ESC Region XI Instructional Leaders Advisory Committee

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ESC Region XI Instructional Leaders Advisory
Committee

• Educational Technology
• www.esc11.net/edtech

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Texas Virtual School NetworkTxVSN

• Visit the temporary and unofficial ESC Region XI
  website for more information and to provide
  feedback
• TxVSN.esc11.net

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TxVSN

• Created by SB 1788
• Being Implemented by TEA
• Central Operations
• Professional Development
• Course Approval

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TxVSN Central Operations

• TEA is the Administrative Authority
• An ESC will be Central Operations
• Clearinghouse for Providers and Recipients
• Establish a fee Structure
• Establish Contracts and Agreements
• Schedule Approved Courses
• Register Participants
• Handle Collection and Payment of Fees
• Other

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TxVSN Professional Development

• TEA Approved Professional Development Providers
  will
• Offer Approved Course(s) aligned to National and
  State Standards (NACOL)
• Provide a List of Trained and Approved Teachers
  to Central Operations
• Teachers must be Texas certified in the courses
  that they will be approved to teach

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TxVSN Course Approval

• TEA Course Approval Providers will
• Validate the Courses Submitted by Prospective
  Providers
• Meet 100 of the TEKS
• Meet NACOL Standards
• Provide a List of Approved Courses and Providers
  to Central Operations

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TxVSN Points to Consider

• On-line Learning is Growing Nationally and
  Internationally at a Rapid Pace (approximately
  30 per year)
• Increasingly Considered Integral to State
  Strategies and Student Success
• Has Moved from New, Unproven, Sideline Activity
  to a Widely Accepted Creditable Educational
  Practice

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TxVSN Lessons Learned

• Not for All Students
• Not for All Teachers
• Professional Development is Essential
• Students/Parents Underestimate the Amount of Time
  and Effort
• Schools Underestimate the Amount of Time Required
  of Teachers
• Quality of Courses and Instruction is Essential
• Accountability, Oversight, and Support are
  Essential

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TxVSN

• Grades 9-12 for 2008-2009
• Grades 6-12 for 2009-2010
• All Grades for 2010-2011

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TxVSN District ParticipationInitial Steps

• Providers
• Identify Teachers and Register Them for Training
• Identify/Create Courses that meet the Standards
  and Submit for Approval
• Communicate Desire to Be a Provider to Central
  Operations txvsn.esc11.net
• Determine if Vision 2020 Grant Can Help
• Stay Informed at www.esc11.net/edtech Until
  Official Website is Created

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TxVSN District ParticipationInitial Steps

• Recipients
• Determine Needs and Communicate Those Needs and
  Desire to Participate to Central Operations
  txvsn.esc11.net
• Designate Counselors/Registrars - Training
• Plan for Support of Students
• Vision 2020 Grant or R-Tech Grant ?
• Stay Informed at www.esc11.net/edtech Until
  Official Website is Created

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Regional Library System

• Cherry Fuller
• Coordinator Library and Instructional Media
  Services
• ESC Region XI
• March 2008

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Benefits

• Less duplication of software and equipment,
  equipment replacement and licensing, personnel,
  support
• Shared resources through ILL
• Less district resources needed
• Higher quality records better access
• Better curriculum connections and
• collaboration opportunities
• Better security
• More efficient with centralized
• management
• More support

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Results of the Districts Evaluations and
Prioritizing of Vendors SirsiDynix
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Basic System and Services

• SirsiDynixs New Symphony library system
• Textbook Management
• Acquisitions module
• Serials module
• Asset Management
• Materials booking module
• Servers, maintenance, licensing maintained by
  Region XI
• Data conversion and upload
• Data management, new-record cataloging
• Reference librarian (provides pre-defined
  searches for younger students)
• Union Catalog, maintenance, Interlibrary Loan
• iBistro and Kids Library age-appropriate
  interfaces
• Report generation
• Back ups, both on site and off site
• Technical support
• Training Face-to-face, online, webinars
• User groups, listservs, group networking
• Other features and services as determined when
  available

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Regional Library System

• Basic Membership Charter Year
• Enrollment gt 300 1,700
• Enrollment lt 300 1,300
• Enrollment lt 200 900
• Enriched Content
• Enrollment gt 300 240
• Enrollment lt 300 150
• Enrollment lt 200 75
• School Rooms
• Enrollment gt 300 650
• Enrollment lt 300 300
• Enrollment lt 200 200

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Technology Vendor Fair Friday, April 4, 2008
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Dr. Randal Douglas rdouglas_at_esc11.net 817-740-3611
Cherry Fuller cfuller_at_esc11.net 817-740-3617