LEA/Charter
Technology Initiative
Readiness
March 2012
Presentation Posting
Presentation and Findings Report can be
found at:
http://it.ncwiseowl.org/Resources/staff_presentatio
Surveys
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Conducted with 115 LEAs and 10 charter
schools
February through October 2011
Goals were to inform planning process,
inform NC educational community of the
work, and garner community buy-in
Mixture of LEA/Charter representatives in
interviews that lasted 2 - 6 hours
Three phases
C EdCloud Findings
Findings are generalized across all responses
Findings can be summarized in three broad
categories:
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Capacity, Sustainability, and Leadership
Instructional Functionality (findings related t
adoption of the NC Instructional Improveme
System)
Information Technology Functionality (findin
related to adoption of the NC Education Clo
C EdCloud Findings
Findings report was presented to SBE
during March 2012 meeting
Findings will be presented to
LEA/charter technology directors durin
May regional meetings
A follow up report will include Best
Practices and
LEA/Charter recommendations
C EdCloud Findings
Capacity, Sustainability, and Leadership
• 21st Century Leadership
• Funding and Sustainability
• Technology Governance, Portfolio
Management, and Focus
• Professional Development: Integral to
Success, Difficult to Sustain
• Strong Instructional Technology Facilitator
are Critical to Success
C EdCloud Findings
Instructional Functionality
• Interface/Usability
• Culture of Online Assessments
• Data (warehousing, operational data
store, use of NC WISE)
C EdCloud Findings
Information Technology
Functionality
• Student access to end-user
devices and technical support
• Sustainable infrastructure
• Enterprise applications
• Performance management
Questions and Comments