Team+2+-+Infrastructure

** Required Goal: ** District technology infrastructure, telecommunications, hardware, software, Internet access, services and resources support the educational and administrative needs of the district. This Required Goal mirrors our District Technology Goal 3 with its measurable objectives that are aligned to 21st Century Teaching and Learning: NETS and P21 Framework, local School Improvement goals, 3Rs and 4Cs : Assessing current needs requires the ability to look back and evaluate progress on a path toward specific goals using both quantitative and qualitative data. USD 325 has come a long way toward meeting the four goals described in the previous Summary of Progress section. We began with an individual server and wired stationary computer lab in each building, 20 laptops and a single mobile wireless router deployed in 2002!
 * __ District Technology infrastructure goals and objectives __**
 * Goal **** 3 ** : The district will provide students and staff access to network, hardware and software resources that are current, complex and powerful enough to meet learning needs.
 * Objective 3.1: The district will establish a district technology committee that includes all educational stakeholders – students, staff, parents and community and higher education members – as partners in the planning and implementation and revision of our technology plan.
 * Objective 3.2: The district will allocate financial and human resources to ensure full implementation of the technology plan. The district will replace and or upgrade hardware on an established lease or rotation basis evaluating “as needed” purchase for replacement to meet teaching/learning needs (21st Century Teaching and Learning: NETS and P21 Framework, local School Improvement goals, 3Rs and 4Cs).
 * Objective 3.3: The district will maintain the current network infrastructure and operating systems, appropriate and adequate software licensing, filtering and upgrading as the need arises through use of district, E-Rate funds for eligible services and Kaned resources where appropriate in order to support instructional integration (21st Century Teaching and Learning: NETS and P21 Framework) and meet learning needs (3Rs and 4Cs).
 * Objective 3.4: The district will review technology policies relating to Acceptable Use, Gifts and Donations, Disposal of Equipment, and sharing of directory information on an annual basis. The technology committee will make revisions and recommendations to the Board of Education for approval.
 * District Technology Infrastructure Narrative Description **

Based on our goals and the needs identified in the ongoing and interval evaluation processes described in the previous Technology Needs Assessment section, significant technology upgrades have been accomplished through structured budget leases, capital outlay funds bolstered by e-rate, Kaned, the state Technology Rich Classroom grant and regional and local partnership grants as well.

In 2012, technology infrastructure (Hardware, Software, Professional Development) at USD 325 includes:
 * Infrastructure and Hardware - **
 * Metro-Ethernet network solution that connects the entire district and routes traffic over secure VLANs
 * Mobile and fixed routers that provide wireless access throughout each attendance center, our Board of Education building and our custodial/transportation building
 * 12 PPOE switches
 * 42 Wireless 802.11g/n Access Points
 * 300 student laptops in grade level wireless learning labs
 * 90 desktops for student use in stationary wired learning labs and libraries at each attendance center
 * 70 staff laptop computers
 * 18 staff desktop computers
 * 36 iPads for student use in mobile labs
 * 15 staff iPads
 * 16 Interactive Whiteboards
 * Ceiling mounted projectors in 75% of classrooms
 * Wall-mounted Flat screen HDMI TV and Apple TV pilot in 1 classroom
 * 2 servers for DHCP, mobile account homes, authentication and network file sharing
 * Sonic Wall firewall appliance and Lightspeed content filtering appliance
 * Remote Desktop client monitoring software
 * Avaya digital and VOIP phone system
 * Upgraded network printing capabilities with multi-function devices that promote more efficient printing and sharing of documents and files in a variety of formats
 * Bandwidth increased from 6mg to 20 mg in the 2011-12 school year
 * Software – **
 * Hosted Web authoring at district, building, and staff levels
 * Business partner funded Text Alert system for staff, students, and parents Atrium web-based Library Management to promote “anytime, anywhere” accessibility via appropriate authentication
 * Web-based secure email with archiving solution for all staff
 * Microsoft Office, iLife, iWork and Adobe Creative Suite for staff and students district wide
 * Kaned Empowered Desktop resource access for all staff and students
 * PowerSchool and PowerTeacher Gradebook SIS and academic communication for staff, students and parents/guardians
 * Accelerated Reader and Math, AIMSweb and BAIP online curriculum/assessment software K-8
 * Quia Web for creation of educational games, quizzes, surveys, web pages and activities
 * Atomic Learning “just-in-time” web-based skills training for all staff, students AND patrons -- 24/7 x 365
 * Professional development - **
 * Apple Professional development hardware, software and integration training provided for all staff in 2 to 4 day summer sessions
 * Education Service Center workshops, conferences and college credit classes
 * Promethean hardware, software and integration training for teachers using Interactive Whiteboards
 * District “Train the Trainer” hardware, software and integration training in large group, small group and one on one (Bring Your Own Laptop sessions)
 * Standardized Professional Development Results Based Evaluations

** Evaluating District Technology Infrastructure Goals and Objectives **

At USD 325 we know that there is more to growth and learning than just counting devices, applications and training sessions. We know it is not really about the stuff – it is about selecting and using the appropriate tools in that infrastructure, hardware, software and human resource toolbox to positively impact learning (3R’s and 4C’s).

We will measure the successful completion of Infrastructure Goals and Objectives using our **evaluation process** that includes the use of multiple tools for **ongoing quantitative AND qualitative assessment** as described in the Technology Needs Assessment section of this plan.

Assessment tools will includeAdministrator’s walk-throughs, classroom observation data from IT staff, Building Tech Assistant and Cart Monitor Reports, and stakeholder (student, staff, parent and community) requests: file sharing, student email, flash drives, websites filtering, professional development, in-services, list serves, grading, KCA performance, podcast and video broadcasts.

In addition to these **ongoing assessments**, the district will continue to use **formal annual assessments**: LoTi Profiler for staff each fall; Quia local surveys for staff, students, parents and community members each fall; Atomic Learning 21st Century Skills Edition Assessments for staff and students will be added as a fourth quarter assessment each spring.

Finally, our locally constructed survey to measure progress toward District Technology Goals and Objectives will be conducted **annually**. As illustrated in the data summary chart below, stakeholder representatives rated all four objectives related to our ** Goal 3 ** ( Infrastructure Goals and Objectives ) at 2.5 or higher on the rating scale, but the district faces the challenge of raising performance on other goals: