MONITORING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT CRITERIA 7a Evaluation of Technology Impact on Teaching and Learning

Describe the process for evaluating the plan’s overall progress and impact on teaching and learning

The OUSD Instructional Technology Plan is a dynamic document. Our primary purpose in developing this plan is to provide direction for district and site technology and budget decision- making processes. This document will help the district assess the impact on student learning, teacher instruction and the management of technology resources. Measurable monitoring and evaluation criteria have been specified for each curricular goal and timeline throughout the plan. The Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction (LCI), Instructional Technology, and Research and Assessment teams will have the responsibility for the monitoring and evaluation of each component of this plan. The Education Technology Team will have the responsibility of continuing their work with existing stakeholders, such as teachers, principals, teacher leaders, Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction (LCI) and other district staff in monitoring and evaluating the progress of implementing the Plan’s goals and objectives. Teacher leaders and/or principal designees will assist with data collection and solicit input from their staff, administrators, support staff, parents and students via interviews and surveys. The Education Technology Team with the assistance of the Teacher Leaders, Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction (LCI) and Research and Assessment will be responsible for the analysis of input from the various data collection instruments to determine the plan’s impact and success on curriculum, professional development and classroom management.

The District’s evaluation of the effectiveness of its Technology Plan is an ongoing process. We will use both informal and formal components to measure the effectiveness of our plan.

Throughout each phase we will conduct several informal conversations with students, parents, and district personnel to address their perceptions of the implementation of additional

technologies into the district’s learning environment.

A formal evaluation of the technology plan and its implementation will be completed each year, including preparation of the E-rate Supplemental Analysis Addendum. The Technology Plan will be formally reviewed on an annual basis by the educational technology team. It will also be reviewed by the Technology Services Department and the IT Officer. The efficacy of the existing plan will be evaluated, and the plan will be modified to correct shortcomings and to reflect changes recommended and agreed upon by the various reviewers. Every third or fourth year, a major revision and re-submission for CDE approval will be completed, thus supporting our ongoing intention to leverage E-Rate funding.

Successful implementation of technology will be determined by student achievement (as discussed in 3c).

7b. Schedule for Evaluation

Schedule for evaluating the effect of plan implementation Evaluation schedules include:

● Semi-annually - meetings of Technology Plan stakeholders ● Annually - parent/student/staff surveys

● Annually - review and update of Technology Plan

Additionally, progress versus the benchmarks established in this technology plan will be summarized in a semi-annual technology program audit report created under the supervision of the IT Officer, including recommendations for the upcoming period. These six-month reports may be informal, taking the form of a brief email summary.

Findings on the impact of technology on the curriculum and student learning will be compiled yearly into a technology section for the Annual Report, which will be made available to all stakeholder groups.

7c. Process and Frequency of Communications Evaluation Results

Describe the process and frequency of communicating evaluation results to tech plan stakeholders

The Education Technology Team (LCI, Assessment, and Technology Services represented) in collaboration with the teacher leaders, LCI, , Fiscal Services, and Research and Assessment will continue to monitor, evaluate, recommend, and make modifications as necessary to the plan’s implementation. They will prepare an annual report to be presented to the cabinet that provides monitoring and evaluation data on the progress of the plan implementation. This information will be shared with district stakeholders in a variety of methods including, but not limited to email, posting on the public OUSD web site and intranet and through face to face meetings. District stakeholders will be responsible for providing input and offer suggested improvements in the plan. As changes to the plan occur on an on-going basis, the Instructional Technology Unit will be responsible for posting any plan updates during the 2014-2018 school years.

Information gathered will be used for internal decision-making, including the following:

appropriate interventions for students; professional development recommendations for staff; and improvements in technology acquisition, deployment and support strategies. In the event

progress lags behind the stated milestones, or achieved milestones do not meet the desired goals, the IT Officer will take appropriate corrective action.

The semi-annual technology program audit will feature:

● Evidence of how technology is impacting student learning and attainment of the district’s curricular goals, as well as classroom and school management

● Activities, projects, and practices having a noticeably positive effect on teaching and learning

● Recommendations for the following period, both for improvements for areas not meeting the desired goals and for expanded efforts for areas exceeding the desired goals

The report will be shared with stakeholders in the school community, including the following: our staff; our students and their parents; the governing board of the school; the CDE; and other agencies as required. If major plan revisions are required, a revised plan will be prepared and submitted to the California Department of Education for recertification.