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Action Strategy: We will develop infrastructure to support robust technology integration across the organization and all curricula.
What our strategy is and is not:
Not…

  • segregation
  • to be a burden on any group in the organization
  • promoting personal agendas
  • throwing money at the latest tech trend
  • a rigid one-size fits all framework
  • complicated
  • about tools
  • separate entity
  • stressing out staff
  • isolation
  • machines
  • tech for tech sake
  • harmful to students or not in their best interests
  • diverting essential resources for/to a small group of individuals
  • a focus on individual classrooms
  • blaming technology for needs of the district
  • about what we can’t do
Is…
  • determining the parts of our infrastructure most affected by an increase in demand for services
  • laying the groundwork for continuous future growth
  • providing staff and students with valuable tools to access the curriculum
  • planning the manpower for implementing, training and supporting
  • developing the underlying infrastructure that will support
  • modular > adaptable to innovation and new technologies
  • overall district vision
  • based on research to positively impact student learning
  • discovering needs and wants of our customers
  • maximizing what we have
  • being open to exploring new ideas
  • seamless integration into all areas
  • adapting instructional setting to allow students to use their personal devices
  • increasing access to all students and staff
  • establishing and budgeting standards (replacement cycles, training, guidelines, use policies, etc.)
  • set expectation for integration and secure buy in from stakeholders
  • bringing the latest technological advances into our district
  • teaching staff and students how to create and manage digital portfolios
  • cohesion: compatible systems
  • maintenance
  • storage > digital and physical
  • about possibilities > can do
  • buildings and safety (wires)