William Floyd School District Technology Plan Accomplishments

50 Pages·2015·5.59 MB·English

Technology Plan
2013-2017
William Floyd School District 240 Mastic
Beach Road Mastic Beach NY 11951

631-874-1100
http://www.wfsd.k12.ny.us

Kevin Coster ................................................................ Superintendent
Ms. Tricia Interrante........................................ Coordinator of Technology
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Table of Contents

Executive Summary...................................................................page 3
Mission Statement ................................................................... page 4
High School Technology Integration Overview..........................page 5
Middle Schools Technology Integration Overview....................page 6
Elementary Schools Technology Integration Overview ............page 7
Technology Support Staff .........................................................page 8
Staff Development Overview ...................................................pages 9-10
E-Rate Overview and Asset Management ............................... page 11
Technology Standards..............................................................pages 12-21
Timeline....................................................................................pages 22-23
Budget ......................................................................................page 24
Evaluation Plan..........................................................................page 25

Appendices
Telecommunication Services.....................................................pages 26
Electronic Services.....................................................................pages 27
Network and Hardware Overview ............................................pages 28-29
Software Overview....................................................................pages 30-31
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) Student........................................pages 32-34
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) Staff…..........................................pages 35-37

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Executive Summary

The basis for establishing a technology plan is: A district technology plan is required by New
York State Department of Education and Eastern Suffolk BOCES, state and federal technology
grants require a state approved district technology plan, future technology funds are driven by
a district technology plan, and most important a technology plan provides a guide to enhance
learning through the use of technology.

William Floyd School District is a large suburban district of approximately 8,500 students,
located 70 miles east of New York City, on the south shore of Long Island. We are constantly
searching for new methodology to meet the needs of our diverse student population. The
William Floyd Community is committed to the education of their children. We hold a firm belief
that a viable educational program cannot just meet the minimum needs of the learners, but
must prepare the eventual graduates for entry into an evolving, competitive and often
unforgiving market place.

We firmly believe in the need to incorporate technology as a motivator for instructional change
and a tool for teaching and learning. As evidence of this commitment to state-of-the-art
learning experiences, we are currently involved in building a technology infrastructure to
support all of our classrooms so our teachers can incorporate innovations in their daily
instruction. We will strengthen our district-wide network and increase its capacity to deliver
voice, data, and video to every classroom in the district. As well as build an infrastructure to
support more wireless devices throughout our schools.

As we work toward achieving our goals, it is clear that the assimilation of technology into our
educational system is critical. The implementation of this plan will enhance our ability to
successfully achieve our primary mission and will assist our students as they acquire the skills
needed for analyzing systems, problem solving, communicating results, and implementing
solutions.

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Mission Statement

To teach, to encourage, to challenge...to learn

The William Floyd School District is an active partnership of students, parents, educators, staff,
and community. We are committed to teach, encourage, and challenge all students to fulfill
their intellectual, emotional, aesthetic, and physical potential, and to apply their knowledge
and skills to become contributing, responsible citizens of a rapidly changing, diverse, global
society.

Our mission will be achieved in a leaner-centered, nurturing and safe environment, designed to
empower students with the ability and desire to thrive as life-long learners.

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High School Technology Integration Overview

William Floyd High School

The faculty at high school is eager for every opportunity to integrate technology into their
classroom curriculum, with an emphasis on NYS standards and the new Common Core
Standards.

These dynamic teachers take every advantage to advance learning through the use of
technology in their classrooms. By utilizing Google sites or other teacher webpages, they are
able to bridge the gap between home and school. Using interactive whiteboards exposes
students to information and websites, allowing them to use multimedia and student response
systems to increase student engagement. Teachers also utilize document cameras in their
classrooms giving them the ability to show students’ work and other printed material to the
class.

Teachers effectively use a variety of software and interactive websites to enhance learning such
as Brain Pop, Moviemaker, PPT, Google Earth, Google Apps for Education, RM Easiteach Next
Generation, Virtual Reference Collection utilizing the in-house staff developer to properly
integrate instructional technology into their curriculum.

The hardware that is used consists of laptop carts, projectors, desktops, interactive white
boards, document cameras, chromebooks, and Student Response Systems.

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Middle School Technology Integration Overview

William Paca Middle School and William Floyd Middle School

The faculty at the middle schools in the William Floyd School District is eager for every
opportunity to integrate technology into their classroom curriculum with an emphasis on NYS
standards.

These dynamic teachers take every advantage to advance learning through the use of
technology in their classrooms. By utilizing Google sites or other teacher webpages, they are
able to bridge the gap between home and school. Using interactive whiteboards exposes
students to information and websites, allowing them to use multimedia and student response
systems to increase student engagement. Teachers also utilize document cameras in their
classrooms giving them the ability to show students’ work and other printed material to the
class.

Teachers effectively use a variety of software and interactive websites to enhance learning such
as Brain Pop, Moviemaker, PPT, Google Earth, Google Apps for Education, RM Easiteach Next
Generation, Virtual Reference Collection utilizing the in-house staff developer to properly
integrate instructional technology into their curriculum.

The hardware that is used consists of laptop carts, projectors, desktops, interactive white
boards, document cameras, chromebooks, and Student Response Systems.

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Elementary Schools Technology Integration Overview

John S. Hobart Elementary School, Moriches Elementary School, Nathanial
Woodhull Elementary School, Tangier Smith Elementary School, and William Floyd
Elementary School

The faculty at the elementary schools, in the William Floyd School District is eager for every
opportunity to integrate technology into their classroom curriculum, with an emphasis on NYS
standards.

These dynamic teachers take every advantage to advance learning through the use of
technology in their classrooms. By utilizing Google sites or other teacher webpages, they are
able to bridge the gap between home and school. Using interactive whiteboards exposes
students to information and websites, allowing them to use multimedia and student response
systems to increase student engagement. Teachers also utilize document cameras in their
classrooms giving them the ability to show students’ work and other printed material to the
class.

Teachers effectively use a variety of software and interactive websites to enhance learning such
as Brain Pop, Moviemaker, PPT, Google Earth, Google Apps for Education, RM Easiteach Next
Generation, Virtual Reference Collection utilizing the in-house staff developer to properly
integrate instructional technology into their curriculum.

The hardware that is used consists of projectors, desktops, interactive white boards, and
document cameras.

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Technology Support Staff

Instructional Technology Department

Tricia Interrante, Coordinator of Instructional Technology

One Educational Technology Specialist
• The Education Technology Specialist role is to assist teachers in infusing technology into
the curriculum and the classroom. This position is a support position in the teacher
bargaining unit.
• Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
o Running in-service courses
o Researching new technologies
o Providing materials to teachers
o Providing support to all staff members including teachers, clerical, and
administration
o Modeling instruction that integrates technology meeting the district goals and
objective and the state standards
o Creating resources that are aligned with the common core standards

One District Programmer

One District Webmaster

Four Technician Staff

One Clerical Staff

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Staff Development Overview

Internal Support
• One full-time technology integrator that services staff
• Contractual days via Eastern Suffolk BOCES to assist staff.

Teacher Center Support
The William Floyd Teacher Center is committed to collaborating with district leadership to
ensure high quality professional development in the area of instructional technology. Teachers
will participate actively in courses that focus on the integration of technology resources into
curriculum, with an emphasis on NYS standards and the new Common Core Standards. With the
installation of interactive whiteboards, district-wide, professional development must be
ongoing and tiered to meet teachers' varied skill sets.

The William Floyd Teacher Center will provide professional support services to teachers in order
to:

• assists teachers, diagnose learning needs, experiment with the use of multiple
instructional approaches, assess student outcomes, assess staff development needs and
plans, and train other school personnel in effective pedagogical approaches
• provides demonstration and training sites where teachers are trained, specifically in the
use of computers as teaching aids; the criteria for school acquisition and use of
computer equipment and software; and the evaluation of computer related materials
• develops and produce curricula and curricular materials designed to meet the
educational needs of students being served through application of educational research
or new or improved methods, practices, and techniques
• provides training to improve the skills of teachers in order to enable such teachers to
meet the special educational needs of the pupils they serve, and to familiarize such
teachers with developments in curriculum formulation and educational research,
including the manner in which the research can be used to improve teaching skills
• provides a location where teachers may share resources, ideas, methods and
approaches directly related to classroom instruction and become familiar with current
teaching materials and products for use in their classrooms
• retrains teachers and other educational personnel to become better qualified to teach
in subject areas necessary to prepare students for the developing high technology era,
in the disciplines of mathematics, science and computer technology

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Staff Development Overview continued...

Eastern Suffolk BOCES Support

The William Floyd School District also uses Eastern Suffolk BOCES services particularly these
services:

• Technology Acquisition
• Student Management Services
• School Library System
• Long Island Regional School Support Center

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