ThisevaluationwasperformedforGreenHighSchool.

SchoolDemographics:
1400studentsingrades912 25,000residents Medianhouseholdincomeof$87,762 Povertyrate:1.9% 44%ofadultsholdatleastabachelorsdegree

TechnologyDemographics:
Threecomputerlabstobesharedamongalldepartments Someclassroomshavetheirowncomputerlabs(mostlyintechnologyandbusinesscurriculum areas) Highspeedinternetandwifithroughoutthebuilding Laptopcartsavailablefromthemediacenter Webservicesavailabletotrackstudentscoresonstateexaminations,prepareandgive assessments,andcreateonlineportfoliosforstudents.Googleappsaccountsforallstudentsand staff.

Administrative:
Policy: Behavioral:Islands Severalusefultechnologieshavebeenpurchasedbutareusedbyveryfewpeopleinthedistrict. Resource/Infrastructure:Islands Planningiscurrentlyunderwayforanew,morecomprehensivedistricttechnologyplan. Planning: Behavioral:Emergent Itemsarepurchasedprimarilybyoneindividualandlackaformalplanningprocess.Large purchasesmustgothroughtheboardofeducation. Resource/Infrastructure:Emergent Noformalimplementationplanexists. Budget: Behavioral:Islands Thedistricttechnologycoordinatorhasabudgetfortechnologyimprovements.Currentlythereisno longtermbudgetingthatIknowof. Resource/Infrastructure:Integrated Individualdepartmentbudgetsmaybeusedfortechnologyimprovementsinadditiontothedistrict technologyfunds. AdministrativeInformation: Behavioral:Integrated Paperlesssystemsexistforgrading,butmanyadministrativetaskssuchasbehaviorreferralsare stillbeingdoneonpaper. Resource/Infrastructure:Integrated Moststaffmembershaveaccesstothesystemsrequiredtodotheirjobs.Enhancedreporting

capabilitiesforgradingandattendancewouldsavetimeforalotofstaffmembers.

Curricular:
ElectronicInformation: Behavioral:Islands Therearepocketsoftheschoolthatareverytechnologyrich,butsomeareasdon'thaveaccessto technologyatall.Theschoolhas4computerlabsand2laptopcartstobesharedbetweenall teachers.Businessandtechnologyclassroomsallhavetheirowncomputerlabs. Resource/Infrastructure:Islands Becauseofthelackofindividualcomputingdevicesforallstudents,notalltechnologyresources canbeleveragedinallareasoftheschool. Assessment: Behavioral:Islands Onlineassessmenttoolsareavailabletoallstaffbutarenotusedfrequentlyduetolackof computeraccess. Resource/Infrastructure:Islands Onlineassessmentdataisprimarilyfocusedonstateexams.Someteachersusetheonline assessmenttoolforalloftheirformativeandsummativeassessments,butthisislimitedtoareas withcomputers. CurricularIntegration: Behavioral:Islands Areaswiththeirowncomputerlabsusetechnologyinvirtuallyeveryaspectofthecurriculum,while othersubjectareasonlyuseitsporadically. Resource/Infrastructure:Islands Manyareaslackconsistent,reliableaccesstocomputersandtheinternet. TeacherUse: Behavioral:Islands Mostteachersusetechnologyintheirdailyadministrativetasks,butitisnotacriticalpartoftheir curriculum. Resource/Infrastructure:Integrated Mostteachersandstaffmembershaveaccesstotheirowncomputerandonlineresources. StudentUse: Behavioral:Emergent Onlystudentsinclassroomswithdedicatedcomputerlabsusetechnologyonaregularbasisas partofthecurriculum. Resource/Infrastructure:Emergent Fewstudentshaveconsistentaccesstotechnologythroughouttheschooldayinalloftheir classes.Itisagainstschoolpolicytouselaptops,tabletsandcellphonesintheschoolbuilding,so studentsdonothavetheabilitytobringtheirowndevicefromhome.Basedonthetown demographics,itislikelythatmoststudentshaveasmartphone,laptop,ortabletthattheyuseat homeandcouldbringintothebuildingifitwereallowed.

Support:
StakeholderInvolvement: Behavioral:Emergent Veryfewpeopleareawareofthetechnologyplanning,purchaseandimplementationprocess. Usuallytheyjustaskthedistricttechnologycoordinatorforsomethingandeitheritispurchasedor itisnot.Thereisnoconsistentprocesswherebystakeholdersareidentifiedandengagedinthe conversation.Asaresult,therearemanytechnologiesavailabletostaffmembersbutveryfew understandtheirpurposeorhowtousethem. Resource/Infrastructure:Emergent Thereisnoformalplanningandimplementationprocessandveryfewpeopleoutsidethedistrict technologyofficeareinvolved. AdministrativeSupport: Behavioral:Islands Schooladministrationdoesnothavethefinalsayonlargetechnologypurchasesfortheschooland theyarenotalwaysinvolvedintheplanningandimplementationprocess.Currently,adistrictwide technologyplanisbeingwrittenbythecentraladministrationoffice.Idonotknowofanymeetings withteachersoradministratorsatthevariousschoolstodeterminewhattheirneedsandwantsare. Resource/Infrastructure:Islands Thereisonedistricttechnologycoordinatorwhoisresponsiblefortheplanningandimplementation ofalltechnologyacrossallnineschools.Hehasateamof5technicianstosupporthim.Theydoa goodjobwithwhattheyhave,buthavingmorepeopleontheteamsothatthereissomeone dedicatedtoeachschoolwouldbeabigimprovement. Training: Behavioral:Emergent Technologytrainingislimitedtosporadiceventsatdepartmentmeetingsandtherearenoformal technologytrainingsessions. Resource/Infrastructure:Emergent Therearenoformaltrainingsessionsfornewteachers,existingteachersorstaffmemberswhena newtechnologyisimplemented.Therearenoongoingformaltrainingsessionsforstaff. Technical/InfrastructureSupport: Behavioral:Emergent Thereisahelpdeskavailabletoallstaffbutnoformaltrainingprocesssomoststaffrelyonone anothertolearnhowtouseaparticularserviceortechnology. Resource/Infrastructure:Intelligent Thedistrict'shelpdeskisverytalentedanddedicated,thoughtheyonlyhave5peopletosupport9 schools.

Connectivity:
LocalAreaNetwork: Behavioral:Islands UseoftheLANislimitedtofileserversthatarenotorganizedwell. Resource/Infrastructure:Intelligent Networkcouldbeleveragedforvideo,voiceanddataneedsifdesired.

DistrictAreaNetworking: Behavioral:Islands Districtservicesthatcanbeperformedonlinearelimitedtoemailandgrading.Fileserverscannot beaccessedfromdifferentdistrictbuildings. Resource/Infrastructure:Intelligent Thenetworkhasthecapacityforvideoandvoiceandcouldbeusedthatwayifdesired. InternetAccess: Behavioral:Island Lackofcomputeraccessformanydepartments.Allstaffhavecomputers,butstudentsdonothave reliable,consistentaccesstotechnology. Resource/Infrastructure:Intelligent Directaccesstotheinternetviaahighspeedconnectioninallareasthathavecomputers.Wifi throughoutthebuilding. CommunicationsSystems: Behavioral:Integrated Emailistheprimarymeansofcommunicationthroughoutthebuildingandthedistrict. Resource/Infrastructure:Emergent Theschooldoesnotprovidestudentemailaccounts.Allstaffhaveemailaccounts.Schoolpolicy dictatesthatstudentsarenotallowedtochecktheiremailwhileusingaschoolcomputer,butsome staffusstudentemailaddressestosendremindersaboutassignmentsorhavethestudentsemail anassignmenttogroupmembers.

Innovation:
NewTechnologies: Behavioral:Emergent Lackoftrainingandunderstandingofnewtechnologiesmakessomestaffreluctanttouseor implementthemintothecurriculum. Resource/Infrastructure:Emergent Somestaffreadilyacceptnewtechnologiesintothecurriculum,butmoststaffdonot. ComprehensiveTechnologies: Behavioral:Islands SMARTboardsareinmanyclassrooms.Iamnotsurehowoftentheyareusedfortheiradvanced capabilities. Resource/Infrastructure:Islands MoststaffrelyonSMARTboardsorprojectorsandpowerpointpresentations.Theydonotleverage thecapabilitiesofonlineassessmentandcollaborationaffordedtothembygoogledocsandother servicesthatthedistricthaspurchased.Thisislikelyduetothelackofconsistent,reliable computeraccessforstudents.

FinalSummary:
IwouldrateNorthWindsorHighSchoolasintheIslandssectionoftheTechnologyMaturityModel.There aresomepocketsoftheschoolthathavereliable,consistentaccesstotheinternetforeachstudent.In thoseareas,someteachersareusingonlineassessments,bothformativeandsummative,toinformtheir

instruction.Studentsusetheinternetforcollaboration,research,andportfoliocreation.Greatthingsare happeningwithtechnologytodrivestudentlearninginthoseclassrooms.However,thestaffwhoaredoing thosethingshavetakenituponthemselvestolearnandusethetechnology.Thevastmajorityoftheschool doesnothavesimilaraccesstotechnologyandnowayofdoingthosetypesofonlineactivities consistently.Ibelievethatifa1:1policywereimplemented,technologywouldbeusedfarmorethanitisin thecurriculum.