Star chart presentation

•What is E-Rate?•What is the STAR Chart?•Campus vs. State Data Comparison•Summary of Data•Implications for Educators at our School•Resources

What is E-Rate?

““E-Rate” is the E-Rate” is the School and School and Libraries Program Libraries Program of the Universal of the Universal Service Fund.Service Fund.

Administered by the Administered by the Universal Service Universal Service Administrative Administrative Company (USAC) under Company (USAC) under the direction of the the direction of the Federal Federal Communications Communications Commission (FCC)Commission (FCC)

Provides discounts Provides discounts to schools and to schools and libraries to obtain libraries to obtain affordable affordable telecommunications telecommunications and internet accessand internet access

Discount is Discount is determined by the % determined by the % of students eligible of students eligible for free and reduced for free and reduced lunches under the lunches under the National School National School Lunch Program Lunch Program (NSLP)(NSLP)

•It serves as the standard for assessing technology preparedness in Texas K-12 schools•NCLB 2001 requires that all students be technology literate by the end of 8th grade•The STAR chart produces a profile of your campus’ status toward reaching the goals of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology and NCLB

The STAR Chart is developed around 4key areas.

Texas students must become active participants in Texas students must become active participants in the learning processthe learning processOur challenge is to move from the traditional teacher-Our challenge is to move from the traditional teacher-led learning to a student-centered collaborative modelled learning to a student-centered collaborative modelWe must empower our young citizens to succeed in We must empower our young citizens to succeed in a global and digital world of informationa global and digital world of informationThis area includes patterns of classroom use, This area includes patterns of classroom use, content area connections, online learning, instructional content area connections, online learning, instructional setting, technology applications (TA) TEKS setting, technology applications (TA) TEKS implementation and the student mastery of the TA implementation and the student mastery of the TA TEKSTEKS

We must prepare teachers for significantly different roles, We must prepare teachers for significantly different roles, different students, different tools and resources, and different different students, different tools and resources, and different methods of instructing students beyond the face-to-face methods of instructing students beyond the face-to-face classroom.classroom.A challenge is securing time, resources, and effective A challenge is securing time, resources, and effective educator professional developmenteducator professional developmentThis area includes capabilities of educators, levels of This area includes capabilities of educators, levels of understanding and pattern of use, capabilities with online understanding and pattern of use, capabilities with online learning, professional development experiences, participation, learning, professional development experiences, participation, and models of professional development. and models of professional development.

Leaders must model the effective use of Leaders must model the effective use of technologies as well as articulate clear technologies as well as articulate clear expectations for their faculty and staffexpectations for their faculty and staffTime for ongoing, sustained professional Time for ongoing, sustained professional development must be provideddevelopment must be providedThis area includes planning, instructional This area includes planning, instructional support, communication & collaboration, support, communication & collaboration, budget, leadership & vision, and leadership & budget, leadership & vision, and leadership & support for online learningsupport for online learning

oThe infrastructure of a school is the critical The infrastructure of a school is the critical area of support for all areasarea of support for all areasoIssues of support and maintenance for Issues of support and maintenance for existing and evolving technologies will test existing and evolving technologies will test our true commitment to connecting schoolsour true commitment to connecting schoolsoThis area includes students per computer, This area includes students per computer, internet speed, classroom technology, internet speed, classroom technology, technical support, local area & wide area technical support, local area & wide area network, and distance learning capacitynetwork, and distance learning capacity

As a brand new campus we have no STAR Chart data, so let’sAs a brand new campus we have no STAR Chart data, so let’sexamine data from a neighboring campus (AMS) and the state data to seeexamine data from a neighboring campus (AMS) and the state data to seewhat the implications will be for our campus. what the implications will be for our campus.

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AMS appears to be going backwards in some respects over the 3 year span that is shown. This could be explained by the lack of funding given to technology during that time period and the decision of the district to make computer classes optional and to integrate technology into core classes

Statewide our focus needs to be on Teaching/Learning and Educator Preparation.

More information about the STAR Chart can be found at:

Implications for Woodcreek As a new school we

have been given the newest in technology.

How have we changed the way we teach?

Are we actively engaging students and making learning relevant?

Professional development must be:

CollaborativeCoherentContinuous

•Texas Star Charthttp://starchart.esc12.net/•E-Rate Program Overviewhttp://www.usac.org/sl/•Texas Star Chart Campus Datahttp://starchart.esc12.net/•Texas Star Chart Statewide Summaryhttp://starchart.esc12.net/