LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

COMMON CORE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT UPDATE

Helping transform teaching and learning via 21st century technology

August 28, 2013

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Vision
We live in a time where students need a different and more diverse set of skills that their parents were taught a generation ago. The changing nature of work, technology and competition requires school systems to rethink their instructional delivery methods. In addition, the movement to The Common Core State Standards and a new generation of assessments will require Los Angeles Unified School District to equip students with new media and technology literacy skills to ensure college and career readiness.

Our goal is to provide an individualized, interactive, and information rich educational experience by:
Providing educators with tools (devices) to advance student learning and create learning spaces that are designed to increase learner engagement Supporting the Common Core State Standards implementation by providing all students with the opportunity to engage with digital curriculum, interactive supports and adaptive assessments Closing the Digital Divide by ensuring all students have access to 21st century skills and technology

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Vision
Each student will receive more individualized instruction from educators, enabled by a personal computing device. The computing devices will facilitate multiple activities. Key activities include the following:
E-instruction: transform classroom instruction by providing teachers with the digital tools to engage students and prepare them for the 21st century E-curriculum Individual devices will facilitate distribution of individualized curriculum and lesson plans E-assessments The CCSS adaptive computer assessment will be administered through the studentcomputing device. Paired with a learning management system, additional assessments can be facilitated through the individual computing device to personalize student education plans E-textbooks Advantages of e-textbooks include searchable and updateable content and potential cost savings for the District over the purchase of traditional textbooks E-tools Calculators, audio/video players, digital camera and other tools will be accessible through the individual computing device E-administration Students will be able to access, complete and turn in assignments, view grades and receive feedback through their individual computing devices E-mail & Collaboration (21st Century Skills) Recognized as an integral business communication tool throughout the world, utilization of email and collaboration tools social media, blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc. prepares students for life post-graduation and facilitate communication between students, their teachers and their peers 3

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Demonstration Projects and Benchmarking

Demonstration Projects
Over 30 demonstration projects currently underway at elementary, middle, and high schools

Benchmarking
Interviewed and visited comparable large urban districts that have implemented 1:1 program San Diego, Riverside, Chicago, Fresno, Poway, and others

Key Findings:
Empower students and parents to feel a sense of ownership for the devices Work to get more families access to high-speed broadband internet but provide content that can be accessed without internet access so that students are able to complete their assignments anywhere Be sure all participants share the vision; training for leaders/teachers is essential Provide quality PD and opportunities for teachers to share their experiences Use data that measures learning and good teaching, not technology use

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Project RED Research

Project Revolutionizing Education (Project RED): a national survey of classroom technology initiatives
Summarized the experience of: 997 schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia; 11 diverse education success measures; 22 categories of independent variables and many subcategories; comparison of findings by student-computer ratio (1:1, 2:1, 3:1, etc.); and comprehensive demographic data correlated to survey results

Key Findings:
Nine key implementation factors are linked most strongly to education Properly implemented technology saves money 1:1 schools employing key implementation factors outperform all schools and all other 1:1 schools The principals ability to lead change is critical. Change must be modeled and championed at the principal level Technology-transformed intervention improves learning Online collaboration increases learning productivity and student engagement Daily use of technology delivers the best return on investment (ROI)

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Overall Timeline
A phased roll-out schedule will be implemented in alignment with the instructional strategy and vision and will also take into consideration school site infrastructure readiness. Request approval for Phase 2 from BOE in November

Phase 1 Approved

Phase 1: Planning, Readiness & Demonstration

Includes solution architecture, procurement activities, staffing, demonstration projects and initial implementation of infrastructure.

Phase 2: SystemWide Demonstration

Includes additional schools plus staffing and administration for full rollout

Phase 3: DistrictWide Roll-out

Full roll-out to all District schools

March 2013 August 2013

January 2014 July 2014

July 2014 December 2014

All schools will be equipped with devices by December 2014

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Timeline Phase 1

Planning & Procurement

Hire Project Team Complete Procurement Process Prepare for Roll-outs

Roll-out to Staff Roll-out to Students

Site Administrators will receive devices and training Staff will receive devices and training Students will receive devices and training

Implementation Training and Support

Staff will receive ongoing training and support to successfully integrate technology in the classroom

Mar 2013 Jul 2013

Jul 2013 Aug 2013

Aug 2013 Oct 2013

Aug 2013 Dec 2014

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Rollouts to Staff and Students Progress to Date

Tablet Rollouts 1363 principals and instructional staff members have received tablets and initial training 1300 student tablets rolling out at first 4 schools this week Remaining schools will receive tablets between September 10th and October 11th

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Rollouts to Staff and Students Progress to Date

Infrastructure 45 schools are 1:1 ready as of August 25th (2 remaining schools are on track to be ready in time for their student device deployment) Rollout Support Vendor pre-loads all tablets before shipping to school Technical team pre-configures all tablets and assigns to specific students before distribution Instructional support team helps teachers distribute tablets to students and supports initial device, safety, and security training

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Why are the devices necessary for Common Core testing?

Digital media and 21st century technological skills are embedded in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and California and many other states are transitioning to online Common Core assessments in the 2014-15 school year. Smarter Balanced assessments make use of computer adaptive technology, which is more precise and efficient than fixed-form testing. Teachers, principals, and parents can receive results from computerized assessments in weeks, not months. Faster results mean that teachers can use the information from optional interim assessments throughout the school year to differentiate instruction and better meet the unique needs of their students.

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Online Assessment SBAC 4th Grade math example

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Online Assessment SBAC 6th Grade math example

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Online Assessment SBAC 3rd Grade ELA example

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What is the technical support plan for teachers and students: direct vs. help-desk?
Help Desk Support Guaranteed repair or replace response within 24 hours for both in-warranty and out-of-warranty events CCTP option on the IT Helpdesk Menu Anything having to do with tablet support (including replacement of nonworking, stolen, or lost tablets) will be handled by the dedicated LAUSD Apple Helpdesk Direct access to the Apple Asset Manager Principals or their designees can track their schools tablets and manage the replacement of lost, stolen, or warranty-repair tablets Direct Support Microcomputer Support Assistants Act as first responders and provide onsite local technical support for schools (14 MCSAs for Phase 1) Each MCSA is assigned to support a family of schools, based on region and feeder pattern IT Field Services staff will supplement the MCSAs MCSAs will have remote services capabilities and can provide support even if they are not physically at the location Increase from 8 to 15 staff members in IT Chat/Remote Services

The VLC Facilitator and Implementation Technician duties have been designed to ensure compliance with their capital funding source.

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What are the District plans regarding theft (tracking) versus loss of the tablets (financial liability of students/families)?
We have a safety and security committee that has designed appropriate physical and cyber security protocols

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Do we need keyboards - how many/projected cost?

We will need keyboards for CCSSs Smarter Balanced assessments that begin in Spring 2015 We are still determining the number of keyboards needed to complete testing in a three- to four-week window We plan to work with our Procurement division to purchase keyboards that meet students needs and fulfill the Smarter Balanced requirements

Will we have the capacity to have all students testing at one time or will we need to stagger the test-taking?
We will conduct analysis over the next year to design a testing environment and schedule that is best for our students

When will students be able to take the tablets home and under what circumstances: all grades, all the time?
Tablets will start going home at each school after the appropriate preparations have been completed
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Safety and Security Awareness Campaign

The District will use two core resources to create a district-wide landscape of digital citizenship: Common Sense Media training covers physical safety, internet safety, privacy & security, relationships & communication, cyber bullying, digital footprint & reputation, self-image & identity, information literacy, and creative credit & copyright. Elementary School Students Middle and High School Students The iKeepSafe Digital Citizenship C3 Matrix designed to assist educators in integrating the concepts of cyber-safety, cyber-security, and cyber-ethics (C3) into existing technology and literacy standards and curricula.

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