Charter+planning

**Who we are:**
A diverse community of like minded individuals who will bring relevant, contemporary technology to our students, colleagues, and our classrooms. A special interest professional member group that is interested in technology and designing a plan for the Cape educational community. The focus of this group would be to represent, discuss, make decisions, and implement the plans for the needs of each area of our community. This includes funding, consistency of tools, training needs, technical support, and sharing resources and references for our global citizens in our community. Group of district educators representing grades k-12 who represent the interests of our students, educational community, parents, and educators

A diverse group of professional educators who are dedicated to leading our district in...

**What we do:**
//Expertise in emerging technologies in education // members of the school district  //Districtwide Technology Purchases//
 * provide the school district with the technological edge to ensure 21st century growth and learning for all
 * training for ourselves, workshops, conferences, seminars
 * recommendations
 * approval for district technology
 * provide vision
 * mission
 * evaluate new technologies
 * Technology budget is managed
 * consolidate purchasing to reduce cost.
 * establish guidelines for purchase
 * review and recommend purchases
 * create purchasing plans
 * Establish a minimum technology budget per building as well as an overall district budget

//Management of Technology //
 * COMMUNICATION
 * standardization
 * unify (standardize) and organize
 * implementation
 * Create a Standard Operating Procedures for district
 * develop a "best practices" document
 * Establish strategy to attain goals
 * hardware/software
 * Responsibility
 * accountability
 * inventory tracking
 * consistent standards for all buildings
 * -Alignment with state and federal guidelines. -Take all stakeholders into consideration
 * Students and teachers have access to technology that will enhance student learning

//Districtwide Professional Development/Training Opportunities//
 * training for district personnel
 * model and lead
 * train the trainer

//Infusing Technology into Curriculum //
 * Purpose-promote develop integrated instructional technology for cape district
 * establish technology educational goals and expectations of learning
 * aligning technology into curriculum plan that is seamless for all levels of education

//Districtwide assessment/evaluation/data collection and analysis for technology integration//
 * identify needs
 * assessment of usage


 * How we do it:**

OUR Focus: An effective technology plan is based on the shared vision of educators, parents, community members, and business leaders who have technological expertise. It ensures that technology strengthens existing curricula and supports meaningful, engaged learning for all students. It also specifies how the technology will be paid for and how its use will be supported.

Project Identification Name of the project and date submitted Mission Statement A brief statement of the purpose of the project Vision Statement A brief and compelling statement describing the future state that would exist as a result of the project Authority Reference and discussion of the legal or regulatory basis for the project Ownership The identification of the people who are responsible for the success of the project Participants The Project Manager and the members of the Implementation Team Success Indicators A list of the measurable outcomes defined by law, management or the project team Major Work Tasks A brief description of the major work tasks that would be performed in this project Operational Plan A succinct description of the operational details of the project. A brief narrative to include: - Beginning steps of the project - Operating procedures - Time frames - Roles - Ground rules - Training needs - Social norms - Progress reports - Communication matrix - Outcome measures Project Monitoring Data collected for monitoring the project from inception to completion, could be displayed in any number of formats such as Gantt Chart, PERT Chart, Resource Allocation matrix, Data Flow Diagram, Data Dictionary or progress simulation modeling Council Authorization The signature of the Executive Sponsor(s)