INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: THOMAS B. LOCKAMY, JR. ED.D, SUPERINTENDENT FROM: DAVID FELICIANO, CHIEF DATA AND ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICER CARL ELLER, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WENDY MARSHALL, MANAGER OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SUBJECT: SUPERINTENDENT’S NOTE: ESPLOST II PHASE V TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS DATE: MARCH 10, 2017 On November 8, 2011 the citizens of Savannah-Chatham County passed the continuation of the 1% Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referred to as ESPLOST II. The information provided in this report represents the planned technology expenditures for ESPLOST II Phase V. A summary of Phase IV distribution of technology has been included along with a section on “Technology in Action” that shows teachers and students engaged in the teaching and learning process. Phase V Technology Projects: • School Technology Grants o Continue with the 21 st Century Learning Commons Grants Focus is in the Library Media Centers o Continue with the Technology Mini-Grants Available to Classroom Teachers • Expand the One to One Initiatives o Add grade levels and additional schools • Start deployment of the Audio Enhancement Systems o Target classrooms are Band, Chorus, and Orchestra • Student to Learning Device Ratio 3:1 o Maintaining ratio with modern technology • School Technology o Maintenance and Repairs • Server/Infrastructure Equipment o Maintenance, Repairs, and Licensing
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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: THOMAS B. LOCKAMY, JR. ED.D, SUPERINTENDENT
FROM: DAVID FELICIANO, CHIEF DATA AND ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICER
CARL ELLER, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
WENDY MARSHALL, MANAGER OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: SUPERINTENDENT’S NOTE: ESPLOST II PHASE V TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
DATE: MARCH 10, 2017
On November 8, 2011 the citizens of Savannah-Chatham County passed the continuation of the 1% Educational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referred to as ESPLOST II. The information provided in this report represents the planned technology expenditures for ESPLOST II Phase V. A summary of Phase IV distribution of technology has been included along with a section on “Technology in Action” that shows teachers and students engaged in the teaching and learning process. Phase V Technology Projects:
• School Technology Grants o Continue with the 21st Century Learning Commons Grants
Focus is in the Library Media Centers o Continue with the Technology Mini-Grants
Available to Classroom Teachers • Expand the One to One Initiatives
o Add grade levels and additional schools • Start deployment of the Audio Enhancement Systems
o Target classrooms are Band, Chorus, and Orchestra • Student to Learning Device Ratio 3:1
o Maintaining ratio with modern technology • School Technology
o Maintenance and Repairs • Server/Infrastructure Equipment
o Maintenance, Repairs, and Licensing
21st Century Learning Commons Grants
Purpose:
To create participatory learning environments that promote student collaboration which inspires communication, creativity, curiosity, and innovation. Open to K-12 Library Media Centers for 21st Century
makeovers Applications submitted by school Library Media
Technology Committees Applications evaluated by Instructional
Technology/Media Department using a common rubric Professional development provided by Instructional
Technology/Media Department
Classroom Technology Mini-Grants
Purpose
To help integrate technology into classroom learning to support active engagement, participation in groups, interaction, feedback, and access to current, global information. Open to all K-12 teachers Applications submitted in May Grants awarded in June Applications evaluated by Instructional
Technology/Media Department Professional development and support delivered by
Instructional Technology/Media Department
One-to-One Initiatives Purpose
To maximize student access to digital information and resources, anytime and anywhere, for the purposes of producing the following outcomes:
• Improve student motivation, engagement, and learning
• Improve student interaction and communication
• Increase access to online digital tools and content
1:1 Current and Future Locations STEM Academy at Bartlett – Grades 6 & 8 (iPads).
Grant funded Grade 7 (iPads). Myers MS – Grade 6 (Chromebooks). Phase V will add Grade 7. Ellis K8 – Grades 7 & 8 (Chromebooks). Phase V will add Grade 6. Hodge and White Bluff – Grades K – 2 (iPads). Phase V will add One-to-One portable device deployment at Brock, Heard, Juliette Low, and
May Howard. Ongoing professional development and support are provided by Instructional Technology and Media Services Department.
Audio Enhancement Systems Purpose
To provide distributed sound solutions in large classroom environments for improved attention and on-task learning. Solution is being deployed in Band, Chorus, and Orchestra Classrooms throughout the district.
Student-to-Learning Device Allocations
Purpose
To replace and maintain school-based modern technology to ensure a 3:1 ratio is achieved. With the current lifecycle management in place (computers ≥six yrs old), technology will be upgraded or replaced to ensure current programs are supported, security enhancements are maintained, and efficiencies are achieved by maximizing instructional uptime.
Southwest 806 54 STEM at Bartlett 693 1:1 Initiative West Chatham 840 56
Enrollment numbers based on FTE 1, 2017. Allocation of devices capped at 20%.
High Schools School Enrollment Estimation
Beach 978 65 Building Bridges HSP 70 5 Early College 193 13 Groves 653 44 Islands 1022 68 Jenkins 1048 70 Johnson 794 53 LS at Savannah HS 575 38 New Hampstead 1332 89 Savannah Arts Academy 892 59 Windsor Forest 1085 72 Woodville-Tompkins 564 38
Enrollment numbers based on FTE 1, 2017. Allocation of devices capped at 20%.
Technology in Action
Hodge Elementary
Ms. Ulin 2nd Grade Students taking a spelling test using the Seesaw App.
Mrs. B. Williams 2nd Grade Students completing a Moby Max activity.
Largo-Tibet Elementary
Donna Ward 3rd Grade
Introducing Google Classroom (A blended learning platform for doing paperless assignments) Ms. Ward assigned “Free Write” activities to her students. They are given an image and they have to write about what they think is going on in the picture.
Bloomingdale Elementary
Shannon Morgan 3rd grade
These students are using Google Classroom as their learning platform. They are working collaboratively in groups of 3 to collect notes on Thurgood Marshall. Students then shared their digital notes with their collaborators and added their research. Students then decided how they were going to present their information.
Pooler Elementary
Tina Schrambeck 2nd grade
Mrs. Schrambeck received Chromebooks. The photo on the right shows students being introduced to Seesaw - Digital Journals.
Charles Ellis K-8
Sean Vetrosky, 7th Grade Science Students are taking collaborative notes digitally in science class. This is a great example of student-centered learning. When asked what they liked about the activity, their response was; “Well, sometimes two heads are better than one.” and “It’s good to talk about it, because it helps get the ideas sorted out in my head.”
Myers Middle
Laurel Cavner, 6th Grade Social Studies Student is studying about World War II and responding to questions using a Chromebook.
Leslie Sweetenburg 6th Grade GIFTED Language Arts This student is using a Google Doc to compose an essay. He will turn in the essay through Google Classroom.
Coastal Middle
Tammy Kemp, 6th - 8th Grade
Multi-Grade students are using G Suite products to complete classroom assignments. Some were writing on Google Docs and others were creating presentations using Google Slides.
Godley Station K-8
Godley Station Grades 6 and 8 Writing
6th grade students drafted essays in Google Docs and were paired with 8th grade peer revision partners. The partnerships were formed based on writing strengths and weaknesses. 8th graders did a fantastic job of using academic language to show the 6th graders the skills they have mastered. The 6th graders were very attentive and open to the suggestions from their 8th grade peers.
East Broad K-8
Sandra Wolff Middle School Art Students at East Broad K-8 created their own background music for their presentations using Splice and Google Slides. Because of this Tweet, a representative of Splice contacted the school to provide students with free accounts to use the full version of Splice software.
Savannah Arts
Mark VanGoor, US History Mr. VanGoor was one of our first teachers in the district to pilot a 1:1 Chromebook classroom. He often has students conduct “silent debates” where they make their case to defend or oppose a position in using synchronous discussion. His students are using digital guided notes to record evidence to support big ideas in their class discussion.
RICE CREEK 3-8
Melissa Silva, 4th Grade
To the right, students are creating an Endangered Species Project through Google Classroom.
To the left, students are working collaboratively to complete their Endangered Species Project.
Georgetown and Isle of Hope Collaboration
Alisa Harris and Christopher Koch Middle School Spanish Students at Georgetown recorded themselves speaking Spanish using a Chromebook and sent the video recordings to a class at Isle of Hope. The class at Isle of Hope watched the student videos and then recorded their own video responses. Pictured here is a student creating his own sound booth by locating a quiet location in the classroom.
Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy
Cynthia Campbell, 6th Grade
Students are using QR codes which take them to Web sites about the ways different countries celebrate the December holidays. They created paper ornaments that reflected what they learned. http://cgcastudents.weebly.com/
Cynthia Campbell, Multiple Grades Elementary Mini-Grant iPads were used for this project. Students who struggle with writing now have the ability to share what they are learning. Students read The Boxcar Children. Then, the students drew pictures of the home in the woods. Next they recorded an oral narrative about what they drew. Using a QR Code Reader, it is possible to scan the code and hear the student’s narrative.