2013-2016 Technology Plan - Osceola County School District

Administrative and Instructional Technology
Recommendations ___________________________________________
• We recommend that for each objective in the technology plan a measurement should be
established to evaluate how well the strategy developed has met the objective.
Action Plan 6-1 provides the steps needed to implement this recommendation.
Action Plan 6-1
Expected outcomes should be identified for each stated objective in the technology plan
and measurements should be established to determine to what extend the objective is met.
Strategy
The district should develop a method for defining measurable outcomes for each
objective contained in the technology plan.
Action Needed Step 1: Assign the Technology Plan Revision Committee to review objectives and
establish measurements for determining how well objectives are being met.
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The committee should define the desired outcome(s) for each objective listed
in the technology plan.
Identify the appropriate measurement(s) and develop a process for compiling
the data to evaluate.
Apply the measurements to evaluate how well the objective is met.
Report to the stakeholders and make recommendations to revise the plan to
include the established measures in the format of the plan.
Who is Responsible Deputy superintendent of School Operations
Time Frame July 1, 2003
Fiscal Impact
This can be accomplished with existing resources.
Source: OPPAGA.
• We recommend that the district develop a systematic approach to evaluating school
technology plans to ensure that objectives are being met and that district standardization
policies are being adhered to.
Action Plan 6-2 provides the steps needed to implement this recommendation.
Action Plan 6-2
Develop a systematic approach for evaluating school technology plans to ensure the
objectives are being met and that district standardization policies are being adhered to.
Strategy
The district should create a task force to define the criteria for evaluating the
effectiveness of principals in meeting objectives and adhering to district standardization.
Action Needed Step 1: Create a task force to define the evaluation criteria and process.
Step 2: The task force review past school technology plans to get a sense of what
percentage of planned objectives are being met and how closely school
technology objectives are aligned with district goals.
Step 3: The task force should develop guidelines to identify a reasonable standard by
which school technology plans should be evaluated.
Step 4: Develop a proposal to recommend that the evaluation criteria be incorporated
into the current principal evaluations to provide incentive for plans to be
monitored regularly.
Step 5: The District Technology Committee should review and refine the
recommendations and then take the necessary steps to incorporate it as Board
Policy.
OPPAGA 6-13
2013 Educational Technology Plan 13/40 School District of Osceola County Florida