March Workshop – Next workshop – March 6^th at 1 p.m.

Make dates on Plan 2004-2007

From St. Aloysius – Jean Kennady jmkennedy@saintaloysius.org

2. Stakeholders

Carla Helmke Adult Literacy

Sally Blickhan Adult Literacy

3. District/Community Profile

Included challenges and attributes in History

4. Executive Summary

5. VISION STATEMENT FROM MARCH MEETING

The following vision was articulated at a meeting of stakeholders and finalized at follow up meetings.

St. Aloysius School and its stakeholders are dedicated to providing learners with equal access to educational excellence through technology integration within the school’s setting. We assist the development of talents and encourage students to realize their potential so that together we may grow in faith and choose to serve others in Jesus’ name. St. Aloysius School views an attitude of life-long learning in a society increasingly dependent on information and knowledge, equitable and universal access to technology, media and information resources as essential to the learning process.

A working knowledge of technology is vital and necessary in preparing students for a world that is constantly changing and advancing technologically. With access to and proficiency in the use of technology, and with the guidance of skilled educators and community members, all students have the opportunity to become actively engaged and take responsible roles in their learning as they think, create, conduct inquiries, solve problems and communicate in individual, collaborative and interdisciplinary activities. Additionally, we view as important the training of all members of the educational community as well as the community at large.

When students graduate from St. Aloysius School, they will emerge as lifelong learners, and will have experienced the use of existing and emerging technologies integrated throughout the curriculum.

We commit ourselves as an administration, faculty, staff and stakeholders to take a leadership role in ongoing planning and implementing the use of technology in our education system

Additionally surveys sent to all stakeholders also helped develop this vision and technology plan.

SECTION 6 – Revise Section 6 refers to the school’s use of title funds—revise to fit your school’s use of funds. If you use no Title funds – list all funds and use the line “while available to other educational institutions, however, the following are not available to us”

Title one teachers use network

Tie into monies you are receiving

Link – use all possibilities

“Our school can receive from:”

“Money may be used for”

Area grants that are available:

Technology Literacy Grant (TLCF)

Free Textbook Loan Program and Transportation Reimbursement through State of Illinois

Tracy Foundation

Knights of Columbus

Mercantile Youth Grant

Quincy Society of Fine Arts

Altrusa

E-rate

At Least 4 of the federal programs:

Title I Part A: Improving Basic Programs

Part B: Subpart 1: Reading First

Part C: Education of Migratory children

Title II – Part A: Teacher and principal training and recruiting fund

Part D: Enhancing Education through technology

Title III, Part A: English language acquisition, language enhancement, and academic achievement

Part B: Emergency immigrant education program

Title IV Part A Safe and drug fee schools and communities

Part B 21st Century community learning centers

V –Part A: Innovative Programs

Part D, Subpart 19: Grants for capital expenses of providing equitable services for private school students

Part D subpart 8: Gifted and talented students

IX Part E Subpart 1: Private schools

End with “while available to other educational institutions, however, the following are not available to us

6. Connecting to the Learning Standards and School Initiatives

The institution must show how the technologies will be integrated into their curriculum, learning standards and goals, both over the near-term and the future. (Private schools that are not subject to the Illinois Learning Standards should state how technology will fit into the School’s learning goals and objectives.)

State and Federal Programs

Technology is already an integral part of what and how we teach at St. Aloysius School. It touches every subject, every student, and every teacher.

Our Title 1 students currently use Macintosh computers provided by the Public School District through Title 1 monies. With additional, improved computers and networking capabilities, these students will be able to expand their learning opportunities at our school. Software and hardware is purchased using this money. Additional money from other sources such as Title II, III, VI and the Reading Excellence Act, as available, will be used to further our technology plan,

Our sixth, seventh and eighth graders are actively involved in Quest and DARE programs (Title IV- Drug Awareness and Resistance Education), funded by drug-free federal monies. The improved technologies at our school will enable them to expand their opportunities by communicating with other schools in the program and researching information via the Internet.

While available to other educational institutions the following are not available to our school:

Title IV Part B: 21^st Century Community Learning Centers

Title V: Part D, Subpart 6: Gifted and Talented Students

Title IX, Part E, Subpart 1: Private School

Connecting Standards

The acquired technologies will be integrated into our school’s Technology Curriculum. This curriculum is tied to St. Aloysius School Goals, School improvement Plan, the ISBE Six Essential Learnings Technological Society, and the Illinois Learning Standards

Our kindergarten through eighth grade students are increasingly exposed to new technology. As they advance their technological skills each year, they will strive for and master the following objectives, developed using our school improvement plan, Ten Sigma Quality School Plan:

Be comfortable using a computer.

Possess computer literacy.

Possess basic input skills.

Be able to use general computer applications.

Be able to use technical tools (scanner, CD-ROM, etc.).

Be able to access, process, produce, and present information using a computer.

Understand the importance of the computer in the workplace.

Additionally, we at St. Aloysius School, with the Springfield Area Schools, have adopted the following technological goals to guide us over the next three years:

To increase availability of computers for in-class use and improve access to local and global resources.
To integrate technology into our existing curriculum.
To use technology to communicate within the global community in order to gain understanding and appreciation of various cultures.
To provide all students with comparable technological experiences.
To help students develop ethical values with regard to the use of technology.

Please refer to the E-rate technology plan amendment as supporting documentation included in Appendix ______

Grade-specific objectives are listed in Appendix H.

GOALS current—what are doing now-what don’t do-do minimal

GAP—because we don’t offer we need to

http://www.e-ratecentral.com/applicationTips/techPlan/Primer_Appendix_3.asp

ONLY ONE GOAL IN EACH SECTION

Here are some ideas for Goals for section 7. These are not the only way to go- but a starting point. Send me any ideas you have and I will keep this updated. Jean

7a. Must be the COMMUNITY

open lab one day each week for adults without Internet Access
teach classes to adults/parents
career- someone talk about what students can do with technology
have school web page for information and email addresses for all staff

To provide technology training and lab access to the school and parish community.
To increase availability of computer use and improve access to local and global resources.
To use technology to communicate within the global community in order to gain understanding and appreciation of various cultures.
To use Community professionals as educational resources.
Create a technology line of communication to be used by school families and the wider community

7b. Must be STUDENTS

Use word engaged learning—can query Internet for engaged learning

To provide students with skills that allows them to use technology appropriately, effectively, and confidently.
To provide all students with comparable technological experiences.
To help students develop ethical values with regard to the use of technology.
To provide systematic, age-appropriate technology instruction to all students so that each student is able to communicate effectively using appropriate software and to complete research efficiently and accurately using the internet.
To insure student responsibility in internet and electronic mail usage.
To provide instruction so that students are able to use the internet in order to expand their cultural knowledge and understanding and connect with persons via technology.
To increase student proficiency with technology
To provide students with engaged learning activities in technology

7c Must be TEACHERS only

To provide training and updates on technology use and how to integrate it into the curriculum
To integrate technology into our existing curriculum
To provide training in computer literacy and the use of the internet for curriculum enhancement.
To provide training in the use of the supplementary software available to enhance the curriculum.
To provide troubleshooting training so that computers can be maintained by staff.

7d. Must be EQUIPMENT only

Have a plan for redeployment
how going to recycle
discuss the computer lab and how to update

To increase availability of computers for in-class use and improve access to local and global resources.
To update technology hardware and software on a continuing basis and to maintain hardware currently owned.
To develop a plan for the recycling of all equipment and software.
To increase the number of computers and supplementary equipment for classroom use.
Develop a plan for updating hardware and software.
Find methods of supplementing money available.
To provide for the maintenance of equipment and deployment of old equipment

Central Illinois Access, Inc. [ilaccess@ilaccess.org]

We are still accepting donations from schools and will basically take anything from computers or computer related equipment, whole or in pieces, working or non-working, as well as any other electronic items. Such other items would include copiers, film strip projectors, projectors, radios, TV's, VCR's, just about anything with a cord that you might have that is not working or you have no further use of.

We still take monitors working, non-working, cracked cases, etc. and there is still no fee for taking them. As for the truck load, we just need to know an approximate amount of items, where they are all located at, if there are several schools, we can either go to each school or you can pool it all at one location, whichever is easiest for you.

Since October, we have been forced to charge a fee of $85.00 when we do pickups outside of Peoria. Please understand that this fee is just to cover the rental of a truck and if we were going to go to several locations, it would not be billed to each location, if we picked them all up in the same day. So if you had 10 different schools and we could hit them all in one day, it would only be $85.00 if it took 2 days then it would be an additional $85.00. We generally rent a 24' truck and that is followed by one of our vans that pulls a 12' trailer and we can really get a lot of stuff in these two vehicles and we bring our recycling crew so they can move a ton of stuff in no time. They have had a lot of practice....ha ha ha.

Please feel free to call us at 309-999-1110 if you any further questions. I guess all that I would add is that the items that we do receive in this manner are used to make computers for low-income families, individuals with disabilities or students in need. The items that are not useable are broken down and recycled into various types of scrap that can be used in remanufacturing, and none of the items will go landfills or overseas.

Thank you for thinking of us, and we will be eager to hear from you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Paul R. Hauptly

Executive Director

Section 8 – use as is

Refer to handbook and Internet Policy (must use copy as an attachment)

Section 9 – Communication and Marketing Plan

Who receives the plan
Website where plan is located
Refer to school newsletter if you have one
Can also include in newsletters to alumni and parish
Web page for school
Open houses
Annual reports
Student newspapers
Newspaper article (should we ask QHW to publish?)
Refer to plan in school brochures
Refer to it in student handbooks
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Section 10 Timeline, Budget and Financial plan

List all 3 years

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

Cost funding source important even if $0.00 can’t be going to write a grant if not accepted then money comes from….

Copy 7 a.-d. Into the timeline. DON’T CHANGE except put in by year instead of a.b.c.d.

Section 11. Supporting Documents

Need electrician’s letter

For a Technology Assessment Inventory Form visit the following website

http://www.e-ratecentral.com/applicationTips/techPlan/Primer_Appendix_4.asp

Link to the National School lunch web site

National School Lunch Program

21^st Century Skills

Our children live in a global, digital world that is transformed by technology and human ingenuity. Many of today’s youngsters are comfortable using laptops, instant messaging, chat rooms, and cell phones to connect to friends, family and experts in local communities and round the globe. Given the rapid rate of change, the vast amount of information to be managed, and the influence of technology on life in general, students need to acquire different, evolving skill sets to cope and to thrive in this changing society. Students need to be taught the following four areas.

Digital-Age Literacy—As society changes, the skills needed to deal with the complexities of life also change. Major new studies now define literacy as the ability to use “digital technology, communications tools, and or networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information in order to function in a knowledge society. This literacy would include basic literacy in language, scientific literacy, economic literacy, technological literacy, visual literacy, information literacy, multicultural literacy and global awareness.

Inventive Thinking—As technology becomes more prevalent in our everyday lives, cognitive skills become increasingly critical. “In effect, because technology makes the simple tasks easier, it places a greater burden on higher-level skills.” Students must be able to be adaptable to modify their thinking; attitudes and behaviors to be better suited to current and future environments and handle multiple goals and tasks. They must have self direction, curiosity, creativity and be willing to take risks to tackle challenging problems. They must be equipped with a higher order of thinking and sound reasoning.

Effective Communication—Effective communication skills are essential for success in today’s knowledge based society. They need to be able to cooperatively interact with one or more individuals to solve problems, create novel products, or learn and master content. They need interpersonal skills dealing with emotions, motivations, and behaviors. They need to have an understanding of legal and ethical issues related to technology, combined with an ability to apply knowledge to achieve balance, integrity, and quality of life as citizens, family and community members, learners, and workers. They need to have a social and civic responsibility to manage technology and govern its use in ways that promote the public good and protect society, the environment, and democratic ideals. They need to be able to communicate meaning through exchanges using a range of contemporary tools, transmissions, and processes.

High Productivity—We are living in a new economy. In the Digital Age success is “powered by technology.” The following skills often determine whether a person succeeds or fails in today’s workforce. Students need to be taught to prioritize, plan and manage for results to achieve goals and solve problems. They need to be able to use real-world tools such as hardware, software, networking and peripheral devices to accomplish 21^st Century work to communicate, collaborate, solve problems and accomplish tasks. They need to be able to produce relevant, high-quality products such as persuasive communications in any media ( print, video, the Web, verbal presentations, synthesis of resources into more useable forms such as databases, graphics, simulations) They need to be able to refine questions that build upon what is known to advance one’s own and other’s understanding.

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