MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICE WILLOW BEND RD. P.O. BOX 330 UNION, WV 24983 Technology Plan 2008-2010 E-rate funding years 2008-2010 Technology Plan Technology Plan submitted: September 12, 2008 Monroe County is very rural with only one major industry, a B.F. Goodrich plant which employs 312 people. The school system is the major employer of the county. It could very well be said that we have more head of beef cattle than people within our borders. With so few employment opportunities existing within the county, we have a daily migration of working people going mostly to our neighboring counties of Greenbrier, Mercer and Giles County, VA. Our school population has continued to decline. For three years in succession, we have had a small decline in enrollment. At the same time we have experienced an increase of retired people moving in to enjoy the sparseness and scenic beauty of the land. Last year the Charleston Gazette listed Monroe County as one of West Virginia’s faster growing counties. Despite this increase, the ethnic profiles of the county are static. As of our last census, 92.67% of our population is white. We have few African American students in our schools and only this year acquired two students of Hispanic origin. Monroe County has continued to make AYP as an LEA. Additionally, we have been named for the third year in succession as one of 100 best communities in America. This is based on the following criteria: · Community support of children and youth · Resources children and youth receive in the community · Outcomes from services received by children and youth · Innovative ideas used to improve the circumstances of children and youth in the community with an emphasis on policy, practice and resources · Progress to date – i.e. changes noted over time and comparison to state and national benchmarks We have an unemployment rate of 5% with 55.78% of our families reporting for free or reduced lunches. Our dropout rate is 2% and attendance rate stands at 96.14. While our graduation rate of 85.9% is above the state average, and our dropout numbers have significantly decreased to 20 from its high in 2006-07 of 34; getting more students to graduate is implicit in our county goals. As we looked at our data we have are turning more to the needs that exist in our high school. If we are to increase the number of students who graduate, we must address enrollment in AP classes but that is not all. We have experienced a six year decline in our ACT math scores and a decline in the number of Promise Scholars from 17 to 9. We reviewed the number of developmental classes our students take once they go to college along with data from Explore, Explore/Plan, ACT, High Schools That Work, and Freshmen Success Reports. These reports also speak to greater rigor in our high school offerings. Page 1 of 28 ople. The beef we have d Giles ne in of West f our last only this year in an . Our state ting more o increase ave from 17 with reports Page 2 of 28 Planning Committee Name Title Representation Aaron Judy Board Member *Business Community *Parent Angel Ladner Ms. *Parent Angela Terry Mrs. *Teacher April Hobson Mrs. *Teacher Barbara Holeapple Mrs *Teacher Becky Yost Coordinator - Food Svc *Teacher Bill Shiflet Board Member *Parent Brian Baker Mr. *Special Education *Teacher Chastity Daniels Ms. *Teacher Cinda Coulter Ms. *Teacher Danny Lively Board Member Deana Pennington Ms. *Parent Debra Mathis Mrs. *Administration Don Dransfield Mr. *Business Community *Parent Ed Pell Board President Jeana Comer Carr Head Start Director *Administration *Parent Judy Azulay Grants & Partnerships Manager Kate Hentchel Mrs. *Teacher Keisha Hamrick Ms. *Teacher Larry Mustain Board Member Leigh Boggess Principal *Administration Leslie Ferguson Mrs. *Special Education *Teacher Lisa Canterbury Principal *Administration Lyn Guy Dr. - Superintendent *Administration Lynda Lindsey Mrs. *Teacher Meghan Beech Mrs. *Teacher Michael R. Collins Principal *Administration Nikki McClarney Mrs. *Parent Pam Jackson Mrs. *Teacher Pamela Hensley Ms. *Technology *Teacher Patrick Boone Mr. *Teacher Paul Lovett Vocational Director/Tech Coordinator *Technology *Administration Paula Ellison Mrs. *Teacher Ray Lee Principal *Administration Rebecca Allen Director, Title I & Elem. Ed. *Title I *Administration Roberta Tuggle Mrs. *Teacher Ron Whetzel Director of Student Services *Title II *Special Education *Administration Sandra Humphries Mrs. *Technology *Teacher Susan Weikle Assistant Principal *Administration Tami Brown Mrs. *Teacher Terry Utterback Mr. *Parent Tim Hancock Mr. *Teacher Toby McMahan Parent Resource Coor *Parent Tracy Foster-Long Mrs. *Teacher Wayne Spangler *Teacher Mr. Describe how parents, community and other appropriate stakeholder members are involved in the development and/or revision of the plan. The superintendent mailed a 57 page document of data to (number of) individuals willing to serve on the strategic plan committee. This group was comprised of all the board of education members, community/business partners, teachers, counselors, parents, and all administrators. After this mailing went out, a strategic planning committee meeting was held and facilitated by RESA I Director, Keith Butcher. At the beginning of the meeting, Dr. Lyn Guy reviewed last year’s goals to discuss with the group how well the county had met or not met these benchmarks. It was also noted that Monroe County was only one of three counties in the state that had made AYP on the LEA level. From this point on Mr. Butcher led the group in reviewing the data they had brought to this session to draw out comments and concerns, allowing those present to come to consensus on what goals needed to be kept, amended, or discarded. This plan is based on the input of this planning committee as well as the needs indicated by our data. Page 3 of 28 TOTALS Page 4 of 28 Core Beliefs 1. All children can learn and must be the center of any decision-making process. 2. Students succeed when held to high expectations and allowed the flexibility to meet challenging standards. 3. Accepting responsibility for learning is a critical step for achievement. All students are worthy of a quality education. 4. Successful schools are organized around learning. Educating everyone takes everyone. 5. There is no teaching without learning. Reading is the cornerstone for learning at high levels. 6. Learning takes place best in a risk-free and supportive environment. No significant learning takes place without a meaningful relationship. 7. Powerful schools are organized around a set of norms, values, and beliefs accepted and practiced by all, creating a culture of respect. 8. Success requires change, collaborative decision-making, and the courage to confront the truth. 9. Each individual bears the responsibility to affect the greater good. There is no curriculum for the absent child. 10. Our future is determined by the choices we make. Mission Statement In partnership with the community, Monroe County Schools will lift every child to become a life-long learner who values self and others, has the courage to work for the greater good, and the tenacity to succeed in a changing world. Page 5 of 28 Page 6 of 28 Data Analysis Key Outcome Indicators: Briefly describe the conclusion reached after examining trend information and benchmark assessments. Then, summarize the overall implications for the Five-Year Strategic Plan. With regards to the NCLB data for school year 2007-08, Monroe County has improved with regard to AYP status. This year had only one school which did not make AYP – Mountain View Elementary/Middle is which is a Title I school. In the 2006-2007 year, Mountain View did not make AYP in the special education subgroup for both reading and math. In the 2007-08 year the school made AYP in all subgroups for mathematics but continued to be challenged in AYP in the cell of special education –reading. The trend data at MVS, however, has shown a continuous upward progression in the cells of special education. Fewer children are being placed in special education and more gains are being made. Peterstown Elementary is the county’s second Title I school. While PES is a Title I Distinguished School, the trend data for three years has some disturbing aspects. This school has experienced continued declines for three years for the ALL subgroup in reading and mathematics. The special education subgroup is too small to collect data on for AYP purposes, but we do know the proficiency rate is at a low of 14.28 for math and 14.28 for reading. James Monroe High School, while making AYP, also mirrors concern. As with Peterstown Elementary, this school’s special education cell size is too small to warrant AYP reporting but we are also seeing insufficient gains in proficiency rates at JMHS in math and reading/language arts. The DIBELS on-line data for Peterstown Elementary and Mountain View gives a mixed picture of overall classroom growth and declines. Sadly, while some classrooms made extraordinary gains in the face of significant challenges, others showed losses. These concerns will be addressed with the school’s leadership team as well as individual teachers. External Trend Data: Examine the trends in the community to determine external factors that affect student performance and broaden the committee's understanding of the trends that affect how students should be prepared for the future. Monroe County was once again recognized as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance. This was due to our 21st Century Community Learning Center’s after-school programs for all K-8 students which provide safe places for our youth to be tutored, engage in social events, receive cultural enrichment, and have healthful snacks. Also, more than 50% of your youth serve the community one or hours per week and most of our high school students select community service to fulfill their 40-hour work-based graduation learning requirement. All of our five schools are either new or have had major renovations in the past fifteen years and are wired for digital learning. The board of education has adopted a new graduation honors policy which eliminates the valedictorian status and challenges all students to take rigorous classes to graduate with honors. Our biggest challenges rest with poverty, our rural geography, the lack of appreciation some families place on education, and our inability to access high speed internet. Data Analysis for Title IV: The PRIDE survey results were not analyzed because there were fewer than 100 students county-wide who had active parental consent for their participation in the survey. While Search Institute Behavior Survey results have been reported in previous years, it is administered once every 5 years and our students are slated to participate again in the 2008-09 school year. An analysis of discipline infractions recorded in WVEIS yields the following data comparisons: Total discipline infractions Suspensions Expulsions 05-06 1117 295 15 06-07 1481 1113 22 Page 7 of 28 07-08 1051 298 11 Page 8 of 28 Student Achievement Data: The core of the Five-Year Strategic Plan is the establishment of the strategic five-year goals. By Policy, these goals must focus on improved student achievement. Thus, careful study of school system achievement trends is essential to broaden the committee's understanding. Items to review may include WESTEST reports, writing assessment, end of course exams, ACT Plan ACT Explore, SAT and ACT. On a county-wide basis our math achievement has not matched the progress made by the state for two successive years. We have actually had three continuous years of declines in math achievement. However, in reading, we made gains beyond that of the state in 2005 and 2006, had a decline in 2007, and once again made more gains in reading than the state in 2008. Monroe County has continued to out-pace the state in science and social studies for five years in a row. Our low SES subgroup did better in state rankings than the subgroup of ALL and that of special education and in 2007-08, we were one of only three counties in the state making AYP as a county! We have also looked to see if the academic achievement of our students is improving through the ACT EXPLORE, ACT, and the freshmen success report. Our EXPLORE data shows increases in English, math, reading, and science when we compare the performance of present students to past students. When we look at how our students rank when compared to a national norm group, gains show that we are just keeping pace in English and math and making few gains in reading and science. When our trend data for ACT is examined, the results are less than encouraging. Only 11% of our students were ready for college algebra (less than the state average of 31%), 48% ready for social science (compared to the state average of 52%) and only 11% prepared for college biology (compared to the state average of 23%). The only area in the ACT where our students scored much better was in college English Composition. Our students scored 74% compared to the state average of 72%. The West Virginia College and University Freshmen Success Report shows our students making significantly higher GPA’s in high school than they did as freshmen in college, higher even than that of the state average. Other Student Outcomes: In this section of the data analysis, members review data about other student outcomes such as attendance, discipline reports, college attendance rate, LEP and dropout rates. Analyzing this information and determining the roots causes will broaden the committee’s understanding of the outcomes that have a direct impact on achievement. All our schools met AYP on their attendance rate. Our dropout rate has gone to 12.4% from last year’s lowest rate of 10.8%. Our juvenile delinquency case rate has also seen a two year increase. It was 21.9 in 2007 and 22.3 this past year. Our team injury death rates continue to stand much higher than the state rate. This past year the state rate was 70.6% for teens 15-19 per 100,000 teens. Monroe County’s rate was 103%. Our college going rate did increase for the 06-07 year from 46% the previous year to 53%. Analysis of Culture, Conditions and Practices: The data sources summarized in this section relate to monitoring reports, questionnaires or observations completed by staff or external evaluators. These sources describe the overall culture, conditions and practices that exist in the school system. Results of classroom walk throughs, highly qualified teacher data for the district and schools and the Digital Divide report should be part of this section. We have conducted an extensive review of our AYP status, WESTEST data, other assessments to include benchmark and progress monitoring, teacher and parent surveys, etc. We also published a 56 page data book for the current school year containing all the data discussed above plus more not communicated in this document. This information was shared with our strategic planning committee of school administrators, teachers, board members, parents and community leaders. We have also had visits by OEPA at Peterstown Middle School and by the office of Title I at Mountain View Elementary/Middle. These visits have resulted in findings that while we have some areas requiring additional work, overall we are doing all we can with our resources to bring our two at-risk schools into compliance. James Monroe High School had a 21st Century High Schools That Work Technical Appraisal in November of 2008. This report, while quite detailed can be summarized with the following recommendations. The critical areas identified for focus and continued improvement were (1) the establishment of a high performing school culture that include creating synergy between the staff of the high school and the vocational school; (2) defining rigor and motivating students to think and work at higher levels; and (3) helping teachers plan, deliver, and evaluate standards-based lessons and units. With these in mind, steps have been developed to address these areas. We feel we have an in-depth understanding of our system’s strengths and weakness and these have been shared with not only the strategic planning committee but with ALL of our staff – teachers, administrators, and service Page 9 of 28 with not only the strategic planning committee but with ALL of our staff – teachers, administrators, and service personnel. The challenge we have before us rests not with more analysis, but with a coherence of purpose. With so many initiatives and programs, we understand the need to bring together ALL teachers, principals, parents, and staff into a shared and purposeful direction which will define what we put on and take off of our collective plate. With the final approval of this five year strategic plan, we will commence integrating, through our data review team (as identified in this document), what action steps we will initiate to ensure a concise, collaborative, and consistent effort to carry out our goals. Data Analysis for Special Education District Self-Assessment Workbook School Year 2007-08 Response Compliant Total Responses 29 Need Not Not Noncompliant Improvement Applicable Answered 0 4 1 0 Improvement Plan Info # Citation 1.5* Chapter 10. Section 3 Compliance IP Change Cluster Indicators Done Answer Written notice must be given to the parents of an exceptional student or the adult student within a reasonable time before the public agency proposes to Monitoring initiate or change the identification, evaluation or Priority Area: YES Change educational placement of the student or the provision I. of FAPE to the student or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation or educational placement of the student or the provision of FAPE. Action Step to Address Citation Chapter 10. Section 3 Evaluation Component Begin/End Date: Person/Group Responsible Funding Sources Funding Amount Measurable Objective: Monroe County will provide written notice to the parents of an exceptional student, or the adult student, within a reasonable time before initiating or changing the identification, evaluation or educational placement of the student or the provision of FAPE to the student or refusing to initiate or change the identification, evaluation or educational placement of the student or the provision of FAPE. 1. 1. The district will Agenda; Staff sign-in provide training for sheet SAT coordinators, special education teachers, and principals on when to send Prior Written Notice. Start Date SpEd Director 08/01/2008 Ending Date: 12/01/2008 Page 10 of 28 Special Education Estimated Cost: 4000.00 2. The district will conduct summer file reviews to determine if teachers are correctly sending Prior Written Notice. Review indicates Prior Written Notice is appropriately sent 100% of the time. Start Date Special Education staff 06/01/2008 Ending Date: 09/01/2008 None 3. A random check of special education files will be ongoing throughout the 2008/2009 school year to determine that PWN is being sent appropriately. Random checks will indicate that PWN is being sent appropriately 100% of the time. Start Date Special Ed. staff 09/01/2008 Ending Date: 05/01/2009 None Chapter 7. 1.10* Section 1 The district implements the required procedures when a student with a disability is removed from school for disciplinary reasons beyond ten cumulative days and the removal does not constitute a change in placement. Action Step to Address Citation Chapter 7. Section 1 Evaluation Component Begin/End Date: Monitoring Priority Area: I. Person/Group Responsible Estimated Cost: 2000.00 Estimated Cost: 2000.00 YES Change Funding Sources Funding Amount Measurable Objective: Monroe County will implement the required procedures when a student with a disability is removed from school for disciplinary reasons beyond ten cumulative days and the removal does not constitute a change in placement 100% of the time. 1. Principals, assistant Agenda and Sign in principals and special Sheet education designees will be required to attend training on discipline flow chart from WVDE. Start Date Special Education Director None 08/01/2008 Ending Date: Estimated Cost: 12/01/2008 0.00 2. After training, Principals Sign in sheet/ review will use WVEIS look only screen to determine if student receives special education services. Start Date Attendance Director 08/01/2008 Ending Date: 03/01/2009 None 3. Given new county wide Principal Log discipline form, principals will mark if student needs to be referred to IEP team following consequences. Start Date Principals Assistant 08/01/2008 Principals Special Ending Education Director Date: 05/01/2009 None Page 11 of 28 Estimated Cost: 0.00 Estimated Cost: 0.00 1.12 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). Monitoring Priority Area: I. YES Change Action Step to Funding Address Citation Evaluation Begin/End Person/Group Sources Chapter 9. Section 2.B Component Date: Responsible Funding AYP SPP Indicator 3 Amount Measurable Objective: Monroe County students with disabilities will make continuous progress within the state's system for educational accountability (meeting AYP). 1. Monroe County Schools will continue to further implement the Three-Tier "Response to Intervention" model reading initiative at all schools taking Level II and III services through the 9th grade. Dibels benchmark data; SWD progress monitoring data; WesTest scores 2. Special education teachers will collect benchmarking and progress monitoring data to ensure student focus on skill deficit areas. Benchmarking and progress monitoring data Start Date Principals Co-Teaching 08/26/2008 Teams Special Ending Education Staff Date: 01/01/2009 LSIC School Funds Estimated Cost: 5000.00 Start Date Special Education 08/26/2008 teachers Ending Date: 05/01/2009 None 3. Monroe County Review of School Schools will develop a Schedule school wide intervention block for elementary and middle school programs. Start Date Principal 08/26/2008 Ending Date: 12/01/2008 None 4. Monroe County Schools will add the use of Aims software for data collection in grades 7-9 for reading and grades 5-8 in math. Start Date Principals Special 08/26/2008 Education Director Ending Date: 05/01/2009 County Funds Title funds Professional Development POs Sign In Sheet Agenda Classroom Observations Estimated Cost: 0.00 Estimated Cost: 0.00 Estimated Cost: 8000.00 3.2* SPP Indicator 11 Children with parental consent to evaluate are evaluated within the established 80-day timeline. Page 12 of 28 Monitoring Priority Area: III. YES Change Action Step to Address Citation SPP Indicator 11 Evaluation Component Begin/End Date: Person/Group Responsible Funding Sources Funding Amount Measurable Objective: Children with parental consent to evaluate will be evaluated within the established 80-day timelines with 100& compliance. 1. Staff development will Agenda; sign-in be provided to all special sheets education teachers, psychologists, related service personnel, and principals re: timelines and the importance of ensuring timelines are met. Start Date Special Education 08/01/2008 Director Ending Date: 01/01/2009 None 2. All schools will maintain Record of new a record of new enrollees enrollees and will notify the special education staff at the school level and at central office. If records are not received within two weeks, the school will notify the central office. The director, coordinator, or secretary will work to retrieve records from the previous school. Start Date Special Education 08/21/2008 Director; School Ending principals Date: 06/01/2009 None 3. The special education coordinator will provide monthly timeline lists to each special education staff member and require signature upon receipt. Start Date Special education 08/28/2008 coordinator; special Ending education teacher Date: 06/01/2009 None Start Date Special education 08/28/2008 director; principals Ending Date: 06/01/2009 None Monthly timeline lists signed upon receipt by special education teacher. 4. The special education Professional director will utilize evaluations Policy 5310 evaluation process with principals and teachers when timelines are not met. The area of "Professional Work Habits" will be noted as unsatisfactory. Page 13 of 28 Estimated Cost: 0.00 Estimated Cost: 0.00 Estimated Cost: 0.00 Estimated Cost: 0.00 5. The special education coordinator will assist in the connection of services between schools to ensure that speech, OT, and PT evaluations are completed in a timely manner. Log of speech, OT, and PT evaluations requested, including date requested and date completed. Start Date Special education 08/28/2008 coordinator Ending Date: 06/01/2009 None 6. The special education designees and principals will receive a monthly update on status of timeline procedures. Copies of monthly updates with signatures of designee and principal Start Date Special education 08/28/2008 coordinator Ending Date: 06/01/2009 None Estimated Cost: 0.00 Estimated Cost: 0.00 Total Questions Needing Improvement Plan = 4 Other Special Education Data Analysis Review of WESTEST reports indicates that students with disabilities are scoring below the "all students" score. Teachers of students with disabilities will continue to implement individualized instruction in the areas of reading and math and ensure that IRR reports are reviewed and data is used to guide instruction. As data is collected, documentation will occur on county developed form, teams will reconvene and determine additional services to include extended day programming to address skill deficit areas. 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 Prioritized Strategic Issues In addition to the goals set by our county in this strategic plan as well as compliance goals, we will focus on the issues listed below. 1. HOW TIME IS USED IN OUR SCHOOLS - To address better use of time to improve our ability for teaming, PLC’s, and intervention blocks, we have met with a scheduling consultant and are continuing work with professionals in this field to help our principals develop ever more effective schedules for high student performance. 2. FOCUS ON EFFORT VS. TALENT - In one of our professional learning community book readings, we explored the research of Carol Dweck, in her book, Mindset. In this text the author has shown how the ability of teachers and leaders to focus on a student’s effort to bring about achievement has a greater effect than the conventional focus on recognition of mere talent. 3. CLIMATE OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS - If our schools are to continue to achieve at ever higher levels we must create a climate of higher expectations. That climate will manifest itself as students take on greater challenges, as parents and teachers support enrolling in rigorous coursework such as Advanced Placement, and as students and teachers support the high achievement of their peers. Page 14 of 28 Page 15 of 28 21st Century: Technology: To improve student achievement, enhance student learning and improve twenty-first century skills through the integration of technology. Objective: Maintain, upgrade, and replace technologies in order to increase student achievement (based on operating systems/WinXP or above). Measure: Digital Divide Reports - http://wvde.state.wv.us/data/digitaldivide/ Year 2004 (Baseline) 2005 2006 2007 2008 Target Actual 50 60 70 85 41.8 59.7 66.8 5th Grade students will be technologically literate based upon completion of at least 6 assessed integrated projects. 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 2008-09 2 0 2 2009-2010 4 2 4 2010-2011 6 4 6 2011-2012 6 6 6 8th Grade students will be technologically literate based upon completion of at least 6 assessed integrated projects. 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 2008-09 2 2 2 2009-2010 4 4 4 2010-2011 6 6 6 2011-2012 6 6 6 date topic Audience Mode of learning Aug. 21, 2008 Aims Math grades 4-8 math Trainer Led-Jan Ellis Aug. 21, 2008 Aims Reading grades 7-9 Trainer Led-K. Allen Aug. 21,2008 Teach 21 all teachers Teacher Leaders Aug. 29, 2008 Tech Steps grades 5-8 Trainer led- Sheila Hall Aug. 29, 2008 Podcasting all grades, English Trainer Led-Todd Ensign Aug. 29,2008 Writing Roadmap II grades 4-11 Page 16 of 28 Trainer led-Sandra Foster Aug. 29, 2008 Acuity 4-11 science/soc. studies Trainer-Allegra Kazemzadeh Oct. 13, 2008 Tech Steps grades 1,3 Trainer-Sheila Hall Oct. 2. 2008 Tech Steps Principals Trainer-Kelly Starr Dec. 5, 2008 Tech Steps Curr. mapping-gd.-1,3,5,6,7,8 Trainer-Kelly Starr ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS & EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE - The Monroe County Title I Program will ensure that a tiered instructional model is in place to benchmark and progress monitor student achievement beyond the WESTEST. In reading these additional assessments will be in the form of DIBELS. PALMS will be purchased for use in Title I schools. Teachers will be given professional development in the use of these instruments. The district is also contracting with Wireless Generation for software for use with PALMS and will provide training in this early in the school year on how to use the accompanying software to monitor student progress in reading. Principals will also be trained by Steven King on how he monitors student achievement in his school. Principals will also be trained by Houghton Mifflin (core program) on methods to monitor for fidelity. Teachers will also receive training in the core program for one full day in the fall with follow-up training later in the fall as they gain familiarity with the program. The classroom teachers will conduct their own progress monitoring for reading and will be assisted with benchmarking by intervention teachers. The county has also assembled a math cadre who has been trained the summer of 2007 in standards based math and has worked on math benchmarks. This team has reviewed progress monitoring instruments and has chosen to use Odyssey for now as the instrument for benchmarking and progress monitoring. The LEA will ensure that Title I schools will use these reading and math assessments to diagnose, plan, and provide supplemental instruction for students who might be at risk through a three tier process modeled on Response to Intervention. Mountain View teacher leaders and the principal will have taken the WVDE K-3 reading model training and will develop a plan for the better implementation of their existing tiered instructional model. Emphasis this year will be on tier one. To assist schools in identifying students who may at risk academically and coordinate and integrate services for students who are disabled, migratory, neglected, delinquent or homeless, the Title I program is working with the SAT process, progress monitoring, and other agencies to aid in identification and educational assistance. MCS is actually going into its third year of addressing RTI for students who are at risk and we are learning more how to improve what we have begun. We contracted with a trainer who works in a WVDE pilot RTI school in Kanawha County to provide professional development to the Title I & Special Education directors, superintendent, and principals on how to identify, coordinate d integrate services for students who fall into risk categories. We had begun a tiered instructional model but as stated in another action step, our main focus this year will be how to establish tier one well and maintain fidelity to the core program in reading. Title I Technology MCS will employ instructional coach/ benchmark coordinators for PMS and JMHS. Title I Technology Instructional Coach will provide services for JMHS in the content areas of Science and Mathematics.. Instructional Coach will provide assistance on Benchmark assessment to include development of Formative Assessment Training from Odyssey. Instructional Coach will provide services for PMS and JMHS in the content area of Reading/ Language Arts. Instructional Coach will provide assistant on Benchmark assessment to include Dibels and Odyssey. Instructional Coach will provide services for PMS in the content area of Mathematics. Instructional Coach will provide assistance on Benchmark assessment to include use of Odyssey. Tech/1: Provide 21st century hardware and a stable, state of the art 21st century infrastructure for the effective use of technology. Technology Meet with school tech. reps Update digital divide by October 2008. Computers will be replaced with XP machines at Mountain View school with TFS monies as data from the digital divide indicates. Use TFS, local share, TI, and E-rate funds to maintain, implement, repair , to provide a stable network infrastructure Increase technology opportunities by upgrading and installing wireless systems and computer labs in all schools. Tech center and high school technology committees will decide how to spend funds according to tech plans. Use PDA'S to do walk throughs to monitor student achievement and professional development needs. Wireless labs will be used for benchmarking in math, and throughout the curriculum. Work with RESA, Pomeroy and IBM technicians to improve network infrastructure. Hardware purchased through above funds will be for wireless mobile labs and the completion of a wireless stationary lab. TECH/2: Focus on 21st century technology tools and resources that improve achievement of all students with special emphasis on high need and poverty students. Technology Hold yearly meetings with technology school reps. to decide on technology needs for Tools For Schools monies Increase use of technology/ benchmarking software. (plato, odyssey, AIMS, Dibels) Use Accuity, Thinkfinity, lesson plans and or Odyssey or Plato software to target specific deficiencies from the WESTEST and benchmarking. Use SAS curriculum pathways , Teach 21 to provide traditional and innovative resources in the core disciplines in grades K-12. Administrators use online tools provided by the WVDE to monitor the HQT status of teachers. Ensure All teachers are using revised policy 2520.14- including technology and learning skills abjectives. Encourage the use of WEB 2.0 tools for technology integration. Ensure that classroom teachers are using the teach 21 site. Page 17 of 28 Teachers will create web sites by using EDline, and incorporate gradequick into their web site. Ensure TechSteps is implemented and a prority in Peterstown Elementary, Peterstown Middle and Mountain View Elementary and Middle. First year grades 1,3,5,6,7,8, will do two modules each. 2009-2010 grades 2 and 4 wil implement techSteps-2 modules each, other grades will do 4 modules each. TECH/3: Ensure a robust internal communications network Technology To provide a safe school environment by maintaining a stable network, for communication within the whole school community by the use of pagers, cell phones, land lines, and the Internet. Update calling system monthly. The county will provide voice and long distance service within the school system to enhance communication with student homes, county offices and within the community. To provide access to the internet for improved communication between school, home and community, Provide cellular, paging service to enhance communication with student homes, schools and county offices. Provide funds for each school to access the Internet, WVEIS on highband circuits. Provide funds to install, repair or replace network cabling and switches as needed. Add phone lines throughout school system to meet communication needs. Revise E-rate requests to match communication needs- drops purchased from Pomeroy. Train/review with school contacts how to add new staff and employee and or student e-mail. Ensure that acceptable use training is review for all teachers/students. Submitt e-rate requests for switches for Mountain View, Peterstown Middle and Elementary and James Monroe. Submitt e-rate requests for web hosting (EDline) for improving school and parental relations TECH/4: Provide increased access for students and teachers to 21st century tools and resources. Technology Install 3 XP computers in every core curriculum classroom. Mini Computer labs of 5 will be placed in each special education classroom to enable use of Odyssey software for benchmarking purposes. Provide access to standards-based web sites to enhance curriculum.(odyssey, Aims, Plato) To provide access to the internet we will continue to use our T1 lines in an efficient manner. Using available funds (telcom, TFS elem/secondary, local) add 30 station wireless labs to each school to provide greater access to 21st century tools. Using available monies the county will add electronic witeboards, laptops data projectors to all schools. TECH/5: Utilize innovative strategies for providing rigorous and specialized courses that may not be available without the use of 21st century tools and resources. Technology To provide infrastructure and equipment for distance learning lab for Ap cousres, middle school Spanish courses, Provide online/distance courses when not otherwise available in the school setting. Provide elementary/middle school curriculum enhancement through virtual field trips. Investigate the offering of college Civics, Math and English through the WV Virtual School. TECH/6: Promote parental involvement and improved collaboration with community/home throuh use of 21st century tools and resources. Technology To provide open access to parents and community to all schools after school hours for continuing education. Subscribe to a web-hosting service such as ChalkSite or Edline to communicate assignments, grades and announcements.. Implement and sustain an automatic absence notification system countywide. Use county and school web sites to communicate with students , families and community. Use e-mail to communicate with students parents, and other staff. Add voicemail to school phone systems to allow for better communication throughout the day TECH/7: Provide professional development for using the telecommunications network for training teachers and administrators to improve the integration of 21st century tools and resources. Page 18 of 28 Technology Continuous training in DIBELS for new teachers who have not been trained Instructional Coach will provide services for JMHS in the content areas of Science and Mathematics.. Instructional Coach will provide assistance on Benchmark assessment to include development of Formative Assessment Training from Odyssey. Instructional Coach will provide services for PMS and JMHS in the content area of Reading/ Language Arts. Instructional Coach will provide assistant on Benchmark assessment to include Dibels, Aims, and Odyssey. Instructional Coach will provide services for PMS in the content area of Mathematics. Instructional Coach will provide assistance on Benchmark assessment to include use of Odyssey, and Plato. Provide training for teachers on SAS curriculum Teachers will be assisted in their ability to become highly proficient in the use of technology through technical assistance from InfoSource training Train teachers to align curriculum to ThinkFinity , think.com, lessons and integrate them into the classroom Train teachers in the use of the basic skills program "Odyssey", KeyTrain, and Plato. Train teachers in TechSteps and provide for implementation. Provide consultation days to support teachers in Plato, Aims, Odyssey, and Dibles.. TECH/8: Maintain and repair all computer equipment and internal connections. Technology MCS will repair and maintain computer equipment for SWD. Provide one computer technician from RESA to work in the schools to provide timely maintenance, software updates and anti-virus protection for all technology in the schools Use funds available to maintain, implement, and repair to provide a stable network infrastructure. Rely on TFS vendor help desk for maintenance support. Use Norton anti-virus and windows updates to ensure reliability of the network. MCS will repair and maintain assistive technology for SWD/ administrative equip. & technology TECH/9: Collaborate with adult literacy. Technology Encourage usage of the schools computer labs to parents and community groups by using the PTA or PTO to inform of times and dates available. Encourage parents to use EdLine to keep informed of school events and classes offered. Page 19 of 28 Monroe County Schools will implement the Title I programmatic requirements as defined by NCLB. Additional staffing and resources are provided to Title I schools for the improvement of student achievement. Mode (Coaching, Learning Community, or Trainer Led) Date Topic Audience 6/10-13 Total Quality Learning Benchmark coaches, principals Trainer led 6/11 Content Standards Teachers of Math 5-8 Trainer led 6/12 sp. ed. teachers who Algebra readiness & the language of co-teach or complete math math labs Trainer led 6/13 Odyssey All teachers using Odyssey Trainer led 6/18-20 RTI training All teachers Trainer led 6/23-24 Technology integration & co-teaching All teachers Trainer led (TIS) 8/8 & 8/9 AIMS Math and AIMS Reading Teachers of reading and math in designated grade Trainer led levels 8/21 AYP Awareness All staff Trainer led 8/21 Unpacking the new CSO's All teachers Trainer led & coaching 8/21 Teach 21 All teachers Trainer led & coaching 8/21 Blueprint for Intervention K-3 teachers - Mt. View Trainer led 8/22 SAT training Principals & SAT Coordinators Trainer led 8/22 Math team Review & update county Learning community math policies 8/22 AIMS math - for teachers not previously trained Teachers of math in grades 5-8 Trainer led 8/22 AIMS reading - for teachers not previously trained Teachers of reading in grades 7-9 Trainer led 8/22 Pillar one of effective schools school climate All staff Trainer led 8/29 21st Century teaching skills All staff Trainer led 8/29 & continuing RTI and structuring the reading program through the tiers K-6 teachers of reading Coaching & learning community 8/29 digital Portfolios, Cam Studios, Google Sketch-up Teachers of music, art Trainer led Page 20 of 28 8/29 Tech Steps for Language Arts & Social Studies Teachers of these subject Trainer led areas 8/29 Writing Roadmap Lang. arts teachers in 4-11 Train the Trainer session 8/29 ACUITY Science and Social St. Teachers in 4-11 Train the Trainer session 8/29 Robotics and Energy - 2 different 1/2 day workshops 5-8 math & science teachers Trainer led 9/12 & 13 Preschool Training by WVDE Preschool Principals Trainer led Sept. 08 School Improvement team meeting with WVDE Mt. View School Improvement team Trainer led 10/13 Writing Roadmap All teachers of writing 3-11 not trained on 8/29 Trainer led 10/13 ACUITY All teachers not trained on 8/29 Trainer led All year CAG consultant for Mt. View School working on school improvement Principal and all teachers Coaching All year State reading cadre consultant on Mt. View School and classroom management and literacy Peterstown Elementary centers School - K-3 teachers Trainer led and coaching Date to be determined Visit by WVDE consultant and Title I coordinator to review the schedule Principal and leadership and instructional practices of Mt. team View School Coaching ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS & EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE - The Monroe County Title I Program will ensure that a tiered instructional model is in place to benchmark and progress monitor student achievement beyond the WESTEST. In reading these additional assessments will be in the form of DIBELS. PALMS will be purchased for use in Title I schools. Teachers will be given professional development in the use of these instruments. The district is also contracting with Wireless Generation for software for use with PALMS and will provide training in this early in the school year on how to use the accompanying software to monitor student progress in reading. Principals will also be trained by Steven King on how he monitors student achievement in his school. Principals will also be trained by Houghton Mifflin (core program) on methods to monitor for fidelity. Teachers will also receive training in the core program for one full day in the fall with follow-up training later in the fall as they gain familiarity with the program. The classroom teachers will conduct their own progress monitoring for reading and will be assisted with benchmarking by intervention teachers. The county has also assembled a math cadre who has been trained the summer of 2007 in standards based math and has worked on math benchmarks. This team has reviewed progress monitoring instruments and has chosen to use Odyssey for now as the instrument for benchmarking and progress monitoring. The LEA will ensure that Title I schools will use these reading and math assessments to diagnose, plan, and provide supplemental instruction for students who might be at risk through a three tier process modeled on Response to Intervention. Mountain View teacher leaders and the principal will have taken the WVDE K-3 reading model training and will develop a plan for the better implementation of their existing tiered instructional model. Emphasis this year will be on tier one. To assist schools in identifying students who may at risk academically and coordinate and integrate services for students who are disabled, migratory, Page 21 of 28 neglected, delinquent or homeless, the Title I program is working with the SAT process, progress monitoring, and other agencies to aid in identification and educational assistance. MCS is actually going into its third year of addressing RTI for students who are at risk and we are learning more how to improve what we have begun. We contracted with a trainer who works in a WVDE pilot RTI school in Kanawha County to provide professional development to the Title I & Special Education directors, superintendent, and principals on how to identify, coordinate d integrate services for students who fall into risk categories. We had begun a tiered instructional model but as stated in another action step, our main focus this year will be how to establish tier one well and maintain fidelity to the core program in reading. Title I Technology Page 22 of 28 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. Page 23 of 28 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. All computers in the school system will be Windows XP and above. All labs in Monroe County schools are running Windows XP: Mountain View elementary, James Monroe High School, Monroe County Technical Center, Peterstown Elementary and Peterstown Middle school. All schools have a T1 line, and switches are 100 Mbps. Wireless access points are now available at Mountain View Elementary/Middle, James Monroe High School, Peterstown Elementary and Peterstown Middle will be completed in September 2009. The Monroe County Board Office is also wireless for staff development and board of education meetings. Wireless labs have been added to all schools to aid in benchmarking for reading and math, and curriculum instruction. Page 24 of 28 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? 01/01/1900 (mm/dd/yyyy) 4. Provide the URL to your acceptable use policy. http://www.monroecountyschoolswv.org/policies.php?pdf_id=25 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? 4 1 5 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.) Page 25 of 28 Technology Planning Budget Funding Prof. Hardware SoftwareInfrastructureMaintenance SalariesBenefitsStipendsSupplies Other TOT Source Development TFS 28,744.24 1098.00 2853.00 elementary TFS-secondary 32,716 TI 12,271.26 488.00 Local share 19,406.10 2269.00 EETT County/school 7,500 20,000 35,000 Grants Title I SpEd Other Other Other TOTALS E-rate Budgets Funding Source Year Annual E-rate funds 2009 Cellular Disc% Commit County Match 27,600.00 21,252.00 6,348.00 32,340.00 24,901.80 7,438.20 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 3,900.00 3,003.00 897.00 Paging 7,500.00 5,775.00 1,725.00 Voice 23,160.00 17,833.20 5,326.80 Voice/Long Distance 0.00 0.00 0.00 WAN 0.00 0.00 0.00 Web Hosting 6,679.32 5,143.08 1,536.24 E-rate Totals 101,179.32 77,908.08 23,271.24 Data Lines TFS/Elementary E-rate Application 2009 State Totals - TFS/Elementary Mountain View Elem/Midd 35189.00 80 28151.20 7037.90 Peterstown Elem 53557.00 80 42765.60 10791.40 total 88746.00 70916.80 178291.40 TFS/Secondary E-rate Application 2009 State Totals - TFS/Secondary JMHS PMS total Funding Source Year E-rate funds 2008 Cellular 31989.00 80 25590.40 16604.00 80 13283.00 48592.00 38873.6 Annual Data Lines Disc% Commit County Match 27,600.00 21,252.00 6,348.00 32,340.00 24,901.80 7,438.20 Page 26 of 28 6397.60 3320.80 9718.40 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 3,900.00 3,003.00 897.00 Paging 7,500.00 5,775.00 1,725.00 Voice 23,160.00 17,833.20 5,326.80 Voice/Long Distance 0.00 0.00 0.00 WAN 0.00 0.00 0.00 Web Hosting 6,679.32 5,143.08 1,536.24 E-rate Totals 101,179.32 77,908.08 23,271.24 TFS/Elementary E-rate Application 2008 State Totals - TFS/Elementary 0.00 0.00 0.00 TFS/Secondary E-rate Application 2008 State Totals - TFS/Secondary 0.00 0.00 0.00 Funding Source Year E-rate funds 2007 Bundled Voice/Long Distance Annual TFS/Secondary E-rate Application County Match 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cellular 24,960.00 18,969.60 5,990.40 Data Lines 32,340.00 24,578.40 7,761.60 Internal Conn Maint 0.00 0.00 0.00 Internal Connections 175,546.00 135,454.80 40,091.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 Long Distance 4,200.00 3,192.00 1,008.00 Paging 6,840.00 5,198.40 1,641.60 Voice 23,160.00 17,601.60 5,558.40 WAN 0.00 0.00 0.00 Web Hosting 0.00 0.00 0.00 E-rate Totals 267,046.00 204,994.80 62,051.20 Internet Access TFS/Elementary E-rate Application Disc% Commit 2007 Mountainview Elementary 35,189.00 80 28,151.20 7,037.80 Peterstown Elementary 53,557.00 80 42,765.60 10,791.40 State Totals - TFS/Elementary 88,746.00 70,916.80 17,829.20 2007 James Monroe HS 31,988.00 80 25,590.40 6,397.60 Peterstown MS 16,604.00 80 13,283.20 3,320.80 State Totals - TFS/Secondary 48,592.00 38,873.60 9,718.40 Funding Source Year Annual E-rate funds 2006 Cellular Disc% Commit County Match 26,400.00 20,856.00 5,544.00 Data Lines 32,340.00 25,548.60 6,791.40 Internal Conn Maint 30,680.04 24,527.23 6,152.81 Internal Connections 231,998.00 181,736.80 50,261.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,800.00 3,792.00 1,008.00 Internet Access Long Distance Page 27 of 28 State Basic Skills E-rate Application State SUCCESS E-rate Application Paging 6,600.00 5,214.00 1,386.00 Voice 22,800.00 18,012.00 4,788.00 WAN 0.00 0.00 0.00 Web Hosting 0.00 0.00 0.00 E-rate Totals 355,618.04 279,686.63 75,931.41 2006 Mountainview Elementary 35,145.00 80 28,116.00 7,029.00 Peterstown Elementary 53,401.00 80 42,720.80 10,680.20 State Totals - BS/CE 88,546.00 70,836.80 17,709.20 2006 James Monroe HS 36,484.80 80 29,187.84 7,296.96 Peterstown MS 18,862.80 80 15,090.24 3,772.56 State Totals - SUCCESS 55,347.60 44,278.08 11,069.52 Funding Source Year Annual E-rate funds 2005 Cellular State SUCCESS E-rate Application County Match 13,200.00 10,560.00 2,640.00 Data Lines 44,040.00 35,232.00 8,808.00 Internal Conn Maint 35,270.80 28,216.64 7,054.16 Internal Connections 13,586.38 10,869.10 2,717.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 Long Distance 4,800.00 3,840.00 960.00 Paging 5,040.00 4,032.00 1,008.00 Voice 22,800.00 18,240.00 4,560.00 Web Hosting 0.00 0.00 0.00 E-rate Totals 138,737.18 110,989.74 27,747.44 Internet Access State Basic Skills E-rate Application Disc% Commit 2005 Mountain View ES 3,644.40 80 2,915.52 728.88 Peterstown ES 6,050.00 80 4,840.00 1,210.00 State Totals - BS/CE 9,694.40 7,755.52 1,938.88 2005 James Monroe HS Peterstown MS State Totals - SUCCESS 7,118.60 80 5,694.88 1,423.72 9,496.38 80 7,597.10 1,899.28 13,291.98 3,323.00 16,614.98 Page 28 of 28