Samuel Clemens High School

By: Helen Whisenhunt

Texas Education Agency has created an assessment used yearly to track progress of technology used on campus.

School Technology and Readiness

Self assessment performed annually.

Used for: Planning, Budgets, Evaluations

Standard I: All teachers use technology related terms

Standard II: All teachers identify task requirements

Standard III: All teachers use task appropriate tools.

Standard IV: All teachers communicate information

Standard V: All teachers can plan, organize, deliver and evaluate instruction

TEA and SBEC use the following categories yearly to rate individual campuses and the state as a whole.

Teaching and Learning

Educator Preparation

Administration and Support

Infrastructure

Campus Level: Developing Tech

Maintained Developing Tech for 3 consecutive years

Weak in the following areas: Technology applications Student Mastery of Technology App Online Learning

Strong in following areas: Content Area Connections Frequency /Design of Instructional Setting Patterns of Classroom use

Campus Level: Developing Tech

Maintained this status for 2 consecutive years, up from Early Tech.

Weak in the following areas: Professional Development Experiences Models of Professional Development Capabilities of Educators Access to Professional Development Professional Development for Online Learning

Strong in the following areas: Levels of Understanding and Patterns for Use

Campus Level: Advanced Tech

Maintained Advanced Tech for 2 consecutive years, improving from Early Tech.

Weak in the following areas: Instructional Support

Strong in the following areas: Leadership and Vision Planning Communication and Collaboration Budget Leadership and Support for Online Learning

Campus Level: Advanced Tech

Maintained status for 3 consecutive years.

Weak in following areas: Distance Learning Capacity

Students per Computers

Strong in following areas: Internet Access Connectivity and Speed

Other Classroom Technology

Technical Support

Local Area Network Wide Area Network

Improvements made over scholastic years moving from Early Tech to Advanced Tech in many categories.

The following chart provides a visual for campus improvement over consecutive years!

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2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

The STaR chart is beneficial in providing: Support for District Technology Plan

Focus Campus Vision of Technology

Grant Opportunities

Measurements of student/teacher proficiencies

Set Benchmarks and Goals

Reach TARGET TECH at Samuel Clemens High School!!!!

By reaching our students and teachers with technology, we are helping to mold the world!!

STaR Chart Information- Full Form

http://starchart.esc12.net/

Complete SBEC Standards

http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/sbeconline/standtest/standards/techapps_allbegtch.pdf

Lets go Buffs and make next year Target Tech time!!!

Please feel free to address any further questions to hwhisenhunt@email.com