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Technology Plan
Turlock Unified
July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017
11/16/2010 (revised 01/02/2014)
This plan is for EETT and E-Rate.Table of Contents Background and Demographic Profile - Optional ......................................................................................... 1 1. Plan Duration....................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Stakeholders......................................................................................................................................................... 4 3. Curriculum ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 3a. Current access by teachers and students ............................................................................................... 6 3b. Current use of technology to support teaching and learning .......................................................... 8 3c. District curricular goals to support plan ............................................................................................ 11 3d. Teaching and learning goals (Measurable Objectives, Benchmarks) ....................................... 13 3e. Acquiring technology skills AND information literacy skills (Measurable Objectives, Benchmarks) ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 3f. Ethical use ................................................................................................................................................... 21 3g. Internet safety............................................................................................................................................ 23 3h. Description of access for all students ................................................................................................. 25 3i. Student record keeping ............................................................................................................................ 27 3j. Two way home-school communication.............................................................................................. 30 3k. Curriculum Monitoring Process .......................................................................................................... 32 4. Professional Development ............................................................................................................................ 34 4a. Summary of Teacher and Administrator Skills and Needs .......................................................... 34 4b. Providing PD Opportunities (Measurable Objectives, Benchmarks) ....................................... 35 4c. Professional Development Monitoring .............................................................................................. 40 5. Infrastructure, Hardware, Technical Support, and Software .............................................................. 42 5a. Existing Resources ................................................................................................................................... 42 5b. Needed Resources .................................................................................................................................... 44 5c. Annual Benchmarks and Timeline for obtaining resources ......................................................... 46 5d. Process to Monitor 5b ............................................................................................................................. 48 6. Funding and Budget ....................................................................................................................................... 50 6a. Established and Potential Funding Sources ...................................................................................... 50 6b. Annual implementation costs ............................................................................................................... 51 6c. District replacement policy ................................................................................................................... 52 6d. Budget monitoring ................................................................................................................................... 53 7. Monitoring and Evaluation........................................................................................................................... 54 7a. Overall progress and impact evaluation ............................................................................................ 54 7b. Evaluation schedule................................................................................................................................. 55 7c. Communicating evaluation results ...................................................................................................... 59 8. Collaborative Strategies with Adult Literacy Providers ...................................................................... 60 9. Effective, Researched-Based Methods and Strategies ......................................................................... 61 9a. Research Summary, District Application .......................................................................................... 61 9b. Technology to Deliver Rigorous Curriculum .................................................................................. 62 Appendix C - Criteria for EETT Technology Plans .................................................................................. 64 Appendix J - Technology Plan Contact Information ................................................................................. 73 Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page i
Background and Demographic Profile
With close to 14,000 students, over 1,400 staff members, and seventeen sites and programs,
Turlock Unified School District (TUSD) is the second largest public school district in Stanislaus
County. Turlock itself is the second largest city in Stanislaus County, with almost 70,000
residents. Turlock is home to California State University, Stanislaus, the county fairgrounds, and
several large agro-industrial employers, including Foster Farms and a new Blue Diamond
facility.
TUSD offers a range of educational options. There are nine elementary schools in the district,
with specialized programs offered at several sites. Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy is a
dual-immersion Spanish/English site. Walnut Elementary houses two magnet programs, one for
math and science and the other for arts. Cunningham and Julien Elementary Schools offer GATE
programs for qualified fourth through sixth grade students. TUSD also offers transitional
kindergarten to eligible students.
TUSD has one comprehensive junior high school and one magnet middle school. Turlock
Junior High School, at roughly 1,300 students, is a large 7-8 site modeled after the traditional
high schools that it feeds into. New to TJHS is its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
(STEM) program. The program is starting small with thirty students, but has plans to expand
over the new few years. Dutcher Middle School is the 7-8 dual immersion site, with the
remaining available spaces filled through a lottery. Students at Dutcher have the same teacher for
English and history, and the same teacher for science and math.
Turlock High School and Pitman High School are the two comprehensive high schools in the
district. Both schools offer robust academic programs, including Advanced Placement and
honors courses. Students have the opportunity to prepare for the workforce through ROP and
career technical courses. Each site offers a wide variety of clubs, student organizations, and
extra-curricular activities.
TUSD has several specialized schools within the district. Several elementary sites house
Headstart and state preschool classes. Turlock Adult School, operating out of the district office
and the comprehensive high schools, offers courses to adult learners in the evenings, and
coordinates ROP classes at the high schools. Roselawn High School is an alternative education
site, designed to assist students to develop the skills and academic preparation necessary to
return to and graduate to the comprehensive high schools. The newest TUSD site is its
eCademy Charter at Crane School. This K-12 site offers four flexible yet rigorous settings for
students, including homeschooling, independent studies, and online learning.
Several demographic groups make up the student population in TUSD. Hispanic students
make up our largest ethnic group, at over 7,500 students. The second largest ethnic group is that
of white students, at over 4,800 students. Turlock is culturally well represented, with large
populations Assyrian- and Indian-Americans, as well as strong links to Mexico and Portugal. In
2012-13, Almost three-quarters of the students in the district were identified as
socio-economically disadvantaged. In that school year, 1,341 students, roughly 10% of the
student population, were students in special education programs.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 1TUSD’s mission is to ensure all students graduate as self-motivated, responsible citizens equipped to compete successfully in an ever-changing global society. As TUSD works to prepare its students for success, technology will be a main point of focus. With the onset of Common Core Standards and Smarter Balanced Assessments, now more than ever it is the responsibility of the district to ensure that students and teacher have adequate access to necessary technologies, as well as the means to develop the skills to use those technologies proficiently and in a manner conducive to individual success. This plan outlines TUSD’s goals toward this over the next three years. Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 2
1. Plan Duration July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 This plan will serve as TUSD's e-rate plan and will be evaluated annually. Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 3
2. Stakeholders
Stakeholders
Name Position CDS
Dr. Sonny Da Marto District Administrator Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Jay Brem District Administrator Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Judi Green District Administrator Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Robert Brogdon District Administrator Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Dana Trevethan District Administrator Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Donna Creighton Classroom Teacher Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Turlock Junior High
Marshall Beyer Classroom Teacher Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Wakefield Elementary
Dave Sutton Classroom Teacher Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Walnut Elementary Education Center
Shawne Arnold Classroom Teacher Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
John H. Pitman High
Mary Asgill Classroom Teacher Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Turlock High
Beth Wyatt Classroom Teacher Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle
Jennifer Jajko Classroom Teacher Stanislaus
Turlock Unified
Dennis G. Earl Elementary
The technology plan writing committee consists of members that represent the Turlock Unified
School District in order to provide a variety of perspectives and a broad base of information and
interests as it relates to K-12 public education in Turlock, CA.
The committee consists of certificated teachers representing grades K-6, 7-8, and 9-12, the
technology department administrators, and the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services.
Elements of the plan are drafted from other district documents, including, but not limited to, the
TUSD strategic plan, Common Core Standards training resources, the TUSD Digital Citizenship
campaign, and the TUSD Network Audit, completed in the fall of 2013.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 4Through our School Site Councils, English Learner Advisory Committees (ELACs), PTAs, and other advisory committees, parents and community members have an opportunity to provide input as to the technology plans for sites and the district as a whole. This information is shared with the tech and educational services departments. Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 5
3. Curriculum
3a. Description of teachers' and students' current access to technology tools both during the
school day and outside of school hours.
There are approximately 3100 computers in school sites throughout the district, with additional
technology equipment available to staff, including; various types of printers, LCD projectors,
digital cameras, laptops, interactive whiteboards and interactive tablets, document cameras and
additional equipment.
Turlock Unified School District has made progress in providing access to technology for both
students and teachers. The advancements that have taken place must continue in order to afford
Turlock students the learning tools necessary to increase learning throughout the grades and to
prepare students for higher education and employment opportunities. Our Mission Statement
states we will ensure all students graduate as self-motivated, responsible students equipped to
compete successfully in an ever-changing global society. Also, new Common Core standards
have aspects of technology embedded within them.
Currently, all Turlock Unified School District students and teachers have access to technology in
classrooms, libraries, career centers (at the comprehensive high schools), and in technology labs.
Some sites with specialized programs have mobile laptop carts as well. Teachers’ and students’
technological efforts vary due to both areas of instruction and levels of expertise and proficiency
relating to technology.
All District classrooms are fully wired, providing access to email and the Internet. Over the past
several years, TUSD has been able to expand wireless connectivity to sites and departments.
Though the district is not fully wireless at this time, efforts have been made to create at least one
hotspot at each site. Most sites are wireless in either their front office or cafeteria (or both), and
some sites have additional classroom hot spots (e.g., Turlock High School and Pitman High
School netbook classes; Turlock Junior High School’s STEM lab). TUSD currently has three
fully wireless sites: eCademy Charter at Crane, Walnut Elementary, and Wakefield Elementary.
Technology Support Specialists are at each school site three days to five days a week to give
assistance to teachers and to provide technical support.
Kindergarten through Third Grade
Classrooms generally have 1-3 computers for student use, though most classes use computer labs
for computer work. The age of the computers vary from computers purchased within the last
three years to computers as old as six years or more. Students have access to the classroom
computers during school time, as well as some before school, lunch time, and after school use.
Students also have access to computers in the technology labs, libraries, and in their after-school
programs.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 6Primary teachers have access to computers for email, Internet, record keeping, and assessment data information. Teachers use Aeries/ABI for attendance reporting, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel), and other software like PhotoShop, Picasso, MovieMaker, and any grade level software purchased by their site, as well as curriculum software that are a component of core adopted instructional materials. They have access to LCD projectors, document cameras, digital video and other technology for instruction purposes. They use Internet Explorer to access web-based applications like EduSoft, Accelerated Reader, STAR Reading and STAR Math, Discovery Streaming, etc. Fourth through Sixth Grade The number of computers per classroom varies per site, though all teachers have a workstation. Students have access to the classroom computers during school time, as well as some before school, lunch time, and after school use, particularly at sites that have the after-school ASES program. Students also have access to computers in the technology labs and libraries. In the past year TUSD has been able to hire one full time librarian per elementary site, meaning that students will have more access to computers in their libraries than they previously had. More of the upper grade students take advantage of the extended access to technology, than do the kindergarten through third grade students. Teachers have access to computers for email, Internet, record keeping, and assessment data information. Teachers use Aeries/ABI for attendance reporting, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel), and other software like PhotoShop, Picasso, MovieMaker, and any grade level software purchased by their site, as well as curriculum software that are a component of core adopted instructional materials. They use Internet Explorer to access web-based applications like EduSoft, Accelerated Reader, STAR Reading and STAR Math, Discovery Streaming, etc. Some classrooms have video cameras for teacher and student use. Each year, schools are slowly acquiring LCD projectors and document cameras for the intermediate grade classrooms. As schools acquire technology equipment for the classrooms, more upper grade teachers are enhancing their instruction with the use of technology and providing students with opportunities to create multimedia presentations to enhance their learning of the curriculum and mastery of grade level standards. Seventh through Eighth Grade Many of the classrooms have LCD projectors, digital cameras, document cameras and other technology for teacher and student use. Some classrooms have interactive tablets and interactive whiteboards. Along with the classroom computers, students at both schools have access to computers in technology labs and the library. Library labs are available to students during lunch or after school (by appointment at Dutcher). At TJHS, students in the after school ASES program have access to the library lab daily. Dutcher Middle School has both a math lab and an ELA lab, as well as two computer electives taught in a lab environment. Turlock Junior High School has a two computer labs, two computer electives taught in a lab environment, and a new STEM lab with mobile laptops and wireless connectivity. Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 7
Teachers have access to computers for email, Internet, grading, record keeping, and assessment
data information (Edusoft). Teachers use Aeries/ABI for attendance reporting, Microsoft Office
(Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel), and other software like PhotoShop, Read 180, and any
grade level software purchased by their site. They use Internet Explorer to access web-based
applications like EduSoft, Accelerated Reader, STAR Reading and STAR Math, Discovery
Streaming, etc. At TJHS, students in the STEM program use specialized robotics and simulation
programs.
Teachers also have access to LCD projectors, cameras, document cameras and other technology
to enhance instruction. Software for record keeping, as well as curriculum software that are a
component of core adopted instructional materials.
Ninth through Twelfth Grade
All teachers have the resources of computer workstations, grading programs, email and Internet
access in the classroom to use for instruction, communication, record keeping, and data analysis
(Edusoft/Aeries). Specialized software teachers have at this level includes Java, Visual Basic,
and programs for computer technology and ROP courses. In general teachers use LCD projectors
to show video clips, streaming video, and in some cases PowerPoints and other lesson
presentations.
Students have access to technology through classroom computers, computer labs, specialized
technology equipment and software, such as digital cameras for journalism and yearbook classes,
and computers for Internet research and other assignments in the library media centers. Student
access to library labs is available at comprehensive sites before and after school, and during
lunch. Turlock High School has an additional classroom lab available for classes during the
school day, which helps when the library and career center labs are booked for trainings. Pitman
High’s library computer lab is available before school, during lunch, and after school (7:30-4:00
pm), and during class time for students with a pass from their teacher and a legitimate
assignment. The eCademy Charter at Crane’s computer lab is open twice a week for student
drop-in time. eCademy also provides netbooks to students who request them.
3b. Description of the district's current use of hardware and software to support teaching and
learning.
Turlock Unified School District believes that effective first-dose instruction is the best way to
affect student learning and achievement. Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) is
the district's teaching protocol, and teachers are expected to create lessons with student-friendly
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 8content and language objectives. Those lessons require students to use language in a variety of engaging ways, with the teacher assessing formatively and summatively within and over a period of lessons. The technology used in classrooms is meant to support students mastering the posted objectives and the standards on which those objectives are based. At the site and district administrative level, technology is used to support instruction through data analysis. That data includes, but is not limited to, feedback from lesson observations, data from summative assessments, and student and site information provided by the student information system. Site and district administrators conduct classroom lesson observations and use a form on an iPad app to collect SIOP-related data from the lesson to use to provide constructive feedback to the teacher and to add to site- and district-wide data collections. Administrators and teachers review the data at least monthly to identify areas of instruction on which to focus. Benchmark information is collected at the quarter at the secondary level and at the trimester at the elementary level through the Edusoft system (web-based). The results of the benchmarks allow staff to see areas of student success and areas thay may need reteaching or additional support. TUSD provides teachers the opportunity to create web pages through its subscription to SchoolLoop. At the elementary level the use of computers to support teaching and learning is through Word Processing, use of the Internet for research, student achievement monitoring system (Edusoft for local benchmarks and the Aeries SIS for state-level assessments), software standards-based games, simulations and programs that enable students to practice, enrich, and increase their literacy and problem solving skills and understanding of core curriculum concepts. Base programs, such as Microsoft Word, Power Point, Microsoft Publisher, and Excel, as well as web-based programs to monitor student achievement (Edusoft) and effective instructional strategies (Accelerated Reader, Accelerated Math, and United Streaming), and software programs that accompany the adopted textbook programs are provided throughout the K-12 District. Primary grade students use computers mostly for skill practice, writing, and learning games. Computer skills and the use of software are taught in the computer labs and the classrooms. Teachers use technology for instruction, assessment, data analysis, lesson planning, grading, record keeping, and communication. Teachers can communicate with parents through email and are encouraged to use family link to update student grades, assignments, and assessment scores. Some teachers use web-based collaborative tools, such as Edmodo, to connect students outside of class and digitize assignments. Some sites, such as Wakefield Elementary, have student response systems for classroom use. Wakefield and Brown Elementary Schools have interactive whiteboards in each classroom (Brown is finishing the final purchases). Other elementary sites, such as Cunningham, have interactive whiteboards in some classrooms. At the seventh and eighth grade level students learn computer skills in the classroom and in the computer labs. Each 7-8 school site has classroom labs dedicated to computer science or similar electives. The software in these electives range from typing programs to Microsoft Office to multimedia presentation software. The TJHS Science, Technology, Engineering and Math program (STEM) has a dedicated lab space with wireless connectivity and sixteen powerful laptops to run complex programs for engineering and robotics. Teachers use technology for instruction, assessment, data analysis, lesson planning, grading, record keeping, and communication. Many teachers have created and continually update web pages to provide students and parent’s information about activities, projects, assignments, and special events. Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 9
Teachers use technology for instruction, assessment, data analysis, lesson planning, grading, record keeping, and communication. Teachers can communicate with parents through email and are encouraged to use family link to update student grades, assignments, and assessment scores. Currently at the 9-12 level of instruction, the use of technology has been expanded throughout the campuses and into classrooms across the disciplines. Through standards-based research and projects, students develop word processing, database, spreadsheet, multi-media presentation, and electronic publishing skills, as well as demonstrate competencies in e-mail and Internet-use. Technology-use has become an integral component of curriculum, instruction, and assessment for all students. Students are expected to utilize technology to demonstrate mastery of skills in core curricula areas in non-traditional ways such as developing research papers, multi-media projects, and/or electronic portfolios to showcase personal learning. Teachers have the ability to refer and direct students to technological access both in the classroom and to other available resources on the sites, such as computer labs. Some teachers are currently exploring web-based collaborative tools, such as Google Apps for Education, to support student learning. Currently, the district is piloting netbooks in some ELA and chemistry classes at the comprehensive high schools. These students have netbooks with both wifi and 3G connectivity, and their classes are within range of wireless access points on campus. Some programs, such as the Agricultural program at PHS, have student response systems for classroom use. The use of computers to support teaching and learning is through Word Processing, use of the Internet for research, student achievement monitoring system (Edusoft/Aeries), software standards-based games, simulations and programs that enable students to practice, enrich, and increase their literacy and problem solving skills and understanding of core curriculum concepts. Base programs, such as Microsoft Word, Power Point, Microsoft Publisher, and Excel, as well as web-based programs to monitor student achievement (Edusoft), and software programs that accompany the adopted textbook programs are provided throughout the K-12 District. Some students with special needs use technology to meet their individual learning needs as determined by their IEP team. The type of technology these students use varies, but includes items such as visual magnifiers, Braille keyboards, mobile tablets, speech-to-text converters, and laptop computers with need-specific software. Depending on the assignment or the student, staff working with students with special needs also use specialized technology to help meet student learning needs, such as iPads with apps to increase motor skills or support speech development. TUSD uses technology to help support students in need of targeted interventions, such as English Learners and students assessed several grade levels below their current grade level. Students in middle grades in need of reading support can use Read 180 in ELA courses. EL students at TJHS have access to Rosetta Stone language software in the library computer lab after school. Edgenuity, the district's online curriculum, is used both by students needing to make up credits toward promotion/graduation, but also by students at eCademy who engage in personalized learning. Sites use technological resources to support learning outside of the core curriculum as well. Several elementary schools and middle schools have typing software, such as MicroType, installed in computers in labs for classes to practice typing skills. Students at Walnut Elementary's Renaissance Visual and Performing Arts Magnet use media presentation software to create videos and post them online. Both middle schools offer computer technology electives Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 10
that include typing, presentation software (MovieMaker, Powerpoint, etc), and word processing software (Word). At the high school level, a range of electives employ hardware and software. Computer technology classes such as game development, programming, and AP Computer Science use Java, HTML, Visual Basic, Office, and Virtual Business. Drafting, engineering, and architecture courses use Computer Aided Design software (CAD), 3D drafting software (such as Solid Edge), and computer integrated manufacturing software to prepare students for college and career readiness. Some of these electives have also begun to build and use their own dedicated 3D printers, using open-source software to program them and design and create products. 3c. Summary of the district's curricular goals that are supported by this tech plan. All instructional programs, resources, and personnel are focused on the following Turlock Unified School District Mission Statement: Learning Today...Leading Tomorrow: The mission of the Turlock Unified School District, a premier progressive educational system, is to ensure all students graduate as self-motivated, responsible citizens equipped to compete successfully in an ever-changing global society by delivering effective instruction that engages all students to reach their individual potential and highest achievements within a safe and caring student-centered environment in partnership with our families and diverse community. The District views technology as an integral part of education, administration, and support services. Technology provides tools to enhance and improve curriculum and student performance, and because it constantly changes, best efforts must be made to establish curricula that embeds a flexible approach to the use of technology as a means of supporting student learning. Students and staff have daily access to an expanding world of information to enhance and augment the existing curricula in preparation college and career readiness. The District’s goals are frequently and consistently communicated to employees, students, parents, community members, and other stakeholders and are included in the Strategic Plan, Local Education Agency Plan, School Site Plans, and the district and school web sites. As TUSD hones its Professional Learning Community collaboration protocols, staff members in a variety of roles will share information related to student learning and achievement, particularly under the Common Core Standards. The Department of Educational Services publishes a monthly CCSS newsletter for staff, and quarterly CCSS newsletters for parents. As of the writing of this document, TUSD is engaged in the transition to Common Core Standards, with an eye on additional state-adopted standards coming in the near future (such as next generation science standards and social science standards), Each comprehensive high school site has developed site-based Vision Statements and Expected School-Wide Learning Results (ESLR’s) that correlate with the accountability and expectations created for student achievement that are outlined by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The Technology Plan Writing Committee has ongoing meetings in which it discusses, and reviews Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 11
the goals of the district and the state-adopted standards, utilizing them as the foundation toward their efforts and work on the District Technology Plan. The focus of the use of technology by teachers and students is to increase student achievement of the state-adopted standards and prepare them for success on the Smarter Balanced Assessments beginning operationally in the spring of 2015.. With regards to technology, the goal would be to assist students to become excellent users of the current technologies, and to be prepared to employ the best practices of emerging developments in technology as they arise. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has developed their National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S), which include communication, collaboration, research, and critical thinking skills. The technology access today continues to use word-processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, databases, and student publishing to a high degree. However, other platforms, such as social media, cellphone communication, webinars, podcasts, and other technological advances may become useful in the near future. With new technologies emerging constantly in today’s world, our curricular applications will focus on the basic applications, but be ready to embrace the newer ideas when relevant, practical, and economically feasible. Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 12
3d. List of clear goals, measurable objectives, annual benchmarks, and an implementation plan
for using technology to improve teaching and learning by supporting the district curricular
goals.
College and career readiness is a focus both in the TUSD mission statement and the
newly-adopted California Common Core state standards (CCSS). To that end, TUSD believes
that student access to and use and understanding of various technologies, particularly those
suited to students' individual needs and goals, through the technological elements embedded
within the standards, is necessary for students to obtain the skills to help them enter college or
the workplace after graduation. TUSD's goal and objective are written reflective of that
sentiment, and broadly enough to allow for flexibility based on student, site, program, etc.
Goal 3d.1: All students will become college and career ready by attaining proficiency in
technology to support learning the state-adopted curriculum standards.
Objective 3d.1.1: All students will practice, reinforce, and/or present state-adopted curriculum
standards (CCSS) through technology use.
Benchmarks:
• Year 1: All students will practice, reinforce, and/or present state-adopted curriculum
standards (CCSS) through technology use 1x/month.
• Year 2: All students will practice, reinforce, and/or present state-adopted curriculum
standards (CCSS) through technology use 2x/month.
• Year 3: All students will practice, reinforce, and/or present state-adopted curriculum
standards (CCSS) through technology weekly.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 13Implementation Plan
Person(s) Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity Timeline
Responsible Evaluation Instrument
Train teachers on CCSS CCSS Educational Services Educational Services Teacher surveys and
standards through the trainings administrators; site Administrators; site feedback sheets;
PLC collaborative continue in administrators. Site PLC administrators; PCLs via documentation from
process. the 2014 leads and SLT members. data-review process. PLC and SLT meetings
school year. Solution Tree (company (each group has
PLCs meet TUSD is working with site-specific
frequently to help develop the PLC documentation
throughout process). requirements).
the school
year, with
site-level
SLTs meeting
throughout
the year as
well.
Teachers provide Daily Classroom teachers Teachers, site TUSD SIOP-based
CCSS-based instruction PLCs/SLTs, site walkthrough feedback;
to students, which administration, and data from student
includes standards that Educational Services formative and
have embedded administrators. summative
technology. assessments; site and
district-level PLC and
SLT feedback.
Students practice and At least once Students with the Teachers, site Data from student
present curriculum a month in support of classroom PLCs/SLTs, site formative and
information through year one, teachers and administration, and summative
technology. moving to administration. Educational Services assessments,
weekly by the administrators. assignments, reports,
end of year and projects; site and
three. district-level PLC and
SLT data review.
Objective 3d.1.2: All students will demonstrate progress toward career and/or college readiness
(CCR) through the use of technology.
Benchmarks:
• Year 1: 50% of students will demonstrate progress toward career and/or college readiness
(CCR) through the use of technology.
• Year 2: 75% of students will demonstrate progress toward career and/or college readiness
(CCR) through the use of technology.
• Year 3: All students will demonstrate progress toward career and/or college readiness
(CCR) through the use of technology.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 14Implementation Plan
Person(s) Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity Timeline
Responsible Evaluation Instrument
K-1: Use of curricular Weekly Site administrators and Site administrators and Student progress
software and programs, during the teachers. teachers; district toward proficiency in
such as Microsoft Office school year. administration in the CCSS standards with
Suite (particularly Educational Services embedded technology.
Word), and any new Team. Formative and
CCSS-related summative student
district-adopted assessments related to
programs. CCSS standards with
embedded technology.
2-6: More complex Weekly Site administrators and Site administrators and Student progress
work with curricular during the teachers. teachers; district toward proficiency in
software and programs, school year. administration in the CCSS standards with
including presentation Educational Services embedded technology.
software, spreadsheets, Team. Formative and
photo/video editing, and summative student
Office templates assessments related to
(resumes, calendars, CCSS standards with
etc.). embedded technology.
Potential local "7/8
technology readiness"
assessment.
7-8: Students create Student Site administrators and Site administrators and Student work samples,
projects and write access teachers; district teachers; district scoring rubrics, and
research papers using technology administration in the administration in the student progress
devices and weekly. Educational Services Educational Services toward proficiency in
technological resources. Projects and Team. Team. CCSS standards
papers embedded with
determined at technology.
the
site/district
level based on
PLC
instructional
decisions.
7-8: Students use Weekly Site administration and Site administrators and Student work samples,
curricular software during the teachers. teachers; district scoring rubrics, and
based on learning needs school year. administration in the student progress
and curricular goals. Educational Services toward proficiency in
This curricular software Team. CCSS standards
can include standard embedded with
enterprise programs technology. Potential
such as Office as well as "9-12 technology
internally-hosted and readiness" assessment.
web-based programs
aligned with
state-adopted standards.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 159-12: Students Students Site administrators and Site administrators and Student work samples,
read/analyze websites to access teachers. teachers; district scoring rubrics, and
develop narratives, technology administration in the student progress
information/research, weekly at a Educational Services toward proficiency in
and argumentative minimum. Team. CCSS standards
writing. Projects, embedded with
papers, etc. technology.
determined at Assessment data from
the state-adopted end of
site/district year exams (SBAC).
level based on
PLC
instructional
decisions.
9-12: Students use Students Site administrators and Site administrators and Student work samples,
technology to show access teachers. teachers; district scoring rubrics, and
evidence of meeting technology administration in the student progress
CCSS math standards. weekly at a Educational Services toward proficiency in
minimum. Team. CCSS standards
Projects, embedded with
papers, etc. technology.
determined at Assessment data from
the state-adopted end of
site/district year exams(SBAC).
level based on
PLC
instructional
decisions.
9-12: Students use Students Site administrators and Site administrators and Student work samples,
technology to view and access teachers. teachers; district scoring rubrics, and
listen to/evaluate technology administration in the student progress
electronic media files to weekly at a Educational Services toward proficiency in
develop speeches and minimum. Team. CCSS standards
give media Projects, embedded with
presentations. papers, etc. technology.
determined at Assessment data from
the state-adopted end of
site/district year exams(SBAC).
level based on
PLC
instructional
decisions.
9-12: Students will By the end of Students with support Site administrators and Reports from agencies
create a career-related 12 grade. from site teachers and teachers; district outside of the district
e-portfolio by the end of administration. administration in the (i.e., businesses and
12th grade. Educational Services colleges) about
Team. Possible input students' technological
and evaluation from readiness upon leaving
businesses, community high school
members, and
institutions of higher
education.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 169-12: Clubs, activities, Annually Site teachers, coaches, Site teachers, coaches, Student projects,
elective throughout club advisors, club advisors, feedback/surveys from
teachers/advisors expose the school administrators. administrators; district students.
students to technology year office administrators in
and career-related (potentially the Educational Services
activities. outside of the department and
school year as potentially Business
well). Services department.
3e. List of clear goals, measurable objectives, annual benchmarks, and an implementation plan
detailing how and when students will acquire the technology skills and information literacy
skills needed to succeed in the classroom and the workplace.
Based on the newly-adopted Common Core State Standards, college and career ready students
are able use technology and digital media in ways that will allow them to communicate
effectively with others, research and evaluate a variety of online and offline resources, and
support their opinions and positions. Having foundational skills that allow for efficient and
effective use of technologies will be important for students as they progress through the
standards. The goal and objectives below are reflective of the need to develop those foundational
skills at each grade level and to continually strengthen them while engaged with the CCSS
standards themselves.
Goal 3e.1: Students will demonstrate the technical and informational literacy skills
necessary to progress toward college and career readiness.
Objective 3e.1.1: All students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level technology standards
in the International Society for Technology in Education's 2007 Standards (ISTE-S) in the area
of Technology Operations and Concepts.
Benchmarks:
• Year 1: 50% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level technology standards
in the International Society for Technology in Education's 2007 Standards (ISTE-S) in
the area of Technology Operations and Concepts.
• Year 2: 75% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level technology standards
in the International Society for Technology in Education's 2007 Standards (ISTE-S) in
the area of Technology Operations and Concepts.
• Year 3: 100% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level technology
standards in the International Society for Technology in Education's 2007 Standards
(ISTE-S) in the area of Technology Operations and Concepts.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 17Implementation Plan
Person(s) Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity Timeline
Responsible Evaluation Instrument
Provide ISTE-S Summer/Fall Director of Technology Director of Technology Feedback/surveys from
Technology and of 2014 and Data Systems. and Data Systems; training.
Operations and Assistant Superintendent
Concepts (TOC) of Educational Services.
professional
development to site
administrators,
Educational Services
Administrators, and
Instructional Coaches.
Site administrators Fall of 2014- Site Administration, Assistant Superintendent Feedback from PLC
select a site PLC team to end of school Director of Technology of Educational Services; meetings; data from
take ISTE-S TOC year 2015. and Data Systems. Director of Technology lessons.
training and create and Data Systems.
lessons combining
CCSS standards with
embedded technology
and ISTE TOC
standards. PLC teams
share information at the
site and district level.
Provide ISTE-S Beginning of Site Administration, Assistant Superintendent Feedback/surveys from
information and training 2015 school Director of Technology of Educational Services; training.
to teachers at all sites.year (at and Data Systems; Director of Technology
beginning of Educational Technology and Data Systems;
year staff Coach. Director of Professional
meetings). Development.
Site PLC and SLT teams Ongoing Site Administration and Assistant Superintendent Feedback from PLC
create lessons and beginning in PLC/SLT leads; of Educational Services; and SLT meetings; data
formative assessments the 2015 Educational Technology Director of Technology from lessons and
combining CCSS school year. Coach. and Data Systems; formative assessments.
standards with Director of Professional
embedded technology Development.
and ISTE TOC
standards. PLC and SLT
teams share information
at the site and district
level.
Review ISTE-S training Annually. Educational Services Director of Technology Data from lessons and
and implementation Team; District and Data Systems; assessments.
process and amend as Technology Committee; Director of Professional
necessary. Educational Technology Development; Assistant
Coach. Superintendent of
Educational Services.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 18Objective 3e.1.2: All students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level technology standards
in the International Society for Technology in Education's 2007 Standards (ISTE-S) in the area
of Research and Information Fluency.
Benchmarks:
• Year 1: 50% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level technology standards
in the International Society for Technology in Education's 2007 Standards (ISTE-S) in
the area of Research and Information Fluency.
• Year 2: 75% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level technology standards
in the International Society for Technology in Education's 2007 Standards (ISTE-S) in
the area of Research and Information Fluency.
• Year 3: 100% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level technology
standards in the International Society for Technology in Education's 2007 Standards
(ISTE-S) in the area of Research and Information Fluency.
Implementation Plan
Person(s) Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity Timeline
Responsible Evaluation Instrument
Provide ISTE-S Summer/Fall Director of Technology Director of Technology Feedback/surveys from
Research and of 2014 and Data Systems. and Data Systems; training.
Information Fluency Assistant Superintendent
(RIF) professional of Educational Services.
development to site
administrators,
Educational Services
Administrators, and
Instructional Coaches.
Site administrators Fall of Site administration; Assistant Superintendent Feedback from PLC
select a site PLC team to 2014-end of Director of Technology of Educational Services; meetings; data from
take ISTE-S RIF school year and Data Systems. Director of Technology lessons.
training and create 2015. and Data Systems.
lessons combining
CCSS standards with
embedded technology
and ISTE RIF standards.
PLC teams share
information at the site
and district level.
Provide ISTE-S RIF Beginning of Site Administration; Assistant Superintendent Feedback/surveys from
information and training 2015 school Director of Technology of Educational Services; training.
to teachers at all sites. year (at and Data Systems; Director of Technology
beginning of Educational Technology and Data Systems;
year staff Coach. Director of Professional
meetings). Development.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 19Site PLC and SLT teams Ongoing Site Administration and Assistant Superintendent Feedback from PLC
create lessons and beginning in PLC/SLT leads; of Educational Services; and SLT meetings; data
formative assessments the 2015 Educational Technology Director of Technology from lessons and
combining CCSS school year. Coach. and Data Systems; formative and
standards with Director of Professional summative
embedded technology Development. assessments.
and ISTE RIF standards.
PLC and SLT teams
share information at the
site and district level.
Review ISTE-S RIF Annually. Educational Services Director of Technology Data from lessons and
training and Team; District and Data Systems; assessments.
implementation process Technology Committee; Director of Professional
and amend as necessary. Educational Technology Development; Assistant
Coach. Superintendent of
Educational Services.
Objective 3e.1.3: All students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level Common Core or other
state-adopted standards that require demonstration of technical skills and competencies.
Benchmarks:
• Year 1: 50% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level Common Core or
other state-adopted standards that require demonstration of technical skills and
competencies.
• Year 2: 75% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level Common Core or
other state-adopted standards that require demonstration of technical skills and
competencies.
• Year 3: 100% of students will demonstrate proficiency in grade level Common Core or
other state-adopted standards that require demonstration of technical skills and
competencies.
Implementation Plan
Person(s) Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity Timeline
Responsible Evaluation Instrument
Grade-appropriate Weekly Site administrators and Site administrators and Student progress
student use of curricular during the teachers. teachers; Educational toward proficiency in
software and programs. school year Services administrators. CCSS standards with
embedded technology.
Formative and
summative student
assessments related to
CCSS standards with
embedded technology.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 20Student-created projects, Students Site administrators and Site administrators and Student work samples,
papers, and other access teachers; Educational teachers; Educational scoring rubrics, and
activities that require the technology at Services Administrators. Services Administrators. student progress
use of technological least weekly. toward proficiency in
devices. CCSS standards
embedded with
technology.
Students, especially Ongoing Classroom teachers. Site administration Student work; progress
those in secondary sites; on formative and
receive summative
discipline/career-specifi assessments;
c technology training. graduation data on
college and career
placement.
3f. List of goals and an implementation plan that describe how the district will address the
appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the classroom so that students can
distinguish lawful from unlawful uses of copyrighted works, including the following topics:
the concept and purpose of both copyright and fair use
Goal 3f.1: All TUSD students will understand creative rights and the appropriate
application of copyrighted works and fair use concepts to their research, writing, projects,
and other works.
Implementation Plan
Person(s) Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity Timeline
Responsible Evaluation Instrument
Include a Creative A theme for Director of Technology Director of Technology Site Verification forms
Rights unit within the one month of provides resources to and Data Systems, site completed and signed
Digital Citizenship the digital site administration to administration, District by site administration
Campaign. citizenship share with stakeholders. Technology Committee, (details the way each
campaign, Director of Student site presents the
with Services. information to
resources, stakeholders); data
activities, and from student
lesson information system on
information student discipline
provided to related to online
the sites. plagiarism; samples of
student work with
appropriate citations.
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 21Review and update Annual Technology and Data Review of IUA several Student copies of IUAs
District Internet User review and Systems administration; committees, including and data from student
Agreement (IUA) as update. IUA Educational Services district technology information system on
needed, to include information administrators; Site committee and student discipline
necessary elements of shared with administrators. Educational Services related to plagiarism
Creative Rights, staff at Team. and violations of the
Copyright, and Fair Use. beginning of IUA.
the year
meetings.
Provide grade-span Biannually. Director of Technology Site PLCs and SLTs, Student work; student
specific information and At the and Data Systems, Site administration, formative and
resources for classroom secondary Educational Services Educational Services summative
use. Information level Team, and District Team. assessments.
includes online information Technology Committee
plagiarism, appropriate will determine information
citation of sources, and correspond and resources.
fair use. with times Classroom teacher
students are includes information
conducting into instruction.
research
papers and
reports. CCSS
standards
require much
more
argumentative
discourse,
which will
require
students to
support their
arguments
with relevant
data.
Provide training and Initial training Directory of Technology Sign in sheets for Staff Staff surveys; student
information focusing on offered at and Data Systems; site Development; Sign in work that includes
creative rights and fair beginning of administrators, district sheets for Staff meetings citation of sources.
use to teachers, each school technology committee. covering policies and
instructional aides, and year at Staff instructional training.
administrators. Development
days, or first
staff meeting
of each school
year; ongoing
as needed;
Turlock Unified July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017 Page 223g. List of goals and an implementation plan that describe how the district will address Internet
safety, including how to protect online privacy and avoid online predators. (AB 307)
Goal 3g.1: All students in TUSD will be digital citizens who understand and practice safe
online habits.
Goal 3g.2: All students in TUSD will be digital citizens who do not engage in cyber-bullying
and understand the online practices necessary to appropriately respond to cyber-bullying.
Implementation Plan
Person(s) Monitoring & Evaluation
Activity Timeline
Responsible Evaluation Instrument
Digital Citizenship Each month Site administration and Director of Technology Site Verification forms
information shared by during the teachers; initial digital and Data Systems, site completed and signed
sites with site school year citizenship information administration, District by site administration
stakeholders, including will have a provided by Director of Technology Committee, (details the way each
students, staff, and different Technology and Data Director of Student site presents the
parents. Information Digital Systems with input from Services. information to
includes practical tips Citizenship other stakeholders, such stakeholders); data
for students and Theme, such as District Technology from student
families, resources, as Committee, Educational information system on
videos, and resources of cyber-bullyin Services, and parent and student discipline
digital citizenship g, safe online other advisory groups. related to
lessons. practices, and cyber-bullying and
social media social media;
awareness. student/staff pre- and
Sites share post- tests.
information
during the
month in
ways that
work best for
the site.
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