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Weatherford District Technology Plan 2010-2013: Enhancing Education Through Technology Integration

The Weatherford District's technology plan aims to improve academic achievement, technology literacy, and critical thinking through the integration of technology into curriculum, professional development for staff, effective leadership, and infrastructural development.

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Weatherford District Technology Plan 2010-2013: Enhancing Education Through Technology Integration

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  1. WISD Technology Plan2010 - 2013 Introduction to E-Rate

  2. What is E-Rate? • Provides discounts to schools to obtain telecommunication access. • Administered by the USAC • Provides discounts of schools ranging from 20% to 90% depending on qualifications. • Schools must apply to program to receive funding. • Schools and Libraries Program - USAC

  3. Funding categories • Telecommunication services • Internet access • Internal connections • Basic maintenance of internal connections

  4. How do we receive this? • District must apply to program • District must have a technology plan.

  5. Weatherford Technology Plan

  6. Purpose • Common vision of technology • Improve academic achievement • Technology literacy • Improve critical thinking

  7. Goals of Technology Plan • Goal #1: Promote integration of technology in curriculum • Goal #2: Provide professional development to staff • Goal #3: Provide effective leadership and support • Goal #4: Maintain an effective infrastructure for networking

  8. Goal #1 – Objectives to address: • Integrate technology • 100% access for students and teachers • Access in classroom to multimedia software • Positive impact on parental involvement

  9. Goal #2 – Objectives to address: • Provide appropriate professional development to further multimedia needs • Ensure that all staff meets or exceeds SBED standards

  10. Goal #3 - Objectives to address: • Provide support and leadership for inclusion to classroom. • Use student online management technology to improve efficiency. • Encourage community involvement • Improve adult literacy programs

  11. Goal #4 – Objectives to address: • Encourage good communication • Provide safe and secure environment • Have all staff at or above Advanced Tech level on STaR standards

  12. Inventory of Computers

  13. Conclusion • From our chart and goals, you can see that we have a ways to go but we are still making progress. We as a district also have a 3 year budgeted plan to meet and exceed TEA’s standards and requirements to ensure our children will be ready to be 21st Century Learners.

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