Imaginary County

Public Schools
Educational Technology
Plan 2011-2016

Misson


The mission of the Imaginary County Public
School System is to produce high-
achieving students through technology
that addresses all areas of socioeconomic,
cultural and intellectual diversity.

Vision
The vision of the Imaginary County Public School
System is that our system will be world-class. The
objective of this technology plan is to support that
mission and vision at all levels. The goal of the plan is
to provide staff with the resources to evaluate data,
and to utilize results to develop effective instructional
programs and assessment strategies in order to
improve student achievement in all content areas.
Imaginary County Public School System is committed
to the belief that the effective use of technologies will
enhance the quality of teacher and positively impact
the learning process. We envision an education
environment that is rich with opportunities for all
learners to be exposed to the benefits of emerging
technologies. This technology plan is to allocate
instructional resources to ensure equity among all
student subpopulations.
Goals

Goal 1 - Provide students, faculty, and staff with
support for instructional uses of technology

Goal 2 - Provide support for administrative uses
of technology

Goal 3 - Provide support to parents and
community with technology resources

Goal 4 - Provide support to students, faculty, and
staff in receiving adequate access to required
technology to meet state and national standards

Needs Assessment - Strengths

39 Imaginary County schools are
completely networked.

4080 instructional computers. Of this
number, 3862 are desktop computers and
142 are laptop computers.

1777 total classrooms, with a ratio of
6.54:1 students per computer.


Needs Assessments -Strengths

Imaginary Virtual School courses
developed and taught by certified
teachers.

Classworks supports standards-based
education by aligning content with state
standards.
Needs Assessment Weaknesses


Using technology in the classroom to enhance the
technology standards

Providing software instruction after the school day

Providing additional teacher training on effectively
integrating technology

Focus on providing additional computers for the
special needs students

Future Opportunities


Compile a list of curriculum software for
all levels of instruction within the county.

Integrating technology into the instruction
can assist in narrowing the achievement
gap between subgroups.
Environment

Blended Learning


Blended learning allows learners to use
online tools to communicate and
collaborate in order to develop 21
st

century skills that students needs.

Engagement

Integrating technology into classroom
instruction means more than teaching
basic computer skills and software
programs in a separate computer class.
Effective tech integration must happen
across the curriculum in ways that
research shows deepen and enhance the
learning process(Edutopia, 2008,
para.2).









Application Tools



Desktop PCs,
Laptops
Workstations
Peripherals
Ipads
BYOD
Application
Tools
Results

Students will demonstrate creative thinking,
construct knowledge, and develop innovative
products and processes using technology
(NETS, 2012).

Students will also apply existing knowledge
to generate new ideas and create original
works. Students will use digital data media
and environments to communicate and to
work collaboratively in order to develop
cultural understanding (NETS, 2012).

Results (cont.)
Students will learn how to use a variety of
media and formats and contribute to
project teams (NETS, 2012).

Students will use critical thinking skills to
conduct research, manage projects and
use problem-solving skills in order to use
multiple processes to explore alternative
solutions (NETS, 2012).

Implementation
Item Cost
Replace/purchase or upgrade of
equipment and software necessary to
improve teaching, learning, and
administration.
$250,000 per year
Tech support $300,000 per year
Maintenance agreements $50,000 per year
Professional development for
technology integration
$90,000 per year
Total Costs $690,000 per year
Professional Development


Implement a professional development
management tool which allows all
employees to register online for courses,
participate in surveys, and have
immediate access to their transcripts
(DCSD, 2012).

Executive Summary



The Imaginary County School District
Technology Plan is aligned with Georgia
State Performance standards, Georgia
State Technology Plan and the National
Educational Technology Standards.

References
References

DCSD (2012) DeKalb County School District. Retrieved
from http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Edutopia. (2008, March 16). Why integrate technology
into the curriculum? The reasons are many.
Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/technology-
integration-introduction

NETS for students 2007 (2007). April 10, 2014.
Retrieved from
http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-
students/nets-student-standards-2007