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Introduction
Bibb County school district is located in the middle Georgia area in the city of Macon.
The total student population is about 25,276 students with a total of about 1,639
classrooms. There are many students who are considered economically disadvantaged
and among those, they are mostly African-American and/or receive special education
services.
The Bibb County Technology Plan was adopted on July 1, 2008 which appears to be a
common date among technology plans. It extends through June of 2011 making it a 3
year plan. This makes sense based on the fact that technology changes so much from
year to year.
We used the Technology Planning Analysis Rubric that was created by Dr. Paul Allen
from the University of Texas to evaluate Bibb County’s Technology Plan.
Overall, this technology plan was average. While it included many of the requirements
as stated in the rubric, it was lacking in many other areas. In many areas, the plan was
almost too vague for anyone to grasp the district’s purpose for using technology. It
was hard to determine if technology use in the district was more for the benefit of the
students or the teachers. While a good technology program can improve teacher
retention, this plan failed to place the desired emphasis on the importance of learning
outcomes when stating its vision and mission. There were also sections of the plan that
did not seem realistic when describing the current state of the district. Perhaps this is
due to a hurried effort to compile a technology plan, but anyone who reads this
technology plan is relying on its accuracy.
Deficiencies such as these seem odd, especially since technology rubrics like Dr. Allen’s
are readily available resources that could help any school district create an impeccable
technology plan. The Bibb County technology plan is adequate; however, with more
clarity, specificity, and vision, the plan could have been greatly improved.