Donna ISD Technology Organizational flow chart


Marie Evans, Dir. Technology
Develop the District Technology Plan evaluate and recommend changes as needed. Leads the District Technology Committee and provide leadership and direction. Helps teachers and administrators to facilitate the effective integration of technology into the curriculum.

Rene Rivera, Technology Specialist
Set-up and install computer hardware and software. Perform maintenance and repairs on computer. Train users on computer hardware/software and other electronic office equipment. Attend and participate in professional group meetings.
Oralia Medrano, Master Technology Teacher
Responsible for joining into collaborative relationships with teaching staff to provide
support for the integration of technology into instructional activities of the school.

Richard Weaver, Network Technology Administrator
Computer networking administrators are primarily responsible for maintaining and managing a working computer network and making sure it runs efficiently, but they also troubleshoot for problems and add and maintain necessary programs.
David Dale, Head Technician
Computer technicians build and maintain computer networks.



Veterans Middle School Technology Integration Plan

Purpose: To create a technology improvement plan that will assist in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational leadership.


Objective: Through the use of technology Veterans Middle school is committed to increasing student success through the use of technology in the gathering, analysis, and use of data in a variety of sources. The campus vision will be revised to embrace the integration of technology in different facets of our campus.


Results/Accomplishments:

Action Plan
Responsibilities



Resources

Potential Barriers

Communications Plan

Step 1:
Create a technology committee to address any needs.

Each department will elect a representative to join the committee.

The committee members will be elected staff that is already employed within the campus. There will be no need to outsource. The staff is readily available.

The lack of motivation from staff to be members of the technology committee. They might feel it is another burden on their overloaded schedules.

The campus administration will have to share the campus vision with the staff prior to asking them to join the committee. The staff will begin to see the need for the integration of technology within their campus.
Step 2:
Asses the technological needs of Veteran’s middle school.

The technology committee.

Computers are needed for staff to fill out survey.

Time needs to be allocated for meetings and completion of surveys.


Staff might not comply with filling out the survey. If the survey is completed there is no way to measure its accuracy.


The assessment will be done through campus surveys (i.e. star chart).

The technology committee will also meet with members of the SBDM to assess the technological needs for the campus.
Step 3:
Make technological support readily available to all staff members.

Administration will work collaboratively with the technology department.

The budget should include funds for the hiring of extra technicians.



There might not be adequate funding.
There might not be enough funds to adequately address these needs.



Administration will have to work with the technology department to increase support.

Teachers will have to communicate with the onsite technicians referencing their needs.
Step 4:
Phase out old equipment.

Campus staff will work with technicians to identify outdated equipment.

Funds need to be gathered to replace outdated equipment.

There might not be enough funds to adequately address these needs.


All stakeholders involved.
Step 5:
Search for funding through outside sources (i.e. grants).

The district grant writer will work collaboratively with campus administration and the technology committee.

Communication is essential between the campus and central office.

There are no guarantees that our campus will be provided with grant money.

The committee might not be able to communicate efficiently with the grant writer.

The campus technology committee and administration will have to communicate with the district grant writer.
Step 6:
The technology department will provide staff with training in the analysis, gathering, and use of data from a variety of sources.

The technology department.

Time must be allocated to develop and present meaningful trainings during school hours

Teachers might not show an interest in the staff developments.
The facilities and time constraints might force the technology department to provide the training outside of school hours.

Administration will have to share their needs with the technology department prior to designing the staff development.

In contrast the technology department will have to communicate the staff development to the staff.



Evidence of Success: The campus technology committee will design surveys and staff interviews to measure the success of the implementation of technology. These surveys and interviews will be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the academic school year.

Evaluation Process: The campus will continue to use data gathering sources that have provided success in the past. This includes, but is not limited to, creating lab reports on a weekly basis. The departments will continue to meet and revise the data. Also, the professional developments will be evaluated through teacher inputs in the form of questionnaires. The technology integration action plan will be considered a living document; therefore, it will be revised as the needs arise. The action plan will be formulated to meet the ongoing technological needs of our campus.