GILMER COUNTY SCHOOLS
201 NORTH COURT STREET
GLENVILLE WV 26351
Technology Plan 2008-2010
E-rate funding years 2008-2010
Technology Plan
Technology Plan submitted: September 04, 2008
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Planning Committee
Name
Title
Representation
Brenda Bleigh
Director of Fed. Prog.
*Title I *Title II *Title III *Title IV *Title V *RLIS *Administration
Catherine Butcher
*Student
Connie Frame
Director of Special Services
*Special Education *Administration
Dave Bishop
Principal
*Administration
Dorothy Rhoades Board President
Dr. Kevin Cain
Dean of Teacher Education
*Business Community
Edward T. Toman Superintendent
*Administration
John Bennett
Vocational Director
*Administration
Kim Freeland
Principal
*Administration
Larry Butcher
Board Member
Lesa Hines
Martha Clutter
Transportation/Food Service Director *Service Personnel *Parent
Molly Hicks
*Student
Nasia Butcher
Principal
*Administration
Patricia Lowther
Principal
*Administration
Reta Kight
Technology Integration Specialist
*Technology
Sandy Pettit
Toni Bishop
*Parent
Principal
*Administration
Tony Minney
*Title II *Technology
Wanda Reed
*Business Community
Describe how parents, community and other appropriate stakeholder members are involved in the development and/or revision of the plan.
In developing the Reading First,Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, Title V and Rural and Low Income
School Federal Programs plans for FY09 1- A newspaper article was published in the local newspaper in
March, 2008, to request community input in reviewing and developing federal programs for the
upcoming school year. 2- All K-6 teachers at four Title I schools in Gilmer County were asked to
complete a Title I Staff Implementation in May, 2008. Results will be compiled and reviewed by the
Federal Programs Director. 3- All parents of PreK-Grade 6 students in four Title I teachers were asked to
complete a Gilmer County Schools Parent Involvement Survey in March, 2008. Results were compiled
by the Title I Parent Involvement Coordinator, then reviewed by the Federal Programs Director and the
LSIC (Local School Improvement Council) for each Title I school. 4- In May, 2008, each Title I school’s
LSIC conducted a Title I Annual Review Meeting. The Agenda included: Review of 2007-2008 Title I
Schoolwide Project, Parent Review and Approval of School and District Parent Involvement Policies,
Home / School Compact, and a review of the Spring, 2008 Title I Parent Involvement Survey results.
Input was sought for the 2008-2009 Title I Schoolwide Projects and for future Parent Involvement
activities. 5- In April 2008, all professional staff members were asked to complete a National Staff
Development Council Professional Development survey. The survey results will be utilized by the Staff
Development Council to plan professional development activities for each school in Gilmer County for
the 2008-2009 school year.
In October, 2008, the WVDE Consolidated Monitoring Team visited the county and made the following
recommendation for overall educational reform: It was recommended that a meeting for Title I strategic
planning and suggested revisions be held in the spring preceding the July 1st submission of the Title I
compliance section.
In addition, the Gilmer County Schools LEA Five-Year Strategic Plan support team will meet in the fall
prior to the submission of the entire strategic plan to discuss any changes in achievement data and / or
goals, objectives, and action steps that may be a direct result of the new information and impact the
compliance sections of the Title I Strategic Plan.
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Core Beliefs
1. All students will learn and perform at their highest levels.
2. A safe, welcoming environment fosters learning.
3. Effective leadership and accountability are keys to success.
4. Students, families, communities, and schools are valuable partners.
5. High expectations yield better results.
Mission Statement Gilmer County Public Schools will develop lifelong learners who respect themselves and others,
contribute to their community, and succeed in a changing world.
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TOTALS
18,004.00
18,004.00
15,432.00
7,364.00
158,590.00
36.000.00
63,731.00
24,711.00
341,836.00
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Data Analysis
DATA ANALYSIS
A. EXTERNAL DATA
ANALYSIS
What enrollment increases or decreases have occurred in your school system? How has this impacted the system?
GilmerCounty has suffered dramatic decreases in enrollment over the last few years.
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
2008-09
GILMERCOUNTY
1,114
1,048
1,009
954
973
942
941
This, decline in enrollment has resulted in a great financial impact on our county school system. With less money, it becomes
more difficult to deliver the required curriculum with fewer teachers and split classes/grades. There are increasingly higher
standards and more accountability with less resources.
According to available data, what changes have occurred in the age, ethnic, or racial population demographics of
your county? What are the implications?
The population in GilmerCounty is decreasing (6,982 in 2007) resulting in fewer numbers of school-age children. As a result,
the county income level (tax base) is decreasing. More and more people are on lower, fixed incomes. Older people have more
tax exemptions. There have been no significant changes in the ethnic and/or racial population of GilmerCounty over the years.
GilmerCounty remains predominantly a white, non-hispanic, protestant community. However, there has been a slight rise in
the number of children living in poverty. In 2004 the percent of GilmerCounty children living in poverty was 26.1%,
compared to the WV average of 22.6%. According to the residents, the economic impact really happened approximately 20
years ago when several oil and gas companies, along with the shoe factory, closed.
Have there been any significant changes in the socio-economic demographics of your county? If so, what are the
implications?
There is a heavier burden on the working class which is getting smaller. GilmerCounty's 2006 Median household income was
$23,665, compared to the WV average of $28,206.
Have there been changes in the economic stability or economic trends in your county? What are the implications?
While there have been several small businesses in the county that have either closed or down-sized which have really
impacted the people living in the outer-lying areas of Gilmer County, the opening of a federal prison in 2002 had a positive
affect on the community. The US Department of Justice, as a major employer, has brought in some families with school-aged
children, which has helped to prevent an even higher enrollment drop. Gilmer County Schools is the second largest employer in
the county. Glenville State College, ranked third for largest employer, continues to be a major help economically. The
September 2008 WorkforceWV data indicated that GilmerCounty's 3.3% rate of unemployment was considered better than
average when compared to the state rate of 3.7%.
What are the changes in family characteristics or background of the students served in your county? What are the
implications?
Some of the changes in family structure seen in GilmerCounty include more single-parent families, and an increase in
two-parent working families. There also exists an increase in the number of children who are being raised by their
grandparents.
The October 2008 second month report shows that 61.21% of all students in Gilmer County Schools qualify for free / reduced
lunch.
What are the possible implications of technological change for your students?
The increase in the availability of technology in GilmerCounty has had both positive and negative consequences. The
positives include opportunities for additional courses (virtual school), sources of information, as well as opening up "the
world" to our students. However, some of the negatives include 1)being used as a babysitter for younger children, 2)taking
quality time away from personal relationships, 3)keeping children up too late at night, and finally 4)exposure to things that
children should not be seeing.
PRIORITIES
1. Increase in the number of low SES students.
B. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA
ANALYSIS
No Child Left Behind School Reports
All schools in Gilmer County met AYP standards for the past 5 years.
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Although GilmerCounty has made AYP for five years, it is not a true representation of how our students scored. Looking at
the actual data for each subgroup, it is obvious that the SWD subgroup is well below the starting points. Although we do not
have the 50 students for this cell size, our SWD subgroup must have interventions. The low SES students scored much higher
and did meet the starting point for many of the subtests on the school and county level. The data does show that this was not
always the case. Attention does need to be given to this subgroup in an effort to meet the requirements set forth in WV
Achieves.
WV Writing Assessment
2.1
The number of students attaining proficiency on the West Virginia Writing Assessment will increase
by 2% per year.
2005 - 80%
2006 – Actual 80% / Target 82% - Did not meet goal
2007 – Actual 82.5% / Target 84% - Did not meet goal
2008 – No scores available. Writing assessment administered in 2008 will be used to obtain baseline data for
scoring Spring 2009 writing assessment.
Writing Roadmap 2.0 is available for students in Grades 3-10 to increase practice in writing; Gilmer County Schools
provided Writing Roadmap 2.0 workshops for teachers, as well as on-going support provided weekly by our Title II TIS
(Technology Integration Specialists).
SAT/ACT Results
The ACT trend data shows that the areas of reading, English, math and composite scores are showing slow, but
steady, increases; however, science scores remain flat. This is the second year for a mini-grant through the Glenville State
College PDS partnership to compensate faculty for after-school extra-time, extra-help for ACT English, reading, math and
science remediation. Even with additional resources, science scores remain flat and are not preparing students adequately to
meet the College Readiness scores (science) of 24.
GilmerCountyHigh School Act Scores
Five-Year Trend Data
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
English
Math
Reading
Science
Composite
20.5
21.3
20.9
21.4
22.1
19.9
19.3
19.8
19.7
20.6
21.3
21.1
19.8
20.4
22.2
20.4
20.0
20.0
20.4
20.2
20.6
20.5
20.2
20.5
21.4
LEP - What are the procedures for identifying LEP students (service levels/cut-off scores)?
As of September, 2008, three students have been identified as ESL. The Title III director and SAT at each of the 2 schools
are working with the WVDE to provide appropriate services for these students
LEP - What are the number and percent of LEP students at each proficiency level on WESTELL (negligible, very
limited, average, advanced)?
As of September, 2008, three students have been identified as ESL. The Title III director and SAT at each of the 2 schools
are working with the WVDE to provide appropriate services for these students.
PRIORITIES
PRIORITIES FROM STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA ANALYSIS FOR
DETERMINING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S STRATEGIC GOALS
Priority #1:
Students with disabilities in Math and RLA on WESTEST
Priority #2:
Low SES students in RLA on WESTEST
Priority #3:
The following schools had groups of students who scored below WV and county averages on Reading
Reading & Math Spring 2008 WESTEST:
Glenville ES: Reading-Grade 3 / Mathematics- Grade 6
Normantown ES: Reading-Grades 3, 4 & 5 / Mathematics- Grades 3 & 4
Sand Fork ES: Reading-Grade 6
Troy ES: Reading-Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 / Mathematics- Grades 3, 4 & 5
GCHS: Reading-Grade 10
Therefore, the priority will be the successful implementation of RTI / 3-Tiered Intervention Model
for K-6 schools, including: resources, tools, on-going professional development and support, and
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funding for Tier II and Tier III Interventionists.
Priority #4:
Improve Pre-K to Grade 12 classroom instruction by utilizing 21st Century Standards.
C. OTHER STUDENT OUTCOMES
ANALYSIS
Attendance Report (by subgroup if available)
Student attendance rates have been increasing in Gilmer County Schools:
2003-94.9%
2004-95.4%;
2005-98.1%;
2006-98.3%
2007-97.15%.
Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates (by subgroup if available)
In 2008, the Graduation rate for Gilmer County Schools was 93%.
Graduation rates were at an all time high in 2006 (All students-93.2%; Special Ed-88.9% and 88.6%-Economically
Disadvantaged students).
The following graduation rates were also reported: 2002-85.5% 2003-86.8% 2004-85.5% 2005-87.2%
College Enrollment Rate
As a Professional Development School partner with Glenville State College, Gilmer County High School currently offers
dual-credit courses to qualified juniors and seniors on the GCHS campus at significantly reduced rates. Addtionally, GCHS
serves as a learning laboratory for the Glenville State College's teacher education candidates. Last year (2007-2008) 57% of
the GCHS graduates entered two-year or four-year post-secondary institutions.
Gilmer County Schools
Self-Assessment Summary
07/08
The Special Education Self Assessment for 2007- 2008 had three citations that
needed improvement plans for them. They were Chapter 9, Section 2.B AYP SPP
Indicator 3. (Students with disabilities make continuous progress within the state’s
system for educational accountability (Meeting AYP). The Action Step to address
the above citation states: Teachers will receive Professional Development on the
Tiered Intervention Model of Instruction to improve student academic
achievement. The evaluation components are sign-ins for the professional
development and closely monitor student achievement for improvement in grades.
The beginning date for this is 8/25/08 and ending date is 6/1/09. The person
responsible for monitoring the progress is the classroom teacher and the special
education director. Title funds will be used for the professional development.
The second citation is 3.7 SPP Indictor 13 (Students age 16 and above have an
IEP that includes coordinated, measurable, annual IEP goals and transition
services that will reasonably enable the student to meet the post-secondary goals.)
The Action Step to address the above citation states: With transition training and
implementation of the Transition Coordinator position, students who are 16 and
above will have included in their IEP’s coordinated, measurable, annual goals that
include transition services that will enable them to meet the post-secondary goals
on the IEP. Teachers at GilmerCountyHigh School that take care of the students
of this age will receive training on transition services component of the IEP. The
evaluation component is monitoring he IEP’s for the students who will be of this
age to check for correct transition planning on the IEP. The dates will be 8/21/08
through 6/1/09. Persons responsible for the monitoring will be the Special
Education Director, Transition Coordinator at GilmerCountyHigh School and the
Special Education Teacher responsible for writing these IEP’s. Title funds will be
used for the professional development.
The final citation that needed address was 3.8 Chapter 5, Section 2. F1 ( The
percent of youth who had IEP’s, who are no longer in secondary school and who
have been competitively employed and/or enrolled in some type of post-secondary
school within one year of leaving high school will increase.) The Action Step
that addresses this citation is Notify student about the job and college fairs in the
area and have special education student attend job and college fairs in the area.
After attending fairs have high school counselors discuss with them the proper
methods of applying for jobs and college. The evaluation component will be
student sign-ins at eh fairs. Evaluate student’s work after attending the fairs to see
if they have gained the proper information to apply for jobs and college.
Documentation of notification of job and college fairs on file at the Board of
Education. The dates for this citation correction will be 8/25/08-6/1/09. Persons
responsible will be GilmerCountyHigh School counselors, Special Education
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Director, and GilmerCountyHigh School staff. Funding sources will be
RuralSchool initiative, School funds and Title Funds.
LEP - What are the number and percent of limited English proficiency (LEP) students?
Three LEP students have enrolled in Gilmer County Schools, which is less than 1% of the total student population.
LEP - What are the major language groups?
Two ESL students speak Mandarin Chinese; one speaks Spanish.
LEP - What are the number and percent of immigrant students (*if available)? -0-
D. CULTURE AND CONDITIONS
ANALYSIS
Digital Divide Report (Technology)
Gilmer County Schools will maintain and continually upgrade a strong technological
infrastructure by decreasing the number of computers with Windows NT/2000 or lower operating
systems by 10% each year. This includes all computers in use in Gilmer County
Schools: administrative, non-instructional and student computers.
Percent of Computers in Gilmer County Schools Which
Need to Be Upgraded to Windows XP or Vista
2005
63.1%
2006
56.3%
2007
32.8%
It will be a major goal of our technology plan to reduce the number of these older machines in our
schools to "0" by the 2009-2010 school year, and the table above demonstrates that progress is
being made. We have improved the technology infrastructure of our elementary schools by
adding T-1 lines and new routers and switches to provide high speed Internet access. In addition,
GilmerCountyHigh School is now completely wireless!
.
Culture, Conditions and Practices
NCLB: During the 2007-2008 school year, the percentage of
courses taught by a Highly Qualified Teacher was 99.1%.
(Elementary Schools - 100% and Secondary Schools - 98.1%)
Secondary Science courses were taught by 87.9% Highly Qualified
Teachers.
WV Standards: During the 2007-2008 school year, the percentage
of courses taught by a Highly Qualified Teacher was 91.9%.
(Elementary Schools - 97.7, Middle Schools - 89.8% and
Secondary Schools - 86.4%)
On March 12, 2007, Gilmer County Schools Superintendent
Edward Toman identified the following as high-need subjects in
Gilmer County Schools:
Foreign Languages Economics
English as a Second Language
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Special Education
Science
In April, 2008, 99 teachers employed by Gilmer County Schools
participated in an online survey which measured the county /
schools’ progress toward implementing the ten standards for
professional development. The survey was created by the NSDC
(National Staff Development Council). The following schools were
assessed: GilmerCountyHS (35); Glenville ES (18); Normantown
ES (15); Sand Fork ES (16); and Troy ES (15).
A total of 60 questions relating to professional development were
presented:
CONTEXT (Learning Communities, Leadership, Resources)
PROCESS (Data-Driven, Evaluation, Research-Based, Design,
Learning, Collaboration)
CONTENT (Equity, Quality Teaching, Family Involvement)
Based on 5 schools in the GilmerCountySchool District, the five
standards showing the greatest strength were:
· Leadership
· Equity
· Resources
· Data-Driven
· Design
Based on 5 schools in the GilmerCountySchool District, the five
standards needing the most improvement were:
· Learning Communities**
· Evaluation**
· Research-Based
· Learning
· Quality Training
During the April 4, 2008 Faculty Senate meetings held at
each of our four Title I schools in Gilmer County, all
teachers assisted in the completion of the Measure of School,
Family, and Community Partnerships survey. The instrument,
which is based on the framework of six types of involvement
developed by Joyce Epstein in 1995, measures how each
school is reaching out to parents, community members, and
students in a meaningful manner.
The scoring rubric used, rated each item on a scale of 1-5,
with scores of 4-5 indicating that the activity is strong or
prominent. Scores of 1, 2, or 3 indicate that the activity is not
yet part of the school’s program. (See Attached Chart)
Areas of Strength:
Glenville ES – Learning at Home, Volunteering,
Communicating
Normantown ES – Communicating, Decision Making
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Sand Fork ES – Learning at Home, Parenting
Troy ES – Parenting, Communicating
Areas of Weakness:
Glenville ES – Collaborating with Community
Normantown ES – Volunteering, Collaborating with
Community
Sand Fork ES – Volunteering, Collaborating with Community
Troy ES – Learning at Home, Volunteering, Collaborating
with Community
Parent Involvement Improvement Areas for Gilmer County
Schools during the 2008-2009 school year:
Collaborating with Community and Volunteering
Suggested Activities:
Conduct an Annual Survey to identify interests,
talents, and availability of parent volunteers, in
order to match their skills / talents with school
and classroom needs
Train volunteers so they use their time
productively.
Provide a parent / family room for volunteers
and family members to work, meet, and access
resources about parenting, childcare, tutoring, and
other things that affect their children.
Recognize volunteers for their time and efforts.
Reduce barriers to parent participation by
providing transportation, childcare, flexible
schedules, and address the needs of English
language learners.
Encourage families and the community to be
involved with the school in a variety of ways
(assisting in the classroom, giving talks,
monitoring halls, leading activities, etc.)
Offer after-school programs for students with
support from community businesses, agencies,
and volunteers.
Provide “one-stop” shopping for family services
through partnership of school, counseling, health,
recreation, job training, and other agencies.
Provide a community resource directory for
parents and students with information on
community services, programs, and agencies.
Conduct an orientation for new parents.
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The OEPA Checklist should be one source of data to assess school or county needs as you prioritize your strategic issues. There are no negative consequences to checking “No” to a
high quality standard since the checklist is not used for changing accreditation or approval status or selection for on-site reviews.
OEPA Analysis null
Prioritized Strategic Issues
PRIORITIES FROM STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA ANALYSIS FOR DETERMINING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM'S
STRATEGIC GOALS
Priority #1:
Low SES and students with disabilities in Math on WESTEST
Priority #2:
Low SES students and students with disabilities in RLA on WESTEST
Priority #3:
The following schools had groups of students who scored below WV and county
averages on Reading & Math Spring 2008 WESTEST:
Glenville ES: Reading-Grade 3 / Mathematics- Grade 6
Normantown ES: Reading-Grades 3, 4 & 5 / Mathematics- Grades 3 & 4
Sand Fork ES: Reading-Grade 6
Troy ES: Reading-Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 / Mathematics- Grades 3, 4 & 5
GCHS: Reading-Grade 10
Therefore, the priority will be the successful implementation of RTI / 3-Tiered
Intervention Model for K-6 schools, including: resources, tools, on-going
professional development and support, and funding for Tier II and Tier III
Interventionists. Technical support for student interventions at GCHS for students in
grades 7-12 will also be supported by Gilmer County Schools administrators.
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Priority #4:
Improve Pre-K to Grade 12 classroom instruction by ensuring that each teacher in
Gilmer County Schools is implementing a rigorous standards-based 21 st
Century curriculum for all students that is aligned with the WV Content Standards
and Objectives. (SBI)
Priority #5:
Continue to maintain and continually upgrade a strong technological infrastructure in
all five schools in Gilmer County.
Priority #6:
Continue to increase parent and community support within all five schools in Gilmer
County
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Federal Compliance / Technology Goal: Gilmer County Schools will enhance student learning by facilitating technology
integration and supporting a technology infrastructure that provides the opportunity for all stakeholders to access 21st Century
tools.
Digital Divide Report (Technology)
Gilmer County Schools will maintain and continually upgrade a strong technological infrastructure by decreasing the number of computers with Windows NT/2000
or lower operating systems by 10% each year. This includes all computers in use in Gilmer County Schools: administrative, non-instructional and student
computers.
Percent of Computers in Gilmer County Schools
Which Need to Be Upgraded to Windows XP or
Vista
2005
63.1%
2006
56.3%
2007
32.8%
It will be a major goal of our technology plan to reduce the number of these older machines in our schools to "0" by the 2009-2010 school year, and the table above
demonstrates that progress is being made. We have improved the technology infrastructure of our elementary schools by adding T-1 lines and new routers and
switches to provide high speed Internet access. In addition, GilmerCountyHigh School is now completely wireless!
.
Gilmer County Schools' Technology Director will submit Requests For Proposals to vendors in order to increase the bandwidth in our five schools and central office, review the
bids, and make recommendations to the Gilmer County Board of Education for upgrading Internet connectivity from T-1 lines to two 100 Mb/s connection or one Gb/s at Gilmer
County High School. (Total Anticipated Cost to County - $10,000.00)
Mode
Date
Topic
Audience
Thinkfinity
July 21, 2008
Mark Moore, WVDE
SAS Writing Reviser
July 21, 2008
Mark Moore, WVDE
(Coaching, Learning Community, or
Trainer Led)
Funded
By
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService
Ed Students
GCHS/Glenville State College
Integrating 21st Century Technology
Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService
Ed Students
GCHS/Glenville State College
Integrating 21st Century Technology
Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService
Ed Students
GCHS/Glenville State College
Integrating 21st Century Technology
Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService
Ed Students
GCHS/Glenville State College
Integrating 21st Century Technology
Conference
EETT
Grant
July 21, 2008
Movie Maker
Mark Moore, WVDE
Who Took My Chalk?
July 22, 2008
Lydotta Taylor, EdVenture
Use, Care, Maintenance of Laptops
July 22, 2008
Dave Ramezan, RAMCO
Microsoft Office 2007
July 22, 2008
Jonathan Ramezan, RAMCO
SchoolKit for Core Content Teachers
July 23, 2008
EdVenture Group
Get Global, Act Global
July 23, 2008
Ed Venture Group
Smart Board for English / Math Teachers
July 23, 2008
Heaster-Hart
E-Beam
July 23, 2008
EdVenture Group
July 24, 2008
GPS/GIS Instruction of Agricultural Science, Social
Studies, and Science Teachers
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
Todd Ensign, NASA
Google Docs and Gaming in the Classroom
July 24, 2008
EdVenture Group
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Graphic Tablets
July 24, 2008
Dr. Kevin Cain, GSC
Electronic Portfolios
July 24, 2008
Dr. Kevin Cain, GSC
August 6, 2008
Ed Line Webinar, GCHS
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
GCHS Staff / GSC PreService Ed GCHS/Glenville State College Integrating 21st
Students
Century Technology Conference
EETT
Grant
Administration, Lead Teachers
On line Webinar
County
EETT
Grant
2008-2009 Ongoing PD
Tony Minney, GCHS TIS
GCHS Staff
Individualized, Job-Embedded Professional
Development during regular school day
2008-2009 Ongoing PD
Reta Kight, Elementary Schools TIS
All PreK- Grade 6 Teachers at
Glenville ES, Normantown ES,
Sand Fork ES and Troy ES
Individualized, Job-Embedded Professional
Development during regular school day
Title II,
Part A
2008-2009
Ongoing PD
Online Courses: ISTE Standards
for Teachers
All Gilmer County
Schools Teachers /
Staff
Gilmer County Online
CyberSchool
EETT,
Title
II, Part
A,
RLIS
July 2008
NECC
Reta Kight, TIS
National Technology
Conference
EETT,
Title II
Jo Ann Hill, NES
RESA VII Technology Training
Title II
Sessions
August 21, 2008 21st Century Skills / Intel
All Staff
CE Day
County
August 22, 2008 Microsoft Office 2007
GCHS Staff
CE Day
EETT
August 22, 2008 Electronic Portfolios
GCHS Staff
CE Day
EETT
August 22, 2008 EdLine for Parent Communication
GCHS Staff
CE Day
EETT
September 11,
2008
Microsoft PowerPoint
GCHS Staff
After School Training Session
EETT
September 15,
2008
TechSteps
TIS and Middle School After School Training Session
Staff
presented by B. Argabrite
Title II
September 18 &
EdLine for Parent Communication
23, 2008
GCHS Staff
After School Training Session
EETT
September 25,
2008
White Board Training
GCHS Staff
After School Training Session
EETT
September 30,
2008
Thinkfinity
GCHS Staff
After School Training Session
EETT
September 22,
2008
Glenville ES Staff
Individualized, Job-Embedded Professional
Development during regular school day
presented by B. Argabrite
TFS
TechSteps
September 23,
2008
Individualized, Job-Embedded Professional
Development during regular school day
presented by B. Argabrite
TFS
TechSteps
September 24,
2008
Individualized, Job-Embedded Professional
Development during regular school day
presented by B. Argabrite
TFS
TechSteps
September 25,
2008
Individualized, Job-Embedded Professional
Development during regular school day
presented by B. Argabrite
TFS
TechSteps
July 2008
White Boards, PowerPoint
October 23, 2008 TechSteps Training for Principals
October 6, 2008
Who Took My Chalk? Part 2
Normantown ES Staff
Sand Fork ES Staff
Troy ES Staff
Principals
GCHS Staff
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Title II
Title II
Title II
Title II
WVDE Training at Calhoun
County MS / HS
WVDE
After School Training Session
with Lydotta Taylor
EETT
Title II
Title II
October 6-7,
2008
Advanced DIBELS Training
October 31, 2008 TechSteps Curriculum Mapping
December 4,
2008
Odyssey Follow-Up Training
December 8,
2008
DIBELS / Palm Training
Reading First Schools
K-3 Staff
WVDE Workshop at Stonewall
Resort
WVDE
Representatives from
all schools
WVDE Training at Calhoun
County MS / HS
WVDE
Glenville ES
Individualized, Job-Embedded
Professional Development
during regular school day
presented by Kim Hall, IBM
Consultant
Grade 4-6 Teachers,
New Staff
Individualized, Job-Embedded Professional
Development during regular school day
presented by Amanda Poole, DIBELS Cadre
Member
RF
Title II
TFS
Title II
Title I
Title II
TECH/01: Provide 21st century hardware and a stable, state of the art 21st century infrastructure for the effective use of technology
Technology
Implement the use of Whiteboards and data projectors in Grade 7-9 classrooms at GCHS (Gear Up)
Replace servers in elementary Tools For Schools (Basic Skills) Compass Labs (Completed)
Support the use of digital cameras for publishing / writing projects in all classrooms.
Support student-operated TV station at GCHS
Upgrade main computer lab at GCHS
Assess all K-3 students frequently using DIBELS in order to provide timely interventions for students who are not at benchmark for their grade placement.
Seek approval from the Gilmer County Board of Education to submit RFPs to increase bandwidth in all five schools.
TECH/02: Focus on 21st century technology tools and resources that improve achievement of all students, with a special emphasis on high need and low SES students.
Technology
All elementary schools will continue to schedule all students in Tools For Schools (Basic Skills) computer labs on a
daily basis to complete assigned Odyssey lessons.
GCHS students will utilize WV Basic Skills Software
School Administrators will encourage the use of Teach 21 lessons aligned to the WV CSOs
School Leaders will ensure that Microsoft Office is provided on every computer in the county in order to prepare
students for the world of work and enhance 21st century skills
Implement web-based PLATO software at GCHS for remediation and enrichment of the 7-12 grade curriculum
Provide ACT Coach software on high school network in order to make it available to all 7-12 grade students
Provide software and updates for networked PLATO program at GCHS
Support the use of SAS Curriculum Pathways to provide traditional and innovative resources in the core disciplines in
Grades 8-12
Use Palm Pilots to administer DIBELS for informal reading assessment in grades K-3
With on-going support from TISs in all schools, utilize Thinkfinity web site resources to improve instruction for K-12
students.
With on-going support from TISs in Grades K-8, assist students in completing a minimum of 1 TechSteps activity per
semester.
TECH/03: Ensure that the use of telecommunications and internal connections in the schools will enhance student learning.
Technology
Continue to offer T-1 or higher bandwidth line services to schools in order to provide Internet access
Consider a WAN for needed bandwidth (Total anticipated cost to County - $10,000.00)
All staff will be encouraged to use "Access" e-mail accounts to communicate within schools and with homes and
community
Continue to utilize CB radios to allow communication between bus drivers and central office administrators
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Implement the use of United Streaming and PBS ChalkWaves to enhance instruction in all classrooms
Provide yearly acceptable use policy training for staff and students
Provide long distance and local voice telephone service to all schools, bus garage, and central office staff
Provide long distance cellular phone service for County Superintendent and Maintenance Director, and other staff, as
required
Utilize paging technology for the School Nurse
By the end of Grade 5, all students will be technologically literate based on the completion of at least 9 integrated
projects (TechSteps).
By the end of Grade 8, all students will be technologically literate based on the completion of at least 9 integrated
projects (TechSteps).
TECH/04: Provide increased access for students and teachers to 21st century tools and resources
Technology
Ensure that the number of Windows NT/2000 or lower computers is reduced in each school.
Provide Internet service to all classrooms and offices in the school system
Utilize EETT Grant, Reading First, Title I and local levy funding to provide white boards to all teachers that will increase students' access to technology in the classroom
Utilize EETT Grant and local levy funding to provide laptops to all teachers at GCHS that will increase students' access to technology in the classroom
Utilize WVDE Technology Infrastructure funds to provide wireless access points in all schools.
Utilize WVDE Technology Infrastructure and E-rate funds to upgrade switches in all schools.
Purchase GPS units for GCHS drivers' ed programs
Utilize EETT Grant funds to upgrade Broadcast equipment for student use at GCHS.
Utilize Reading First funds to upgrade / replace Palms for DIBELS reading assessment at Sand Fork and Normantown ES.
TECH/05: Utilize innovative strategies for providing rigorous and specialized courses that may not be available without the use of 21st century tools and resources
Technology
Provide access to WV Virtual Schools courses to all high school students
Train all K-6 teachers in the county to use virtual field trips
Utilize designated networked computers to deliver Virtual School courses to high school students
Utilize the Gilmer County CyberSchool to provide training and assessment for all teachers in ISTE standards
TECH/06: Promote parental involvement and improved collaboration with community/home through the user of 21st century tools and resources
Technology
All staff will continue to use e-mail and web pages for communication
Implement a schedule for community use of school computer labs
Provide web page hosting to improve the communication with home and community
Support the use of EdLine at GCHS
Work with schools to link teacher web pages to county schools' web page
TECH/07: Provide professional development for using the telecommunications network for training teachers and administrators to improve the integration of 21st century tools
and resources
Title III Technology
Offer one day of training for each elementary school for the Tools For Schools Computer Labs
Offer PLATO and WhiteBoard training to all teachers at GCHS
Provide C-PAS and Compass software training to all elementary school teachers
Provide Acuity web site training for all teachers
Teachers in Grades 6-10 will participate in Writing Roadmap training
Provide monthly Technology training for Administrators in Writing Roadmap 2.0, TestMate Clarity, PBS ChalkWaves, Online Strategic Plans, etc.
LEA will use ED TECH Grant funding to employ and pay fixed costs for a l.0 FTE Technology Integration Specialist to serve Technology Model Schools at Gilmer County
High School
LEA will use Title II, Part A funding to employ and pay fixed costs for a l.0 FTE Technology Integration Specialist to serve all four PK-6 elementary schools in Gilmer
County (Glenville ES, Normantown ES, Sand Fork ES and Troy ES).
LEA will utilize Title II funding to employ a 0.5 FTE Technology Integration Support Teacher to provide instruction in the classroom when teachers are receiving training
from the TIS at all four PK-6 elementary schools in Gilmer County (Glenville ES, Normantown ES, Sand Fork ES and Troy ES).
TECH/08: Maintain and repair all 21st century tools and internal connections
Technology
Collaborate with RESA VII to maintain computer equipment
Contract with RAMCO Technologies to provide maintenance services for workstations, networking, servers and other technology-related issues
Maintain a county-level reporting system for schools to report technology repair request
Provide ongoing training to all teachers in troubleshooting and repair techniques
Use the TFS Help Lines to report maintenance problems
Ensure that schools standardize the maintenance and repair of the telecommunication networks through the use of Deep Freeze, Norton Antivirus software, Windows
updates, etc
TECH/9:To collaborate with adult literacy providers to provide 21st century skills for community
Technology
Collaborate with adult literacy providers to give access to all school and county computer labs for adult literacy classes
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Gilmer County Schools will continue to place a high priority on the acquisition and utilization of technology resources for
use in all schools. Because we are a small rural county with very limited resources, technology planning in crucial to our
school system taking full advantage of technology in our classrooms. We plan to upgrade our elementary school labs with
new servers and switches to take advantage of the T-1 lines installed during 2005-2006. We will also continue place strong
emphasis on using the Compass Labs to reinforce and remediate the Content Standards being taught in our elementary
classrooms. All elementary schools will also expand the available curricular software on our elementary networks to further
integrate technology in all areas of the curriculum. Our county level administratiors have provided funding for a half-time
Technology Integration Specialist to serve our elementary schools through Title II funds. Our high school will continue to
stress the importance of technology to teachers and students alike. Our high school was fortunate to receive a competitive Ed
Tech grant during the 2005-2006 school yeaer to provide all teachers with a new workstation and Palm hand held computer.
The grant also provided a full-time Technology Integration Specialist that worked individually with all teachers and
administrators to further expand their use of technology. GCHS students will continue to participate in the WV Virtual
Schools program and learn in challenging courses that would otherwise be unavailable. The very successful ACT Coach
program will also be available on all networked computers in each classroom. GEAR UP funding has provided PLATO on
line software that will be utilized for remediation, enrichment, and regular classroom instruction. SUCCESS funds will be
used to update one of our main high school labs with those XP computers being moved to classrooms to replace Windows
95 and 98 machines.
The county and school technology plans provide a description of how the county and schools plan to allocate adequate resources to provide students
with equitable access to 21st century technology tools, including instructional offerings and appropriate curriculum, assessment and technology
integration resources aligned to both the content and rigor of state content standards as well as to learning skills and technology tools. The plans
include the various technologies that enable and enhance the attainment of 21st century skills outcomes for all students. How we plan for technology in
our county and schools is based upon the validation from research-based evaluation findings from previous West Virginia-based evaluation projects.
In addition, through the technology planning process, the county and schools continue to study and include emerging technologies for application in a
twenty-first century learning environment. The purchase of technology through state contracts provides for uniformity in technological hardware and
software standards and procedures. State provided anti-virus protection software helps to ensure network security and integrity. Expanded bandwidth,
along with additional local, state and federal funding, provide increased ability for the county to ensure that the capabilities and capacities of the
technology infrastructure are adequate for acceptable performance of the technology being implemented in the public schools. As an additional benefit,
the county and schools enjoy the opportunity to purchase from state contracts that allow us to be able to take advantage of appropriate bulk purchasing
abilities and to purchase from competitively bid contracts.
An added benefit for our county and school data collection and reporting to the Department of Education and to the federal government is WVEIS, the
state-provided comprehensive statewide uniform integrated education management and information system. Also developed by WVEIS, the online
county and school’s technology plan’s structure allows flexibility to adjust the plan based on developing technology, federal and state requirements and
changing local school and county needs. The online county and school technology plans are developed in compliance with United States Department
of Education regulations and Federal Communications Commission requirements for federal E-rate discounts. The county and schools also continue to
seek applicable federal government funds, philanthropic funds, and other partnership funds (or any combination of these types of funds) to augment state
appropriations and encourage the pursuit of funding through grants, gifts and donations.
Some technology initiatives in schools and counties may not be adequately addressed in the goals/objective/strategy section of the technology planning
section. The county and school narrative allow planning teams to structure a framework/narrative description to describe how the county and schools
will allocate adequate resources to provide students and teachers to twenty-first century technology tools.
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Schools and counties should analyze digital divide survey reports as a needs assessment for technology planning.
Digital Divide
Summarize concerns from the analysis of the survey.
Gilmer County Schools will maintain and continually upgrade a strong technological infrastructure by decreasing the number of computers with
Windows NT/2000 or lower operating systems by 10% each year. This includes all computers in use in Gilmer County
Schools: administrative, non-instructional and student computers.
Percent of Computers in Gilmer County Schools Which
Need to Be Upgraded to Windows XP or Vista
2005
63.1%
2006
56.3%
2007
32.8%
It will be a major goal of our technology plan to reduce the number of these older machines in our schools to "0" by the 2009-2010 school year, and the
table above demonstrates that progress is being made. We have improved the technology infrastructure of our elementary schools by adding T-1 lines
and new routers and switches to provide high speed Internet access. In addition, GilmerCountyHigh School is now completely wireless!
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County E-Rate Compliance Questions
Acceptable Use Policy
Look at the information included in this section. Revise if any of the information listed is incorrect or needs to be updated.
1. Do you have an Acceptable Use Policy?
Yes
No
2. If yes, what is the last date of adoption/revision?
3. When was the public meeting held for CIPA Compliance?
10/22/2001 (mm/dd/yyyy)
4. Provide the URL to your acceptable use policy.
http://www.gilmercountyschools.org/6-2460.pdf
Schools
Other
Buildings
Total
5. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have Dial Up modem connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
6. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have 56K frame relay connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
7. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have T-1 frame relay connections to the Internet?
5
1
6
8. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have ATM T-1 Internet connections?
0
0
0
9. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have cable modem connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
10. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have DSL connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
11. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have 10 Mb connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
12. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have 45 Mb connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
13. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have 100 Mb connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
14. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have 1 Gb connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
15. Please identify for E-Rate requirements the number of schools and other buildings in your county
that have more than 1 Gb connections to the Internet?
0
0
0
16. Please identify for E-Rate requirements any other configurations that may exist for schools and
other buildings connecting to the Internet?
(Please only answer this question if your school or other building connections do
not apply to any of the questions above.
This question allows for emerging technologies that may not be in place when the
survey was written.
Most counties should leave this question blank.)
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Technology Planning Budget
Funding
Hardware
Source
TFS 6,604.00
elementary
TFS-secondary 18,004.00
TI
Local share
EETT
75,404.00
Software Infrastructure Maintenance
Prof.
Salaries
Development
Benefits Stipends Supplies Other TOTALS
6,500.00
24,481.00
36,000.00
36,000.00
4,900.00
15,432.00
7,364.00
3,120.00 10,000 for
County/school WAN
Grants
Title I
SpEd
Title II
RLIS
5,000.00 Other
TOTALS
105,012.00 3,120.00 37,696.00
18,004.00
42,120.00 12,464.00 1,001.00 18,004.00
15,432.00
7,364.00
158,590.0
36.000.00
3,500.00
34,481.00
51,372.00 12,359.00 1,211.00 15,000.00 93,492.00 26,034.00 15,000.00 1,001.00 63,731.00
24,711.00
341,836.0
E-rate Budgets
Funding Source
Year
Annual
E-rate funds
2009 Cellular
Disc% Commit County Match
1,188.00
950.40
237.60
27,360.00
21,888.00
5,472.00
Internal Conn Maint
0.00
0.00
0.00
Internal Connections
0.00
0.00
0.00
Internet Access
0.00
0.00
0.00
Long Distance
768.24
614.59
153.65
Paging
132.00
105.60
26.40
10,692.00
8,553.60
2,138.40
Voice/Long Distance
0.00
0.00
0.00
WAN
0.00
0.00
0.00
Web Hosting
0.00
0.00
0.00
E-rate Totals
40,140.24
32,112.19
8,028.05
11,707.95
9,366.36
2,341.59
NORMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 11,707.95
9,366.36
2,341.59
Data Lines
Voice
TFS/Elementary E-rate Application 2009 SAND FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TROY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16,162.77
12,930.22
3,232.55
State Totals - TFS/Elementary
39,578.67
31,662.94
7,915.73
0.00
0.00
0.00
TFS/Secondary E-rate Application
2009 State Totals - TFS/Secondary
Funding Source
Year
E-rate funds
2008 Cellular
Annual
Disc% Commit County Match
1,188.00
950.40
237.60
27,360.00
21,888.00
5,472.00
Internal Conn Maint
0.00
0.00
0.00
Internal Connections
0.00
0.00
0.00
Internet Access
0.00
0.00
0.00
Long Distance
768.24
614.59
153.65
Paging
132.00
105.60
26.40
Data Lines
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Voice
10,692.00
8,553.60
2,138.40
Voice/Long Distance
0.00
0.00
0.00
WAN
0.00
0.00
0.00
Web Hosting
0.00
0.00
0.00
E-rate Totals
40,140.24
32,112.19
8,028.05
11,707.95
9,366.36
2,341.59
NORMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 11,707.95
9,366.36
2,341.59
TFS/Elementary E-rate Application 2008 SAND FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TFS/Secondary E-rate Application
TROY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16,162.77
12,930.22
3,232.55
State Totals - TFS/Elementary
39,578.67
31,662.94
7,915.73
0.00
0.00
0.00
2008 State Totals - TFS/Secondary
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