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Curriculum & InstructionTechnologyTerry Duggan, Dir. of Program DevelopmentDeb Gammerman, Dir. of Technology & Innovation
FY’15Budget
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+Curriculum & Instruction Goals
Curriculum Aligned to Common Core (ELA & Math) Reading and Writing taught within disciplines Articulated curriculum maps
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+Curriculum & Instruction:
Curriculum Requests Common Core Alignment
Non-Fiction Reading Materials K-5 Reading Instruction: Leveled non-fiction books
$20,000 Grade 6-8 ELA/SS: Class sets of non-fiction texts
$15,600
Content Area Texts & Materials Grade 7-8 SS:
Online textbook subscription renewal & subscription increase due to enrollment $17,631
Reference materials $ 2,490 High School Math: Text book adoption $12,000
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+Curriculum & Instruction Goals
Assessment Diagnostic benchmark assessments in place for ELA
& Math Data analyzed and used to inform instruction for
differentiation, intervention, and extension
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+Curriculum & Instruction:
Assessment Requests Diagnostic Benchmark Assessment
Systems Elementary: Math grades 1-5 (iReady)
$17,805 MS: Math 6-8/ELA 6-8 GRADE/GMADE $
9,960
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+Curriculum & Instruction Goals
Instruction An inquiry/hands-on approach Differentiated small group instruction to meet student
needs (including limited English speakers) Safety net for struggling students based on assessed
needs Teacher teams engaged in process of looking at
assessment data and modifying practice accordingly Ongoing, job-embedded professional development to
ensure effective use of data and differentiated instruction
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+Curriculum & Instruction:
Instruction Requests Instructional Intervention (Safety Net) Materials
K-5 Reading/ELA: Leveled intervention materials $19,800
Differentiation, Intervention, Extension & Job Embedded PD Expanded High Rock Reading Teacher (0.2 FTE) $11,000 Pollard Literacy Specialist (0.5 FTE) $27,500 K-12 ELL Additional Staffing (0.65 FTE) $30,200
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+Curriculum & Instruction:
Instruction Requests Differentiation, Intervention, Extension & Job Embedded PD
Reconfigure MS Program Coordination
$174,432 Existing Math/Science Coordinator becomes:
Math Coordinator (0.8 FTE); Intervention Instruction (0.2 FTE) Science Coordinator (0.8 FTE); Engineering Instruction (0.2 FTE)
Existing ELA/Social Studies Coordinator becomes: ELA Coordinator (0.8 FTE); Reading for Research Instruction (0.2 FTE) SS Coordinator (0.8 FTE); Reading for Research Instruction (0.2 FTE)
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+Interest in a 1 to 1 Initiative
Original Impetus: Economic Sustainability for the Town
Impact of increased technology purchases through building projects
Outcome of the 2007 – 2008 Technology Program Review Grade eight student interest in having access to a
laptop for daily in class use
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+Where We Are Now
Piloting iPads at the secondary level
Educational Goals: To transform the current instructional model
so that teachers are better able to help students master concepts that are frequently challenging for them to learn
Personalized learning Empower students Prepare students as 21st century learners
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+Where We Are Now
1 to 1 Personalized Learning CommitteeAdvisory and support team to craft and
communicate our recommended implementation plan to School Committee Includes:
Financial options Participation threshold Insurance
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+Project Timeline
Date Action• End of January 2014 • Committee recommendation to School
Committee
• February 2014 • School Committee reviews program information, votes implementation policies
• January-February 2014 • Begin sharing information about program with parents
• February-March 2014 • Preparation for documents for parent packets
• March 2014 • Informational packets sent to parents
• April-May 2014 • Receive parent commitment letters and initial payments
• June 2014 • District enters into lease purchase agreement, receives equipment
• July-August 2014 • ETC configures devices
• August-September 2014
• Student devices distributed 04/19/23
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+iPads Elsewhere
What is the appropriate device for our High School students?
How are iPads best used at the elementary level?
Hillside NEF Grant Newman NEF Grant
Other individual requests
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+Technology and Innovation Goals
Infrastructure Continue development of a robust infrastructure
to accommodate administrative and instructional information systems and resources
Implement systems that facilitate communication and collaboration for staff and students
Expand personnel resources to support infrastructure and systems growth
Meet increased demand and cost of technology resources
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+Technology and Innovation:
Infrastructure Requests Develop infrastructure
Increased Internet bandwidth capacity$15,941
Wireless access point annual licensing fees$10,750
Facilitate communication and collaboration Allow for the seamless integration of Google Apps
and Gmail for staff and students Purchase Google Vault Gmail archiving services
$3,600
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+Technology and Innovation:
Infrastructure Requests Expand personnel resources to support infrastructure growth
Respond to previously identified need for redundancy of the network engineer Addition of a 0.5 FTE network administrator $33,500
Support escalating demand for district-wide administrative technology services Addition of a 0.5 FTE data specialist $32,500
Expand ETC bookkeeper hours to support ongoing increases in technology capital and operating budgets $6,577
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+Technology and Innovation:
Infrastructure Requests
Support increased demand and cost of technology resources Increased annual cost of PowerSchool
$1,300 Increased cost of online curriculum resources
$1,106 Cost of technology supplies $3,000
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+Technology and Innovation:
Instructional Goals
Media and technology instructional staff coach teachers in the development and integration of information and digital literacy skills
Explore instructional software “apps” to support effective use of iPads throughout the district
Meet changing programmatic and enrollment needs
Support planning and implementation of 1 to 1 initiative at the secondary level
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+Technology and Innovation:
Instructional Goals Support professional development of instructional
staff Professional development opportunities for:
media teachers$1,750
instructional technology teachers$1,750
Exploration and purchase of iPad “apps”$3,100
Meet changing programmatic and enrollment needs Increase NHS TV Communications Teacher to 0.6 FTE
$4,984
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+Technology and Innovation:
Instructional RequestsProvide resources for the planning and implementation of a 1 to 1 personalized learning initiative at the secondary level Continue professional development for teachers
$30,000 Temporary computer technician services to
prepare devices for the first phase of the anticipated 1 to 1 rollout $9,000
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