Technology Readiness in Michigan
Technology Readiness
Infrastructure Grant Overview
Technology Readiness in Michigan
Website:
22itrig.org/
Technology Readiness
Infrastructure Grant
State School Aid
Focus:
The development or improvement of a district’s
technology infrastructure, including, but not
limited to, hardware and software, in preparation
for the planned implementation in 2014-2015 of
online growth assessments
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Consortium Leadership
• Rural Northern Michigan
Consortium (Copper Country ISD)
• Intra-Michigan Consortium
(Wexford-Missaukee ISD)
• Greater Michigan Educational
Consortium (Genesee ISD)
• Kent ISD Consortium (Kent ISD)
• Southwest Michigan Consortium
(Kalamazoo RESA)
May 2014
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Funding Breakdown
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
(Proposed)
Funds to Local Districts and $15,905,400 Funds to Local Districts
Consortia
and Consortia
$15,300,000
Funds to Local Districts and
Consortia
$17,007,000
Funds to Activities
$18,094,600 Funds to Activities
$16,000,000
Funds to Activities
$20,900,000
Funds to Connectivity
$16,000,000 Funds to Connectivity
$13,700,000
Funds to Connectivity
$3,593,000
Total
$41,500,000
Whole School Technology
Total
$50,000,000 Total
$ 5,000,000
$50,000,000
Use of District Participation Funds
Year One Accomplishments
http://22itrig.org/downloads/documents_and_resources/trig_annual_report_1014.pdf
Cost Savings
TRIG Cost Savings Year One
As of June 30, 2014
Direct
Savings
Category O ne - District P a rticipa tion
$
Indirect
Savings
Designated Funds
T o Be Spent
14,692,246
480,000
Category Two - Consortia
Cate gory Thre e
-
E-Ra te
1,501,615
118,500
TRIG Ope ra tions Office
-
SEN De sign
413,280
MTRAx
Cla ssroom Re a dine ss
1,523,674
De vice P urcha sing
5,003,590
10,247,472
-
145,000
Da ta Inte gra tion
Asse ssme nt & Curriculum
$
2,509,500
-
851,394
-
Category Four - Consortia
733,154
18,501,693
Category Five - SEN Build
Total Categories
T otal Savings from T RIG
$
21,219,510
$
16,999,915
$
18,501,693
$ 56,721,117.66
Classroom Readiness
1673 teachers
across the
state
completed a
30 hour
course to give
them the skill
to create a
technology
rich classroom
environment
Cost Savings Spotlight – E-Rate
Wexford-Missaukee ISD
4x bandwidth at same cost
Cost per Mb
After TRIG
Cost per Mb
Pre TRIG
$0
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
Year Two – Current Work
Participation Funds have all been distributed
 Need to be spent by June 30, 2015
 Five areas of Technology

• Network Services
• Device Purchases
• In-Building Wireless Connectivity
• Online/Digital Assessments
Statewide Activities
Statewide Activities
Vision – SEN
To have all of K-12
Buildings in the state have
zero limits on bandwidth
usage and seamless access
to data center services
To make sure all students
in the state have the
resources needed to be
technology ready for their
future
Current draft of the SEN Backbone

Regional meetings
with K12 and
vendors are
underway to
identify synergies
between local
initiatives the SEN
backbone design.
SEN Session
Friday
10:20 -11:20
E-Rate – Major Milestones
Drive costs down as low as possible
Simplify
E-Rate filing
Make sure all legal assurances are met
Maximize E-Rate benefits for schools
E-Rate Current Work
RFPs for Telecommunications and Internet
Services, VOIP, and Web hosting have all
been posted.
 Bid development tool is getting close to
completion.
 Sessions are being held to educate about
the E-Rate 2.0 changes.

E-Rate Session
Friday
9:00 -10:00
Vision – Device Purchasing
To make instructional technology
affordable for all MI K-12 districts
through a Statewide Device Purchasing
Program
To ensure that all have the capability
to participate in online assessments
and high quality online learning
experiences
To develop a self-sustaining program
by 2016
Device Purchasing Sales by Date
Sales by Device Type
Personal Learning Device Total
Desktop Total
Total Devices Sold
127,971
19,607
147,578
Chromebook
Notebook
iPad
Other Tablet
Desktop
Total Devices Sold
68,598
26,668
28,511
4,194
19,607
147,578
Incentive per PLD
Incentive per Desktop
$50.81
$25.40
*All data is not yet fully verified.
Cost Savings Spotlight – Device
Purchasing
Savings across the state
Statewide Activities
Vision-Michigan Technology
Readiness Tool (MTRAx)
To provide districts a method to
measure their readiness for online
testing
For MTRAx to become the
Technology Planning Tool Statewide
• Infrastructure
• Instructional and
• Other data required to facilitate meaningful
technology plans
MTRAx

Fall 2014 data collection
• Submit/confirm your data by 11/14/2014
• Development to support new MDE
requirements in progress

Future enhancements – Spring 2015
• Instructional measures
• Technology planning
• Low effort data collection
• New interface
Vision – Data Integration
To streamline the
use of educational
information
statewide related
to common data &
common solutions
Data Integration
Deploying 5 Regional Data Hubs
 Close to going live on inbound integrations
for pilot districts on the 5 identified student
information systems
 Phase 2 development is nearing completion,
which will provide outbound integrations
and reporting
 Phase 3 development work has been quoted
and will complete functionality needed to
meet the project goals

Data Hub Conceptual Model
Statewide Activities
Vision – Classroom Readiness
Prepare MI Educators to increase
their technology proficiency
Plan and implement online
assessments
Provide “Any Time, Any Place,
Any Way, Any Pace” learning
Classroom Readiness
 This
year 7038 teachers are
enrolled in the T3 course.
 283 buildings and 113districts are
involved in the course.
Vision – Assessment and
Curriculum
Provide Schools with
knowledge, skills, and
resources to use data
from assessment to
inform instructions
and support student
learning.
Vision – Assessment and
Curriculum
Development of digital textbooks for social
studies courses
The textbooks will be based on the Inquiry
Arc from the C3 framework and will align to
Michigan standards
In the first year, books will be created for
fourth-grade United States Studies, fifthgrade United States History, sixth-grade
World Geography, and High School Economics
Statewide Activities
TRIG Workshops
• MTRAx Focus Groups
o Technology Planning
o Instructional Measures
• E-Rate 2.0
• MiSEN Design
• Device Purchasing Focus
Groups
• Data Services Collaborative
Grant in your Region
• How to Manage the Data Hub
Cockpit
Year Three
May 2014
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TRIG 3.0 District
Requirement #1
To be eligible for participation funding, districts must agree by
November 14, 2014, in MEGS+ to meet the following requirements:
The district agrees to participate in one statewide or
regional consortium identified through the application
process and report spending estimates under the new
participation requirements. The district agrees to limit
participation funds spending for technology readiness efforts.
•Districts whose readiness scores in MTRAx are classified as ‘Not Ready’ as of November 14, 2014, are expected to utilize their
participation funds toward expenditures which are aimed at improving those scores.
•Districts with ‘Ready’ scores in MTRAx will limit participation funds spending toward technology readiness efforts such as:
•Online/Digital Assessment, including universal diagnostic screening tools, In-building Wireless Connectivity, Network
Services (e.g. additional bandwidth, content filtering), Computer/Device Purchasing, Technology Readiness for
instruction and Data Collaborations that support online assessment readiness.
TRIG 3.0 District
Requirement #2
To be eligible for participation funding, districts must agree by
November 14, 2014, in MEGS+ to meet the following requirements:
The district agrees to be represented in TRIG
sponsored statewide 470 bids for E-Rate funding
and consider using the awarded vendors, although
districts will not be bound to purchase from the bid.
The district agrees to apply for all of its eligible E-Rate
Priority 1 Service(s) where such participation is
economically advantageous to the district.
TRIG 3.0 District
Requirement #3
To be eligible for participation funding, districts must agree by
November 14, 2014, in MEGS+ to meet the following requirements:
In instances where the ISD or district manages its own wide area
networks (WANs), the ISD/district will, if requested, allow for the
connection of the ISD/district WAN to the State Education
Network (SEN). The ISD/district will permit installation of electronics
and/or software provided by this grant required for implementing and
performance monitoring of the SEN. This is with the understanding
that the electronics and/or software provided by this grant will not
negatively interfere with or control the ISD’s/district’s servers, routers,
switches, or other WAN equipment determined necessary and installed
by June 30, 2015.
TRIG 3.0 District
Requirement #4
To be eligible for participation funding, districts must agree by
November 14, 2014, in MEGS+ to meet the following requirements:
The district agrees to participate in any
necessary surveys/data collection processes
sent out by the MDE or the TRIG Operations Office
to inform the work of the various activities
(maximum of three total per fiscal year).
TRIG 3.0 District
Requirement #5
To be eligible for participation funding, districts must agree by
November 14, 2014, in MEGS+ to meet the following requirements:
The district understands that its ISD must
also agree to these requirements for the
district to receive participation funds.
TRIG District Participation
Participating TRIG Districts:
●
Overall
o Receive Participation funds
● Device Purchasing Activity
o Purchase from the TRIG bid via
SPOT and
receive discount
o Receive device purchasing
incentives
o Eligible for value-adds such
as PD and personal purchase
programs
● Classroom Readiness Activity
o Participate in Classroom
Readiness T3 course
o Participate in Classroom
Readiness T3 course (Non-public
schools can participate at their
own expense)
● Data Integration Activity
o Participate in Data Hub Project
o Utilize the Data Hub connectors
o Access the Data Hub
dashboards and data quality
reports
Non-Participating TRIG Districts:
●
Overall
●
Device Purchasing Activity
o Purchase from the TRIG bid via
SPOT and receiving the discount
●
Classroom Readiness Activity
o Participate in Classroom
Readiness T3 course (Non-public
schools can participate at their
own expense)
●
Data Integration Activity
TRIG District Participation (con’t.)
Participating TRIG Districts:
Non-Participating TRIG Districts:
●
E-Rate Activity
o Utilize Statewide E-Rate bids
o Utilize Statewide bids for other
products and services
o Attend E-Rate trainings
o Utilize the bid evaluation tool
o State E-Rate Coordinator
representation
●
E-Rate Activity
o State E-Rate Coordinator
representation
●
Assessment and Curriculum
o Access the recorded Webinar
●
Assessment and Curriculum
o Access the recorded Webinars
●
MTRAx Activity
o Complete MTRAx and print all
reports
o Utilize new tech planning process
●
MTRAx Activity
o Complete MTRAx and print all
reports
o Utilize new tech planning process
●
Data Services Collaborative
o Participate in technology
collaboratives within your TRIG
consortia
●
Data Services Collaborative
o Participate in technology
collaboratives within your TRIG
consortia
TRIG 3.0 Vision

TRIG 3.0 Executive Summary

TRIG 3.0 Vision Full Report
Located on the TRIG Website Homepage 22itrig.org
Strategic Readiness
Support
The TRIG Operations Office will leverage all statewide activities
for the purpose of ensuring every district is “test-ready.” New
goals for Strategic Readiness Support:
Developing and implementing a
process to identify the highest
need districts to achieve 100
percent test readiness
Developing and implementing a
plan to provide the supports
needed for each district to
achieve test readiness
Other important information
District Incentives for Participation
in the Michigan Interim
Assessment Field Testing
Districts may have several schools participate in one or more
subjects and grade levels. Each participating school must
individually register. Content areas to be field tested include:
English language arts (ELA) and mathematics for grades K, 1, and 2
High school science courses (Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics)
High school social studies courses (US History & Geography, World History & Geography,
Civics, and Economics)
If Earth Science high school courses are offered to 8th grade students, schools may
consider offering the Earth Science interim assessment to these 8th grade students
District Incentives for Participation
in the Michigan Interim Assessment
Field Testing
School Districts will earn a $3.00 minimum participation incentive per
completed test for the Fall 2014 Interim Assessment Field Test
NEW - MDE is also seeking schools to administer the field tests on iPads
and Chromebooks. This separate window encompasses only these
devices and runs from October 20 - November 14, 2014. Tests
completed as a part of this separate window will also qualify for the TRIG
participation incentive as well.
Upcoming Deadlines

November 7
• Paper – Pencil Waiver Due

November 14
• MTRAx Submission Due
• MEGS+ TRIG Applications due (level 5)
•
•
District Participation
Consortium membership
Checklist is available here
Questions?
Contact Information:
Tim Hall
Technology Readiness
Infrastructu re Grant
Project Director
thall@ gomasa.org