The Dallas ISD Technology Plan
The Instructional Technology (IT) department of Dallas ISD managed the Title II, Part D,
Enhancing Education through Technology grant is one of the main initiatives awarded by the U.S. Department of Education for the 2009-10 school years. The grant provides funds to the district to facilitate improvements in the use and integration of technology as a part of educational delivery strategies employed by the district. The IT department applied the funding to four major program areas within the district: • Technology Integration Initiative is based on a three-year cycle where each Learning Community administrator identified the particular campuses to participate. The campuses are allocated points based on student enrollment to be spent by choosing from a menu of technology packages allowing campuses to choose the technology that best met their needs. For each technology package chosen teachers were required to attend training.• District-wide Technology Initiatives such as Dallas ISD Online a Blackboard Academic Suite software geared to host district-specific online training applications for teachers. • Technology Fair provides a variety of workshops that targets key curriculum areas. Such as technology in: ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies and provides hands-on workshops and presentations gives teachers an opportunity to interact with their peers and learn new strategies and techniques on how to successfully integrate technology in their classrooms. • Services to Private Schools In connection with No Child Left Behind, Dallas ISD provide technical services to area private schools.
Each of these programs is carefully integrated as part of the district wide plan to prepare both teachers and students to embrace and integrate technology in the school, workplace and home. The District Technology Plan has evolved in to four interconnected educational goals. Each goal provides a solution to a specific area that, when combined, creates an environment where student achievement becomes the primary goal. The four goals are: 1) Academic, 2) Business Systems, 3) Infrastructure, and 4) Equitable Access.
Funded through Title II, Part D, Enhancing Education through Technology Education Program Budget $836,000 yearly.
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