It is the responsibility of the principal to ensure that technology and the organizational chart is implemented effectively on their campus. The principal must communicate clearly with staff members about their roles and responsibilities in the organizational plan. The principal must also monitor to make sure that the directives are implemented.

The principal must assess the technology, equipment, and staff development needs of the campus by reviewing the STaR Chart. The principal must align the campus plan and technology usage with the district and state objectives for technology. The principal must monitor the use of technology in the classrooms by checking lesson plans, utilizing walk throughs and evaluations. The principal must arrange appropriate staff development for staff members as needed. The principal must allocate enough money from the budget to purchase needed equipment, software, and staff development. The principal must communicate with the central office administration on the needs of the campus, and must understand and implement expectations of the superintendents. The principal must also stay up to date on instructional practices, trends, and personal professional development. It is also important for the principal to state clear expectations and model use of technology.

Professional Development Planning

Technology needs from Week 3 report:
More training for teachers in the utilization and integration of technology in the classroom.
Use data from professional assessments to plan and implement professional growth plans.
Laptops for every student.
Distance-learning web conferencing equipment for every campus.

Professional development for the improvement of gathering, analyzing, and utilizing data:
Provide training on gathering and compiling assessment data from various sources such as classroom assessments and district benchmarks.
Provide training on analyzing the results of the Pre-assessment instrument for K-5 and using the evaluation data to plan for instruction.
Provide training on analyzing the results of district benchmarks and how to use the evaluation data to plan for instruction to improve results in all areas.

Professional development for the improvement of decision making in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational leadership:
Provide training to develop lessons which utilize technology to assist students with technology proficiencies.
Provide training on how to utilize distance and online learning in the classroom.
Provide training on how to have students include technology tools in a variety of applications.
Provide training on C-scope software.
Provide training on electronic devices to improve Reading Renaissance and Keyboarding Skills.

Evaluation Planning


Assessments/monitoring reports to measure professional development for the use of technology to improve the gathering, analysis and use of data:
Staff completes evaluation after each professional development session.
Assess teacher learning with a before and then after assessment on collecting, compiling, and analyzing data.
By grade level, staff turns in documentation of plan for instruction with corresponding data.
Monitor scores from various student assessments throughout the year and chart progress.

Assessments/monitoring reports to measure professional development to improve decision making in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational leadership:

Staff completes evaluation after each professional development session.
Continue assessing and monitoring campus STaR Charts.
Monitor progress of student technology proficiencies.
Survey student usage of online programs.
Survey of student usage of technology in the classroom.
Survey of teacher usage of electronic devices and online instructional programs.
Principal checks C-scope lessons.
Principal conducts walk throughs to evaluate all aspects of technology implementation.