Salisbury Township School District Technology & Learning Implementation Plan 2007-2010

Vision - Maximize student learning and competitive advantage by integrating ever-evolving information technologies and curriculum.

Mission - Prepare all students to thrive in a 21st century global environment by providing diverse, collaborative educational experiences supported with ever-evolving technologies and services.

Beliefs

1. We provide integrated, evolving tools and resources to support the development of process skills such as flexibility, adaptability, critical and evaluative thinking, problem solving and collaboration which are essential to meet or exceed challenging academic standards in the 21st century.
2. We promote equal access to technology throughout the learning community allowing us to better serve the diverse learning needs of our students.
3. We prepare students to be lifelong learners who are responsible for their own learning, skilled in accessing and processing information, confident in using technological tools, able to solve complex problems alone or collaboratively, capable of being creative and innovative, and able to communicate locally, nationally, and globally.
4. We encourage and model a culture of life-long learning by providing the teaching staff with professional development in technology skill development coupled with research-based teaching and learning strategies.

Goals

Access – To provide equitable resource distribution and access (networks, hardware, software, technical and instructional support, and technology-ready facilities), with continuous monitoring and evaluation of these resources in the district.

Effective Teaching and Learning – To integrate technology into the planning and delivery of curriculum and instruction to deepen student understanding of complex ideas and skills within and across disciplines.

To use technology to enhance students’ motivation, learning and collaboration within and beyond the classroom.

Professional Development – To implement professional development that is both collaborative and individualized in nature that addresses 21^st century learning environments and the technology skills to support it.

Information Literacy – To provide students with the skills, standards of use, and knowledge necessary to effectively and productively utilize new technologies in an increasingly digital world.

Assessment and Evaluation - To gather and use data at designated intervals in order to determine the impact of educational technologies on teaching and learning for students in the 21st century as well as the conditions under which they are most effective.

District Technology Committee Members

Louise Beauchemin, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction

Bob Cassidy, Middle School Principal

Kent Carlson, Parent

Al De Bona, Community Representative

Tyson Frei, Student

Lynn Fuini-Hetten, Middle School Teacher

Kathleen Heffelfinger, Board Member

Michele Honochick,Library/Media Specialist

Bill Hume, High School Principal

Susan Knight, Elementary Teacher

Tom Mantz, Board Member

Abby Miller, Elementary Teacher

Marge Mc Ginty, High School Teacher

Brittany Minger, Student

Heather Morningstar, High School Assistant Principal

Nora Perron-Jones, Director of Special Education

Bobbie Pfingstler, Western Salisbury Elementary School Principal

Duane Slough, Parent

Chris Smith, Network Specialist

RJ Stangherlin, High School Teacher

Justin Weilnau, Student

Randy Ziegenfuss, Director of Data and Technology

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