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Turlock Unified School District - Technology Plan 2017-2020
Turlock Unified School
       District
    Technology Plan
       2017-2020
Turlock Unified School District - Technology Plan 2017-2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS

     1.  TUSD’s Mission and Beliefs ...............................................................................................1
     2.  Planning Committee and Process Overview ........................................................................2
     3.  Existing Frameworks ...........................................................................................................4
     4.  TUSD BrightBytes Data ......................................................................................................5
     5.  TUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) ..........................................................6
     6.  LCAP Goals, Identified Needs, and Tech Integration .........................................................8
     7.  TUSD’s Student Device Scaling Plan for 2017-2020........................................................16
     8.  TUSD’s Educational Technology Professional Development Initiative
         (Project GROW) ................................................................................................................18
     9. Career and Technical Education (CTE) .............................................................................20
     10. Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................21
     11. Monitoring .........................................................................................................................24

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TUSD’s Mission and Beliefs

Turlock Unified School District is guided by a mission and beliefs that highlight our commitment
to high-quality instruction, based on individual student needs, that prepares students to meet
standards and graduate ready for success. TUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP),
serves as our guide for all decisions, programs, and initiatives. The areas in the LCAP related to
technology support TUSD’s beliefs and missions in ensuring that our district continually positions
technology in a manner that benefits our students and staff.

TUSD Mission: 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.

TUSD Beliefs:
We believe that

         Every person is unique and has equal worth.
         Every person can be a successful learner.
         People are responsible for their actions.
         The family experience has a profound impact on the development of the individual.
         Honesty and integrity build trust in all relationships.
         Motivation, hard work, and persistence are necessary to achieve full potential.
         High expectations yield greater levels of performance.
         A quality education enriches lives by creating and expanding opportunities.
         The positive actions of role models inspire people to excel.
         Service to others is vital in building a thriving community.

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Planning Committee and Process Overview

TUSD Technology Planning Committee
 Agustin Arreola                                      Assistant Principal, Dutcher Middle School
 Marshall Beyer                                       Educational Technology Instructional
                                                      Coach
 Jay Brem                                             Director of Technology and Innovation
 Carolina Cortes                                      Teacher, Osborn Dual Immersion
 Dany Dara                                            Teacher, Turlock Junior High School
 Angela Dorsey                                        Parent, Osborn Dual Immersion
 Laura Fong                                           Principal, Dennis Earl Elementary School
 Luke Hibbard                                         Instructional Technology Staff, SCOE
 Ryan Hollister                                       Teacher, Turlock High School
 Heidi Lawler                                         Assistant Superintendent of Educational
                                                      Services
 Burt Lo                                              Instructional Technology Staff, SCOE
 Bill McGinnis                                        Teacher, Turlock High School
 Marya Moreno                                         Teacher, Crowell Elementary School
 Jeff Santos                                          Director of Special Education
 Shellie Santos                                       Director of Curriculum and Instruction
 Sumeet Singh                                         Assistant Principal, Pitman High School
 Noah Stoffel                                         Student, Turlock High School
 Dave Sutton                                          Teacher, Walnut Elementary Education
                                                      Center
 Julie Thompson                                       Teacher, eCademy Charter
 Karen Welch                                          Administrative Secretary- Technology

Technology Planning Process
The work to revise TUSD’s Technology Plan for 2014-17 began in 2015 with the formation of this
committee, originally called the 18 Month Technology Planning Committee. In the 2015-16
school year, members of this group met monthly to address the following goals:

     1. Create a vision of technology for TUSD that supports educational goals.
     2. Answer the question, “When we get all of this access, what do we do with it?”
     3. Synthesize TUSD’s current technology plans into meaningful, actionable items that all
        stakeholders can understand and refer to.

The efforts of the committee were focused on coalescing the technology elements of several district
plans, including the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), the TUSD Strategic Plan, and the
TUSD Technology Plan, into simple student- and teacher-focused statements that summarized the
goals of the various plans. Ultimately, the committee determined the following statements that

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served to focus future efforts related to technology, including the work of revising the Technology
Plan in the year to follow:

         For students and teachers, technology will be current, functional, and equitably available.
         For students, technology will promote individualized learning goals through diverse course
          offerings and programs, preparing students to contribute positively to an ever-changing
          global society.
         For students, access to technology will provide an opportunity to develop positive and
          appropriate digital citizenship, emphasizing best practices for student safety and
          information protection.
         For teachers, technology needs to be integrated within classroom instruction supported
          with ongoing professional development and coaching.

In the 2016-17 school year, this committee, now titled the TUSD Technology Planning Committee,
met monthly to revise the TUSD Technology Plan and align it with TUSD’s LCAP for 2017-20.
Using the committee’s work from the previous year as a foundation, it created both a three year
device access scaling plan and determined specific elements of technology to ensure continued
support for and advancement of the goals outlined in TUSD’s LCAP. The result of that work is
this updated TUSD Technology Plan for 2017-20.

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Existing Frameworks

In the course of its work, the TUSD Technology Planning Committee leveraged a variety of
resources to collaborate and make determinations. These resources include existing standards-
based frameworks, and teaching and learning standards related to technology.

Existing Standards-Based Frameworks
Fresno County Office of Education (FCOE) Recommended Digital Literacy and Technology Skills
to Support the California Common Core Standards
This framework outlines the discreet technology skills, arranged within grade spans, students must
learn and demonstrate to address the three core digital literacy categories in the state standards.

Long Beach Unified School District Common Core State Standards K-12 Technology Skills Scope
and Sequence
This framework, based on the FCOE skills outlined above, presents a scope and sequence for the
digital literacy and technology skills for the K-5 and 6-12 grade spans.

Teaching and Learning Standards related to Technology
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) provides standards for a variety of
education stakeholders, including students, teachers, and administrators. These standards promote
future-ready learning for students, supported by teachers and administrators creating technology-
rich learning environments that engage and improve learning.

ISTE Standards for Students (2016)
ISTE Standards for Teachers
ISTE Standards for Administrators

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TUSD BrightBytes Data

TUSD partners with BrightBytes to collect information about technology and learning from its
students, staff, and parents. Based on the results, the district and school sites can target specific
areas of need related to technology, as well as identify strengths they are benefitting from.

TUSD has engaged in two data collections, one in the spring of 2016 and the second in the spring
of 2017. The district as a whole has increased its proficiency by 16 points since the first collection,
with the most significant gain in the domain of “Access,” in which the district moved from
proficient to advanced. Based on the most recent data, TUSD’s domain of greatest need is
“Classroom,” which showed improvement (an increase of 15 points), but remains a domain with
an emerging score. The Classroom domain includes teacher and student use of the Four Cs
(Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity) and digital citizenship, both
key areas for teaching and learning in which TUSD expects to see growth with increased access
to technology and more robust professional development that helps build teacher foundational
skills and provides opportunities to support teachers in implementing tech skills to augment student
learning (see Project GROW, below).

Additional data from the TUSD 2017 spring BrightBytes collection is below:

     Strengths (advanced/exemplary)- Teacher foundational skills, teacher and student access at
     home, student multimedia skills, student and teacher beliefs about technology use for learning
     Samples:
          88% of teachers and 80% of students report that technology use in class can enhance
             student learning.
          62% of teachers and 81% of students agree with the statement “I learn technology
             easily.”
     Proficiencies (proficient)- Teacher knowledge of digital citizenship, teacher and student access
     at school, teacher and student online skills, teacher multimedia skills; policies, procedures and
     practices Samples:
          48% of teachers report obtaining computers when they need them all or more than half
             the time, while 36% report obtaining them less than half the time they need them.
          25% of teachers report discussing tech use during classroom observations or visits
             always for more than half of the time, while 56% report discussing it either less than
             half the time or rarely.
     Areas of need (beginning or emerging)- Classroom (teacher and student use of the 4 Cs, student
     digital citizenship, assessment, assistive technology); Environment (support, professional
     learning) Samples:
          75% of teachers report never asking students to collaborate online with classmates,
             while 60% of students report being asked to do so either weekly or monthly.
          50% of teachers report participating in 1-8 hours of school-assigned technology
             professional development per year, and 18% report never participating.

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TUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)

When Governor Brown reformed school funding in 2013, he required school districts to engage in
open, transparent public budgeting and planning. The LCAP guides this work and is the district’s
roadmap for how it will use state funding to serve all students, including low-income, English
learner, and foster youth students. The LCAP presents goals, actions, and expenditures. Each
district must describe what needs each goal addresses and the metrics used to measure progress.
LCAP is the plan for TUSD, and ultimately all of the efforts of the district must align with it.
TUSD’s Technology Plan, then, is designed to support and advance TUSD’s LCAP, and not act
as a stand-alone document.

TUSD’s revised LCAP goals for 2017-20 are the following:
1. Curriculum & Instruction: Provide guaranteed and viable learning, using effective instructional
   practices, from highly qualified teachers who have the necessary resources to implement CCSS
   successfully.
2. Safety & Security: Provide and maintain consistent policies, procedures, and facilities that
   reflect a safe, secure environment and culture.
3. Academic Achievement: Increase student academic achievement and utilize a multi-tiered
   system of supports to promote college and career readiness among all students.
4. Parent Involvement: Expand opportunities to increase parental involvement, collaboration, and
   partnerships with families and the community to support District initiatives.
5. Social/Emotional Supports: Support students’ social success to live a healthy life-style and
   become self-motivated, responsible citizens.

Based on many measures and a variety of stakeholder input, TUSD’s LCAP targets several high
priority focus areas. One of these high priority areas is technology support, including professional
development for staff and troubleshooting personnel. Additional technology elements from the
LCAP can be found below, and on TUSD’s website.

LCAP Technology Highlights:
   Increased access to technology for students and staff to aid in providing a guaranteed and
     viable curriculum using effective instructional practices and a multi-tiered system of
     supports.
   Equipping and maintaining classrooms with a minimum of a teacher workstation, projector,
     and document camera.
   Expanding district-wide professional development opportunities and/or trainings for TK-
     12 to include a variety of target areas, including technology.
   Use of Aeries Analytic System, and related professional development, to provide all-
     inclusive data related to academic achievement and deficiencies, discipline, and attendance
     to target at-risk students, track interventions, and provide immediate support.

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LCAP Goals Supported By Technology

The TUSD Technology Planning Committee reviewed LCAP goals and needs, and through a
collaborative process of considering that information in light of data, educational frameworks, and
existing practices, determined elements of technology integration that would address specific
identified needs, thereby supporting the goals of the LCAP. Not all goals and needs from the
LCAP were determined to require specific support through technology integration. The goals and
needs below were targeted for review by the committee, ultimately leading to the specific
technology integration statements that follow.

Provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum using effective instructional practices and a multi-tiered
system of supports, from highly qualified teachers who have the necessary resources to implement CCSS
successfully.
Identified Needs:
     Increased opportunities, including transportation, to engage in programs that provide enrichment
         and college-readiness (AP, STEM, Immersion, GATE, etc.)
     Timely PD and collaboration time to review student achievement data and develop rigorous lessons
         aligned to CCSS
     Increased access to technology for students and staff
     CCSS- aligned instructional materials
     Increased math and technology support for students during and outside the regular school day
     Staff input for relevant and timely professional development

Meet and/or exceed academic standards across all curricular and co-curricular areas to close the
achievement gap and promote college and career readiness among all students, utilizing an effective data
system that measures various indicators of performance.
Identified Needs:
     Learning targets and expectations improved and aligned horizontally and vertically
     Embedded interventions and enrichments during the regular day as well as before and after school
     Expansion of CTE courses and programs to provide for more “career readiness” and increased work
         force skills and preparation
     Increased data, PD, and collaboration time to monitor and discuss student achievement to identify
         struggling student who need timely, immediate intervention
     Development and implementation of formative assessments
     Increased and revised communications to parents regarding students’ academic achievement,
         progress, or lack thereof
     Vertical and horizontal articulation, including specialized programs such as SPED, GATE, CTE
     Increased academic counseling and post-secondary guidance for career and college preparation

Maintain safe and supportive campuses that promote a productive learning environment and the
character traits necessary to live a healthy life-style to become self-motivated, responsible citizens.
Identified Needs:
     Student learning and practice of positive character traits to lessen bullying, disruptive behavior, and
         poor choices
     Career planning and life skills for students
     Increased safety for students and staff, including bullying and social media abuse
     Activities, during and outside of school day, to keep students engaged and connected

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LCAP Goals, Identified Needs, and Tech Integration

   LCAP GOAL: Provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum using effective instructional practices
   and a multi-tiered system of supports, from highly qualified teachers who have the necessary
   resources to implement CCSS successfully.

   NEED: Increased access to technology for students and staff

   Grade Span: Elementary
                                                                                                                   Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                 Responsible
                                                                                                                Director-
   Strategically increase student access to devices through the TUSD device scaling plan.
                                                                                                                Technology
                                                                                                                Director-
   Provide devices to all staff to support professional development, collaboration, and connectedness.
                                                                                                                Technology
   Grade Span: Middle
                                                                                                                   Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                 Responsible
                                                                                                                Director-
   Strategically increase student access to devices through the TUSD device scaling plan.
                                                                                                                Technology
                                                                                                                Director-
   Provide devices to all staff to support professional development, collaboration, and connectedness.
                                                                                                                Technology
   Grade Span: High
                                                                                                                   Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                 Responsible
                                                                                                                Director-
   Strategically increase student access to devices through the TUSD device scaling plan.
                                                                                                                Technology
                                                                                                                Director-
   Provide devices to all staff to support professional development, collaboration, and connectedness.
                                                                                                                Technology
                                                                                                                Site
   Teachers and administration, working together, will ensure students have the appropriate tools to succeed.   Administrators,
                                                                                                                Teachers

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LCAP GOAL: Provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum using effective instructional practices
   and a multi-tiered system of supports, from highly qualified teachers who have the necessary
   resources to implement CCSS successfully.
   NEED: Staff input for relevant and timely PD and collaboration time to review student achievement data
   and develop rigorous lessons aligned to CCSS.
   Grade Span: Elementary
                                                                                                                     Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                   Responsible

   Promote a digital environment by providing ongoing professional development and support that aligns with the   Director-
   California Standards.                                                                                          Technology,
                                                                                                                  Educational
                                                                                                                  Technology
                                                                                                                  Instructional
   Provide ongoing, differentiated educational technology professional development that meets teachers' needs,    Coach, Lead
   interests, and class settings.                                                                                 Tech Teachers,
                                                                                                                  Site
                                                                                                                  Administrators,
                                                                                                                  Director-
   Provide support and training for teachers to incorporate technology into Professional Learning Communities     Curriculum
   (PLCs).                                                                                                        and Instruction

   Grade Span: Middle
                                                                                                                     Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                   Responsible

   Promote a digital environment by providing ongoing professional development and support that aligns with the   Director-
   California Standards.                                                                                          Technology,
                                                                                                                  Educational
                                                                                                                  Technology
                                                                                                                  Instructional
   Provide ongoing, differentiated educational technology professional development that meets teachers' needs,    Coach, Lead
   interests, and class settings.                                                                                 Tech Teachers,
                                                                                                                  Site
                                                                                                                  Administrators,
                                                                                                                  Director-
   Provide support and training for teachers to incorporate technology into Professional Learning Communities     Curriculum
   (PLCs).                                                                                                        and Instruction

   Grade Span: High
                                                                                                                     Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                   Responsible

   Promote a digital environment by providing ongoing professional development and support that aligns with the   Director-
   California Standards.                                                                                          Technology,
                                                                                                                  Educational
                                                                                                                  Technology
                                                                                                                  Instructional
   Provide ongoing, differentiated educational technology professional development that meets teachers' needs,    Coach, Lead
   interests, and class settings.                                                                                 Tech Teachers,
                                                                                                                  Site
                                                                                                                  Administrators,
                                                                                                                  Director-
   Provide support and training for teachers to incorporate technology into Professional Learning Communities     Curriculum
   (PLCs).                                                                                                        and Instruction

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LCAP GOAL: Meet and/or exceed academic standards across all curricular and co-curricular areas
   to close the achievement gap and promote college and career readiness among all students, utilizing
   an effective data systems that measures various indicators of performance.

   NEED: Development and implementation of formative assessments.

   Grade Span: Elementary
                                                                                                                         Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Assessment,
   Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments that align with content and tech
                                                                                                                    Site
   standards and use results to drive instruction.
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Teachers
   Grade Span: Middle
                                                                                                                         Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Assessment,
   Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments that align with content and tech
                                                                                                                    Site
   standards and use results to drive instruction.
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Teachers
   Grade Span: High
                                                                                                                         Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Assessment,
   Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments that align with content and tech
                                                                                                                    Site
   standards and use results to drive instruction.
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Teachers

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LCAP GOAL: Meet and/or exceed academic standards across all curricular and co-curricular areas
   to close the achievement gap and promote college and career readiness among all students, utilizing
   an effective data systems that measures various indicators of performance.
   NEED: Expansion of CTE courses and programs to provide for more "career readiness" and increased
   work force skills and preparation
   Grade Span: Elementary
                                                                                                                       Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Site
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Teachers,
   Students will build a foundation for career readiness through exposure to fundamental concepts of technology
                                                                                                                    Educational
   operations (ISTE Standards for Students, 1).
                                                                                                                    Technology
                                                                                                                    Instructional
                                                                                                                    Coach
                                                                                                                    Director- CTE,
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Curriculum
   The District and sites will develop curriculum and provide extracurricular offerings to promote and support
                                                                                                                    and
   career readiness, STEM/STEAM, and increased workforce skills and preparation.
                                                                                                                    Instruction,
                                                                                                                    Site
                                                                                                                    Administrators
   Grade Span: Middle
                                                                                                                       Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Site
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
   Students will develop and model competency and knowledge of fundamental concepts of technology operations,       Teachers,
   demonstrate the ability to choose, use, and troubleshoot current technologies, and transfer their knowledge to   Educational
   explore emerging technologies (ISTE Standards for Students, 1).                                                  Technology
                                                                                                                    Instructional
                                                                                                                    Coach
                                                                                                                    Director- CTE,
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Curriculum
   The District and sites will develop curriculum and provide extracurricular offerings to promote and support
                                                                                                                    and
   career readiness, STEM/STEAM, and increased workforce skills and preparation.
                                                                                                                    Instruction,
                                                                                                                    Site
                                                                                                                    Administrators
   Grade Span: High
                                                                                                                         Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Site
   Students will develop and model competency and knowledge of fundamental concepts of technology operations,       Administrators,
   demonstrate the ability to choose, use, and troubleshoot current technologies, and transfer their knowledge to   Teachers,
   explore emerging technologies (ISTE Standards for Students, 1). Students will demonstrate these skills in a      Educational
   variety of applications, demonstrating industry-readiness and emphasizing collaboration, communication,          Technology
   critical thinking, and creativity.                                                                               Instructional
                                                                                                                    Coach
                                                                                                                    Director- CTE,
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Curriculum
   The District and sites will develop curriculum and provide extracurricular offerings to promote and support
                                                                                                                    and
   career readiness, STEM/STEAM, and increased workforce skills and preparation.
                                                                                                                    Instruction,
                                                                                                                    Site
                                                                                                                    Administrators

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LCAP GOAL: Meet and/or exceed academic standards across all curricular and co-curricular areas
   to close the achievement gap and promote college and career readiness among all students, utilizing
   an effective data systems that measures various indicators of performance.
   NEED: Increase academic support with embedded intervention and enrichment during the regular day and
   before and after school.
   Grade Span: Elementary
                                                                                                                    Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                  Responsible
                                                                                                                 Educational
                                                                                                                 Services
                                                                                                                 Administrators,
   Provide students with access to online tools that provide interventions, enrichments, and support.
                                                                                                                 Site
                                                                                                                 Administrators,
                                                                                                                 Teachers

   Grade Span: Middle
                                                                                                                    Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                  Responsible
                                                                                                                 Educational
                                                                                                                 Services
                                                                                                                 Administrators,
   Provide students with access to online tools that provide interventions, enrichments, and support.
                                                                                                                 Site
                                                                                                                 Administrators,
                                                                                                                 Teachers

   Grade Span: High
                                                                                                                    Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                  Responsible
                                                                                                                 Director-
                                                                                                                 Technology,
                                                                                                                 Director-
                                                                                                                 Curriculum
   Design webpages for specific needs, including troubleshooting hardware/software problems and math tutorials   and
   for specific grades and subject levels.                                                                       Instruction,
                                                                                                                 Educational
                                                                                                                 Technology
                                                                                                                 Instructional
                                                                                                                 Coach

                                                                                                                 Educational
                                                                                                                 Services
                                                                                                                 Administrators,
   Provide students with access to online tools that provide interventions, enrichments, and support.
                                                                                                                 Site
                                                                                                                 Administrators,
                                                                                                                 Teachers

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LCAP GOAL: Support students' social success to live a healthy life-style and become self-
   motivated, responsible citizens.

   NEED: Student learning and practice of positive character traits.

   Grade Span: Elementary
                                                                                                                             Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                           Responsible
                                                                                                                          Site
                                                                                                                          Administrators,
   Develop a form of measurement for certificated staff and students to demonstrate an appropriate competency of          Educational
   grade level digital citizenship.                                                                                       Technology
                                                                                                                          Instructional
                                                                                                                          Coach
                                                                                                                          Director-
   District and site administration will provide tools, curriculum, and other resources to support staff, students, and   Technology,
   parents in learning and demonstrating digital citizenship.                                                             Site
                                                                                                                          Administrators
   Teachers will implement lessons for training students in safe, legal, and ethical use of technology and will
                                                                                                                          Teachers
   model these behaviors in the classroom.
   Grade Span: Middle
                                                                                                                               Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                           Responsible
                                                                                                                          Director-
   District and site administration will provide tools, curriculum, and other resources to support staff, students, and   Technology,
   parents in learning and demonstrating digital citizenship.                                                             Site
                                                                                                                          Administrators
                                                                                                                          Site
                                                                                                                          Administrators,
   Develop a form of measurement for certificated staff and students to demonstrate an appropriate competency of          Educational
   grade level digital citizenship.                                                                                       Technology
                                                                                                                          Instructional
                                                                                                                          Coach

   Grade Span: High
                                                                                                                               Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                           Responsible
                                                                                                                          Director-
   District and site administration will provide tools, curriculum, and other resources to support staff, students, and   Technology,
   parents in learning and demonstrating digital citizenship.                                                             Site
                                                                                                                          Administrators
                                                                                                                          Site
                                                                                                                          Administrators,
   Develop a form of measurement for certificated staff and students to demonstrate an appropriate competency of          Educational
   grade level digital citizenship.                                                                                       Technology
                                                                                                                          Instructional
                                                                                                                          Coach
                                                                                                                          Site
                                                                                                                          Administrators,
                                                                                                                          Lead
   Positive digital citizenship will be promoted among all school citizens.
                                                                                                                          Technology
                                                                                                                          Teachers,
                                                                                                                          Teachers
   Students will demonstrate responsible behavior when using digital resources (copyright/plagiarism).                    Teachers

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LCAP GOAL: Support students' social success to live a healthy life-style and become self-
   motivated, responsible citizens.

   NEED: Increased safety for students and staff, including bullying and social media abuse.

   Grade Span: Elementary
                                                                                                                       Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Services
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Lead
   Provide ongoing PD to allow teachers to help students recognize and describe the risks and dangers associated    Technology
   with various forms of online communication.                                                                      Teachers,
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Technology
                                                                                                                    Instructional
                                                                                                                    Coach
                                                                                                                    Site
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Technology
   Expand Positive Behavior Program to include digital citizenship, focusing on needs and learning levels of TK-6
                                                                                                                    Instructional
   students.
                                                                                                                    Coach,
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Student
                                                                                                                    Services
   Grade Span: Middle
                                                                                                                       Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Services
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Lead
   Provide ongoing PD to allow teachers to help students recognize and respond appropriately to various forms of    Technology
   online communication and act in a safe, legal and ethical manner in the digital world.                           Teachers,
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Technology
                                                                                                                    Instructional
                                                                                                                    Coach
                                                                                                                    Site
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Technology
   Expand Positive Behavior Program to include digital citizenship, focusing on needs and learning levels of 7-8
                                                                                                                    Instructional
   students.
                                                                                                                    Coach,
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Student
                                                                                                                    Services

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LCAP GOAL: Support students' social success to live a healthy life-style and become self-
   motivated, responsible citizens. CONTINUED

   NEED: Increased safety for students and staff, including bullying and social media abuse.

   Grade Span: High
                                                                                                                       Person
   Tech Integration to Support Need
                                                                                                                     Responsible
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Services
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Lead
   Provide ongoing PD to allow teachers to help students prepare for appropriate, safe, and ethical use of          Technology
   technology and digital resources in post-secondary settings, include college and career.                         Teachers,
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Technology
                                                                                                                    Instructional
                                                                                                                    Coach
                                                                                                                    Site
                                                                                                                    Administrators,
                                                                                                                    Educational
                                                                                                                    Technology
   Expand Positive Behavior Program to include digital citizenship, focusing on needs and learning levels of 9-12
                                                                                                                    Instructional
   students.
                                                                                                                    Coach,
                                                                                                                    Director-
                                                                                                                    Student
                                                                                                                    Services

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TUSD’s Student Device Scaling Plan for 2017-2020

At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, TUSD maintained a student to device ratio of a
minimum of 5 to 1 at each school site in the district. This ratio considered only general access
devices- those not tied to a specific class or set of students who had exclusive access. At most
sites, Chromebooks and PC labs are the general access devices students use to access the internet,
work on digital resources, and engage in web-based interventions. While most sites were below
the 5:1 ratio, the Technology Planning Committee recognized that increased access for students
was necessary to support 21st Century learning and address the feedback from the TUSD LCAP
and BrightBytes surveys.

Over the period of several meetings in the fall and winter, the Technology Planning Committee
designed the student device scaling plan. This plan strategically increases student access over the
life span of this plan, culminating in the final year in a district 1:1 initiative.

                   2017-2018                              2018-2019                            2019-2020
       TK-6       (including Dutcher 6th)      TK-6     (including Dutcher 6th)       TK-6   (including Dutcher 6th)

   Ratio goal: 3:1 at all TK-6 sites        Ratio goal: 2:1 at all TK-6 sites     Ratio goal: 1:1 at all TK-6 sites

   Provide PD to match & support            Provide PD to match & support         Provide PD to match & support
   technology needs/growth                  technology needs/growth               technology needs/growth
   Develop plan/schedule to ensure          Develop plan/schedule to ensure       Develop plan/schedule to ensure
   50% purposeful, authentic                60% purposeful, authentic             70% purposeful, authentic
   engagement student daily use.            engagement student daily use.         engagement student daily use.
                       7-12                                    7-12                                  7-12
   Middle School:                           Middle School:                        Middle School:
   2.5:1 teachers reserve carts for
                                            1:1 in ELA/HISTORY                    1:1 at all sites
   core subjects

                                            2.5:1 in Math/Science

   High School:                             High School:                          High School:
   9th and 10th Grade English               9th, 10th and 11th Grade English
                                                                                  1:1 at all sites
   teachers have chromecarts                teachers have chromecarts
                                            US History teachers have
   World History teachers provided          chromecarts
   with chromecarts                         Science teachers have
                                            chromecarts

As of the writing of the plan, Chromebooks are the general access device, and the Technology
Services Department maintains a more detailed forecast that includes line items of devices that
must be purchased for each year by site. The forecast also accounts for refreshing existing
Chromebooks during the timeframe of the plan, as well as costs per year to assist with budgeting.

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Overall, addressing the plan with fidelity involves the purchase of over 10,000 devices and 200
storage carts, with a total cost of over $2,000,000.

Supporting this scaling plan will involve monitoring and planning over the first two years, as the
district prepares to meet the needs of a 1:1 initiative (see Monitoring, below). Specific questions
that will be addressed:

Purchase or Lease? While the district’s past and current practice has been to purchase devices
outright, it may also consider leasing options in years two and three of the plan (as of the time of
this writing, purchasing for year one has already started and been budgeted for).

Will the 1:1 initiative have a take-home component? If stakeholder feedback and data suggests
that a take-home program for some or all students is necessary, the district must prepare for
management, security, and loss-prevention. Additionally, it will have to consider how to support
students who may not have wireless access at home.

How will teachers be prepared to teach in more digital environment? The Technology
Planning Committee considered teacher preparedness is its work on the scaling plan. Knowing
that a 1:1 initiative of this nature can only be successful if all teachers have the capacity and
confidence to work with this technology, the team decided it was necessary to scale into the
initiative, thereby providing time to prepare all stakeholders. See the information on Project
GROW, below, for more information about TUSD’s Ed Tech PD initiative.

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TUSD’s Educational Technology Professional Development Initiative-
        Project GROW- Promoting Technology Professional Development that Includes:
                                         Growth Mindset
                                         Responsible Tech Use
                                         Opportunities to Build Capacity and Confidence
                                         Web-Based Resources

In the winter of 2017, a group of Technology Ambassadors, composed of site lead technology
teachers, district instructional coaches and district office administrators, began the work of
developing an educational technology professional development initiative specific to TUSD.
Through a review of data and andragogy, as well as discussions about existing professional
development efforts in the district, the team established four program components to start the 2017
school year.

     1. A technology framework that identifies what students are expected to know about
        technology in grade levels TK-12. These help teachers focus on what their professional
        and skill development needs will be based on goals for students. The team reviewed
        existing frameworks from other educational agencies, and determined that the Fresno
        County Office of Education Recommended Digital Literacy and Technology Skills and the
        Long Beach Unified Common Core State Standards K-12 Technology Skills Scope and
        Sequence frameworks would serve as TUSD references to start the initiative (see “Existing
        Frameworks” above). As the initiative progresses, the Technology Ambassador team may
        determine that a separate, TUSD-specific framework may be more appropriate.

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2. A badging program that allows staff to learn discrete technology skills on their own or
        with a minimum of formal support. This allows staff to target their needs and build
        foundational skills. Initially these will be easy to access for the reticent or new-to-
        technology learner, and likely oriented toward products TUSD is using (G Suite,
        SchoolCity, etc.). Staff who complete certain badging thresholds will demonstrate a more
        general level of technology competency, making them eligible for #3, below.

     3. A more robust, longer-term program (or set of programs) that allows staff who
        qualify under #2 to dive deeper into technology use and allow them to create
        documentation of their progress and experience. This may include cohorts of teachers who
        go through 6-8 week (or longer) sessions focused on specific ways of employing their skills
        in the classroom. Participants will look closely at the SAMR model, with staff engaged in
        these kinds of experiences moving away from Substitution and into the more engaging
        levels.

     4. Incentives- this component is aimed at recognizing the work of staff who participate in
        elements of the program, particularly the badging component. Data suggests that currently
        staff does not feel recognized when it does use technology in the classroom and an
        incentive program may help develop the culture of the initiative as a whole. Pending
        approval at the necessary levels, the incentive component will include both incentives
        provided by the school district (board recognition, conference attendance) and by local
        businesses and organizations.

TUSD Technology Ambassadors
 Megan Bernard                                         Instructional Coach
 Marshall Beyer                                        Educational Technology Instructional
                                                       Coach
 Jay Brem                                              Director of Technology and Innovation
 Kim Cabral                                            Instructional Coach
 Susan Castro                                          Instructional Coach
 Angela DeTomasi                                       Instructional Coach
 Jennifer Hughes                                       Lead Technology Teacher- Earl
 Leisa Machado                                         Instructional Coach
 Tim McCabe                                            Lead Technology Teacher- Pitman HS
 Marya Moreno                                          Lead Technology Teacher- Crowell
 Ramanjot Sanghera                                     Instructional Coach
 Shellie Santos                                        Director of Curriculum and Instruction
 Donny Swanson                                         Lead Technology Teacher- Roselawn HS
 Reid Volk                                             Lead Technology Teacher- Cunningham

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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

                                 Education and Demand

TUSD is committed to preparing students for success in the new economy by providing
opportunities for students to engage in both career and college readiness. TUSD recognizes that
students who have both knowledge and discreet skill training possess an advantage as graduating
seniors. To that end, TUSD is refocusing its efforts in Career and Technical Education (CTE),
including, but not limited to, the following actions:

         Creating a Director of Career and Technical Education position separate from Turlock
          Adult School that will focus entirely on CTE.

         Working with local businesses and organizations to provide internship opportunities for
          TUSD students to gain real-work experience in a variety of fields. TUSD launched this
          campaign in the spring of 2017 with a Business Symposium.

         Expanding CTE pathways at each comprehensive high school, with increased capstone
          classes that provide certification in a specific skill.

         Expanding STEM education into the elementary level.

Refer to page 12 of this plan for technology integration statements to support skill development
and career readiness.

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Infrastructure

In 2013 TUSD conducted an audit of its technology infrastructure with the goal of identifying
necessary areas to address in order to establish a foundation to support increased technology use
and access. Highlights of the results of the audit included, but are not limited to, the following
recommendations:

         Upgrade site connectivity to 1 GBPS with the ability to scale to 10 GBPS
         Upgrade to a 1 GBPS direct internet connection
         Upgrade CAT 5 Ethernet cabling to CAT 6
         Deploy standard wireless that included high-density access points and centralized
          management
         Move from physical servers to a virtualized storage and backups

Since the time of that audit, TUSD has engaged in multiple projects to address many of these
recommendations, establishing a scalable network and backbone suited to support increased
technology use by many stakeholders, as well as potential 1:1 initiatives in the future. These
projects include the following:

         Server Virtualization: TUSD initiated a server virtualization project during the summer
          of 2012. This included 3 host servers, 1 storage area network (SAN) and a new backup
          solution with offsite mirroring. In the summer of 2014 TUSD purchased an additional host
          server and SAN to increase available capacity. In August of 2016 TUSD upgraded its
          backup solution to refresh the hardware and increase capacity.
         Network Upgrades: TUSD started the network upgrade project during the summer of
          2014 at two school sites. All network equipment was upgraded to 10Gbps local area
          network (LAN) with POE+. In the spring of 2015 work began to upgrade the network at
          all remaining school and non-instructional sites.
         Wireless/Fiber Project: In May 2016 TUSD began working on the wireless/fiber upgrade
          project. A new WLAN was installed with dual 10 Gbps centralized controllers and
          802.11ac wave 2 wireless access points. All fiber optic cabling was upgraded with new
          single mode fiber.
         WAN/ISP Contracts: In March 2017 TUSD renewed the contract with its wide area
          network (WAN) provider. This new contract included the option to increase WAN
          connection speed from 1Gbps to 10 Gbps as needed. During the summer of 2017 TUSD is
          increasing the WAN connection speed at four sites: Turlock High School/District Office,
          Pitman High School, Turlock Junior High School and the fiber transport from TUSD to
          SCOE for Internet services. TUSD will also be increasing its Internet connection from 1
          Gbps to 2 Gbps.
         Roselawn HS WAN: In October 2015 TUSD was awarded the Broadband Infrastructure
          Improvement Grant (BIIG) for Roselawn High School. The sites WAN connection was
          upgraded from two T1 lines to a 1Gbps fiber connection.

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TUSD applied for and received funding for several of the above projects through the federal
ERATE program. Once the reimbursement process is complete, TUSD expects to have received
approximately $1.3 million in federal subsidies, freeing the funds the district would have otherwise
used for the projects for other technology needs, including the device scaling plan.

Anticipated Network and Connectivity Needs
As the district transitions from addressing infrastructure needs to support 21st Century learning and
teaching, to the implementation of that learning and teaching, TUSD recognizes its responsibility
in ensuring that these support systems function continuously and with minimal issues. In
particular, increased wireless device use and web-based resources require the district to continue
to prioritize the management of and funding for its technology infrastructure. Anticipated needs
include, but are not limited to, the following:

     •    Increase in student device access: 5,500 in 2017-18, 8,800 in 2018-19, 14,000 in 2019-20
     •    Staff/Student personal devices on the new wireless network
     •    Increased use of web-based resources
              • Student resources: Accelerated Reader, Dreambox, G Suite, Typing Agent, etc.
              • Anti-Virus subscription renewal in 2018- considering a hosted version
              • Destiny
              • Chromebook management and filtering
              • Digital assessment systems

Network and Connectivity Anticipated Projects, 2017-2020
To address these anticipated needs, the Technology Services Department has identified the
following projects as critical during the span of this technology plan.

Increased internet service and WAN capacity
The chart below outlines TUSD’s current connection rate capability.
  Existing Assets/Services                                  Current Connection Rate Capability (Gbps)

  Switches                                                  10

  New Cabling for Wireless Access Points                    10

  New Single Mode Fiber Cabling                             10

  Internet (from SCOE)                                      1

  Wide Area Network (from Spectrum/Charter)                 1 (can be upgraded to 10 by site)

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In 2017-18, TUSD will increase its internet service to 2Gbps. Additionally, it will increase its
WAN connectivity to 10 Gbps to THS, PHS, TJHS, DO, and the SCOE internet transport. For
subsequent years, TUSD will monitor data flow rates and bottlenecks to determine if additional
internet data or WAN connectivity as less populated sites is necessary. If necessary, TUSD will
investigate corporate internet service providers outside of the county office of education.

Virtualized Server and Backup- Expansion: TUSD is planning to upgrade all VMware host
servers in order to refresh hardware and increase capacity. This upgrade will allow TUSD to be
fully virtualized in its server environment.

Social Engineering/Network Security: TUSD is planning to enroll in the Technical Assistance
and Professional Development (TAPD) program in an effort to increase cybersecurity awareness
among TUSD staff. TAPD also provides network monitoring and diagnostic tools to participating
districts and county offices of education.

Mobile Device Management: TUSD is currently implementing a new mobile device management
(MDM) solution to streamline management of district iOS devices. As the district scales toward
a 1:1 initiative, it will research solutions for managing devices taken outside of the school district.
This management solution must include offsite filtering, asset control, and functionality that allows
the Technology Services Department to easily identify and address points of failure in a take-home
program.

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Monitoring

Monitoring the progress of successful technology use and integration that positively impacts
learning and teaching requires review, feedback, and possible revision from multiple entities. As
this plan is designed to support the goals of TUSD’s LCAP Plan from 2017-2020, monitoring and
revising that plan will the primary method for ensuring the maintenance of the vision of this plan.
Monitoring elements for the TUSD Technology Plan include the following:

       Monitoring               Purpose                       Timeframe        Persons Responsible
       Body/Action
       TUSD LCAP              LCAP review-             TBD- likely several     Director- Assessment
        Committee            provide guiding          meetings in the spring   and Accountability;
                               feedback for            of each school year         TUSD LCAP
                          necessary Tech Plan              2017-2020                Committee
                             discussions and
                                 revision
   TUSD Technology        Review TUSD Tech            2017-2019: Quarterly     Director- Technology;
  Planning Committee      Plan in light of data,            meetings            TUSD Technology
                           feedback, law, etc.         2019-20: Monthly        Planning Committee
                                                       meetings for major
                                                          plan revision
    Reports to TUSD       Provide information           Biannually or as       Director- Technology
    Board of Trustees     to Board and receive              necessary
                           feedback/direction
    Data Collection       Collect specific data          At least annually,    Director- Technology
       Specific to         related to staff and       recommendation for a
       Technology             student use of           biannual collection-
  (BrightBytes or other         technology              once in the fall and
       vehicle for                                       once in the spring
       collection)
       Technology         Meetings and work           As necessary; face-to-   Director- Technology;
      Ambassadors         related to Project           face and web-based      Ed Tech Instructional
                               GROW                   meetings (i.e., Google           Coach
                                                            Hangouts)

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