Planning Tool

 

Objective:  Arp ISD will establish a community lab during the 2003-05 school years.

 

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed

 

  1. Define the scope of the lab.

-         The purpose for the lab is to sign up parents for LightSpan during Elementary Meet the Teacher Night, establish accounts

-         PTO Night & Open House practice LightSpan learning activities

-         Play Station Training & Introduction Lab for Parents 

  1. Create job descriptions and select personnel.

-         Write job descriptions

-         Coordinator for Play Stations, LightSpan, Danas

-         Grant Teachers (mentors)

-         Grant assisting aides – Joan Baker, Jamie Cooper,

-         Parent volunteers Krystal Bonner, Jarvey Stroup, Deanna Bonner

 

  1. Select the space and environment needed.

 

 

  1. Order equipment and materials.
  2. Set a calendar for the year.

 

 

  1. Develop promotional materials.

 

§         Used Play Station Flyer

§         LightSpan Flyer

§         NCLB Flyer – Policies & Support for Students Info

§         Website

§         Newsletters

  1. Conduct training for staff.

§         Zires  Pre-K to 2 Training

 

 

 

§         Zires 3-5 Training

 

 

 

§         Zires Junior High

 

 

 

§         Zires High School

 

 

 

  1. Write guidelines for the lab.
  2. Conduct the first session.
  3. Conduct a needs assessment.

§         Pre-K to 5

  1. Evaluate the success of the community lab.

§   Parent & Student Survey

 

 

Signature Sheets and number of Accounts

 

 

 

 

 

Attendance, Signature Sheets, Play Station Check out

 

Guidelines for job descriptions and responsibilities were met

 

 

 

Alpha Lab in the Elementary

 

Pos & Invoices

Calendar

 

 

 

 

Donations to the School

Artifacts

 

 

 

 

Number of Teachers Trained

 

 

 

 

Number of Teachers Trained

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Teachers Trained

 

 

 

Document

 

 

Report to Coordinator

 

 

Surveys

 

Carla McCauley

Janet Shuttlesworth

 

 

 

 

Tammy Harris & Ruth Smith, LeAnn Locklear, Lisa Sadler

 

     Curriculum Director

 

 

 

 

Carla McCauley & Tech Assistant

 

 

Tech Director

Sitebase Committee

 

LeAnn Locklear

Janet Shuttlesworth

Joy Rousseau

Janet Shuttlesworth

 

 

Lisa Sadler & Janet Shuttlesworth & Carla McCauley

 

LeAnn Locklear, Tammy Harris, Ruth Smith

 

Lisa Sadler & Janet Shuttlesworth & Carla McCauley

 

LeAnn Locklear, Tammy Harris, Ruth Smith

 

 

 

Carla McCauley

 

 

Administrators

 

 

Carla McCauley

 

8/19

 

 

 

10/16

 

 

 

9/22

 

 

 

9/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/15

 

 

 

8/15

Done

 

 

9/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/14

 

 

9/14

 

 

 

 

 

10/6

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/14

 

 

9/2

 

 

11/1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Done – 8/19

Done – 8/19

 

 

 

Done – 8/18

Done – 8/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Done 8/18

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool - Lightspan

 

Objective: Arp ISD will use Lightspan during the 2003-05 school years.               

                                                                                                                                                              

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed

1. Establish the targeted audience.

   a. Identify grade level(s), teacher(s), student populations

§                  Pre-K through 5 students & teachers

§                  ESL, GT, Econ Disad

   b. Determine settings: computer lab & computer centers in classrooms, at home, and after school tutorials.

 

2.  Coordinate the Lightspan usage in your district.

a.      Working with the Campus Administrator, teachers will set up, manage and edit accounts.

b.      Teachers will set & maintain class pages, assessments, and track student progress

        

3.   Identify staffing roles.

a. District Administrator (Use the Lightspan-TAKS Correlations and On-line “Strandards Search” training to correlate Lightspan to District Curriculum)

b. Campus Administrator (Manage district hardware needs, Schedule trainings, Manage the network, Provide support) 

c. Report Generator (responsible for turning in TPRI and Lightspan reports and  scores, usage information, and portfolio documentation)

 

 

4. Conduct training with written expectations for implementation. 

a. Teachers

b. Parents

c.      Students

  1. Set a calendar
    1. Student names entered
    2. Train teachers on assessment and assigning lessons
    3. Schedule student usage
    4. Documentation of Usage for First and Second Semester Portfolio (Sample of  Student Reports and Assessments,  Brief  Lesson Plan with Integrated Lightspan Activities or Components)
    5. Mid-year training update for teachers questions and answers/ sharing (Lightspan Network, Reading Center, Achieve Now )

 

  1. Conduct a needs assessment for future Lightspan usage. (For service after the Institute)

 

  1. Evaluate the success of Lightspan.
    1. District
    2. KIDS Grant 

 

 

Successful Students & Adequate Yearly Progress (AUP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teachers use LightSpan at least 30 minutes a week with each child

 

 

 

 

Pre-K to 2 Teachers will use LightSpan to create curriculum, assessments, and parent communication

 

 

 

K-2 will use TPRI Online to address and meet student needs

 

 

See Inservice & Community Labs

 

Coordinate with Reading Initiative, AR Initiative, Title I, Assessment Policies and benchmarking calendar every 3 weeks

 

Debriefing Session in January

 

 

Document

 

 

Ongoing Benchmarking and Assessment Procedures

 

 

Faculty, Parents, Administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carla McCauley

 

All Elementary Students

 

 

 

 

Principal & Teachers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal & Teachers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grant Team

 

 

 

 

Grant Team & Instructional Technology Committee

 

Administration

 

 

 

5/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuously all year

 

 

 

9/30

 

 

9/30-5/30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/30-5/30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1/4

 

 

 

 

4/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool -

 

Objective: Arp ISD will make KIDS hardware/software available for the home during the 2003-05 school years.        

 

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed

 

  1. Establish procedures for check out of portable technologies.

   a. Identify grade level(s), teacher(s), student populations, etc.

   b. Create Board Policies and Guidelines

   c.  Create a Tax Credit Policy for Donated Play Stations

   c. Write a procedure for check-out.

       (Where will the computers be stored, who is responsible for check out, who needs to sign the form, what is the condition of the computer at check out, what is the condition of the equipment at check in, what is actually checked out- computer, case, etc., what information needs to be on the form for contact information?)

   d. Develop a sign out sheet for the

 equipment.

  1. Conduct training for participants.
    1. Responsibilities
    2. Use of hardware/software
  2. Check out Equipment & Software
    1. Achieve Now Software
    2. Play Stations
    3. Zires/ Danas

 

 

  1. Evaluate the success of checkout program.
    1. Design evaluation instrument.
    2. Administer the evaluation.

 

Document

 

 

 

Policy & Guidelines

 

 

 

Contract

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Objective 1

 

 

 

Grant Teachers

 

 

 

 

Technology Directory & Lab Coordinator

 

 

Joy Rousseau

 

 

 

Grant Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/19

 

 

8/14

 

 

 

Done

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/14

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool – Professional Development

 

Objective: Arp ISD will conduct training based on the KIDS sessions during the 2003-05 school years.         

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed
  1. Identify the key audiences. Pre-k THROUGH 5

 

  1. The following formal sessions will be conducted:

 

1. Engaging Parents

 

2. Dynamic Curriculum

 

3. Diverse Instruction

 

4. Assessming and Capturing Learning

 

  1. The following informal sessions will be conducted:

  

     1. 3 week formative Assessment Meetings with grant team and participating teachers

 

     2. Email mentorships

 

  1. Evaluate the success of staff development program.
    1. Design evaluation instrument.
    2. Administer the evaluation.

 

PDAS Evaluations

 

 

 

 

§                     Number of Parents Active in Grant Initiatives

§                     Integration of Technology in Lesson Plans & on Light Span

§                     Center-based Instruction

§                     Use of TPRI online, LightSpan, and Achieve Now

 

Documents & Logs

 

 

Surveys and Evaluation Instruments

 

 

Principal & Curriculum Director

 

 

 

Principal and Teachers

 

 

 

Participating Teachers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/12,  1/6

 

 

 

Continual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool – Uses of Assorted Technologies

 

Objective: Arp ISD will use KIDS hardware/software during the 2003-05 school years.

For this objective, write a plan for using a digital camera, videoconferencing,                                                   scanners, cd burners, and computers.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed

 

Participating Teachers will journal and create a scrapbook for documentation of KIDS projects completed by each grade level.  They will use:

§                  Digital camera, scanners, computers, and cd burners

 

Participating Teachers will participate in videoconferencing with sister schools to share

§                  Exemplary projects and lessons

 

Grant Team & participating teachers will have completed scrapbook

 

 

Successful videoconference

 

Participating Teachers

Grant Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carla McCaulley will host

05/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/20  and 11/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool - Software

 

Objective: Arp ISD will use KIDS software during the 2003-05 school years.         

 

For this objective, write a plan for using Inspiration, Kidspiration, KidPix, and Microsoft Office.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed

 

Each teacher will utilize KIDS software in administrative and in-classroom projects.

§                  For lesson plans – MS Outlook & MS Word

§                  For Language Mapping –Kidspiration & Inspiration

§                  For student portfolios – KidPix and Office,

§                  For TPRI – mClass and hand held computers

 

All lesson plans on MS products, published in Outlook

 

In class activities and student portfolios

 

TPRI online reports

Curriculum Director

 

 

 

 

Participating Teacher

 

 

All K-2 teachers

 

9/19

 

 

 

 

05/15

 

Begin -09/24

DONE

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool – Web Page

 

Objective: Arp ISD will have an instructional web page during the 2003-05 school years.

 

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed
  1. Define audience.
    1. Parents/Students
    2. Community
  2. Define the elements for a quality web page.
    1. Technical-Font, color, amount of text, etc.
    2. Content- Useful information
  3. Develop a draft page.
  4. Review page.
    1. Identify a team to review.
    2. Present page for comments.
  5. Revise page.
  6. Publish to the web.
  7. Conduct evaluation via the intended audience.
  8. Revise page.

 

 

 

 

Each participating teacher will have a Website for extended learning & home use

 

 

 

Technology Committee, Web Masters, Teachers, and Curriculum Director

 

12/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool – Internet-Based Tools

 

Objective: Arp ISD will train staff on web-based resources during the 2003-05 school years.     

 

 

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed
  1. Define the scope of training.
    1. KIDS Modules
    2. Marco Polo/AOL @ School
    3. Lightspan

d. Classroom Connect

  1. Identify the targeted audience.

(Gradelevels, Content Areas, etc.)

  1. Design the training.
    1. Conduct a needs assessment to identify where resources are needed for each targeted area.
    2. Summarize the results.
    3. Correlate to District curriculum.
    4. Allow for individualization.
    5. Set times and dates.

 

  1. Advertise sessions.
  2. Conduct sessions.
  3. Evaluate sessions
  4. Modify sessions.

 

Professional Development Certificates & Sign-in Sheets of Pre-k to 5th grade teachers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curriculum Director

 

1/6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool - Assessment

 

Objective: Arp ISD will submit required data to KIDS.

 

 

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed
  1. Complete a technology survey (Pre-session) while at the KIDS Summer Institute.
  2. Complete a technology survey (Post-session) while at the KIDS Summer Institute.
  3. Write an implementation plan for integrating the Institute information into a campus and/of district plan for your district.
  4. Conduct a reading inventory test for your students (TPRI).
  5. Send the TPRI results to UNT.
  6. Send KIDS a scenario of an activity in each of the following areas:
    1. Community Lab
    2. Classroom Integration
    3. Notebook Check out
    4. Lightspan
  7. Send KIDS the basic demographic information from your school district.
  8. Send any additional scenarios for the newsletter.
  9. Finalize the KIDS Grant information in your packet.
  10. SUBMIT THE REPORTING INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET TO KIDS.
  11. Send any additional scenarios for the newsletter.
  12. Complete a technology survey (Post-session).
  13. Conduct a second reading inventory for your students (TPRI). Send the results to KIDS.
  14. Submit a final year-end report with a list of major accomplishments related to your technology plan.

 

Completed Surveys

 

 

 

 

Plan Document

 

 

 

Test Data

Grant Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participating Teachers

 

Joy Rousseau

 

 

Carla McCauley

 

 

 

Joy Rousseau

 

 

 

 

Joy Rousseau

 

10/1

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/24

 

10/15

 

10/25

 

 

10/25

 

 

 

10/25

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Tool

Objective: Arp ISD will  improve the reading scores of students by using techniques offered from the KIDS Reading Institute.

 

Task

Indicator of

Success

Person Responsible

Date

Due

Completed

All teachers are participating in the NCLB initiatives in Arp Schools.

§                  New Assessment Policies

§                  http://www.arp.sprnet.org/admin/NCLB/NCLB_FlowChart.htm

§                  New Tier I, II, III Interventions

o       Including IStation, LightSpan, Achieve Now! & PlayStations,

o       Writing Labs with Danas & Zires

 

 

Improved Reading Scores

All teachers in Arp Schools

 

Tier I – 9/26

 

Tier II

10/3

 

Tier III –12/15

 

 

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