015. Steps: 1. Organize the team 2. Review goals 3. Assess technology needs 4. Evaluate research 5. Develop an action plan 6. Assess existing resources 7. Review finances 8. Anticipate obstacles 9. Develop an implementation plan 10. Establish a timeline 11. Organize and develop professional development 12. Evaluate progress

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Introductory Materials

District Description The Bullock Creek School District is located in Midland County just a few miles southwest of the city of Midland. The district has five buildings and stretches almost 26 miles from east to west (see map on next page). The district has a minority population of less than 1% and the great majority of students are bussed each day. Student enrollment is approximately 1984 and 107 certified staff members serve them in 2013. Contacts: Bullock Creek School District Charles Schwedler, Superintendent 1420 South Badour Road Midland, MI 48640 989-631-9022 989-631-2882 fax schwedlerc@bcreek.org

Bullock Creek High School Todd Gorsuch 1420 South Badour Road Midland, MI 48640 989-631-2340 989-631-2882 fax gorsucht@bcreek.org

Bullock Creek Middle School Shawn Hale, Principal 644 South Badour Road Midland, MI 48640 989-631-9260 989-832-4018 fax hales@bcreek.org

Bullock Creek Elementary Vicki Mikusko, Principal 1037 Poseyville Road Midland, MI 48640 989-832-8691 989-832-4014 fax mikuskov@bcreek.org

Floyd Elementary Rod Dishaw, Principal 725 South 8 Mile Midland, MI 48640 989-832-2081 989-832-4029 fax dishawr@bcreek.org

Bullock Creek School District Jeramey Valley, Director of Technology 1420 South Badour Road Midland, MI 48640 989-631-2340 989-631-2882 fax valleyj@bcreek.org

Pine River Elementary Debbie Bradford, Principal/Director of Instructional Services 1894 East Pine River Midland, MI 48640 989-631-5121 989-832-4017 fax bradfordd@bcreek.org

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Demographics (2013)

1984 Students in Grades K-12 260 Staff Members 5 Schools: Bullock Creek Elementary School (K-2), Pine River

Elementary School (3-5), Floyd Elementary School (K-5), Bullock Creek Middle School (6-8), and Bullock Creek High School (9-12)

The district covers approximately 77 square miles in Midland County and borders the Tittabawassee, Pine and Chippewa Rivers

$17,712,156 million dollar operating budget

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Introductory Materials

District Mission: The Bullock Creek School District, in partnership with the community, provides a positive climate that supports excellence in teaching and learning, thereby enabling students to realize their full potential. Demographics: The Bullock Creek School District is located in Midland County just a few miles southwest of the city of Midland. The district has five school buildings and a transportation barn. It stretches almost 26 miles from east to west. The district has a minority population of less than 1% and the great majority of students are bussed each day. Student enrollment is approximately 1984 and 107 certified teaching staff members serve them as of January 2013. Much has been accomplished with technology through the continuous support of our community by using our general fund, passing a bond in 2001 and a $1.4 million foundational grant that included technology innovations. Among our accomplishments are:

A high speed fiber network connecting all buildings in our district and in our county with high speed Internet connectivity

E-mail accounts for all staff 1 computer laboratory in each elementary school 2 computer laboratories in our middle school 5 computer laboratories in our high school 14 mobile computer carts in the district Automated media centers in each school with computers for access A distance learning classroom in our high school completed in 2006 Telephones in every classroom with district-wide voicemail for staff Network drops throughout the district with three in each elementary classroom and

additional drops in offices A desktop and/or laptop computer assigned to every teacher in the district

As of the January 2013 school year the district’s technology inventory includes 850 computers, 30 printers, computer projector capabilities in every computer lab and for check-out in each building, various scanners, digital cameras, multimedia carts and other technology equipment. The Plan as a Living Document: The district technology plan will be evaluated on an annual basis and revised as necessary.

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Vision and Goals Technology Mission: All members of the Bullock Creek school community will use technology as a tool for engaged learning, information management, communication, collaboration, curriculum development, and/or staff development to deliver the curriculum approved by the Board of Education. Technology Belief Statements: We believe that access to technology for all members of the Bullock Creek school community will:

Enable members to be aware of the capabilities and limitations of technology. Promote the integration, application, and use of technology as a tool to solve real-

world problems. Develop appropriate technological skills sequentially throughout the school

community and across the curriculum. Encourage and reinforce the selection and application of current and emerging

technology tools for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning.

Require safe and ethical use of technology, attending to the rules of etiquette. Encourage members to express their ideas creatively. Foster individual, collaborative, and teamwork skills. Enhance learning by providing tools, training, and support for conducting and

performing tasks more efficiently. Provide authentic assessment of member’s skills in technology. Raise awareness to enable members to communicate effectively with a diverse local

and global audience. Provide equity for all members in using and applying technology. Enhance the instruction of academic skills. Promote project-based pedagogy to develop higher level thinking and learning.

Resources:

All staff focused on improving student learning and providing more learning opportunities for students.

A support structure in place to assist all staff with improving technology skills and technology literacy.

Wired and wireless computer laboratories throughout the district. Projection capabilities in every classroom. Access to the Internet and district file and print services available in every classroom. Library automation system and on line services at every building level. Distance learning capabilities for virtual field trips, video conferencing, and

collaboration. Appropriate software available on all district computers. Continuing access to on line streaming resources

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Curriculum Integration Integration of technology into the core curriculum helps deliver the Bullock Creek Schools technology mission: All members of the Bullock Creek school community will use technology as a tool for engaged learning, information management, communication, collaboration, curriculum development, and/or staff development to deliver the curriculum approved by the Board of Education. The International Society for Technology and Educational Standards as well as the Michigan Education and Technical Standards were used as a guide for the development of the Bullock Creek Schools technology program. The technology plan is an integral part of the district and all individual school improvement plans. Our technology belief statements reflect the needs of our learning community which will enable the Bullock Creek School District to achieve its mission: The Bullock Creek School District, in partnership with the community, provides a positive climate that supports excellence in teaching and learning, thereby enabling students to realize their full potential. To facilitate the integration of technology into the curriculum teachers meet with a district technology team member and/or lab manager to plan curriculum-aligned activities for students. Research on best practices in curriculum integration and effects of technology on student achievement are shared between teachers and technology team members. Planning may include:

identifying the curriculum standard(s) to be addressed determining the action steps to carry out the activity developing an action plan for the completion of the project developing a rubric to evaluate the project assessing training needs for students and staff and carry out training carrying out any necessary training sharing completed projects

In addition, exit outcomes for technology integration state that all students will be able to, individually and cooperatively, use technology to:

Locate information using appropriate resources (media center, Internet, CD-ROM, simulations, videos, streaming content etc.)

Gather research data Use research skills to investigate specific topics using various media, e.g. CD-ROM,

Internet, etc. Organize information / knowledge by using keyboarding, word processing, database,

spreadsheet, etc. Utilize decision-making Make decisions to effectively present the information they have researched and the

knowledge they have organized. Produce presentations and projects Organize research into a multimedia format to communicate information. Evaluate presentations or projects Critically review, assess, and revise presentations and projects

Student Achievement

K-5: Provide technological skills sufficient to find, organize, make decisions, and demonstrate their knowledge of content using technology.

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The focus in grades kindergarten through five is the introduction of the integration of technology tools. Students are scheduled for specific periods in the computer lab. Teachers use these periods of instruction to enhance student learning in the content area by incorporating software and many online learning experiences. Teachers are coached in the use of appropriate activities that reinforce learning in the content areas, develop problem-solving skills as well as improve individual technical skills. Students have the opportunity to learn through individual activities that are skill based and project based group projects. 6-12: Students build, broaden, and enrich their skills. Students are not penalized if they have minimal skills in one area but have an interest in, or are advanced in, another. This curriculum builds on current skills at all levels. The focus in grades six through twelve is the continued integration of technology tools. Teachers model the use of technology and integrate it with their content area and thereby student expertise increases as they progress through the middle school. Students then enter high school with a wide range of technology skills. Technology is not only a subject by itself, but a tool for teaching and learning in all content areas. Each teacher delivers the curriculum through the integration of technology. For a complete listing of our standards for grades K-12, see Appendix A. We have identified and linked most standards for grades K-5. During the course of the three year plan we will be reviewing and revising our 6-12 standards with our staff. Our goal is to align our standards with those published in the International Society for Technology and Educational Standards as well as the Michigan Education and Technical Standards. See Appendix C for integration activities for all core content areas in grades K-12.

Integration of Technology in the Core Curriculum To assist teachers in the use of technology to deliver curriculum, each major core area contains a strand related to integrating technology. The strand in social studies and science is called technology; in mathematics the strand is calculators and computers; and the strand in language arts is applying technology. Assessment Integration will be assessed in several ways:

Assessing staff developed units of practice Observing activities in the lab and classrooms Sharing sample activities or units through meetings/presentations Measuring students’ use of technology over the course of their K-12 experience Analyzing gaps in state and standardized test results Identifying benchmarks and materials required to address the areas of weakness

Technology Delivery The district is a partner in a countywide project that now links us to all schools and governmental units via a fiber network. The Bullock Creek School District has installed a distance-learning classroom in our high school and we will continue to implement distance-learning opportunities and participate with the local ESA. We can currently stream from all buildings, from almost every Macintosh computer and are investigating streaming video on location from the Chippewa Nature Center. We have contracted with an adjacent ISD to provide video on demand and have invested in a server through a consortium with the county school districts to host the video clip

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library locally. We are presently working with our staff to create lesson plans that incorporate video clips to share district-wide. We also invest in the opportunity for students to take additional or advanced courses through Michigan Virtual High School on an as needed basis and as our budget will allow. At this time these are the options available to our students:

Participate in courses not offered in district Participate in courses students cannot take due to schedule conflicts Participate in courses for credit recovery purposes

Technology Integration Our district has gone to great lengths to insure that technology is available and supported through out our curriculum. A number of content areas are already being enhanced through integrating our current technology within the subject matter. Data Projectors are mounted in every secondary classroom, as well as available in every elementary classroom along with document cameras. Streaming video, which covers all content areas across the grade levels, is available throughout the district. We intend to continue to broaden integration throughout the life of this plan. Our current integration practices or those planned for the first year of this plan’s implementation are listed here: Science

High school science will make extensive use of probe-ware in all areas of the science curriculum. Physics students will be able to collect data with the probes and analyze and graph it immediately. That allows for students to spend more time with data analysis and less time with data collection issues. Biology, chemistry, and earth science students will be able to use computers for data collection and analysis while working in a hands-on laboratory environment with our wireless labs. Integration of online software such as Gizmos will continue to be used to enhance science concepts. All science students already use computer technology and digital media for presentations and research.

Middle school science will also begin to explore the use of probe-ware as a data collection and analysis tool through the use of graphing calculators and digital media. Investigations will be piloted at 6th, 7th, and 8th grades with students.

Elementary science has added technology integration activities to the science kit program in selected units and will continue to develop these activities as individual kits are revised.

Mathematics

High school mathematics students make extensive use of graphing calculators and Cabri Geometry. We are continuing to use a district-wide subscription for online math manipulatives (Gizmo).

Middle school mathematics teachers integrate both scientific and graphing calculator use in their lessons along with computer programs to support instruction. We are continuing to use online math manipulatives (Gizmo).

Elementary mathematics teachers use the computer programs, Logic Blocks, Base

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Ten Blocks and 2Simple in their instruction. We are continuing to use online math manipulatives in grades 3 – 5 (Gizmo).

English / Language Arts

High school journalism classes have expanded beyond computer labs to include wireless carts and even home equipment with page layout and printing capabilities. The students in these classes have expanded their audience and enhanced their product through an online publication as a result of their teacher’s efforts and the integration of this technology.

Language arts students use computer technology and digital media for presentation and research purposes across many platforms and via multiple applications.

Elementary language arts has added technology integration activities to selected thematic units.

Middle school language arts has added technology integration activities to a number of curricular projects.

Social Studies Technology and Business Education

The business education students at the high school combine computer applications with other subject area integration.

The middle school has two computer labs for keyboarding and office-type instruction. This lab is scheduled for upgrading during the life of this plan and we are working to strengthen and broaden the curriculum to meet new demands.

Art

All levels of art use digital photography. We have purchased 40 graphic tablets to be used by any student/teacher in conjunction with our mobile wireless labs. Our art instructors are working diligently to incorporate more and more technology in their curriculum and to evaluate and assess its impact.

Music

Our high school and middle school music students will continue to make use of 12 wireless laptop computers. The laptops will be used to capture practice sessions for evaluation and assessment as well as music creation. Each building uses a subscription to Smart Music and is purchasing additional presentation software.

Both the middle school and high school band rooms have data projectors and audio equipment.

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We have installed cameras and audio recording and production equipment in our auditorium during the summer of 2006.

Garage Band has been introduced and will continue to be explored. General Education and Media Centers

The high school media center and adjacent lab contains 46 networked computers with high-speed access to the Internet.

The media specialists have enhanced library automation systems, which are networked by building, by integrating links to online databases. The automation system will change district-wide to become an online database, allowing easier inter-library loan, as well as use from home, and no district dedicated servers.

A distance-learning classroom was installed in the high school. Students throughout the district are using the classroom for virtual field trips. It will provide our students with the opportunity to visit places they could never visit otherwise and also provide a focal point for in-district sharing, collaboration, and staff training. It is also an ideal space for guest speakers, with presentation and recording tools permanently in place.

The middle school media center has 9 computers with high-speed Internet access used by the whole student body for research.

Each elementary building has a 30 station computer lab that is used by all students, as well as mobile labs that may be used in any classroom.

All schools in the district have computers available in the media center for the networked card catalog and for Internet access. All elementary labs have Accelerated Reader available on these computers as well as computers in the classrooms.

Special Education

Students with disabilities are often involved in courses offered in general education as well as using our labs while being of mainstreamed in a regular classroom. All of our lab and classroom computers are equipped to assist these students with enhanced (sight, sound, and tactile) assistive technologies. We have also worked with our local ESA to provide specialized software and hardware to meet the needs of special education students.

Our middle school special education students have produced a daily broadcast of events for the building.

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Community Relations and Parental Communications This plan will be offered in print and electronically. The print version options include:

The Annual Report will communicate availability in the technology segment Printed copies will be available in the Administration Office reception area All building principals will have copies for sharing with their staff members The Bullock Creek Community News will communicate plan availability

The electronic distribution options will include: PDF versions are linked to the district’s web page (http://www.bcreek.k12.mi.us)

Groups targeted for print and/or electronic distribution: Building principals Superintendent and directors Technology committee members District Wide School Improvement Team District technical support team General public through web page and printed

Updates: Will be made to the Board of Education as changes occur Will be made to the Technology Committee as changes occur Will be made to Administrative Council as changes occur

Our community supports technology. In the year 2000 our community approved a bond issue that included almost $800,000 devoted to technology. We have dedicated space on our server for teacher web pages and we have web page creation training available for all of our staff members. The goal is to provide a forum for communicating with students, parents and other community members. We have implemented an electronic calendar which all parents have access to on the web. Each building has an individual calendar, with high school and middle school athletic calendars, and a calendar for the auditorium. We post building news and daily announcements on our website on a regular basis to keep parents and the community aware of school events. Many school principals also distribute weekly announcements for school news and upcoming events via e-mail. We have implemented the School View program, parents can now access their student’s grades and progress online.

This plan is the result of a cooperative effort between the staff and community. The district’s technology committee is comprised of community members and staff members who take an active role in keeping the technology plan a living document.

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Collaborations and Community Access

One of the main goals of the Bullock Creek School District is to create technologically literate people. It is our mission to help facilitate programs that will increase training for staff within our district and those districts affiliated with our local ESA. It is also imperative to help the local community increase electronic communication and gain access to information. The Bullock Schools works with the Education and Training Connection, an adult education consortium in Midland County, to provide instructional services both to adults and alternative education students in Midland County. We continue to maintain and expand our working relationship with our location universities and community colleges. SVSU continues to partner with us in providing professional development for our teaching staff as well as offer resources to teachers through their education department. Our partnership with Delta continues to grow as they work with us to expand the offerings we can collaboratively provide our students as well as training our staff on specific topics for the classroom instruction. Our district also offers access to our network to parent teacher organizations, booster clubs, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, “Marvelous Mondays” outreach from Messiah Lutheran Church, and low-fee Saturday morning classes. The Bullock Schools work in collaboration with the West Midland Family Center for after school and summer programs. These programs allow students and their parents the opportunity to use and increase their knowledge with respect to technology and computers. The WMFC is a very important resource for our community, so we will continue to promote programs and offer access to technology.

Another important partnership exists with the Midland ESA. We work with them to offer distance-learning opportunities for our students and staff. These opportunities focus on virtual field trips and the possibility for our students to take classes not offered within our district.

The district’s intent is to increase community access to technology and ongoing collaborations with other educational institutions.

We will continue to work with and expand the collaborative programs already in place.

The district will open computer labs throughout our district, for community

computing nights. Our focus will be increased access to computers, the establishment of workshops, and ongoing technological education.

The Bullock Creek School District has nurtured relationships with all surrounding school districts-public, private and charter-for many years. We have offered assistance and technical support to each and have received the same in return. We also are members along with Midland Public Schools, Meridian Schools, Coleman Schools and the Midland County ESA of a county consortium that has formed to receive Internet access from Merit Networks via fiber. Part of our consortium collaboration is the implementation of a common student information system (Skyward) and a common accounting package (SCI).

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Professional Development Professional development is achieved at several levels in the district. In each elementary building a lab manager oversees the lab; troubleshoots basic questions; and serve as a resource for teachers when they are in the lab. Our district technology team helps teachers design units of practice or single activities that align with the district curriculum. A district technology team member meets with staff at any time of the day to provide professional development for the staff in large or small groups, or as one-on-one training. Follow-up training is an essential part of our professional development. Teachers are encouraged to model and share what they have learned with other teachers in their building and in the district. Collaboration among teachers is also encouraged to promote wider and more diverse learning opportunities for students. Teachers meet with a district technology team member and/or lab managers to plan curriculum-aligned activities for students. The district technology team member and teacher share research on best practices in curriculum integration and effects of technology on student achievement. Planning includes:

Identifying the curriculum standard(s) to be addressed Determining the action steps to carry out the activity Developing an action plan for the completion of the project Developing a rubric to evaluate the project Assessing training needs for students and staff and carry out training Sharing completed projects

Professional development activities result from a compilation of the following:

District surveys Individual requests Observations from the technology group

Modeling effective uses of technology will provide staff and students the opportunity to develop confidence in utilizing technology. Teachers and students have access to various tools to enhance instruction and learning:

Software On-line card catalog Internet access Digital video / still cameras Scanners Graphic tablets Digital projectors Microscopes / Digital Microscopes Graphing calculators Probes Televisions / DVD / VCR Microphones Mobile Carts Document Cameras Copiers Overhead Projectors

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Professional development is a continuous process. Teachers are made aware of training opportunities in and outside the district as well as on-line training, distance learning, local workshops and consortium level training. Professional development is also open to area schools based on positions available. Efforts are being made to raise the staff awareness of state and national standards (METS and ISTE) for technology. Professional development is financed from the technology budget, general operating funds, and federal funds. To stay current with trends in technology, the technology staff members attend the MACUL conference, MAME conference – for media staff, subscribe to technical magazines, attend training sessions in our area, collaborate with Saginaw Valley State University and Central Michigan University, Midland County ESA and read issues shared on the technology list serve.

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Supporting Resources The district has developed extensive policy statements and guidelines to deal with technology use by staff and students. The district’s Acceptable Use Policy was developed in 1997 and has been through numerous revisions as technology usage has increased. Students and their guardian sign a form (AUP) when registering for the first time, and students are held accountable for appropriate use of the technology with appropriate consequences for violation of the guidelines. Copyright guidelines have also been through numerous revisions and stress the ethical use of district resources by staff and students. These documents join many other technology guidelines and forms that give direction for technology use throughout the district. These guidelines, which are available on the district’s Internet site, cover such diverse topics as web page guidelines, guidelines for use of student pictures on the Internet, technology content standards and benchmarks, and guidelines covering donations. These forms are posted at: http://www.bcreek.k12.mi.us under the Technology section. Print Resources Each building keeps a small professional library from which staff may check out materials of a professional nature. This resource has been used less and less over the years as electronic resources have become more abundant and more convenient. Video Resources Each building has a catalog of VHS tapes and DVDs. We also belong to the Saginaw REMC and our staff has access to their video resources as well. The district continues to renew a subscription for streaming resources that is used throughout the district. This resource is accessed over a fiber network in a collaborative arrangement with the county schools and the Midland County ESA. Technology Equipment Teachers may check out LCD projectors, digital cameras, digital camcorders, mobile carts, probes, graphic tablets and document cameras. Assistive technologies are purchased through a joint process involving the special services staff and the technical support staff. The technical support staff first tests all such devices to ensure compatibility with district technology. The special services staff also tests them to ensure appropriateness for student use. Electronic Resources Our district web page (http://www.bcreek.k12.mi.us) provides information about the district. The director of technology maintains our web site, continuously adding new content. All staff e-mail addresses are available on the web site as well as links to curriculum information and policy information. A multitude of online resources have and will continue to be made available to staff and students.

Administrators have resources such as student accounting, personnel, budget and other functions that are available through the district’s student information system, Skyward, and accounting system, SCI. They also have access to MiTracker, an on line data analysis software. Teachers utilize an online attendance, grade and report card system and parents can monitor student progress through electronic access to attendance, grades and assignments in a parent component of the same program.

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Infrastructure – Technical Specifications and Design The Bullock Creek School District has guidelines in place that stress standardization of hardware and software in the district. Hardware must meet minimum specifications for purchase, donations, and to be attached to the district’s network. Software approval guidelines are being formulated to assure that purchased software will meet both curricular objectives and technical specifications. The Director of Technology and Curriculum must approve all purchases of hardware and software to assure adherence these guidelines. The network was designed in 2001 through consultation with Analyst’s International, a technology-consulting firm experienced in working with schools in Michigan. Analyst’s International consultants worked closely with the district’s technology director to design a robust infrastructure that would be the backbone of our connectivity for years to come. Implementation of the network started in 2002 and has grown steadily since then to meet new needs and challenges in our district. Prior to 2006 there was no fiber optic network in our district. Since that time, Bullock Creek has deployed an Ethernet network throughout the district. Each school has been connected via fiber backbone at gigabit connection speeds to an internal 100mb switched network. The network supports a TCP/IP standard for transmission of voice, video and data, so that many devices can easily be connected. Our standard is dual platform at the elementary and middle schools with instructional computers standardized on Macintosh and administrative computers having the choice between Apple Macintosh and PC based computers with the Windows XP operating system. Our high schools is dual platform. We have made great strides in our classrooms with this standard and believe it continues to serve us well. Our network operating system is presently OS X for all of the Macintosh and Windows XP computers in our district. We currently have 8 Macintosh servers spread between two buildings. At this time there are four servers dedicated to file and print services, one server dedicated to authenticating over 2500 users, a media streaming server, a web/email server, and a test server. All staff and student desktop/laptop computers have a standard image based on the curriculum course the system will be utilized in. The image may be altered if special circumstances warrant it. By following these standards, interoperability of technology is promoted and technology applications will be successfully used within the Bullock Creek School District. Knowing that technology has a limited life, the district has a plan for replacing obsolete equipment on a regular schedule. This may be affected by changes in state and federal funding. Funding for replacements will come from a combination of our general operating budget and millage/bond proposals. We will also be seeking money from local foundations in order to accelerate the replacement schedule.

We recently upgraded our telephone equipment in order to take full advantage of the fiber network between the schools. We now have a new PRI digital phone system installed district wide. We added voice mail for all staff members, and put a phone in every classroom. We have the ability to dial a person’s extension anywhere within our district, in any building. We also were able to decrease our phone bill dramatically by pooling all of our outgoing phone lines into one group. This group is shared for all buildings throughout the district. This is yet another example of how Bullock Creek is taking full advantage of the technology currently installed and available.

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Bullock Creek Schools

Technical Support

Support in the Bullock Creek Schools has evolved over the past five years as we have added computers, software, peripherals, and increased both the size and complexity of our networks. At the beginning of the 2012/13 school year, we had approximately 750 computers connected to our network. We have 15 servers in the district and a wide variety of peripheral devices. Our current staff level consists of a Director of Technology. In addition, we also have part-time Lab Managers in every building. The duties of our Lab Managers were greatly expanded in past years. The list below outlines some of those duties.

Ensure the computer lab is well organized and prepared for students Provide technical support for students and staff Schedule and maintain the mobile laptop carts for staff members Provide instruction for students and staff regarding the proper use of district equipment Assist students and staff with computer related projects

The Media Specialist and Lab Managers play a crucial role within the technology department. They provide the first level of technical support and assistance to all staff and students within their building.

Increase Access All of our labs are handicapped accessible at entrances and exits. We have at least one station that is designed for wheel chair access in each of our labs. All of our computer workstations are text-to-speech capable, accept a variety of keyboard styles to accommodate disabilities, and have displays that may be adjusted to assist those with vision impairments. We have installed a network-wide administrative software, accessible by all staff. Teachers have access to an on-line attendance and grading system at every workstation in the district. Administrators and administrative assistants have access to on-line scheduling, reporting, and financial data. We installed a district wide library automation system installed in the summer of 2003. The system is accessible from any workstation in the district. We hope to make our library collection accessible to our students and staff from home. As part of an upgrade to district wide fiber, we plan to bring cable access to all buildings across the district. In an effort to increase access we have either instituted or have plans to institute the following:

Open labs before and after school Open labs for remediation programs and credit recovery Open media centers before and after school Open and guided labs scheduled in the evening in every building Check out policies for equipment Web mail for staff Community access to external websites (Career Cruising, Grolier, etc.) that require a

password. Utilization of Moodle – a content management system. Installation and staffing of a distance-learning classroom in 2006.

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Projected Technology Expenditures

This budget is made up of district operating funds, plus a local bond with additional funding of approximately $12,000 per year from the Universal Service Fund. As members of a consortium we have been the beneficiaries of a number of federal and state technology grants, however we are not presently participating in any those grants. We will be seeking other grant opportunities as they arise. 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015

Salaries $60,000.00 $60,000.00 $60,000.00

Fringe Benefits $35,000.00 $35,000.00 $35,000.00

Contracted Services $21,000.00 $21,000.00 $21,000.00

Mileage $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00

Conferences $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00

Equipment Repair $7,400.00 $7,400.00 $7,400.00

New Equipment $75,000.00 $75,000.00 $75,000.00

Supplies $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00

Software $13,000.00 $13,000.00 $13,000.00

Miscellaneous $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00

Total $224,400.00    

$224,400.00 $224,400.00

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Coordination of Resources The coordination of resources will occur through the cooperative efforts of the Director of Technology and Curriculum and the Superintendent of Schools. The establishment of the operational budget to support technology that is detailed above is jointly determined by the Director of Technology and Curriculum, the Superintendent of Schools, and the Business Manager. The technology budget is a priority for our school district and receives adequate funding to move the district ahead in this area. During the three years of this plan, the majority of our funding will come from the district’s general operating budget. E-rate discounts and federal funding from Title V and Title IID will supplement it. Our Parent Teacher Organizations have also been generous in providing technology to their local schools. We believe this will continue but cannot estimate how much technology this kind of outside funding will provide.

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Monitoring and Evaluation

The district uses a variety of evaluation tools to track progress toward our technology goals. Evaluations are done at different times during the year on a variety of population groups. Staff Development Sessions Each time our teachers attend a staff development session of any kind they are asked to fill out an evaluation of the session so we are able to improve upon the session the next time we provide it. Since we provide a considerable amount of one to one support quite a large amount of our feedback is simply verbal. Evaluations of integrated technology staff development sessions have been positive. We have used suggestions to improve from one session to the next. Technology Program We also have done an evaluation of our technology program every third year, which is administered by the Director of Technology. The evaluation has been informal and we realize the importance of a formal, documented evaluation. The Director of Technology and the Director of Curriculum will develop an evaluation tool and evaluate our program periodically. The results will be communicated to the Superintendent and school board as well as be published for our community. We will address areas found to be weak through our standing technology committee and report out those recommendations and results. Review and Modification of the Plan The district realizes that an effective plan requires a process that utilizes evaluation findings to guide ongoing review and modification of the plan to meet the changing needs of learners with consideration for new environmental demands, educational reforms, and emerging technologies. All changes will be communicated to all district stakeholders.

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Bullock Creek School District Computer Network Acceptable Use Policy/Student

Technology Mission: All members of the Bullock Creek school community will use technology as a tool for engaged learning, information management, communication, collaboration, curriculum development, and/or staff development to deliver the curriculum approved by the Board of Education. All members of the Bullock Creek school community have the opportunity to access a computer network that allows limited access to the Internet. This is an important component of the education environment that prepares students for life and work in the 21st Century. An Internet filtering system limits access to downloads, chat rooms, and inappropriate or undesirable addresses. Web pages are blocked based on categories selected by the service provider and sites selected by the district. In accordance with the Children's Internet Protection Act, the district has implemented this policy, in part to:

➢ promote the safe, ethical, responsible, and legal use of the Internet; ➢ support the effective use of the Internet for educational purposes; ➢ protect students against potential dangers in their use of the Internet; and ➢ insure accountability

The district's electronic information technologies are intended for educational purposes and are neither a public access service nor a public forum. Only Bullock Creek School District students, its faculty, and staff, who agree to the terms of this policy, may be granted access to the district's network. Users have no expectation of privacy as to information or activity on the district's electronic information technologies. The district retains the right to monitor all use, including but not limited to personal e-mail and voicemail communications, computer files, databases, web logs, audit trails, or any other electronic transmissions accessed through the district's electronic information technologies. The district's electronic information technologies are provided on an " as is, as available" basis and are provided without warranties (either express or implied) of any kind for any reason. Rules The district network includes networked and stand-alone computers, hardware, software, and related items provided by the schools for the school community. Use of the Bullock Creek local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), Internet, and stand-alone computers is governed by the following rules. Users of the district's electronic information technologies shall: 12. Access the district network only after the school has received a signed network Acceptable

Use Policy. 13. Use the district's technologies (including file storage) only to facilitate learning and enhance

information exchange consistent with legitimate educational and work-related purposes. 14. Attend appropriate training sessions in the use and care of hardware, software, and network

peripherals. 15. Seek instruction for the use of any available technology for which the user is not familiar.

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16. Comply with the rules set forth in this policy, as well as the rules established for using

hardware, software, labs, and networks. 17. Maintain the privacy of passwords, which shall not be published, shared, or otherwise

disclosed. 18. Promptly notify a school official if a possible security problem is identified. 19. Access only the network account for which the user is authorized. 20. Use e-mail, chat, instant messaging, and other forms of two-way electronic communications

only for educational purposes. 21. Promptly notify a school employee about any electronic message received that is

inappropriate or makes one feel uncomfortable. 22. Scan all electronic media for virus, dirt, damage, or other contamination before using the

district systems. 23. Maintain the integrity of the electronic messaging systems by deleting files/messages that

have exceeded the established limit and by reporting any security violations. 24. Keep inappropriate material from entering the district's network or from being reproduced in

visual, digital, or written format. 25. Comply with all applicable state and federal laws, including copyright, trademark laws, and

applicable licensing agreements, in using the district's electronic information technologies. 26. Exercise caution when purchasing goods and services over the Internet. The user accepts full

responsibility for any financial obligations made or personal information provided while using the district electronic information technologies.

27. Make financial restitution for unauthorized expenditures or for damages caused by an

inappropriate use or access. 28. Not post or disclose personal identification information about yourself or others over the

Internet, even if this information is solicited by a website that requests such information. 29. Not use technology to advertise, offer, or provide goods or services for financial gain. 30. Not use technology for political lobbying, although users may communicate opinions with

elected representatives. 31. Not use district electronic information technologies to draft, send, or receive inappropriate

materials or to engage in behavior which violates district policy, (including the student/staff conduct code) or which violates federal, state, or local law or regulation.

32. Not vandalize district or other electronic information technologies. 33. Obtain permission from the director of technology or technology coordinators before: A. loading any software on to the district network or computers B. connecting any device to the district network or computers Consequences of inappropriate conduct:

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Because access to the district electronic informational technologies is a privilege and not a right, any user who does not comply with the network acceptable use policy will lose access privileges. Repeated or severe infractions may result in permanent termination of access privileges. Violators may also face additional disciplinary consequences consistent with district policies. Please see the building principal or the director of technology, if interested in the specific policy definitions for: (1) educational purposes (2) harmful to minors (3) inappropriate materials or (4) vandalism. I have read this document and agree to follow the rules stated in the Bullock Creek School District Computer Network Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). Student signature: ________________________ Date: ______________ I will instruct my child about any other access restrictions in addition to those set forth in district policy. I will emphasize to my child the importance of following the district rules for personal safety. Parent/Guardian signature: ___________________________ Date______________