Chico+Unified+School+District


 * Name**: Chico Unified School District


 * URL of Tech Plan**: http://wombat.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/tech/


 * Goals Established:**
 * The primary goal of quality education is to help students acquire mastery of the basic skills.
 * A secondary goal is to foster skills which allow students to retrieve, organize, and utilize information in such a way as to enable them to be functioning adult members of society.
 * The major focus of the technology plan is the integration of technology in the instructional program to improve learning outcomes and prepare students for the future.


 * In order to attain these goals, the Chico Unified School District's plan for quality education will address these issues:**
 * **Equity**: The enhancements to learning made possible by the use of technology are available to all students in all district schools, consistent with sound educational practice. No student shall be denied access because of gender, age, or grade, ability or socioeconomic level, language differences, handicapping condition, or other exceptionalities. Instead, educators determine what technologically-assisted instruction is appropriate for students within the context of their total learning process.
 * **School-Based Management**: It is essential that there be provision within this master plan for maximum choice and flexibility in the selection, placement, and use of technology at each school site. Each school shall integrate educational technology into a school-based plan that coordinates with the district Educational Technology Plan. Leadership and coordination shall come from the principal and a designated educational technology resource person, as well as other staff members.
 * **Curriculum**: Technology must be integrated into all areas of the curriculum. The Educational Technology Curriculum Committee will work with district curriculum committees to ensure that educational technology reinforces, extends, and enhances all curricular areas.
 * Teachers Needs:**
 * **Staff Development**: Staff development must support technology usage. Training at district and site levels, which matches the self-identified needs of staff, must be ongoing and must keep pace with rapidly changing technologies.
 * **Support System**: In order to integrate technology into the daily instructional process, reliable, timely technical support is crucial.
 * **Technology Committee**: The committee will be comprised of district and site administrators, the designated educational technology resource persons, and other site and community members. The Educational Technology Curriculum Committee will be the hub of c ommunication between school sites, the district, and the community.
 * **Enhancing Learning Process**: Teachers are skilled in facilitating/implementing the learning process. Technology is viewed as a tool to enhance the learning process, and shall be tied to sound pedagogical procedures.
 * **Enhancing Learning Process**: Teachers are skilled in facilitating/implementing the learning process. Technology is viewed as a tool to enhance the learning process, and shall be tied to sound pedagogical procedures.


 * Student Needs:**
 * Enable students and teachers to use new technologies and make the connection among information technology, careers, and problem-solving.
 * Provide student access to technology for enrichment, assistance, and support of regular classroom curriculum before, during, and after school.
 * Provide opportunities for secondary students to use technology in preparation for the school to career transition, including college and career exploration.

In 1993/94, the CUSD Board of Education adopted a budget containing the first allocation ($35,000) specifically designated for educational technology. This amount was also funded in 1994/95 and 1995/96. Experts recommend 2% of a district's general fund budget be earmarked for educational technology. Although the Board of Education supports educational technology, past funding has been limited. Nevertheless, it is hoped that funding will be increased and that the models and standards proposed in this p lan will be considered by sites and departments as guidelines when designing educational technology projects.
 * Budget Allocations:**

In order for Chico to completely implement their plan they identified key areas that are important to follow: Clicking the link will give further information.
 * Implementation:**
 * **[| Awareness and Training]**
 * **[| Equipment/Software]**
 * **[| Preparing Students for the Future]**
 * **[| Equity]**
 * **[| Integration of Curriculum/Technology]**
 * **[| Networking]**
 * **[| Facilities]**

The District should:
 * Recommendations:**
 * Support the use of technology to augment and enhance every learning situation.
 * Provide student and teacher access to essential electronic library and research tools.
 * Commit to staff development and operational support for technology.
 * Have a comprehensive plan concerning the funding of technology.
 * Update their current plan as to where they are today.

I really liked the flow and set up of this districts technology plan. The biggest draw back was all this information is old. It is crazy to think though that they had these goals back then. It is my hope that they have only done great things with technology since. Created by Gail Reynolds