Progress Update on the District Strategic Technology Plan (For Possible Action) Robert Sidford, Chief Information and Innovation Officer Rick Harris, Special Projects Administrator Debra Biersdorff, Chief Academic Officer Pete Etchart, Chief Operations Officer Mark Mathers, Chief Financial Officer Joe Ernst, Area Superintendent November 26, 2019 Attachment A
Overview 1. Pathway to Positive Progress 2. Why a Strategic Technology Plan? 3. Current Realities 4. Plan Development 5. Input and Consultation
1. Pathway to Positive Progress • A need for WCSD Information Technology Comprehensive Plan • WCSD has not previously had a comprehensive strategic technology plan • Identification of current state and desired future state • Stakeholder input and consultation is key to success
2. Why a Strategic Technology Plan? • For Students – Student Learning – Equity and Equitable Access – Nevada Academic Content Standards 21 st Century Technology Skills – – Career and College Readiness – Pathways to Graduation • For Staff – Professional Learning and Support – Equitable Access • For our Community – Identifying and Meeting Needs of Families and Employers • Safety and Security – Data Privacy – Information and Cybersecurity • Governance and Alignment – Sustainability and System Support – Stakeholder Input
3. Current Realities • Technology in our Schools – Corbett Elementary School
3. Current Realities Technology in our Schools – Sky Ranch Middle School
3. Current Realities • Technology and our Schools – Spanish Springs Elementary School
3. Current Realities • Technology in our Schools – Galena High School – Wide Range of Equipment & Usage
3. Current Realities • Financial Realities – Addressing the challenges of sustainable funding associated with plan implementation – Prioritization of needs
3. Current Realities Student Activity Funds Other, $65,529 General Fund, $504,551 $560,952 GST, $298,694 1% 8% 8% 4% 38% 41% Bond Fund, $2,772,356 Grant Funds, $2,565,073
4. Plan Development • We are building the plan from the ground up • Key work teams • Strategic Technology Planning Task Force • Growth and Technology Working Group • District Leadership Team • Emerging Themes • Equity • Sustainability and Supportability • Focus on Learning and Teaching • Career and College Readiness • Safety and Security • Systems Approach • Currently we have over 50 Themes we are studying
4. Plan Development (Key Working Team) Strategic Technology Planning Task Force • • Mary Alber, Education Innovation Collaborative Juan Palacios, Middle School Teacher • • Jeff Batavia, Elementary School Principal Laura Petersen, Middle School Principal • • Valerie Bayard de Volo, High School Assistant Principal Charles Rahn, Office of Communications and Community Engagement • Robert Carson, Business and Finance • Jeff Sabo, Office of Information Technology • Lalita Cole, Elementary School Teacher • Kaitlynn Cooper, High School Teacher and 21 st Century Brandy Scarnati, Truckee Meadows Community • College Leader • Reid Schlesener, IT Security • D’Lisa Crain, Family School Partnerships • Dan Schreiber, Middle School Dean • Laura Davidson, Research and Program Evaluation • Robert Sidford, Chief Information and Innovation • Mike Doering, Strategies Officer • Jamie Garaventa, Elementary School Teacher and 21 st • JT Stark, Office of Accountability Century Leader • Rick Stevens, Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows • Mike Gifford, Middle School Principal • Terra Graves, 21 st Century Learning Sean Whisler, Elementary School Principal • • Shaquana Wilks, Parent • Rick Harris, Special Projects Administrator • Tiffany Young, Equity and Diversity • Josh Hartzog, Office of Academics • Tami Zimmerman, Deputy Chief Capital Projects • Christopher Keenan, High School Teacher Officer • Marissa McClish, Office of Human Resources • Lisa McNeill, APTA • Joseph Medulla, Office of Information Technology
4. Plan Development (Key Working Team) Strategic Technology Planning Task Force • Fantastic Group Teams • Started November 5, 2019 • Have made substantial progress on needs • Have already had two assessment tools meetings • Have already created a team working agreement/norms • Have already Identified over 50 Topics • Have already created Topic
4. Plan Development • Strategic Technology Planning Task Force – All Stakeholder Input – Needs Assessment – Plan Development and Drafting – Leadership & Communication – Representation
4. Plan Development • Growth and Technology Working Group – Provide Leadership – Provide Feedback to Task Force – Provide District-wide Direction – Provide Direction to District Leadership
4. Plan Development Name Represented Area Randy Baxley Capital Projects Department Debra Biersdorff Chief Academic Officer Mike Boster Capital Projects Jeana Curtis Area Superintendent Joe Ernst Area Superintendent Growth and Pete Etchart Chief Operations Officer Lauren Ford Area Superintendent Teresa Golden Director of Planning Rick Harris Special Projects Administrator Technology Ben Hayes Chief Accountability Officer Paul LaMarca Chief Ombudsman and Strategies Officer Rick Martin Transportation Director Working Mark Mathers Chief Financial Officer Tony McMillen Director of Construction and Project Management Kristen McNeill Interim Superintendent Troy Parks Lead Area Superintendent Group Irene Payne Chief Communications and Community Engagement Officer Neil Rombardo Chief General Counsel Mike Schroeder Budget Director Adam Searcy Chief Facilities Management Officer Robert Sidford Chief Information and Innovation Officer Lianka Soliz Nutrition Services Director Michael Supple Nutrition Services Assistant Director Jason Trevino Chief of School Police Jen Van Tress Area Superintendent Tiffany Young Equity and Diversity Director Tami Zimmerman Deputy Capital Projects and Facilities Management Officer
4. Plan Development Work Group Work Work Group Group Growth and Strategic WCSD WCSD Technology Technology Board of Leadership Working Planning Work Work Trustees Team Group Group Task Force Group Work Work Group Group
4. Plan Development • Task Force Assembly – Leadership Capacity – Needs Assessment (ALL stakeholders) – Create & Refine Draft Plans • Growth and Technology Working Group – Provide Feedback & District-wide Direction • Updated Draft Plan to Board of Trustees • Implementation
4. Plan Development • Draft Timeline (Ambitious) – Task Force assembled and needs assessment • November – December – Task Force creates and refines draft plans • January – May – IT Leadership and Growth/Technology Working Group provides feedback and District-wide direction • November – May – Periodic updates to Board of Trustees • January – May – Updated draft plan to Board of Trustees • May/June, 2020 – Phased Implementation • Will have short & long term goals • Multi-year approach, targeting SY 2020/21
4. Plan Development • Review of National Best Practices – International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Standards for Students, Essential Conditions – Council of the Great City Schools – Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), Digital Leap Success Matrix, Cybersecurity Toolkit – U.S. Department of Education, National Education Technology Plan
4. Plan Development • Sample of Comparable District Plans being Reviewed by the Task Force – Forsythe County Schools, GA (50,600 students) – Seattle Public Schools, WA (52,900 students) – Mooresville Graded School District, NC (6100 students) – Katy Independent School District, TX (79,900 students) – Fauquier County Public Schools, VA (11,200 students) – Tahoma Public Schools, WA (8400 students) – Fairfax County Public Schools, VA (188,000 students) – Township High School District 214, IL (12,300 students)
5. Input and Consultation • • Students CIOs / CTOs • • Parents / Guardians Council on Family Engagement • • Staff WCSD Leadership Team • • Strategic Technology Planning Task Force WCSD Department Staff • • Student Advisory Council EDAWN • • Equity Task Force WCSD Technology Advisory Group (TAG) • • PTAs / PTOs Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) • • Nevada Department of Education Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) • • Associations Equitable Access Task Force • • Teachers Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce • • Administrators Nevada System of Higher Education 21 st Century Leaders • • Tesla • • Education Alliance: P-16 Advocacy Council Switch • • Extended Academic Leadership Team (EALT) Hewlett Packard • • Board of Trustees Apple • • Technology Sector Representatives Microsoft
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