What You Need To Know About The Texas

What you need to know about the Campus Statewide Star Chart.Presented by Jennifer Roberson

Introduction

Hello, my name is Jennifer Roberson and I am an educator for Rockwall ISD. We are going to look at the Campus Statewide Summary for the 2007-2008 school year.

The four areas of the Star Chart

The key areas of the Texas Star Chart are:Teaching & LearningEducator PreparationAdministration & Support Infrastructure

Lets take a look at the Campus Statewide Star Chart Summary….

Campus Statewide Summary by Key Area

2007/2008 Teaching & Learning

Educator Preparation

Administration & Support

Infrastructure

Early Tech Number: 298

Percent: 3.9%

Instruction is teacher-centered and students occasionally use software applications and/or use tutorial software for drill and practice.

Number: 409

Percent: 5.4%

Technology skills include multimedia and the Internet. 10% of educators meet SBEC standards. Administrators recognize benefits of technology in instruction.

Number: 150

Percent: 2.0%

There is no campus technology plan. Technology is used mainly for administrative tasks. No technical support is onsite. There is no district technology coordinator.

Number: 94

Percent: 1.2%

There are 10 or more students per computer. There is a dial-up connectivity. There is no web-based learning. There is shared use of technology resources.

Developing Tech

Number: 5327

Percent: 69.7%

Instruction is teacher-directed and students regularly use technology on an individual basis to access electronic information and develop communication and presentation projects.

Number: 5668

Percent: 74.2%

Use of technology is for administrative tasks and classroom management. There is use of online resources. 40% of educators meet SBEC standards.

Number: 3742

Percent: 49%

Campus plan aligned with Long-Range Plan for Technology. Teachers and administrators have vision for technology. One technical support staff to 750 computers. There is a full-time district technology director.

Number: 2666

Percent: 34.9%

There are 5-9 students per computer. There is direct connectivity to the Internet in 50% of classrooms and library. Most rooms are connected to WAN/LAN.

Advanced Tech Number: 1947

Percent: 25.5%

Instruction is teacher-facilitated and students work with peers and experts to evaluate information, analyze data and content in order to problem solve.

Number: 1520

Percent: 19.9%

There is integration of technology into teaching and learning. There is use of online resources regularly. 60 % of educators meet SBEC standards.

Number: 3474

Percent: 45.5%

Campus plan board approved and supported by supt. 1 technical support staff to 500 computers, full-time district technology director.

Number: 4370

Percent: 57.2%

There are 4 or less students per computer. There is direct connectivity to Internet in 75% of classrooms and library. Web-based learning is available. Are rooms are LAN/WAN.

Target Tech Number: 69

Percent: 0.9%

The teacher serves as facilitator, mentor, and co-learner.

Number: 44

Percent: 0.6%

There are regular technology-supported learner-centered projects. There is vertical alignment of Tech. TEKS.

Number: 276

Percent: 3.6%

Campus plan focused on student success, supported by board and administration. 1 tech support to 350 computers.

Number: 511

Percent: 6.7%

There is on-demand access for every student, direct connectivity available in all rooms. All rooms have WAN.

Lets focus on Educator Preparation

Educator Preparation is just one of the key areas of the summary. It measures how well a school is integrating technology into their curriculum. It also measures how many educators meet SBEC standards.

So what does the summary say?

The summary shows that 74.2% of schools across the state fall into the developing tech category in educator preparation. This means that only 40% of educators meet the SBEC standards.

So how did our school measure up?

Nebbie Williams fell into the category of Advanced Tech for Educator Preparation for the 2007-2008 school year.

This means that 60% of our teachers meet the SBEC standards.

It also means that the use of technology is expected in our classrooms!

In Summary

We still need to strive towards becoming a Target Tech school where 100% of our educators meet SBEC standards.

Teacher collaboration will be key to this happening in addition to training. We can do it.

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