Tech+Advisory+Meeting+February+1,+2010


 * Tech Advisory Meeting February 1, 2010**

Please post all updates by January 25th. Please read all updates by January 29th. Post any discussion items in the wiki to be addressed.

Topic and work session for the meeting: Online Learning for Thompson

In recent history, we have had a Tech Steering, a Tech Advisory, and a Tech Coaches group. The roles of these groups and the roles of their members have blurred. The productivity of these groups and the productivity of their members have been inconsistent. Given the need to change, discussions have occurred within these groups, media and instructional technology, and curriculum and instruction.
 * Discussion about TSD Tech Committees:**

From Tech Steering minutes Jan 2010 __Managerial through another venue__: communication pieces; learning side and operation side venue to talk, Initial recommendations for restructuring to better meet organizational needs: How do I use these tools to meet state standards? Give toy of choice and require use and let peers come to see. Mtgs all about what doing with tool to meet standard. Harness energy.
 * Steering committee**- talks about future, move to the future
 * Metings should be Dialogue and Decision making
 * Cabinet** level group- large dept communication
 * Tech Steering**- once every 3 months
 * Tech Guidance Council**? More than once a quarter, limit to big picture conversations. Have frequent/systematic means for regular updates and feedback (intranet, regular blog posts, feedback given on comments) Tech Talk as a continual conversation. Membership include Tech Steering, Tech Innovators, Media Specialists, and key Learning Services and Support Services players/representatives.
 * Tech Innovators**- Liaisons- quarterly
 * Media Specialists**- possibly more paperwork people, info disseminated to buildings for ERC?; communication to leadership teams at buildings; Who at elementary level???
 * ETIL and ERC** done by leadership teams within effectiveness plan. Training would be needed for leadership teams to understand work within school plans and for DAAC for evaluating school plans. (The state hasn't finalized their expectations and format for school improvement plans yet so what this would look like is still undecided.)

Online Learning for Thompson-** Dr. Judy Skupa has given the Curriculum and Instruction Dept and Kellie Bashor the task of creating a plan for short and long-term robust learning offered through Thompson in an online format. The beginning plan is due March 1st with the short-term goal of offering a minimum of four high school classes fall 2010 (full-time status) and a long-term plan for on-going expansion.
 * Curriculum and Instruction Updates:


 * Staff Tech Literacy Proficiency-** 632 instructional staff have taken the assessment as of January 15th and this data has not been analyzed for proficiency as of yet. 237 finished the assessment by December 1st and were tallied for district information to CDE. Of those responding 93 reported themselves as proficient (average of standards, standards averaged by reported indicators, >2.4 as proficient on 4 point scale).


 * District Curriculum Councils**- Teacher participation in these councils is to align our district with Colorado's revised content standards including the 21st Century skills expectations as outlined by CDE. Media Specialists are each asked to join a curriculum area council. The Technology Coach role is under consideration to be changed to support a model classroom for demonstrating proficiency in meeting the Colorado revised content standards at each school. The role would be renamed and redefined to better reflect this expectation.


 * A Communication Vehicle**: Work is underway to "ship" an internal blogging atmosphere to increase knowledge sharing and transparency starting with the Curriculum and Instruction department.


 * Tech Coach 21st Century Classroom Tools Inventory**- Tech Coaches were asked to share what tools they have available to them in their classrooms. See attachment for results.


 * Media Information-** TLC will be updated over spring break. Middle Schools are purchasing Reading Counts as a universal level support within RtI.


 * E2T2 grant**- Round 2 is underway with the keynote presentation January 9th from **David Warlick** on Learning in the 21st Century. He challenges us to no longer integrate technology but to teach 21st Century reading, writing and math literacy. **Dr. Cabrera** shared his take aways from the presentation and spent time learning from the resources available from the day. Check out the grant work at tsdtech.ning.com and keep the conversation flowing.


 * Podcasting Title IID ARRA grant**- Eighteen teachers participated in podcast training from creation through posting and loading on ipods. These teachers are pursuing projects this spring tracking achievement data. iPods from the grant and from the Technology Integration group are being distributed to Garfield, Winona, Van Buren, and Sarah Milner. The focus area is on early literacy and numeracy student achievement results.


 * Morgridge 21st CCC Grant and Promethean and Principal match**- The Morgridge Family Foundations 17 interactive classroom sets (Promethean board, slate and vote/expression) were matched by Promethean with another 17 interactive classroom sets because at least 17 interactive boards were purchased by principals who had teachers apply for round 3 of the grant. Thompson is not eligible for round 4 of the grant but will be looking for round 5 of the grant this summer.

WAN done Network Operating System & Server Infrastructure recommended to BOE for approval on Feb 4; project to early March and done by school start in fall
 * ISTS update as given to Kellie quickly from Erv**
 * universal identity management (Active Directory)-single user name and password for Campus and FirstClass
 * RADIUS server- will need to configure and decide configurations for wireless network
 * imaging capabilities remotely
 * software updated remotely
 * storage- beginning with hundreds of terrabytes, scaleable
 * hardware redundancy and failover capability
 * consistent user experience from whatever location
 * training and support- train the trainer model to explain changes in user experience (provided by Apple)

• Patrick Mount has joined the team! • Some roles shifting within the department: • Patrick Mount now "oversees" most of the frontend (tier 2 support, bugs, enhancements, liaison between end users and IC administration, etc..). • Michelle Mowat now has a much more responsibility in pulling data/reports, in addition to her current SIS duties. • Rocky Madden now "oversees" most of the backend (programming, database development, server administration, working with IT, pulling data/reports, etc..) • New collection starting for race/ethnicity. • ShoutPoint emergency dialer being rolled out. • 10-11 student enrollment roll forwards wrapping up. • Working with IT on integration with the upcoming Active Directory migration. • Custom district transcript released to all schools. • Many new custom reports released to schools. • Secondary schools now using online registration! • Working with Lamb Caro on Ponderosa integration into Infinite Campus. • Third-party fees program no longer used in the district, Infinite Campus now serves this function. • Third-party IEP program no longer used in the district, Infinite Campus now serves this function. • New Vision Charter School is now in their second trimester using Infinite Campus successfully. • Some new "paperless" initiatives coming down the pipe to help save money and resources. • Several dozen new custom programming projects coming, many of which are based on the feedback and needs of our end users. • Hightened focus for our department to help facilitate the data needs for the school district.
 * Student Information Systems from Rocky**

The enrollment was capped at 200 with multi-state participation.
 * Learning2.0 conference update as Kellie knows it**