Rutherford County Schools Technology Plan Revision/Update

2012-2014

November 2011

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Table of Contents

Vision Page 5

Strategic Priorities Overview Page 6

Priority 1:

Shared Services Model Page 7

Priority 2:

Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices Page 16

Priority 3:

Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks Page 19

Priority 4:

Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development Page 22

Priority 5:

21st Century Leadership for Your LEA Page 26

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Rutherford County Schools Technology Planning / Review Committee / MTAC

Member Job Title/Position Dr. Janet Mason Superintendent Benny Hendrix COO/CTO Dr. Barbara Parker Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and

Instruction Sonja Smith Instructional Technology Coordinator Dr. Tanya Watson Research and Accountability Director Dr. Renn Dominguez Secondary Curriculum Director Steven Helton Elementary Curriculum Director Jennifer McBrayer Instructional Technology Facilitator Tara Mauney Instructional Technology Facilitator Tony Smith Principal Forest Carpenter Student Information Director Dena Hawkins Media Coordinator Robin Smith Media Coordinator Marla Webber English Teacher Amy Wilkie Math Teacher Mary Freeman 5th Grade Teacher LaRonda Whiteside Principal Sally Blanton Principal

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Rutherford County Schools Technology Plan 2012-2014

VISION STATEMENT

All Rutherford County Schools students will be successful in a global community.

Rutherford County Schools is committed to providing our students and

teachers with the resources, tools, and technology to prepare our students for success in an ever-changing global economy.

NC public schools will produce globally competitive students.

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Rutherford County Schools Technology Plan Strategic Priorities

2012 - 2014 Rutherford County Schools (RCS) strives to expand the traditional role of education. Our students are engaged in a technology-rich and challenging curriculum through resources available to teachers and students 24/7. Electronic access to curriculum resources ensures curriculum alignment is focused on inquiry-based instructional methods that are linked to real world experiences. Professional learning communities in each school collaboratively develop course curriculum that seamlessly integrates technology into the new Core and Essential standards based curriculum. Equitable access to technology resources through our Going G.L.O.B.A.L. (Growing Learning Opportunities Beyond All Limits) initiative will continue to enhance student learning. The Rutherford County Schools system provides opportunities for administrators, faculty, and staff to develop technology skills aligned with ISTE-NETS standards. Professional development activities provide teachers with the knowledge necessary to integrate technology within core content while exploring new ways to enhance rigor and relevance to the learning process. The RCS 1:1 Accountability Team systematically evaluates the effectiveness of our 1:1 initiative. Decisions regarding digital teaching and learning resources, additional professional development, and technical support are based on the data gathered from surveys as well as administrator observations, school improvement meetings, focus group discussions, technology requests submissions, technical infrastructure audit, and district leadership meetings. The Rutherford County Board of Education and Rutherford County Board of Commissioners continue to demonstrate their common commitment to providing our schools with the technology resources and tools to produce globally completive students. Together they have worked to establish a Blue Ribbon 21st Century Commission and Rutherford County Schools Education Foundation charged with developing a strategic plan to continue to provide these resources. Rutherford County Schools will continue to seek funding to sustain the 1:1 Initiative. Additional funding will also be sought through state and federal education grant opportunities as well as grants from private sources to sustain the digital learning environment. In an effort to conserve district funds we will utilize available services of the NC Education Cloud shared services initiative, which are cost effective and efficient. Infrastructure and online instructional resources will be supported through the development of and access to NC Educational Cloud.

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Strategic Priority 1: Infrastructure and a Statewide Shared Services Model The infrastructure of the Rutherford County Schools (RCS) consists of a very robust district WAN consisting of a fiber gigabit Ethernet (single mode 1000mb w long or short distance transceivers) from the central office to each school/site (23 sites – schools and admin) and LAN within each school consisting of a 100mb to 1 gb switched Ethernet of a combination of fiber (some 50 micron, some 62.5 multimode, 100FX and 1000SX) and copper (cat 5e and cat 6). All sites but two have HP high-end switched Ethernet network – two elementary schools have a 100mb Allied-Telesyn / CNET switched Ethernet network. These two elementary schools will be the next in the plan to upgrade, as funding is made available. All schools are also equipped with Xirrus Arrays for wireless coverage. The Middle and High schools have a fairly dense coverage for the 1:1 laptop access and each elementary school has sufficient school-wide coverage and common-area coverage. RCS has invested in many tools to assist the technical department in monitoring, managing and maintaining the network and end-user devices in the system. Examples of tools are Filewave, KACE, MS Active Directory, HP Procurve Management, Xirrus XMS, REAL VNC, APPLE ARD, and many others (see appendix for a more complete listing.) Currently ESET NOD32 is used as the virus protections on all devices. LightSpeed has been the system used for content filtering but plans are underway to transition to the state support “cloud” offering as the LightSpeed license expires. In the past, individual schools made many of the technology purchases. Departments and district involvement was not always there. Over the past five years the district has worked very hard to communicate and collaborate together with like groups and department or district-wide needs for technology procurement. Currently all technology purchases are discussed with the intended user group and are made collectively as a group of users. This has helped with consolidation of funding sources, assurance of compatibility, eliminated some duplication, and allowed for some standardization across the district. E-Rate funding requests have been managed at the district office and are being maximized where possible. The E-Rate funds have assisted, where available, with internal network equipment for qualifying school sites that needed the upgrades. E-Rate is being utilized for voice line communication funding in cooperation with the State ITS contracts and services for all sites in the district. E-Rate funding has also been successful in providing cell services to schools where needed. E-Rate funds for Internet, WAN, and WEB services are also sought and received for the district. This funding stream has been very important to the district in providing the appropriate access for students and teachers to the Internet and other resources necessary for a 21st Century teaching and learning environment. Planning and filing of E-Rate for enhanced voice services such as VoIP and other eligible services are being considered for the future as appropriate matching funding and support is available. The technical staffing include a technical supervisor/ WAN engineer, a LAN engineer, a web master/ID management/communications director, one AV/Promethean/level III technician, three workstation/end-user device level I & II technicians, and seven middle/high school level I in-school technicians covering 8 school sites (Alternative and Early College are shared.) This team

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of technicians support the network of approximately 3,000 windows-based computers and 6,000 Macintosh OS devices, 650+ Promethean Systems, various other end-user devices (document and digital cameras, GPS, response systems, several iOS devices, etc.) RCS has a head-in room at the central office that contains several servers (blade and standalone) and storage devices. Over the past few years RCS has been consolidating services and servers and has engaged in out-sourcing or hosting applications/services where available, appropriate, and cost effective or better/more reliable service existed. As schools and programs are updated or new purchases are made, hosting or “cloud” services are sought. Source vendors are currently hosting many applications such as ANGEL, Renaissance Place/AR, Rosetta Stone, Study Island, Odysseyware, SchoolMessenger, Atomic Learning, SchoolDude, etc. RCS is looking forward to working with the state provisioned cloud service to host applications and services as they become available. RCS is currently planning with the “state cloud” for the filtering and firewall services and should be implemented by the time this plan is in place. The existence and utilization of the cloud services will free local staff time and resources to assist end-users and provide for a more reliable and stable service to the students and employees of the system. More local resources can then be directed to more digital content and other instructional resources. Many of the operational departments in the RCS are utilizing technology solutions to improve the services to the schools, employees, students, and parents/community. The district is comprised of 19 PK-12 school sites, 3 central/admin/technical sites, and one re-purposed site shared with the local community college (CC) as a remote CC site and an afterschool/summer Arts/ 21st Century grant site for students at all levels. The Child Nutrition program uses an automated point-of-sale system in each school integrated with an online parent payment system for collecting, managing and reporting of meals purchased in each school. Nutri-Kids software is being used for menu planning and analysis. Some equipment upgrades will be needed in the near future to support these systems. The facilities and maintenance department uses the SchoolDude system to receive, manage, and track work orders and the facility needs of the district. Several different systems (of varying age) are being used to allow for automation and remote management of HVAC and energy-controlled environments within the district. Some additional equipment and upgrades will be needed to assist the facilities technicians in accessing these systems remotely to provide the most efficient and effective service to the district. The transportation department has also upgraded much of the technology needed to manage a fleet of buses and service vehicles for the district. The mechanical technicians are using laptops with diagnostic software to diagnose and assist in maintaining the safe, efficient operation of each vehicle. All yellow buses and many of the activity buses and service vehicles are equipped with GPS devices to allow tracking and monitoring of the location, speed, and operating time by a central transportation supervisor. This has greatly enhanced the monitoring for safety of students and ability to locate a bus as needed. Other communications such as two-way radios and cell devices are in use as appropriate. Many other enhancements and technologies are being planned for the transportation department, including bus cameras, additional GPS features, and internet access.

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Security systems within the district have been upgraded at most sites. Currently all sites with the exception of one have alarm systems and after-hours monitoring of access into the site. A couple of sites need minor upgrades, and security and safety plans are being considered for the one site without these monitoring capabilities. All middle and high schools have real-time DVR security camera systems with appropriate number of camera devices for the physical layout of the individual site. Many of the elementary schools have entrance/common area camera coverage as well. Those without are being surveyed and planned for as funding is available. All schools have administrators equipped with 2-way radios for site communications as needed. Each middle and high school is equipped with either a handheld or walkthrough metal detection system for use as deemed necessary by site administrators. Elementary schools have requested handheld devices for each site but have not been purchased at this time. Each school and central office site has weather radios/alert systems for NOAA Emergency Alerts and weather notices. There is an older tone alert system that could be used for announcements from the central office to each of the schools. This system has not been utilized in several years and is in need of upgrading or replacing with a different system. The district utilizes the SchoolMessenger system for parent phone communications. Many of the schools have also purchased the Ident-a-Kid system with a camera and storage of visitor’s pictures and creation of a visitor’s pass. RCS also is attempting to require all employees to display/wear their district-provided name badge at all times while at work and at all after-school site events.

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14

Strategic Priority 2: Universal Access to Personal Teaching and Learning Devices Over the past five years, the Rutherford County School System has worked to transform our classrooms into 21st century digital learning environments. In this new educational environment, computers will be the tools of daily work, enabling students to develop vital skills for college and career readiness. Teachers will integrate technology into every area of the curriculum by a variety of instructional methods including project and inquiry-based learning. As a result, the system has launched the Going G.L.O.B.A.L. (Growing Learning Opportunities Beyond All Limits) initiative to provide appropriate technology tools, resources, and 21st century instruction in all classrooms from Pre-K through high school. Computers are essential tools for mastering 21st Century skills, skills that are necessary for jobs in the future. By providing students with these tools through Going G.L.O.B.A.L., Rutherford County Schools has the potential to affect the future job outlook and positively impact the economic condition of Rutherford County. All middle and high school students (~4850) recently received a laptop for use at school and home. This tool is providing many families with access to a computer for the first time. A goal of Going G.L.O.B.A.L. is to use technology to access knowledge and skills needed to be competitive in a constantly changing global environment. Moreover, the broader goal is to create a competitive workforce that will attract business opportunities to Rutherford County for economic development. The Going G.L.O.B.A.L. initiative is transforming teaching and learning through a variety of efforts including:

• Equipping all schools with wireless infrastructure • Equipping each classroom with an interactive whiteboard • Providing all certified teachers with a laptop computer • Providing all students in grades 6-12 with a laptop computer • Staffing each middle and high school with an instructional technology facilitator • Providing grade appropriate electronic devices, electronic applications, and digital content.

These efforts will a) ensure equal access to digital information for all students, b) provide classrooms led by 21st century professionals, c) foster an environment where all stakeholders impact student success, d) provide the skills needed to be delivered and sustained to our teachers and students, and e) promote collaboration of school professionals to discover strategies needed to facilitate change.

15

Alig

nmen

t to

Oth

er P

lans

and

Initi

ativ

es:

Stra

tegi

c Pr

iori

ty 2

: Uni

vers

al A

cces

s to

Pers

onal

Tea

chin

g an

d L

earn

ing

Dev

ices

R

uthe

rfor

d C

ount

y Sc

hool

s will

util

ize

and

alig

n w

ith th

e fo

llow

ing

key

initi

ativ

es/p

lans

to r

each

for

the

visi

on a

nd c

ompl

ete

the

stra

tegi

c pr

iori

ties o

f our

pla

n:

AC

RE

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ill p

rovi

de fo

r be

tter

acc

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o da

ta to

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ith d

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ions

for

inst

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eady

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cess

to te

chno

logy

, whi

ch w

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t cur

ricu

lum

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n st

ate

and

natio

nal s

tand

ards

.

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ace

to th

e T

op L

ocal

and

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te S

cope

s of W

ork

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as a

nd w

ill p

rovi

de fo

r co

mpl

etin

g m

any

of th

e in

fras

truc

ture

and

tool

s nee

ded

for

grea

ter

acce

ss b

y st

uden

ts a

nd te

ache

rs a

nd c

olla

bora

tive

wor

k in

the

inst

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iona

l env

iron

men

t.

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G.L

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he d

istr

ict h

as e

mba

rked

on

a di

gita

l roa

dmap

by

prov

idin

g ac

cess

, too

ls, a

nd d

evic

es fo

r st

uden

ts, t

each

ers a

nd

adm

inis

trat

ors w

ith th

e G

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G.L

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vers

ion

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rict

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e.

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herf

ord

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nty

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ols S

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n –

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appr

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ning

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es fo

r al

l stu

dent

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d C

ount

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hool

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ool I

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ent P

lans

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lish

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th

at a

re d

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ned

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ls.

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rity

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th

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lan.

16

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mun

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all

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are

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mot

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atio

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ord

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ols

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mot

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will

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ualif

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chno

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litat

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umen

tatio

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ricul

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nmen

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ovem

ent

plan

s and

hum

an

reso

urce

reco

rds

17

Strategic Priority 3: Statewide Access to Digital Teaching and Learning Resources, Including Digital Textbooks As technology continues to play an essential role in education, our district will continue to enhance the technology skills as well as the integration of technology into all areas of curriculum. The new Principal and Teacher Evaluation process has been implemented and will guide and encourage teachers and administrators to continually cultivate the success of integrating technology into the curriculum. As we continue to increase the use of technology, it is imperative that the employees of Rutherford County Schools are equipped to provide digital teaching and learning resources to enhance skills such as:

• Collaborating and discussing ideas • Connecting with students around the world • Engaging in project-based learning and making real world connections • Thinking critically • Evaluating problems and creating solutions

Rutherford County Schools has begun to form committees to research digital textbooks most directly aligned with the Common Core and Essential Standards. Accessing free digital content and tools can be an effective way to improve educational resources in difficult times. The sharing of effective practice and experience, in addition to free content and open source tools, will help ensure the maximum benefit of open educational resources. Educators in our district currently use free digital content such as iTunes U, SAS Curriculum Pathways, and NC WISE OWL combined with other content purchased by our district. Access to digital content and digital textbooks is possible due to the multiple learning devices we provide including laptops, iPads, and iPods. Teachers, administrators, and staff are applying 21st Century assessment systems through the use of Angel and Moodle for instruction and assessment. In the middle and high schools, teachers are beginning to create all courses through the use of Angel. By delivering content in a digital environment such as this, teachers and administrators facilitate the development of skills students must have to succeed in the 21st Century. Learning Management systems bring resources together in one place, so it is easier to provide quality digital content. Students and parents are able to access assignments and grades throughout the course. Professional learning communities provide a vehicle for collaboration among teachers, the result of which is the creation of digital resources for use in our classrooms. As the budget allows, traditional textbooks are being replaced with digital textbooks students can access via their laptops.

18

Alig

nmen

t to

Oth

er P

lans

and

Initi

ativ

es:

Stra

tegi

c Pr

iori

ty 3

: Sta

tew

ide

Acc

ess t

o D

igita

l Tea

chin

g an

d L

earn

ing

Res

ourc

es, I

nclu

ding

Dig

ital T

extb

ooks

R

uthe

rfor

d C

ount

y Sc

hool

s will

util

ize

and

alig

n w

ith th

e fo

llow

ing

key

initi

ativ

es/p

lans

to r

each

for

the

visi

on a

nd c

ompl

ete

the

stra

tegi

c pr

iori

ties o

f our

pla

n:

AC

RE

- W

ill p

rovi

de fo

r be

tter

acc

ess t

o da

ta to

ass

ist w

ith d

ecis

ions

for

inst

ruct

ion.

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aree

r an

d C

olle

ge R

eady

, Set

, Go!

- Pr

ovid

e ac

cess

to te

chno

logy

, whi

ch w

ill su

ppor

t cur

ricu

lum

bas

ed o

n st

ate

and

natio

nal s

tand

ards

.

R

ace

to th

e T

op L

ocal

and

Sta

te S

cope

s of W

ork

- Has

and

will

pro

vide

for

com

plet

ing

man

y of

the

infr

astr

uctu

re a

nd to

ols n

eede

d fo

r gr

eate

r ac

cess

by

stud

ents

and

teac

hers

and

col

labo

rativ

e w

ork

in th

e in

stru

ctio

nal e

nvir

onm

ent.

Goi

ng G

.L.O

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.L. –

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dis

tric

t has

em

bark

ed o

n a

digi

tal r

oadm

ap b

y pr

ovid

ing

acce

ss, t

ools

, and

dev

ices

for

stud

ents

, tea

cher

s and

ad

min

istr

ator

s with

the

Goi

ng G

.L.O

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igita

l con

vers

ion

dist

rict

-wid

e.

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herf

ord

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nty

Scho

ols S

trat

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n –

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ide

appr

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ate

lean

ing

tool

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l stu

dent

s.

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d C

ount

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ool I

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ent P

lans

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stab

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19

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20

Strategic Priority 4: A Statewide Model of Technology-Enabled Professional Development Professional development is vital for building and sustaining a quality 21st century learning environment for the students in today’s society. Rutherford County Schools provides opportunities for administrators, faculty, and staff to develop technology skills aligned with ISTE-NETS. All professional development activities are designed to support our goals of advancing student achievement and preparing students for global surroundings. Rutherford County Schools has a local requirement for all certified employees to earn 3 units of continuing education credit in technology integration. A blend of local funds, state funds, federal funds, and grants support the technology professional development needs of our staff. Rutherford County Schools is committed to providing time for professional development through a blended approach including face-to-face instruction, online modules, webinars, and ongoing job-embedded classroom modeling and instruction. Each semester, two half-days are set aside in order for teachers to participate in professional learning and collaboration. Curriculum and Instruction staff and Instructional Technology staff collaborate with schools to provide appropriate professional development based on needs assessments. Most schools use these days to provide on-site professional development that supports our 1:1 digital learning environment. The ability to provide daily, sustained support for the professional growth of our employees has been identified as a critical need for our district. During this professional growth time, teachers, administrators, and staff work with colleagues to guide our schools toward more effective uses of 21st Century tools for teaching, learning, and managing instruction. Teachers, administrators, and staff are applying 21st Century assessment systems through the use of Angel and Moodle for instruction and assessment. In the middle and high schools, teachers are beginning to create all courses through Angel. Students and parents are able to access assignments and grades throughout the course. By delivering content in a digital environment such as this, teachers and administrators facilitate the development of skills needed by students to succeed in the 21st Century.

21

Alig

nmen

t to

Oth

er P

lans

and

Initi

ativ

es:

Stra

tegi

c Pr

iori

ty 4

: A S

tate

wid

e M

odel

of T

echn

olog

y-E

nabl

ed P

rofe

ssio

nal D

evel

opm

ent

Rut

herf

ord

Cou

nty

Scho

ols w

ill u

tiliz

e an

d al

ign

with

the

follo

win

g ke

y in

itiat

ives

/pla

ns to

rea

ch fo

r th

e vi

sion

and

com

plet

e th

e st

rate

gic

prio

ritie

s of o

ur p

lan:

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CR

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pro

vide

for

bett

er a

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s to

data

to a

ssis

t with

dec

isio

ns fo

r in

stru

ctio

n.

Car

eer

and

Col

lege

Rea

dy, S

et, G

o! -

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ide

acce

ss to

tech

nolo

gy, w

hich

will

supp

ort c

urri

culu

m b

ased

on

stat

e an

d na

tiona

l sta

ndar

ds.

Rac

e to

the

Top

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al a

nd S

tate

Sco

pes o

f Wor

k - H

as a

nd w

ill p

rovi

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r co

mpl

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any

of th

e in

fras

truc

ture

and

tool

s nee

ded

for

grea

ter

acce

ss b

y st

uden

ts a

nd te

ache

rs a

nd c

olla

bora

tive

wor

k in

the

inst

ruct

iona

l env

iron

men

t.

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oing

G.L

.O.B

.A.L

. Pla

n - T

he d

istr

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as e

mba

rked

on

a di

gita

l roa

dmap

by

prov

idin

g ac

cess

, too

ls, a

nd d

evic

es fo

r st

uden

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each

ers

and

adm

inis

trat

ors w

ith th

e G

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G.L

.O.B

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. dig

ital c

onve

rsio

n di

stri

ct-w

ide.

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uthe

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d C

ount

y Sc

hool

s Str

ateg

ic P

lan

- Pro

vide

app

ropr

iate

lean

ing

tool

and

res

ourc

es fo

r al

l stu

dent

s.

4: A

Sta

tew

ide

Mod

el o

f Tec

hnol

ogy-

Ena

bled

Pro

fess

iona

l Dev

elop

men

t

Sugg

este

d G

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/Tar

gets

Y

ear 1

Ju

ly 1

, 201

2 –

June

30,

201

3 Y

ear 2

Ju

ly 1

, 201

3 –

June

30,

201

4 Y

early

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luat

ion

Eval

uatio

n M

etho

d(s)

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lan

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te

chno

logy

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bled

pr

ofes

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al d

evel

opm

ent f

or

teac

hers

and

adm

inis

trato

rs.

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eren

tiate

pro

fess

iona

l de

velo

pmen

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ough

a b

lend

ed

lear

ning

env

ironm

ent f

or e

ach

cons

titue

nt a

udie

nce.

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vide

m

ater

ials

that

hav

e be

en

deve

lope

d fo

r eac

h au

dien

ce.

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ruct

iona

l Tec

hnol

ogy

faci

litat

ors a

nd C

urric

ulum

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stru

ctio

n te

am w

ill p

rovi

de o

r as

sist

in p

rovi

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this

pr

ofes

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al d

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opm

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ours

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talo

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cuse

d on

the

inte

grat

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of te

chno

logy

will

be

dev

elop

ed b

y th

e In

stru

ctio

nal T

echn

olog

y C

oord

inat

or.

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ine

Cou

rse

cata

log

pres

ents

repo

rts

gene

rate

d fr

om H

R

Coo

k/Te

ach

prog

ram

22

Supp

ort m

odel

s tha

t pro

mot

e an

d fu

rther

the

idea

ls o

f te

chno

logy

-ena

bled

and

in

tegr

ated

pro

fess

iona

l de

velo

pmen

t

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ruct

iona

l Tec

hnol

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faci

litat

ors a

nd C

urric

ulum

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stru

ctio

n te

am w

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rovi

de o

r as

sist

in p

rovi

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pro

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iona

l de

velo

pmen

t to

teac

hers

and

ad

min

istra

tors

that

will

ena

ble

them

to m

ake

conn

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th

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obal

com

mun

ity a

nd

incr

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glo

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stan

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.

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hnol

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faci

litat

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stru

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30-h

our c

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med

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inst

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faci

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o su

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t dig

ital

refo

rm.

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angu

ard

team

will

be

form

ed c

onsi

stin

g of

in

stru

ctio

nal t

ech

faci

litat

or,

med

ia c

oord

inat

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and

tech

nici

ans w

ill b

e fo

rmed

. Th

is te

am w

ill p

rovi

de su

ppor

t w

ithin

the

digi

tal e

nviro

nmen

t.

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Van

guar

d te

am w

ill m

odel

te

chno

logy

rich

uni

ts a

nd

less

ons a

nd a

ssis

t tea

cher

s in

orga

nizi

ng a

nd p

lann

ing

tech

nolo

gy ri

ch le

sson

s.

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cipa

l/Ins

truct

iona

l Te

chno

logy

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rdin

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serv

atio

ns/e

valu

atio

ns

Del

iver

Com

mon

Cor

e an

d Es

sent

ial S

tand

ards

trai

ning

to

teac

hers

usi

ng in

tegr

ated

te

chno

logy

as a

mod

el fo

r fu

rther

cla

ssro

om in

tegr

atio

n.

Teac

hers

will

be

prov

ided

5

staf

f dev

elop

men

t day

s of

Com

mon

Cor

e an

d Es

sent

ial

Stan

dard

s pro

fess

iona

l de

velo

pmen

t. P

rofe

ssio

nal

deve

lopm

ent w

ill b

e pr

ovid

ed/a

ssis

ted

by

Inst

ruct

iona

l Tec

hnol

ogy

faci

litat

ors a

nd/o

r Cur

ricul

um

Inst

ruct

ion

team

.

Tech

nolo

gy fa

cilit

ator

s and

C

urric

ulum

Inst

ruct

ion

team

w

ill d

evel

op C

omm

on C

ore

and

Esse

ntia

l Sta

ndar

ds si

tes f

or

each

subj

ect a

rea.

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orts

gen

erat

ed fr

om

HR

Coo

k/Te

ach

prog

ram

Li

nks t

o C

omm

on C

ore

and

Esse

ntia

l Sta

ndar

ds

site

s

Prep

are

staf

f for

onl

ine

asse

ssm

ent d

eliv

ery.

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e In

stru

ctio

nal T

echn

olog

y te

am w

ill p

rovi

de te

ache

rs a

nd

adm

inis

trato

rs p

rofe

ssio

nal

deve

lopm

ent i

n ad

min

iste

ring

onlin

e as

sess

men

ts.

To e

nhan

ce th

e le

arni

ng c

urve

fo

r onl

ine

test

ing

teac

hers

will

gi

ve a

sses

smen

ts th

roug

h Le

arni

ng M

anag

emen

t sys

tem

s su

ch a

s Ang

el a

nd M

oodl

e. T

he

Rep

orts

gen

erat

ed fr

om

HR

Coo

k/Te

ach

prog

ram

A

ngel

/Moo

dle

repo

rts

23

In

stru

ctio

nal T

echn

olog

y fa

cilit

ator

s and

Cur

ricul

um

Inst

ruct

ion

team

will

ass

ist

teac

hers

in th

is p

roce

ss.

Pr

epar

e st

uden

ts fo

r onl

ine

asse

ssm

ent d

eliv

ery.

C

urric

ulum

Inst

ruct

ion

team

an

d In

stru

ctio

nal t

echn

olog

y te

am, w

ill d

evel

op a

tran

sitio

n pl

an to

beg

in u

sing

onl

ine

test

ing

for t

he 2

012-

13 sc

hool

ye

ar.

Teac

hers

and

adm

inis

trato

rs

will

pro

vide

dig

ital c

onte

nt a

nd

asse

ssm

ents

thro

ugh

Lear

ning

M

anag

emen

t sys

tem

s suc

h as

A

ngel

, Moo

dle,

and

oth

er o

nlin

e as

sess

men

t too

ls.

Ang

el/M

oodl

e re

ports

Prov

ide

ongo

ing

supp

ort a

nd

prof

essi

onal

dev

elop

men

t ne

cess

ary

for u

se o

f dat

a to

in

form

inst

ruct

ion.

The

Acc

ount

abili

ty D

irect

or

will

pro

vide

pro

fess

iona

l de

velo

pmen

t on

MA

PP a

nd

EVA

AS

data

ana

lysi

s.

Dat

a gu

ides

will

be

prov

ided

by

the

Acc

ount

abili

ty D

irect

or to

di

stric

t and

scho

ol le

vel

adm

inis

trato

rs.

Dat

a gu

ides

/pla

ns

HR

Coo

k/Te

ach

prog

ram

Prov

ide

supp

ort f

or te

ache

r and

ad

min

istra

tor p

rogr

ess a

nd

eval

uatio

n ac

cord

ing

to

MC

REL

stan

dard

s.

The

Hum

an R

esou

rce

Dire

ctor

w

ill su

ppor

t the

util

izat

ion

of

the

MC

REL

eva

luat

ion

tool

th

roug

h de

velo

pmen

t pla

ns

rela

ted

to p

rom

otio

n, re

tent

ion,

an

d re

mov

al.

Acc

ount

abili

ty D

irect

or w

ill

prov

ide

prof

essi

onal

de

velo

pmen

t foc

usin

g on

an

alyz

ing

stud

ent a

sses

smen

t da

ta in

ord

er to

iden

tify

inst

ruct

iona

l nee

ds

PDPs

bas

ed o

n th

e M

CR

EL e

valu

atio

n in

stru

men

t stu

dent

gr

owth

dat

a

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Strategic Priority 5: 21st Century Leadership for All Schools and Districts This year all of our principals and central office instructional leaders will participate in five days of Common Core training. The new Common Core Standards and NC Essential Standards will be implemented during the 2012-2013 school year and will be the focus for this training. Upon completion of the training, the participants will have a solid understanding of the depth of the content expectations within each subject area as well as the 21st century skills students should develop as they interact within the content standards. Technology will be a tool that students utilize consistently as they work to understand the content. Teachers will also participate in five days of Common Core training in the content area(s) they teach. Upon completion of the training, the participants will have a solid understanding of the depth of the content expectations as well as the nature of the specific standards within each subject area. During four of the professional development sessions, teachers will work in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and will focus on developing plans for student mastery of the content standards as well as development of 21st Century skills as students work within the content. They will utilize Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) to guide their planning. Instructional strategies that incorporate problem solving and higher order thinking will create a classroom culture in which collaboration and student engagement is the norm.

25

Alig

nmen

t to

Oth

er P

lans

and

Initi

ativ

es:

Stra

tegi

c Pr

iori

ty 5

: 21s

t Cen

tury

Lea

ders

hip

for

All

Scho

ols a

nd D

istr

icts

R

uthe

rfor

d C

ount

y Sc

hool

s will

util

ize

and

alig

n w

ith th

e fo

llow

ing

key

initi

ativ

es/p

lans

to r

each

for

the

visi

on a

nd c

ompl

ete

the

stra

tegi

c pr

iori

ties o

f our

pla

n:

AC

RE

- W

ill p

rovi

de fo

r be

tter

acc

ess t

o da

ta to

ass

ist w

ith d

ecis

ions

for

inst

ruct

ion.

C

aree

r an

d C

olle

ge R

eady

, Set

, Go!

- Pr

ovid

e ac

cess

to te

chno

logy

, whi

ch w

ill su

ppor

t cur

ricu

lum

bas

ed o

n st

ate

and

natio

nal s

tand

ards

.

R

ace

to th

e T

op L

ocal

and

Sta

te S

cope

s of W

ork

- Has

and

will

pro

vide

for

com

plet

ing

man

y of

the

infr

astr

uctu

re a

nd to

ols n

eede

d fo

r gr

eate

r ac

cess

by

stud

ents

and

teac

hers

and

col

labo

rativ

e w

ork

in th

e in

stru

ctio

nal e

nvir

onm

ent.

Goi

ng G

.L.O

.BA

.L. P

lan

- The

dis

tric

t has

em

bark

ed o

n a

digi

tal r

oadm

ap b

y pr

ovid

ing

acce

ss, t

ools

, and

dev

ices

for

stud

ents

, tea

cher

s an

d ad

min

istr

ator

s with

the

Goi

ng G

.L.O

.B.A

.L. d

igita

l con

vers

ion

dist

rict

-wid

e.

Rut

herf

ord

Cou

nty

Scho

ols S

trat

egic

Pla

n - P

rovi

de a

ppro

pria

te le

anin

g to

ol a

nd r

esou

rces

for

all s

tude

nts.

5: 2

1st C

entu

ry L

eade

rshi

p fo

r A

ll Sc

hool

s and

Dis

tric

ts

Sugg

este

d G

oals

/Tar

gets

Y

ear

1

July

1, 2

012

– Ju

ne 3

0, 2

013

Yea

r 2

July

1, 2

013

– Ju

ne 3

0, 2

014

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rly

Eva

luat

ion

Eva

luat

ion

Met

hod(

s)

DPI

Use

Cre

ate

and

lead

a v

isio

n fo

r 21

st

cent

ury

educ

atio

n D

istri

ct a

nd sc

hool

leve

l ad

min

istra

tors

will

use

acc

urat

e da

ta to

lead

Rut

herf

ord

Cou

nty

scho

ols t

o be

com

e re

cogn

ized

le

ader

s in

educ

atio

n.

The

1:1

Acc

ount

abili

ty te

am w

ill

eval

uate

the

1:1

prog

ram

ef

fect

iven

ess i

n or

der t

o m

easu

re

and

impr

ove

stud

ent a

chie

vem

ent.

Qua

litat

ive

and

Qua

ntita

tive

mea

sure

s of

succ

ess

Cre

ate

21st c

entu

ry le

arni

ng

cultu

res

Dis

trict

and

scho

ol le

vel

adm

inis

trato

rs w

ill im

plem

ent

21st in

stru

ctio

nal s

trate

gies

that

in

corp

orat

e re

sear

ch-b

ased

bes

t pr

actic

es fo

r inc

reas

ed st

uden

t ac

hiev

emen

t.

Dis

trict

and

scho

ol le

vel

adm

inis

trato

rs w

ill p

rom

ote

dive

rse

lear

ning

styl

es w

ithin

sc

hool

-wid

e pr

ofes

sion

al

Lear

ning

com

mun

ities

.

Long

itudi

nal

stud

ent d

ata

– at

tend

ance

, di

scip

line,

and

PL

C p

lans

26

Prep

are

teac

hers

and

ad

min

istr

ator

s to

lead

21st

ce

ntur

y le

arni

ng e

nvir

onm

ents

Prof

essi

onal

dev

elop

men

t will

fo

cus o

n in

crea

sing

ad

min

istra

tors

’ cap

acity

to c

reat

e a

21st

Cen

tury

lear

ning

en

viro

nmen

t. D

istri

ct E

xecu

tive

team

will

pro

vide

the

tech

nica

l to

ols f

or a

dmin

istra

tors

and

te

ache

rs to

com

mun

icat

e an

d co

llabo

rate

glo

bally

.

Dis

trict

Exe

cutiv

e te

am a

nd th

e C

urric

ulum

Inst

ruct

ion

team

will

pr

ovid

e ad

min

istra

tors

, tea

cher

s, an

d st

uden

ts a

cces

s to

mat

eria

ls,

open

sour

ces,

and

the

netw

ork

to

enha

nce

a gl

obal

lear

ning

en

viro

nmen

t.

Net

wor

k m

onito

ring

repo

rts,

budg

ets,

NC

EdC

loud

Opt

-in

Agr

eem

ents

Dev

elop

stra

tegi

c pa

rtne

rshi

ps

with

com

mun

ity a

nd b

usin

esse

s to

pro

mot

e 21

st C

entu

ry

lear

ning

The

Exec

utiv

e te

am w

ill e

xecu

te

an a

war

enes

s cam

paig

n w

ith th

e as

sist

ance

of t

he R

CS

Blu

e R

ibbo

n 21

st C

entu

ry C

omm

issi

on

and

RC

S Ed

ucat

ion

Foun

datio

n.

Scho

ol a

nd D

istri

ct a

dmin

istra

tors

w

ill im

prov

e di

vers

e re

pres

enta

tion

of M

TAC

with

in

the

scho

ols a

nd b

usin

ess

com

mun

ity.

Effe

ctiv

e de

cisi

ons

abou

t tea

chin

g an

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Appendix A: Policies and Procedures Rutherford County Schools Technology Plan

Policy, Procedure, & Guidelines Implementation Chart

Policies, Procedures, & Guidelines

LEA Policy

Code or Procedure

LEA Adoption, Implementation or Revision Date

Policies Required A. Materials Selection Policy including internet resources (GS §115c-98(b)) 3200 12-07 B. Disposal of Equipment / Replacement of Obsolete Equipment (GS §115c-518) 6500/6560 02-07 C. Hardware and Software Procurement (GS § 115c-522, 115c-522.1) 6430 08-07 D. Copyright and Plagiarism Policy (PL §94-553, 90 Stat. 2541), 3230/7330 10-06 E. Acceptable Use Policy (PL §106-554) (including existing 1:1, bring your own

device) 3225/7330 02-11

F. Equipment/Materials Donation Policy (GS §115C-518) 8220/5010/ 3200 02-07/11-07

G. Data Privacy Policy (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 (FERPA)) 4705/8225 06-07 H. Inventory Control Policy (GS §115c-539, 115c-102.6A-C(5)) 8350 05-07 I. Access to Services Policy (GS §115c-106.2) 4307/3520 11-07 J. Online Assessment and Instruction Policy 3410/3420 10-06/12-09 K. Advertising and Commercialism Policy (GS §115c-98) (Procurement and gifts

ethics) 5240 01-07 L. Internet Safety and Ethical Use including Cyber bullying and Harassment

(Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, CIPA, FERPA, GS 115C-407) 3225/7320 02-11 (Locally identified policies)

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Appendix A: Policies and Procedures Rutherford County Schools Technology Plan

Policy, Procedure, & Guidelines Implementation Chart

Policies, Procedures, & Guidelines

LEA Policy

Code or Procedure

LEA Adoption, Implementation or Revision Date

Policies Required A. Materials Selection Policy including internet resources (GS §115c-98(b)) 3200 12-07 B. Disposal of Equipment / Replacement of Obsolete Equipment (GS §115c-518) 6500/6560 02-07 C. Hardware and Software Procurement (GS § 115c-522, 115c-522.1) 6430 08-07 D. Copyright and Plagiarism Policy (PL §94-553, 90 Stat. 2541), 3230/7330 10-06 E. Acceptable Use Policy (PL §106-554) (including existing 1:1, bring your own

device) 3225/7330 02-11

F. Equipment/Materials Donation Policy (GS §115C-518) 8220/5010/ 3200 02-07/11-07

G. Data Privacy Policy (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 (FERPA)) 4705/8225 06-07 H. Inventory Control Policy (GS §115c-539, 115c-102.6A-C(5)) 8350 05-07 I. Access to Services Policy (GS §115c-106.2) 4307/3520 11-07 J. Online Assessment and Instruction Policy 3410/3420 10-06/12-09 K. Advertising and Commercialism Policy (GS §115c-98) (Procurement and gifts

ethics) 5240 01-07 L. Internet Safety and Ethical Use including Cyber bullying and Harassment

(Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, CIPA, FERPA, GS 115C-407) 3225/7320 02-11 A. Policy Translation 4003 1/9/2007

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Appendix A: Policies and Procedures Rutherford County Schools Technology Plan

Policy, Procedure, & Guidelines Implementation Chart

Policies, Procedures, & Guidelines

LEA Policy

Code or Procedure

LEA Adoption, Implementation or Revision Date

Policies Required A. Materials Selection Policy including internet resources (GS §115c-98(b)) 3200 12-07 B. Disposal of Equipment / Replacement of Obsolete Equipment (GS §115c-518) 6500/6560 02-07 C. Hardware and Software Procurement (GS § 115c-522, 115c-522.1) 6430 08-07 D. Copyright and Plagiarism Policy (PL §94-553, 90 Stat. 2541), 3230/7330 10-06 E. Acceptable Use Policy (PL §106-554) (including existing 1:1, bring your own

device) 3225/7330 02-11

F. Equipment/Materials Donation Policy (GS §115C-518) 8220/5010/ 3200 02-07/11-07

G. Data Privacy Policy (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99 (FERPA)) 4705/8225 06-07 H. Inventory Control Policy (GS §115c-539, 115c-102.6A-C(5)) 8350 05-07 I. Access to Services Policy (GS §115c-106.2) 4307/3520 11-07 J. Online Assessment and Instruction Policy 3410/3420 10-06/12-09 K. Advertising and Commercialism Policy (GS §115c-98) (Procurement and gifts

ethics) 5240 01-07 L. Internet Safety and Ethical Use including Cyber bullying and Harassment

(Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, CIPA, FERPA, GS 115C-407) 3225/7320 02-11 (Locally identified policies)

Procedures A. Hardware and Software Deployment B. Equipment maintenance and repairs C. Outdated Resources and Equipment Replacement D. Disaster Recovery of Data and Hardware E. Administration of Online Courses F. Administration of Online Assessment (Locally identified procedures) Guidelines A. Policy Translation 4003 1/9/2007 B. Use of Digital Media and Resources C. Instructional Use of Videos D. Development of Online Resources (Locally identified guidelines)