Using Technology to Support School Using Technology to Support School Reform and Improvement in the Reform and Improvement in the DeKalb School SystemDeKalb School System

Using Technology to Support School Using Technology to Support School Reform and Improvement in the Reform and Improvement in the DeKalb School SystemDeKalb School System

Presented byPresented by

Edward L. Bouie, Jr., Ed.D.Edward L. Bouie, Jr., Ed.D.

Senior Executive Director for Management Senior Executive Director for Management of Information Systemsof Information Systems

Presented byPresented by

Edward L. Bouie, Jr., Ed.D.Edward L. Bouie, Jr., Ed.D.

Senior Executive Director for Management Senior Executive Director for Management of Information Systemsof Information Systems

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Development PURPOSE Remediation

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Community

Development

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Community

Problem- Solving

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Personal Growth and Development

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Personal Problem-Solving

Arenas Of Human Service ActivityWilliam J. Lofquist, The Meaning of Prevention, 1983

Transition Action PlanTransition Action PlanTransition Action PlanTransition Action Plan

Improve Student Achievement

Provide Positive Learning

Environments

Ensure Fiscal Stability

Close Gaps in Performance

Principal as instructional leaderPrincipal as instructional leader CurriculumCurriculum

4 X 4 HS. Requirements4 X 4 HS. RequirementsEqual Access to AP CoursesEqual Access to AP CoursesIncrease Graduation RequirementsIncrease Graduation RequirementsHS Algebra for 8HS Algebra for 8thth Grade Students Grade StudentsPre-Algebra for 7Pre-Algebra for 7thth Grade Students Grade StudentsLiteracyLiteracyScienceScience

Principal as instructional leaderPrincipal as instructional leader CurriculumCurriculum

4 X 4 HS. Requirements4 X 4 HS. RequirementsEqual Access to AP CoursesEqual Access to AP CoursesIncrease Graduation RequirementsIncrease Graduation RequirementsHS Algebra for 8HS Algebra for 8thth Grade Students Grade StudentsPre-Algebra for 7Pre-Algebra for 7thth Grade Students Grade StudentsLiteracyLiteracyScienceScience

Parent InvolvementParent Involvement Student SupportStudent Support Discipline ManagementDiscipline Management TechnologyTechnology StaffingStaffing Organizational DesignOrganizational Design AttendanceAttendance Dropout RateDropout Rate GovernanceGovernance AccountabilityAccountability

Parent InvolvementParent Involvement Student SupportStudent Support Discipline ManagementDiscipline Management TechnologyTechnology StaffingStaffing Organizational DesignOrganizational Design AttendanceAttendance Dropout RateDropout Rate GovernanceGovernance AccountabilityAccountability

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Improve Student Improve Student AchievementAchievement

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Improve Student Improve Student AchievementAchievement

Establish minimum course Establish minimum course offerings and curriculum offerings and curriculum exposure for students exposure for students across the district at all across the district at all levelslevels

4 X 4 High School 4 X 4 High School CurriculumCurriculum

Alternating Block Scheduling Alternating Block Scheduling for High Schoolsfor High Schools

Review Theme/Magnet Review Theme/Magnet School ProgramsSchool Programs

Establish minimum course Establish minimum course offerings and curriculum offerings and curriculum exposure for students exposure for students across the district at all across the district at all levelslevels

4 X 4 High School 4 X 4 High School CurriculumCurriculum

Alternating Block Scheduling Alternating Block Scheduling for High Schoolsfor High Schools

Review Theme/Magnet Review Theme/Magnet School ProgramsSchool Programs

Equity in resources and Equity in resources and technical assistance based technical assistance based on student need and circum on student need and circum stancesstances

Effectiveness and equitable Effectiveness and equitable distribution of programsdistribution of programs

Increase the percentage of Increase the percentage of students exposed to gifted students exposed to gifted programs and advanced programs and advanced level courseworklevel coursework

Equity in resources and Equity in resources and technical assistance based technical assistance based on student need and circum on student need and circum stancesstances

Effectiveness and equitable Effectiveness and equitable distribution of programsdistribution of programs

Increase the percentage of Increase the percentage of students exposed to gifted students exposed to gifted programs and advanced programs and advanced level courseworklevel coursework

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Close Gaps in PerformanceClose Gaps in PerformanceTransition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Close Gaps in PerformanceClose Gaps in Performance

Clean and attractive Clean and attractive schoolsschools

Well-behaved studentsWell-behaved studentsStrengthen student Strengthen student

supportsupport ““Dress for Success”Dress for Success”New school constructionNew school construction

Clean and attractive Clean and attractive schoolsschools

Well-behaved studentsWell-behaved studentsStrengthen student Strengthen student

supportsupport ““Dress for Success”Dress for Success”New school constructionNew school construction

Comprehensive plan Comprehensive plan for capital for capital improvementimprovement

Involve all Involve all stakeholders with stakeholders with school site planning, school site planning, cleaning, and cleaning, and landscapinglandscaping

Comprehensive plan Comprehensive plan for capital for capital improvementimprovement

Involve all Involve all stakeholders with stakeholders with school site planning, school site planning, cleaning, and cleaning, and landscapinglandscaping

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Provide Positive Learning Provide Positive Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Provide Positive Learning Provide Positive Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments

Align budget Align budget expenditures with district expenditures with district goals/prioritiesgoals/priorities

Establish procedures for Establish procedures for routine analysis of routine analysis of resources and ensure resources and ensure connection to connection to goals/prioritiesgoals/priorities

Provide needed Provide needed resources to support resources to support district programs and district programs and initiativesinitiatives

Align budget Align budget expenditures with district expenditures with district goals/prioritiesgoals/priorities

Establish procedures for Establish procedures for routine analysis of routine analysis of resources and ensure resources and ensure connection to connection to goals/prioritiesgoals/priorities

Provide needed Provide needed resources to support resources to support district programs and district programs and initiativesinitiatives

Salary compensation Salary compensation study to eliminate study to eliminate inequities/inconsistencies inequities/inconsistencies and address appropriate and address appropriate placement of personnel placement of personnel on the salary scheduleon the salary schedule

Strengthen the school Strengthen the school district’s fiscal stabilitydistrict’s fiscal stability

Increase working reserveIncrease working reserve

Salary compensation Salary compensation study to eliminate study to eliminate inequities/inconsistencies inequities/inconsistencies and address appropriate and address appropriate placement of personnel placement of personnel on the salary scheduleon the salary schedule

Strengthen the school Strengthen the school district’s fiscal stabilitydistrict’s fiscal stability

Increase working reserveIncrease working reserve

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Ensure Fiscal StabilityEnsure Fiscal StabilityTransition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Ensure Fiscal StabilityEnsure Fiscal Stability

Transition Action PlanTransition Action PlanTransition Action PlanTransition Action Plan

Improve Student Achievement

Provide Positive Learning

Environments

Ensure Fiscal Stability

Close Gaps in Performance

How does How does technology support technology support the implementation the implementation of this plan?of this plan?

How does How does technology support technology support the implementation the implementation of this plan?of this plan?

Wide Area Network Wide Area Network (WAN)(WAN)

Up-to-date student Up-to-date student workstationsworkstations

On-line curriculum On-line curriculum guidesguides

On-line grade and On-line grade and attendance reportingattendance reporting

Staff developmentStaff development

Wide Area Network Wide Area Network (WAN)(WAN)

Up-to-date student Up-to-date student workstationsworkstations

On-line curriculum On-line curriculum guidesguides

On-line grade and On-line grade and attendance reportingattendance reporting

Staff developmentStaff development

Wireless accessWireless accessTelecommunicationsTelecommunicationsVirtual coursesVirtual coursesCurriculum Curriculum

integrationintegration Instructional supportInstructional support

Wireless accessWireless accessTelecommunicationsTelecommunicationsVirtual coursesVirtual coursesCurriculum Curriculum

integrationintegration Instructional supportInstructional support

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Improve Student Improve Student AchievementAchievement

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Improve Student Improve Student AchievementAchievement

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Close Gaps in PerformanceClose Gaps in PerformanceTransition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Close Gaps in PerformanceClose Gaps in Performance

Data analysisData analysis

School profilesSchool profiles

Student profilesStudent profiles

Student Information SystemsStudent Information Systems

Equity ManagementEquity Management

Accountability ManagementAccountability Management

Family Technology Resource CentersFamily Technology Resource Centers

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Provide Positive Learning Provide Positive Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Provide Positive Learning Provide Positive Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments

District Technology Support CenterDistrict Technology Support Center

On-line work order managementOn-line work order management

Energy managementEnergy management

SecuritySecurity

On-line applicant management systemOn-line applicant management system

Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Ensure Fiscal StabilityEnsure Fiscal StabilityTransition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Ensure Fiscal StabilityEnsure Fiscal Stability

Total Educational Resource Management System (T.E.R.M.S)

T.E.R.M.S. consists of the T.E.R.M.S. consists of the following components:following components:T.E.R.M.S. consists of the T.E.R.M.S. consists of the following components:following components:

Financial Information

Human Resource

Management

Facility Management

• BudgetingBudgeting• General LedgerGeneral Ledger• Accounts PayableAccounts Payable• PurchasingPurchasing• Bid ManagementBid Management

• Applicant Applicant TrackingTracking

• PersonnelPersonnel• Benefits Benefits

AdministrationAdministration• PayrollPayroll• Staff Staff

DevelopmentDevelopment

• Fixed AssetsFixed Assets• WarehousingWarehousing

GSBA eBoard:GSBA eBoard:A Web-Based Governance A Web-Based Governance System:System:

GSBA eBoard:GSBA eBoard:A Web-Based Governance A Web-Based Governance System:System:

Putting the pieces together.

Board of Education Superintendent

Focus

Sequence

End Result Means

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Questions to be Addressed

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What?Why?

How much?How well?

How?When?Where?By whom?

Tools

MissionGoals

PoliciesLinkages

AssurancesStandards

StrategiesProceduresRegulationsAssignmentsDocumentation

MethodsVote Recommend

Trust

eAgenda – Paperless Board Packets

eReports – Document Management System

ePolicy – Board Policy Manual

eLegislation – Education Legislation System

eTraining – On-line Board Development System

eGoals – Goals Tracking System

More Information More Information Available on the Available on the DeKalb School DeKalb School System Web Site:System Web Site:

More Information More Information Available on the Available on the DeKalb School DeKalb School System Web Site:System Web Site:

www.dekalb.k12.ga.us