I.+Evaluation

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//Evaluation and outcome measurement are an integral part of ET-IL planning and are essential to successful implementation of the ET-IL plan. Progress should be measured at least annually. The plan should include the following://

Evidence of Evaluation of Previous Plan Evaluation Plan for this ET-IL Plan that directly links back to the proposed strategies, and clearly defines how strategies will be evaluated.

Guiding Questions:
//1. What performance measures have you incorporated into your plan to determine whether your ET-IL implementation and investments have been effective in achieving your district’s objectives?//

The Thompson School District will utilize both leading and lagging indicators to determine whether the ET-IL implementation and investments have been effective in achieving the district objectives. Leading indicators will include the number of teachers trained and the hours of teacher training provided on an annual basis. This will give the district an indication of the general capacity that is being built, for whom, and for which school sites across the district.

The Thompson School District will analyze various lagging indicators including the percentage of students who meet annual proficiency targets, the percentage of students who are on track to meet proficiency targets, the percentage of students who are meeting catch up proficiency targets, the percentage of 8th grade students who are technologically proficient. The Thompson School District will also continue to collect data through the use of perception and efficacy to all stakeholders. The Thompson School District is currently networking with the School of Educational Technology at the University of Northern Colorado to develop a program evaluation tool to assess the impact of our professional development programming on technology integration practices in the classroom. It was decided by the district stakeholders to invite a neutral party to conduct this essential component of our evaluation.

The Thompson School District will begin embedding the analysis of school-based ET-IL plan implementation in its new accreditation document to be used systemwide beginning in the fall of 2009. This measure will provide a concrete indicator that will increase the district's ability to actively monitor each school's progress towards meeting their school technology integration objectives as written into their school improvement plans.

//2. How often will you evaluate progress on your district’s plan?//

The Thompson School district will gather data periodically throughout the school year, at the end of each school year, and at the end of the three year ET-IL cycle. Progress monitoring checks will provide information to support minor program adjustments during the school year. Annual evaluation measures will determine large-scale programmatic adjustments which will influence the coordination of both human and material resources to coincide with yearly budgeting processes. At the two year mark, a large scale program evaluation will be conducted in order to prepare for the reiteration of the 2012-2015 ET-IL cycle.

//3. Who will be responsible for completing/overseeing the evaluation process?//

Member of the Thompson Technology Steering Committee will oversee the annual and overall 3 year plan evaluation of the ET-IL plan implementation. The director of curriculum and instruction as well as the director of instructional and informational technology services will be responsible for directing their department staff to collect data throughout the year in order to make the minor program adjustments through the course of the school year.

//4. Show evidence that you have evaluated your district’s previous plan and include the key points or findings of this evaluation in your new plan.//

The Thompson School District diligently shared evidence that we have evaluated the district's previous plan and has included the key points and/or findings in the Needs Assessment section of this ET-IL plan. Please refer to that section to locate that evidence.

//5. Does your plan include evaluation of student assessment data?//

Yes, please refer to answer #1 in this Evaluation Section.

//6. How will you evaluate the technology infrastructure and telecommunication services in your district?//

The Thompson School District will utilize both leading and lagging indicators to evaluate the technology infrastructure and telecommunication services in our district. The Instructional and Informational Technology Services Department will collect data related to the number of units currently in service, the number of units out of service, the length of time units are out of service, the length of time to support units. The units to be measured will include all identified district technology including but not limited to: CPU's, monitors, televisions, phones, document cameras, scanners, cameras, video cameras, cell phones, interactive board technology, interactive tablet technology, individual response systems, Bluetooth, scanners, miniPCs, ebook readers, and LCD projectors.

The Thompson School district will collect ongoing data from end users via the Technology Advisory Committee and the Technology Coach and media specialist groups. Service quality surveys will be administered annually to collect data regarding end user perceptions related to service, support, and product quality.