Technology Department
2016-2017 Strategic Plan
Goals
All students have
equitable access
to technology
and use it to seek
knowledge and
understanding;
and listen,
communicate
and interact
effectively.
Strategies
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Use technology
to provide
students with
innovative
learning spaces
that allows them
to think
critically; listen
communicate
and interact
effectively;
exhibit strong
personal
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Evidence
Work with district
departments and schools to
develop a system plan to
transition to digital
instructional resources and
assessments.
Invest in infrastructure and
devices to support the
transition to digital
resources
Continue implementation
of students leveraging
BYOT and districtprovided equipment
Continue to provide digital
content for students, along
with professional learning
resources for staff that
supports the integration of
technology and
development of technology
proficiency
Develop and implement a
plan for next generation
teaching strategies to
maximize access to all
district resources inside and
outside of school
Work in partnership with
parents, business and
community agencies to
further develop and provide
technology resources for
student outside of school
Technology
Department
● Support
Capacity
● Infrastructure
and access
● Usage and
effectiveness of
technology
resources
Better utilize data to help
teachers and administrators
identify and integrate
learner types for all
students
Create a system that the
facilitate the creation of an
individualized learner plan
for each student
Provide the technological
tools that will allow
students to access content
at an accelerated pace while
Technology
Department
● Usage reports
for learning
platforms
● Student profile
reports mapping
learner types to
resources
● Data systems
that allow for
easier access to
relevant
Who is Responsible
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Board of
Education
Superintendent
Technology
Department
Finance
Department
Teaching and
Learning Offices
Communication
Department
Finance Department
● Funding sources
Teaching and Learning
Offices
● Professional
Learning
opportunities
and participants
● Digital content
available to
staff and
students
Communications
Department
● Partnerships and
funding
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Board of
Education
Superintendent
Technology
Department
Teaching and
Learning
School
Administrators
and Staff
qualities; and
engage and
compete in a
global
environment.
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Ensure that
technology is
integrated into,
and fully
supports all
district functions
(administrative
and academic) to
ensure that
students are
better able to
seek knowledge
and
understanding;
think critically
and solve
problems; listen,
communicate
and interact
effectively;
exhibit strong
personal
qualities; and to
be able to
compete in a
global
environment.
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still meeting their unique
instructional needs.
Provide professional
development to build
capacity and enable a more
personalized learning
environment for students
Create collaborative work
spaces for teachers and
administrators to create and
share innovative
instructional strategies
Create physical and virtual
Learning Commons at each
school which will serve as
the instructional hub of the
school
Continue to align
technology
implementations to support
the district’s curriculum
goals, including workforce
development support and
online learning
Evaluate operational
processes to eliminate
unnecessary practices, and
enact supportive policies to
take advantage of existing
or emerging technologies
Formalize the review and
recommendation process
for purchased, district
created, and “harvested”
open resources and
assessments
Implement online
classroom observations
tools to measure classroom
use
Infuse the 6 C’s and
Georgia NETS standards
with curriculum delivery to
evaluate the skills and
knowledge of students
data,and
predictive
statistics
Teaching and Learning
Offices
● CCRPI results
● Digital content
availability
● Professional
development
opportunities
(online and
face-to-face)
● Policy changes
● School and
district
improvement
plans
● Facilities Plan
Teaching and Learning
Offices
● GAPSS
● CCRPI results
● Classroom
observations
Technology
Department
● Usage reports
for learning
platforms
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Technology
Department
Teaching and
Learning
School and
District
Leadership