STAR Chart

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STAR Chart

• Presented by Jim Baldoni

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Question Who should complete the Texas STaR
Chart?
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Principals should coordinate the completion of
the chart with technology leadership teams. The
principal should designate someone to submit the
campus chart.
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Question Why should you complete the Texas STaR
Chart?
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Applications for formula and competitive funds
from the Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education
Through Technology program under the federal No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as well as
applications for other state funded technology
grants will require completed campus Texas STaR
Chart profiles for each required campus in the
district to be filed with the application.
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Question As I complete the chart I have
difficulty deciding on which cell (box) best
describes my campus. For example, for a
particular box my campus meets all but one
criteria...
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Choose the cell that best describes your campus.
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Main Areas

• TEACHING AND LEARNING
• EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT
• ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES
• INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TECHNOLOGY

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Points of Discussion

• Administration and support services in sections
  N and O
• Next, in the infrastructure for technology
  section, I know what LAN and WAN means, but have
  no idea what area of section U we would fall
  into

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Deadline

• Must be completed by November 30th.

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What about the Teacher Star Chart?

• Teachers who are on campuses receiving Target
  grants must complete this year.
• ITLS staff can come to campus to assist in how to
  complete.
• All teachers will be required to complete next
  year.

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Dell TechKnow Program Overview Fall 2004
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Dell Philosophy

• Dell believes that everyone should have the
  ability to access, use and understand technology
  and the skills to make it relevant in their life
• Todays students must develop the 21st century
  skills they will need to succeed in higher
  education and workplaces that are enabled by ICT
  tools
• 21st century skills include thinking and
  problem-solving, information and communication,
  and interpersonal and self-direction skills
• We recognize that closing the achievement gap
  means providing access and technology proficiency
  in the classroom, at home, and in local
  communities

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Dell TechKnow Mission

• To partner with school districts, corporations
  and the community to enable low-income or
  underserved middle school students an opportunity
  to earn a home computer and learn technology
  skills that promote self-esteem, academic
  success, and prepare students for opportunities
  in todays technology-driven world.

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A 21st Century Approach

• Students attend 40-hour, self-paced course where
  they learn to
• Disassemble and assemble a computer
• Load and utilize software
• Identify and correct basic hardware problems
• Upgrade computer hardware
• Use the Internet

Upon completion students earn a refurbished Dell
computer, operating system, MS software, 1 year
AOL internet home access
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Getting IT into the Right Hands

• Middle School Target Audience
• Pivotal decision point for relevancy of school
• Young girls still open to learning about
  technology
• 21st Century Skill Development
• Program focuses on collaboration, teamwork
• Technology for Home Use
• Expands reach beyond the student to include
  family members
• Students become coaches in the home

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Student Responsibility

• Students participating in the Dell TechKnow
  program must meet certain program requirements in
  order to earn their free computer.
• 40 hours instruction
• Student must maintain a C average or show
  definite grade improvement
• Student must maintain regular attendance at
  school
• Student must maintain good citizenship and
  behavior

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Dell Resources

• Training
• Sponsorship for (1-2) district personnel to
  attend a Dell TechKnow Train the Trainer
  Session. Additional training sessions will be
  made available at the start of each school
  semester in various regional locations.
• Program Management
• Dell/TCEA will assign a program manager to serve
  as liaison to School District.
• Program Materials
• Dell TechKnow program materials, curriculum
  resources, program blueprint, graduation
  certificates.
• Software and Peripherals
• Dell will provide Windows 2000 Pro operating
  system, Windows XP software and one-year free
  Internet access.
• Refurbished Computers
• Dell will provide refurbished personal computers
  for schools use in the Dell TechKnow Program.
• The minimum hardware configuration requirements
  include Pentium III (Dell desktop computers),
  500 MHz, 128 MB of RAM, 8 G hard drive, CD Rom
  and a USB port.

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School District Responsibilities

• Financial School districts must provide funds
  for instructor and student assistant benefits
  volunteer coordination and recognition
  instructor and volunteer training hardware
  transportation and maintenance
  supplies/materials for students participating in
  program and curriculum reproduction and other
  supplies.
• Staffing District-level Coordinator, Grant
  Writer, IT/Technical Director, Instructors, and
  Volunteers - teaching assistants, hardware
  coordinators, etc. (Depending on the size and
  scope of the program, these roles may be
  performed by one person.) Time
• 6 - 9 months Program planning and implementation
  
• 40 hours students classroom training
• 40 hours Instructor training
• Two weeks of preparation time to clean/prepare
  computers after arrival from Dell or other
  sources
• Facilities Schools will need to provide storage
  space for computers classrooms that meet voltage
  and outlet requirements classrooms for
  orientation/training for volunteers and
  instructors security and custodial maintenance.
• Computer Resources including software, mouse
  pads, Internet service and tools for student use
  will need to be provided.
• Additional requirements include transportation,
  training materials, ability to track student
  progress following program completion,
  willingness to implement student standards and
  contracts for citizenship, attendance and grades,
  willingness to host a graduation or similar
  recognition event for students and volunteers,
  existing relationships with other community-based
  organizations for volunteer, financial and
  in-kind support as needed, and willingness to
  communicate to parents, teachers, students and
  administrators about this program, its goals and
  successes.

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THANK YOU
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Graphic Organizer Software Initiative

• Kidspiration and Inspiration

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Graphic Organizer Initiative

• Phase I Seek Board approval October 2004
• Phase II Collect Campus Access Survey Data by
  October 22, 2004
• Phase III Notify campuses at November 16th CTR
  meeting of the software deployment process
• Phase IV -- Begin processing and delivering
  Professional Learning from January 2005-August
  2005

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Campus Participation Process

• Complete an online form
• How will Kidspiration/Inspiration address
  specific content area TEKS as identified in
  Campus Improvement Plan?
• Identify Professional Learning dates
• Work with the Offices of District Initiatives and
  Instructional Technology to handle logistics

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Campus Participation Process

• Invite IT Team to present to the Campus
  Leadership Team on technology Integration
  Initiatives
• Include date and time of presentation
• Principal signature on checklist for Graphic
  Organizer Initiative

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Digital Video Distribution Update

• Discovery Education Digital Curriculum

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Increased Bandwidth

• Internet bandwidth increase from 30 megabytes to
  50 megabytes to improve playback quality

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Local Area Network

• Internal Network Media Server to be online by
  October 15th
• Windows Media Server that can be accessed via the
  Digital Curriculum website

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Teacher Account Management

• Standard Teacher Login
• Email address replacing the _at_ with a .
• Example grodriguez4_at_saisd.netgrodriguez4.saisd.n
  et
• Password Birth month and birthday
• February 220222
• Temporary Teacher Login
• Username campusnameteacher.saisd.net
• Password media

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Teacher Assignments

• Previously teacher assignments were deleted when
  accounts were refreshed.
• Teacher assignments will be preserved upon new
  updates to accounts.

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Student and Parent Accounts

• Students can login using the following format
• Username campusnamestudent.saisd.net
• Password media
• Parents can login using the following format
• Username campusnameparent.saisd.net
• Password media