North mesquite high school star chart summary

Three-year Comparison

By: Justin Crow

STaR Chart Introduction Key Area I: Teaching and Learning Key Area II: Educator Preparation and

Development Key Area III: Leadership, Administration, and

Instructional Support Key Area IV: Infrastructure for Technology Progress Conclusion

STaR stands for School Technology and Readiness.

The STaR Chart is completed yearly for each campus according to the following ratings:◦ 1 = Early Tech◦ 2 = Developing Tech◦ 3 = Advanced Tech◦ 4 = Target TechAccess at : http://starchart2.esc12.net/

Current classification: Advanced Tech We need improvement in the areas of

Student Mastery of Technology Applications and Online Learning.

We have improved in this area over the last three years.

Current classification: Developing Tech This is our lowest performing Key Area!!! We are only at the Advanced Tech level for

the areas of Professional Development Experiences and Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use

We decreased greatly after the 2007-08 school year and have yet to recover!!!

Current classification: Advanced Tech This has consistently been our strongest

performing Key Area! We grade well across all sub-categories

within this group. We must continue this trend!

Current classification: Advanced Tech We need improvement in the area of

Students per Computers We are at Target Tech for the area of

Internet Access Connectivity Speed! We have greatly improved in this area over

the last three years!!!

Technology plays a key role for the 21st century learner.

The Texas STaR Chart monitors our technology use.

We must be mindful of our progress. We must improve on our lower performing areas and maintain our success in our higher performing areas.