Technology Planning

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Technology Planning ePeGS

• David W. Dillard
• Arcadia Valley R-II

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Todays Objectives

• District and building planning to meet the
  2009-2010 DESE criteria
• Introduction to developing plans through ePeGS

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http//www.av.k12.mo.us/
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http//www.av.k12.mo.us/AchievingExcellence/index.
html
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http//www.av.k12.mo.us/AchievingExcellence/ePeGS.
html
There will be other links
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Objectives MSIP Standards
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Planning Guide
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http//dese.mo.gov/epegs/epegs_fedprog.html
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http//dese.mo.gov/divimprove/fedprog/documents/si
_sample_objectives_for_ePeGS--objonly.doc
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DESE Samples
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Notes on Planning

• Plans should be developed using committees for
  input and work distribution
• Write plans before you enter them into ePeGs
• Have all the little components before you enter
  the data into ePeGs
• Data entry into ePeGs can be completed by anyone,
  but they need to be trained

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Before you begin

• ePeGS helps districts develop one (1)
  comprehensive plan that will drive all
  improvement efforts for all required plans and
  all improvement initiatives.
• The Planning Tool identifies the components to
  specific plans and each plan can be printed as a
  separate document.
• It works best if plans have been written before
  beginning to enter them on ePeGS.

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Before you begin

• The ePeGS Planning Tool is a data base
• Adding additional required plans is as easy as
  clicking on a checkbox.
• Each part of the plan is entered or pasted
  separately.
• Each part of the plan is edited separately.

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Finding plans

• District Plans
• Title I LEA Plan
• NCLB LEA Improvement Plan
• Spec Ed Improvement Plan
• Perkins Postsecondary Plan
• Perkins Secondary Plan
• Career Ladder Plan
• CSIP
• Perkins Tech Prep Plan
• Title III Plan
• Education Technology Plan

• Building Plans
• Spec Ed Improvement Plan
• Schoolwide Program Plan
• NCLB School Improvement Plan
• CSIP
• Education Technology Plan

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Audit Report
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http//dese.mo.gov/epegs/FederalProgramsPlanCheckl
ists.html
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http//dese.mo.gov/epegs/documents/NCLBLEAImprovem
entPlanChecklist.pdf
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ePeGS
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ePeGS Goals

• A Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)
  that covers the needs of all programs
• A grant application system that is tied to the
  CSIP plan
• A cohesive place where grants can be planned and
  applied for together from multiple sources
• A system that reduces the need for programmer
  intervention to establish a new grant or plan

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Two Parts

• Development
• Committee work
• Data Analysis
• Mission Statement
• Needs Statement
• Creation of
• Goals,
• Objectives,
• Strategies,
• Action Steps

• Plan entry through ePeGS
• Data entry
• Additional Elements
• Approval/Submission
• Plan printing

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ePeGS Login
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ePeGS First Screen
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ePeGS Planning Tool
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Using the navigation bar
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Finding plans
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Planning Tool Menu
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Mission Statement
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Mission Statement (AV)
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Needs Assessment
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Needs Assessment

• Currently a 4000 character limit
• Box includes text formatting options
• Formatting takes more space
• Use rtf format to allow more text
• Characters that have caused problems and
• Box added/removed
• What to include

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Needs Assessment (AV)
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Planning

• Goals
• Objectives
• Strategies (DESE sometimes calls activities)
• Action Steps

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ePeGS Goals
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ePeGS Goals
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Goal
Objective
Strategy
Action Step
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Using the navigation bar
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Objectives

• Objective a statement that describes the
  specific, measurable results to be achieved by
  whom, by when and by how much or to what degree.
  Objectives, like goals, must be measurable and
  must relate to student performance but they must
  also specify a final target and when that target
  is to be met. Objectives are generally more
  discrete than goals, indicating the specific
  target population requiring improvement.
  Objectives should relate to and support a
  district goal.
• Examples
• Goal The districts graduation rate will
  increase to 90.0.
• Objective The graduation rate for students with
  disabilities will increase to 90.0 by 2009.

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Writing objectives

• Objectives should be few in number and SMART
  (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results
  oriented, and Time sensitive).
• Example By (when), (percent/number) of (who)
  will (do what) as evidenced by (what).
• Samples
• By the end of the 2012 school year, the group of
  all students and students in each subgroup
  identified for No Child Left Behind
  accountability will make adequate yearly progress
  as reported on the DESE AYP report.
• One hundred percent (100) of the MAP and EOC
  standards on the APR will be met at the High 1 or
  High 2 Level of the Status Measures each year.

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Editing in ePeGS
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Objectives Goal 1
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DESE Sample Tech Objectives
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Editing in ePeGS
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Changing order of objectives
Objectives can be rearranged by clicking on the
dot next to a number, then dragging and dropping
the objective into the new location.
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Objective Entry
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Objective Entry
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Activities Now called Strategies

• Activities - the discrete and measurable
  strategies or interventions that specify how the
  objective will be accomplished.
• Examples
• Goal The districts graduation rate will
  increase to 90.0.
• Objective The graduation rate for students with
  disabilities will increase to 90.0 by 2009
• Activity Develop and implement a work experience
  program for nurses aide.

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Strategy Entry
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Editing in ePeGS
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Editing in ePeGS
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Action Step

• Action Step the major steps required to
  implement the activity.
• Examples
• Goal The districts graduation rate will
  increase to 90.0.
• Objective The graduation rate for students with
  disabilities will increase to 90.0.by 2009
• Activity Develop and implement a work experience
  program for nurses aide.
• Action Step Contact the local hospital to meet
  and discuss nurses aide program options.

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Action steps

• Action steps, though not required, help make the
  plan specific, usable and time sensitive.
• Action steps divide the strategies into more
  specific responsibilities and activities
  necessary to implement the programs and practices
  described in the strategies.
• Action steps indicate responsible persons,
  resources, and timelines identifying when each
  action will be completed.
• Action steps have relatively short timelines (a
  few days or weeks to a year) and help track
  progress of strategy implementation.

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Action Step Entry
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Print/Submit
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Printing an existing document
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Printing an existing document
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Final Plan
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Evaluation
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Evaluation

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Evaluation Additional Elements
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NCLB LEA Improvement Plan Additional Elements
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Plan entry through ePeGs
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Splitting the computer screen and showing 2
programs

• Click on the top right middle box (Restore Down)
  to reduce the screen size. Adjust the screen
  size.
• Move the program to one side of the page
• Open a second program
• A sample is on the next slide.

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Copying/pasting into ePeGS

• There is more than one way to copy and paste or
  to set up the screens.
• Use shortcut keys or right click the mouse to
  copy and paste into ePeGS

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Knowing when things are saved
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Resources
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http//dese.mo.gov/epegs/
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Additional Resources
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Questions?