TECHNOLOGY PLAN TEMPLATE

North American University

Education Department
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership & M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
EDUC 5324: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO EDUCATION
Name: Fatma Gunonu

Date: 11/28/2016

This template is adapted from http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/documents/et14techplan.doc

INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND
The plan should guide the LEAs use of education technology for the next three years.
List specific start and end dates (7/1/xx to 6/30/xx). Provide a brief overview of the LEA, its
location and demographics and/or share a link to the LEAs website.
Start and end dates: 8/1/2015 to 8/1/2018
LEA title: HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WEB Site of the LEA: http://www.harmonytx.org
Location: 44 Campuses located across the State of Texas.
Central office: 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston TX. 77099
Demographics: 48% Hispanic, 19 % African American 18% White, 14% Asian, 1% others
Free and reduced lunch price: 59%

Describe how a variety of stakeholders from within the LEA and the community-at-large
participated in the planning process.
They administer surveys to hear everyones opinions.
Also teachers, department heads, assistant principals and principals are interviewed.
Every Harmony branch has suggestion boxes. Students, parents and staff are able to voice their
concerns using these boxes.
Summarize the relevant research and describe how it supports the plan's curricular and
professional development goals.
Summarize the plans major curricular and professional development outcomes that are
supported by research.

 Describe and cite the relevant research that supports the plans outcomes.
Describe the connection between the research and the plans goals.
Describe information gathered from site visits, including best practices.
Harmony Public Schools focus on science, technology, engineering, and math to provide
opportunities for educational field with this technology plan.
This plan has a goal to support professional development for all teachers and students. Teachers
will use technology for classroom to foster critical thinking. Technology will be integrated into
all K-12 professional development to assist with online professional development. Students will
have individualized attention with via technology.
Allen, J. C. (2010, January 1). Effective Technology-Related Professional Development: A
Data-Informed Plan. ProQuest LLC
This article supports the plan's outcome, according to this study teachers need training for
integrating technology effectively in the classroom. Analysis of survey data show the
effectiveness of technology-related professional development for teachers, schools and students.
The research supports teachers continued development and training for teachers as well as
teachers involvement in processes in school. Thus both the plan and the research prioritize
technology integration and teacher involvement.
Harmony Public Schools campuses all have new technology in their computer labs and science
laboratories. They ensure that students have access to technology that is in very good condition.
Best practices that HPS possesses are the development days for teachers and administrator
training days. It ensures that teachers dont forget important topics such as technology esauge,
non-discrimination, sexual harassment and more. It also helps teachers ask questions and develop
themselves more in order to tackle any situation in class.

CURRICULUM COMPONENT CRITERIA.

The Plan must establish clear goals and realistic strategy for using telecommunications and
information technology to improve education services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)
Describe teachers' current access to instructional technology and current use of digital tools.
1) What types of technology do teachers have access to in class?
Every schools has computer labs, internet, network, telephone for each classes and teachers
cellphone, laptops, digital cameras, speakers, clickers, scanners, ipads, dashboards, projectors.

2) How is technology used to promote effective education in school?

Chromebooks and computer labs are provided to students in case they dont have internet access
at home. Also graphing calculators are provided to students.
Describe students' current access to instructional technology and current use of digital tools.
Include a description about the LEA policy, practices, and/or replacement policy that ensures
equitable technology access for all students.
1) Is technology currently available to all students?
By using a multi-sensory approach all students have opportunities to learn with auditory, visual,
tactile, and kinesthetic activities.Each classroom have projectors, smart boards, document
cameras and internet.
2) What replacement cycle has been built into the plan; and what funding is needed to
support the replacement policy?
When a student damages a device, a spare device is provided. The loaned device comes with an
acknowledgement form. Students need to sign this form that basically says that the device cannot
be sent home with students and the device does not have insurance coverage. Thus if the loaned
device becomes damaged, then the student needs to pay.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for using technology to
improve teaching and learning. Describe how these goals align to the LEA's curricular goals
that are supported by other plans. Describe how the LEA's budget (LCAP) supports these
goals, and whether future funding proposals or partnerships may be needed for successful
implementation.
1) Is the available technology provided to all student groups equally?
Harmony schools have local and federal public funds. These schools are non-discrimination
agency. All technology access equality using by all teachers and students.
2) What steps does the LEA take to ensure equity of access for all students regardless
of their academic standing, socioeconomic level, proficiency in English, or disabilities?
Every student is selected through lottery, professional development presentations about
discrimination are given every year. ESL and special education coordinators work together to
make sure that all necessary things are met. Central Office directors monitor school activities
to make sure that every student is guaranteed an equal education.

Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, to address Internet Safety

and the appropriate and ethical use of technology in the classroom.

1) What LEA board policies have been developed to implement internet safety
instruction?
The priority of HPS is providing a safe learning environment for students. The board of HPS
develops rules and procedures so that students can surf the web safely. Teachers and the
Student Code of Conduct have information about rules of internet usage. Also harmful
websites are blocked by the school administration. FBI helps teachers and students become
more informed about web security. Some FBI agents come and give presentations and free
web based classes for safer web usage.
2) How are students using online communication technologies?
Students are allowed to use online communication technologies in a structured environment.
After reading and signing an acknowledgement form, students are only allowed to use such
forms of technology only with permission.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT

The Plan must have a professional development strategy to ensure that staff understands
how to use these new technologies to improve education services
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)

Summary of the teachers' and administrators' current technology proficiency and integration
skills and needs for professional development.
1) Do administrators support teachers with the integration of technology for daily
curriculum?
Teachers have training sessions during summer break and they also have teacher development
days throughout the year. During these days teachers learn information that is necessary to lead
classes. This includes technology knowledge as well.
2) What do teachers and administrators consider as their needs for professional
development?
Every HPS campus has an instructional coach. Instructional coaches determine the instructional
technology requirement for each classroom according to district level. Each campus also has a

data analyst. Coaches monitor teachers and prepare reports. Along with the data analyst, they
strategize what kind of approaches to take in case of failures and successes.
Describe goals and an implementation plan, with annual activities, for providing professional
development opportunities based on your LEA needs assessment data and the Curriculum
Component of the plan.
1) How will teachers and administrators be trained and provided ongoing support in
the effective integration of technology into curriculum?
Central Office requires teachers to attend professional development days during the year.
Instructional coaches visit classrooms and monitor teachers in order to help with classroom
success. Online surveys and webinars are offered to faculty. Lastly, data analyst and instructional
coaches gather data and make plans to tackle down troubles.
2) What professional learning will be available so teachers and administrators can
make informed decisions using data to meet individual student academic needs?
School district have data analysts to collect data and analyze the data. They inform teachers and
administrators how to read the data and make decisions to meet student needs. Each teacher has a
mentor to support. Also each cluster has instructional coaches and they visit teachers for support
to students achievements.
INFRASTRUCTURE, HARDWARE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, SOFTWARE, AND
ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPONENT CRITERIA
The Plan must include an assessment of the telecommunication services, hardware,
software, asset management, and other services that will be needed to improve education
services.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)
Describe the existing hardware, Internet access, electronic learning resources, technical support,
and asset management already in the LEA that will be used to support the Curriculum and
Professional Development Components of the plan.
1) How is technical support provided?
The HPS central office has an IT office which involves a coordinator that informs schools
computer teachers. If any issue is faced, the issue is tried to be fixed as soon as possible.
2) What type of technology is available at school site?
Each campus has computer labs, laptops, printers, projectors, ipads, graphing calculators and
more. Science labs are very advanced, as Harmony is known to be a STEM school. Affordable
technologies are utilized toward students learning of new topics.

Describe the technology hardware, electronic learning resources, networking and

telecommunications infrastructure, physical plant modifications, technical support, and asset
management needed by the LEA's teachers, students, and administrators to support the activities
in the Curriculum and Professional Development components of the plan.
1) Does the school have a common email system?
The HPS has an email system where they coordinate communication between students and
teachers. The school system also has an existing application where parents can track grades of
students. Also in cases of emergencies or before early dismissal parents are informed by
automated voice mail system.
2) How can parents access students school information?
HPS has an online database, each student is given his/her own username and password in the
beginning of the year. Parents and students can view homework, grades, personal information
and course schedule through this database. The school website also includes important
information about school activities, school academic calendar and re-enrollment forms.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT
The plan must include an evaluation process that enables the school to monitor progress
toward the specific goals and make mid-course corrections in response to new
developments and opportunities as they arise.
(Answer at least 2 questions for each subsection below)
Describe the process for evaluating the plan's overall progress and impact on teaching and
learning.
1) How can we know if the plan has been effective?
If we see a positive progress coming from students happiness and grades then we can be sure
that the plan has been effective. Standardized test scores are a great way to judge the quality of
education. We can compare the percentage of improvement to previous years to see difference.
Parent satisfaction is also a big component. If parents are satisfied, more students will start
enrolling. One last category that helps see progress is the quality of extra curricular activities. If
school club teams are doing better than usual, then teachers are guiding the dreams of students as
well as their regular classrooms.
2) What criteria will measure the success rate?
The TEA accountability rating can be helpful in measuring plan success. Also NWEA MAP
growth data can help as well.

Describe the schedule for evaluating the effect of plan implementation; including a description of
the process and frequency of communicating evaluation results to tech plan stakeholders.
1) How often will data be collected and who will collect data?
The data analyst team of HPS central office collect and review data. NWEA tests are collected 3
times, there will be 2 mock tests and growth data will be collected 3 times as well.
2) How will parents, teachers and stakeholders provide ideas on the process?
The report will be shared with stakeholders. There will be a town hall meeting with parents,
teachers and administrators where they will be able to voice their concerns and opinions.
Satisfaction surveys will be given out and also suggestion boxes are always available.