Tech+Plan+(draft)+Evaluation


 * 7. MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT**

//This section should provide the means by which the district will determine whether the plan is effective, including an explanation of the decision-making process that will provide for the revision of the Technology Plan where needed. In previous sections, the plan provided a description of the monitoring and evaluating of individual components (Curriculum, Professional Development, Hardware, Budget). This section should provide a description of the overall monitoring of the whole technology plan.//

Year 1: Incorporate educational technology into the current JSHS governance structure and community. Communicate to all faculty and staff. Year 2: Evaluate the effective integration of educational technology into JSHS. Year 1: Evaluate and create existing job descriptions related to technology and create a job description for the educational technologist specialist. Approve job description and place in faculty handbook. Year 1: Outline membership and structure of Educational Technology Committee. Invite members to join this committee. Year 2: Educational Technology committee meets regularly in their advisory role. Year 3: Assess committee function and adjust if necessary. The administrative team will be looking closely at the decision and policy making structure for technology use and integration at JSHS. Building an effective Educational Technology governance structure is essential to the objective of improving services to the JSHS community and supporting the school’s mission and goals. They will create a flowchart clearly outlining positions and where each falls in the overall administrative structure of the school. The administration will also officially define the membership and role of the Educational Technology Committee. An official committee will be formed by Summer 2010, in place for the 2010-2011 school year.
 * Goal 8: ** Develop an inclusive and cohesive process to implement and monitor a dynamic, long range and systematic educational technology plan.
 * Objective 8.1 ** : Develop and communicate an effective governance, decision and policy-making structure for educational technology at Junipero Serra High School.
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 * Objective 8.2 ** : Evaluate existing job descriptions and/or create new job descriptions for positions related to educational technology including that of an Educational Technology Specialist.
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 * Objective 8.3 ** : Determine Educational Technology committee membership and outline advisory role.
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__ **7a. Describe the process for evaluating the plan’s overall progress and impact on teaching and learning.** __

//The plan describes the process for evaluation utilizing the goals, objectives and benchmarks of each component as the indicators of success**. How will the data be and analyzed? Who or what committee is responsible for overseeing the implementation and evaluation of the technology plan. Discuss the impact on the student learning, the teacher instruction, and technology management.**// One of the responsibilities of the 2010 Educational Technology Committee will be the responsibility of overall monitoring of the whole technology plan. They will meet monthly to chart progress and to analyze the effectiveness of the plan. The educational technology committee will report its findings directly to the principal. Implementation of the components of the plan will be the responsibility of the person or persons outlined in each section. These persons will report to the committee on a regular basis. Effectiveness of the plan will be analyzed using the outlined benchmarks, student data including assessment scores and survey data, and continued faculty assessments.

__ **7b. Schedule for evaluating the effect of plan implementation.** __

//Evaluation timeline is realistic. How often will overall plan implementation be evaluated and who will evaluate the impact of the plan on teaching and learning?// The plan will be evaluated on an on-going basis by the Educational Technology Committee. This committee will have the responsibility of officially analyzing and revising the plan on a yearly basis as well.

__ **7c. Describe the process and frequency of communicating evaluation results to tech plan stakeholders.** __

//Describe the process to report the monitoring and evaluation results to persons responsible for implementing and modifying the plan, as well as the plan stakeholders. How frequently will evaluation results be reported? What process will be used to make plan revisions as the result of the monitoring and evaluation process?//