SPENCER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GOING THE DISTANCE FOR ALL STUDENTS!
http://publicschools.spencercounty.ky.gov/

Technology Plan: 
Spencer District
Taylorsville, Kentucky

http://publicschools.spencercounty.ky.gov/

Prepared Date: September 30, 2014
Plan Start Date: July 1, 2015
Plan Updated December 30, 2015
Plan Expiration Date: September 30, 2016
Approved Date: Pending Commonwealth Approval

Acknowledgments

District Technology Staff		School Technology Coordinators 	
Eric Cecil  CIO		Andy Henderson Spencer County High	
Tyler Broyles Network Admin		Rhonda Cox Spencer County Middle	
Cathy Sherrard Technician
Matt Dorsey Technician
Scott Schweitzer TRT   		Treva McCauley Taylorsville Elementary
Lisa Rowe Spencer County Elementary	
			
School Library Media Specialists		Curriculum Specialists 	
Tracy Shouse Spencer County High		Chuck Abell District Level	
Rhonda Cox Spencer County Middle			
Crystal Little Taylorsville Elementary			
Bridget Murphy Spencer County Elementary			
Parents/Community Members 		Students 	
Patti Lancaster
Christie Struck			

School Tech Planning Teams
    
SCHS
Steve Rucker
Andy Henderson 
Tracy Shouse
Eric Cecil
Scott Schweitzer
Cathy Sherrard
SCMS 
Matt Mercer
Lillian Mathews
Ronda Cox
Matt Dorsey
Eric Cecil
Scott Schweitzer
    		
School Tech Planning Teams

SCES
Mark Thomas
Barbi Mercer
Matt Dorsey 
Eric Cecil
Scott Schweitzer

TES
Mariann Arnold
Tyler Broyles
Eric Cecil
Scott Schweitzer

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments…………………………………………………………………i
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………...ii
Executive Summary……………………………………………………………...1
Planning Process / Methodology……………………………………………….2
Technology Vision and Goals…………………………………………………..3
Staff Training/ Professional Development Goals………………………….….7
Current Technology and Resources…………………………………………...8
Timeline…………………………………………………………………………...9
Evaluation………………………………………………………………………..10
Budget……………………………………………………………………………11
Attachments/Appendices………………………………………………………12

Executive Summary
The Spencer County Information Technology Department believes in the utilization of technology as a tool in the 21th century classroom. This tool must be used to differentiate and enhance learning in all subjects for every student and safe schools. Students use a Learning Management System (LMS) such as Edgenuity and Learnkey, and other resources like United Streaming media and the internet to reinforce subject matter. Our goals are to build and maintain an infrastructure throughout the district to supply access to these technologies and more to support the needs of all staff, students, business buildings and schools. This includes wired and wireless connectivity to the intranet and internet. It is the school’s leadership that decide what edge devices are needed for their staff and students. These needs are exposed in an annual school level technology plan. 

Information Technology will assist each school in preparing a technology plan tailored to their needs. Each plan will include current technology, future technology needs and technology consumable needs. All Core academic subjects should be presented with 21st century themes such as innovation, information, media, life, career, and technology skills.

http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework The key elements of 21st century learning are represented in the graphic and descriptions below. The graphic represents both 21st century skills student outcomes (as represented by the arches of the rainbow) and 21st century skills support systems (as represented by the pools at the bottom).   
Planning Process / Methodology 
The technology committee’s role is to give guidance to current and future District level infrastructure needs. The committee will be tasked with evaluating the goals met and unmet by completion of this technology plan. The Technology committee shall meet at least three times per school year. The first meeting shall take place during the first grading period of the school year. The second shall take place during the month of January. The third shall take place during the final grading period of the school year. Additional meetings may take place if the committee so chooses. 
Technology Vision and Goals 
Provide equal and increased access to technology tools in accordance with the master plan ratio for each school level.  Continually improve upon the speed of network and internet connections. Utilize a TRT (Technology Resource Teacher) to provide meaningful training in the integration and usage of District invested technologies for all staff. 
	Technology is the pencil and paper of our times. It cannot replace the need for a qualified teacher. Our teachers must be proficient in the integration and usage of all the tools in their classroom, including technology. Technology must be used to engage and enhance the learning experience in all subjects. Teaching students how to use technology is not a substitute for using the technology to create a better learning conduit for the student. 
	We must have 100 percent participation from every teacher. If the classroom has technology, then that technology must be used to integrate and enhance learning for each student in that classroom. Each teacher will be tested for basic technology proficiency via a digital driver’s license. They will use, but not limited to http://otis.coe.uky.edu/DDL/launch.php and http://ignition.everfi.net/  to complete this testing. This can be revisited each year for additional knowledge.  
Goal 1
Partner with each school to create and implement a school building technology plan for the purposes of district infrastructure planning. Matching funds will be distributed to the schools based on competitive and non-competitive rating of building technology plan and student population.  

Action Plan: Strategies/Activities
Strategy/Activity	Begin Date	End Date	Cost	Funding Source	Instructional Outcome	
Meet with school technology committee  to gain an understanding of infrastructure needs based upon schools tech plan 	09/10/15	06/31/16	Time	General Fund	Better implementation of technology in the classroom 	
Matching funds will be reviewed and accessed for distribution via rubric & student population	04/01/15	07/31/16	$40,000+	Kets Matching
General Fund	Increased student engagement of core curriculum  	
Verify the student value of the District’s investment in a one to one initiative Using Edgenuity and other LMS solutions	07/01/15	07/31/16	Time	General Fund	Increased access to technology tools and resources to include Common Core and CTE. 	

Goal 2
Maintain and Improve Speed and access of District network infrastructure, intranet, internet, data center, and phone connections.
Action Plan: Strategies/Activities
Strategy/Activity	Begin Date	End Date	Cost	Funding Source	Instructional Outcome	
Maintain Web Filtering & Bandwidth packet shaping tool for district network iBoss 	07/01/15	06/31/16	$5,000	Kets Matching
General Fund	Better access to educational programs, web sites, online testing & reporting	
Increase the wireless coverage throughout the schools Need density for SCES & TES	07/01/15	06/31/16	$21,000	Kets Matching
General Fund	Increased access to mobile devices for online learning 	
Work with KETS to increase District Bandwidth as needed. Cost is not yet set to purchase more. 	07/01/15	06/31/16	$5,000	Kets Matching
General Fund	Increased access to mobile devices for online learning	
Set back 1/8 cost to replace and upgrade switches and wireless AP	07/01/15	06/31/16	$20,312	Kets Matching
General Fund	Increased access to mobile devices for on prim & online learning	
Set back 1/6 cost to replace and upgrade data center, disaster Recovery backups	07/01/15	06/31/16	$4,166	Kets Matching
General Fund	Increased access to mobile devices for on prim & online learning	
Set back 1/4 cost to replace and upgrade data center battery backup battery replacement	07/01/15	06/31/16	$1,000	Kets Matching
General Fund	Increased access to mobile devices for on prim & online learning	
Set back 1/10 cost to replace and upgrade Phone systems	07/01/15	06/31/16	$8,000	Kets Matching
General Fund	Increased access to mobile devices for on prim & online learning	
Goal 3
Continue the Technology Resource Teacher (TRT) District program to be utilized in each school. 
Action Plan: Strategies/Activities
Strategy/Activity	Begin Date	End Date	Cost	Funding Source	Instructional Outcome	
Employ one Technology Resource Teacher (TRT) to implement TRT district program	07/01/15	06/31/16
	$50,000	General Fund	Assist in the integration of technology tools to enhance core curriculum 	
TRT will spend as much time at each school throughout the week as allowed 	07/01/15	06/31/16	Time	General Fund	Individualized observation, feedback, & assistance to teachers for integration of technology with core curriculum in the classroom   	
TRT will present no less than 4 district TRT sessions throughout the school year	07/01/15	06/31/16	Time	General Fund	Assist in the integration of technology tools to enhance core curriculum	
Goal 4
Complete evaluation of the district TRT program 

Action Plan: Strategies/Activities
Strategy/Activity	Begin Date	End Date	Cost	Funding Source	Instructional Outcome	
Evidence shall be collected & reviewed in the form of classroom technology integration observation survey (TRT), walk through technology use survey (principal), sampling of teacher lesson plans (TRT), & prof of increased student performance (DAC)  	07/01/15	06/31/16	Time	General Fund	Insure effectiveness of district & schools technology plans	
CIO, TRT, & Building Principal shall meet 2 time a school year to review walk through survey data pertaining to technology 	07/01/15	06/31/16	Time	General Fund	Insure effectiveness of district & schools technology plans & implementation	
Goal 5
Review, score, and distribute funds according to each school’s technology plan 

Action Plan: Strategies/Activities
Strategy/Activity	Begin Date	End Date	Cost	Funding Source	Instructional Outcome	
Evaluate each school’s technology plan. Score them for funding. Include needs to the infrastructure in the District technology plan   	10/01/14	04/31/15	Time	General Fund	Insure effectiveness of technology funding and utilization	
Discuss & order each schools purchasing decisions based on matching funds. Matching funds are based on the available monies after funding all District infrastructure needs 	05/31/15	09/01/15	Time	KETS & General Fund	Insure effectiveness of technology funding and utilization	
Goal 6
Assure that every student has access to an edge device throughout the school day.

Action Plan: Strategies/Activities
Strategy/Activity	Begin Date	End Date	Cost	Funding Source	Instructional Outcome	
Continue to work with each school to implement a one to one relationship with students and edge devices through organizational or personally owned devices. Fund a Chromebook or equivalent device to 50% of HS & MS students. The other 50% will use their own personally owned device	07/01/15	06/31/16	$300,000	General Fund	Complete access to educational programs, LMS, web sites, online testing & reporting	

Staff Training/ Professional Development Goals 
Provide a basic proficiency test for the necessary technologies used in the classroom located at. http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/programs/up/digitalliteracy/asmt/instructions.aspx?lang=eng&aid=as26b. Every teacher shall take and pass a digital license online test. They will use, but not limited to http://otis.coe.uky.edu/DDL/launch.php and http://ignition.everfi.net/  to complete this testing. This can be revisited each year for additional knowledge.  Every teacher shall take and pass these assessments with no less than 80% success. Results must be emailed to the TIS for recorded completion of exam no later than august 30th. The approved list of software technology is as follows: District Library software Destiny, Email Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Access, Internet Safe Search, Renaissance Place reading, Movie maker, SIS, Best practice backups.

Current Technology and Resources 
We have 98% of our classrooms outfitted with one teacher computer and one projector/Smart TV monitor. We currently have approximately: 1500 computers, 14 copiers, 50 printer, 250 projectors/Smart TV monitor, 25 switches, 4 main line dark fiber connections, 12 servers, 300 phones, 5 phone systems, 5 Cable TV connections. Enrollment is 2800 students, 500 staff. I.T. Services employs 5 District level personnel (Director, Network Admin, Technology Resource Teacher, and two 190 day Network Techs).The network stays up 97% of the time. Client work orders receive a 5 day repair average or less. There is a need for more staff to cut repair time to the client, and maintain a healthy network that will stay up 99% of the time. Battery backups at key network junctions will aid in keeping the network up and operational for 99% or better.

General Issues 
First and foremost, the current budget is not enough to maintain and advance the complete needs of the district. We are tasked with bridging the increasing needs of the district with limited funding each and every year. Staff development is an ongoing process. We continually train on current and new technologies. Keeping technical staff is becoming an issue due to the limited pay scale compared to industry standards. Getting students on a computer and logged in is an issue of time. We are currently working on a fixed login for local services to speed this access time up and maintain current security standards. We currently budget for Microsoft Campus 3 Agreement that allows us to keep up with the latest software and operating systems upgrades. We require each school to submit a school technology plan to provide needs assessments for infrastructure and edge devices. These technology plans are the blue print for the distribution of, and equal access to, district technology funding.  

Conclusions and Recommendations We do not believe that money fixes all ills, although we do think that, given industry standards, there are clear and accepted models for addressing technology needs through personnel. Well trained and committed technical personnel is a must for long term stability of any technical program. While we believe that pay does not assure a quality staff, it can however retain them. It is our belief that each school should have a 190 day desktop support technician to fulfill the schools technical needs throughout the school year, and we highly recommend that each school consider this as a possible solution to the everyday basic classroom technology needs. 

Acceptable Use Policy 
Is signed by every staff and student. Our AUP is listed on our website. 

Technology and Learning Statement 
The question is not whether we need to implement online learning, but will we do it efficiently. We believe in the 21st Century classroom environment where each student has access to a device that will connect them to a 24/7 learning portal Such as Edgenuity etc. This portal will have multimedia lessons for the students. With this 24/7 individualized leaning initiative each student will not only be consumers of this multimedia, but also producers. The teachers create a blended lesson where the student will work together while in class to complete projects anywhere, anytime. It is necessary for our classrooms to move from teacher centered instruction to student centered Instruction. Technology gives us the tools to realize this shift in paradigm. We believe that the five elements of effective teaching can be more easily captured by using technology. See http://www.mcrel.org/products-and-services/products/product-listing/01_99/product-83

Technology Standards, Requirements, and Models for Technology and Learning
We have always and will continue to maintain the state’s standards for hardware in this district. It is necessary for this District to fund a higher level in order to support district initiatives. 

Timeline
All staff training will start in the month of September. This will give teachers and staff time to settle in and sign up for what they need. All online assessments shall be completed by August 30th.  Evidence of technology integration shall be available prior to second and third technology committee meetings. 

Evaluation
There will be a meeting held the first Friday of every month to review and evaluate the timeline and completion of the technology plan as listed in this document. Consideration will be given to all data as it pertains to measured progress.  

Budget
Information Technology receives its funding from three sources. The first is the general fund of Spencer Board of Education. The second is KETS matching from the state. The third is federal Erate for internet connections. These funds fluctuate from year to year. In most cases we must commit the local general fund dollars before receiving any external funding.   It is necessary that the District start funding the needs of technology regardless of any anticipated external funding. This will give us the known funds from which to plan our technology needs more efficiently. All funds from external sources can then be reallocated when necessary.   

Annual Budget Summary	School Year 2012-2013

Note:  duplicate this page for each year as needed		
o	List the professional development and technologies to be acquired during each year of the agency’s plan.
o	Note: At least 25% of the funds allocated to an LEA through the Title II-D ED Tech Program, must be allocated for professional development activities.  
Acquired Technologies and Professional Development	Ed Tech Competitive Title II-D	Ed Tech
Non Competitive Formula Title II-D	E-Rate	NCLB/other than Title II-D	KETS	Other (GF)	
Classified Regular Salary               						$105,635.00	
Other employment contributions    						$25,947.00   	
Registration Fees & other Dues    						$1,500.00    	
Travel Expenses                            						$3,000.00    	
General Supplies                           						$2,500.00    	
Outside to Internal Phone lines     			$18,000.00			$11,000.00	
Server Maint. & replacement					$2,083.00	$2,083.00	
Battery Backup battery replacment					$1,000.00	$1,000.00	
Disaster backup & recovery Maint.					$166.00	$200.00	
UPS Maint.					$1,000.00	$500.00	
							
Totals this page			$18,000.00		$4,249.00	$153,365.00	
Switches & wireless Maint. & replacement					$10,156.00	$10,156.00	
Phone Systems upgrade & replacements					$4,000.00	$4,000.00	
Fiber 63 Pole Connection to KU Fee yearly License 					$313.74	$313.74	
Iboss Internet/web filtering					$5,000.00	$5,000.00	
Additional bandwidth cost					$2,500.00	$2,500.00	
50 Wireless AP unit additions for Elementary Schools					$10,500.00	$10,500.00	
ES-SN-S10 Core Router
Maint. yearly License agreements 					$581.00	$581.00	
ES-SN-S11 Wireless Server Switch
Maint. yearly License agreements					$789.50	$789.50	
ES-SAS-S01 Wireless Access 
Maint. yearly License agreements					$135.00	$135.00	
ES-SAS-S03 Wireless Server Switch Software
Maint. yearly License agreements					$292.50	$292.50	
Totals this page			$        0.00		$34,267.74	$34,267.74	
Totals
			$18,000.00		$38,516.74	$187,632.74	
NMS-B25-25-UG Network Management Software
Maint. yearly License agreements					$877.50	$877.50	
NAC-A-20 BYOD Device Security tracking & Control
Maint. yearly License agreements					$1,200.00	$1,200.00	
Impero Desktop Support Software
Maint. yearly License agreements					$2,500.00	$2,500.00	
Microsoft Campus Agreement yearly License					$9,250.00	$9,250.00	
Schools tech plan matching					$5,000.00	$5,000.00	
Staff Training PD					$40,000.00	$40,000.00	
Totals this page			$    0.00		$58,827.50	$58,827.50	
Totals all pages			$18,000.00		$97,344.24	$246,460.24	
GRAND TOTAL						$361,804.48	

Attachments/Appendices

Inventory attachments:
	District Infrastructure
	SCHS Devices
	SCMS Devices
	SCES Devices
	TES Devices
	Hillview Academy Devices
Preschool Devices
	CO Devices