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Curriculum & Instruction Technology

FY ’ 15 Budget. Curriculum & Instruction Technology. Terry Duggan, Dir. of Program Development Deb Gammerman , Dir. of Technology & Innovation. Curriculum & Instruction Goals. Curriculum Aligned to Common Core (ELA & Math ) Reading and Writing taught within disciplines

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Curriculum & Instruction Technology

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  1. FY’15 Budget Curriculum & InstructionTechnology Terry Duggan, Dir. of Program Development Deb Gammerman, Dir. of Technology & Innovation

  2. Curriculum & Instruction Goals • Curriculum • Aligned to Common Core (ELA & Math) • Reading and Writing taught within disciplines • Articulated curriculum maps

  3. Curriculum & Instruction: Curriculum Requests • Common Core Alignment • Non-Fiction Reading Materials • K-5 Reading Instruction: Leveled non-fiction books $20,000 • Grade 6-8 ELA/SS: Class sets of non-fiction texts $15,600 • Content Area Texts & Materials • Grade 7-8 SS: • Online textbook subscription renewal & subscription increase due to enrollment $17,631 • Reference materials $ 2,490 • High School Math: Text book adoption $12,000

  4. Curriculum & Instruction Goals • Assessment • Diagnostic benchmark assessments in place for ELA & Math • Data analyzed and used to inform instruction for differentiation, intervention, and extension

  5. Curriculum & Instruction: Assessment Requests • Diagnostic Benchmark Assessment Systems • Elementary: Math grades 1-5 (iReady) $17,805 • MS: Math 6-8/ELA 6-8 GRADE/GMADE $ 9,960

  6. Curriculum & Instruction Goals • Instruction • An inquiry/hands-on approach • Differentiated small group instruction to meet student needs (including limited English speakers) • Safety net for struggling students based on assessed needs • Teacher teams engaged in process of looking at assessment data and modifying practice accordingly • Ongoing, job-embedded professional development to ensure effective use of data and differentiated instruction

  7. Curriculum & Instruction: Instruction Requests • Instructional Intervention (Safety Net) Materials • K-5 Reading/ELA: Leveled intervention materials $19,800 • Differentiation, Intervention, Extension & Job Embedded PD • Expanded High Rock Reading Teacher (0.2 FTE) $11,000 • Pollard Literacy Specialist (0.5 FTE) $27,500 • K-12 ELL Additional Staffing (0.65 FTE) $30,200

  8. ELL Enrollment 2001-2014

  9. Curriculum & Instruction: Instruction Requests • Differentiation, Intervention, Extension & Job Embedded PD • Reconfigure MS Program Coordination $174,432 • Existing Math/Science Coordinator becomes: • Math Coordinator (0.8 FTE); Intervention Instruction (0.2 FTE) • Science Coordinator (0.8 FTE); Engineering Instruction (0.2 FTE) • Existing ELA/Social Studies Coordinator becomes: • ELA Coordinator (0.8 FTE); Reading for Research Instruction (0.2 FTE) • SS Coordinator (0.8 FTE); Reading for Research Instruction (0.2 FTE)

  10. The Needham Public Schools’ 1 to 1 Initiative

  11. Interest in a 1 to 1 Initiative • Original Impetus: • Economic Sustainability for the Town • Impact of increased technology purchases through building projects • Outcome of the 2007 – 2008 Technology Program Review • Grade eight student interest in having access to a laptop for daily in class use

  12. Where We Are Now • Piloting iPads at the secondary level • Educational Goals: • To transform the current instructional model so that teachers are better able to help students master concepts that are frequently challenging for them to learn • Personalized learning • Empower students • Prepare students as 21st century learners

  13. Where We Are Now • 1 to 1 Personalized Learning Committee • Advisory and support team to craft and communicate our recommended implementation plan to School Committee Includes: • Financial options • Participation threshold • Insurance

  14. Project Timeline

  15. iPads Elsewhere • What is the appropriate device for our High School students? • How are iPads best used at the elementary level? • Hillside NEF Grant • Newman NEF Grant • Other individual requests

  16. Technology and Innovation Goals • Infrastructure • Continue development of a robust infrastructure to accommodate administrative and instructional information systems and resources • Implement systems that facilitate communication and collaboration for staff and students • Expand personnel resources to support infrastructure and systems growth • Meet increased demand and cost of technology resources

  17. Technology and Innovation: Infrastructure Requests • Develop infrastructure • Increased Internet bandwidth capacity $15,941 • Wireless access point annual licensing fees $10,750 • Facilitate communication and collaboration • Allow for the seamless integration of Google Apps and Gmail for staff and students • Purchase Google Vault Gmail archiving services $3,600

  18. Technology and Innovation: Infrastructure Requests • Expand personnel resources to support infrastructure growth • Respond to previously identified need for redundancy of the network engineer • Addition of a 0.5 FTE network administrator $33,500 • Support escalating demand for district-wide administrative technology services • Addition of a 0.5 FTE data specialist $32,500 • Expand ETC bookkeeper hours to support ongoing increases in technology capital and operating budgets $6,577

  19. Technology and Innovation: Infrastructure Requests • Support increased demand and cost of technology resources • Increased annual cost of PowerSchool $1,300 • Increased cost of online curriculum resources $1,106 • Cost of technology supplies $3,000

  20. Technology and Innovation: Instructional Goals • Media and technology instructional staff coach teachers in the development and integration of information and digital literacy skills • Explore instructional software “apps” to support effective use of iPads throughout the district • Meet changing programmatic and enrollment needs • Support planning and implementation of 1 to 1 initiative at the secondary level

  21. Technology and Innovation: Instructional Goals • Support professional development of instructional staff • Professional development opportunities for: • media teachers $1,750 • instructional technology teachers $1,750 • Exploration and purchase of iPad “apps” $3,100 • Meet changing programmatic and enrollment needs • Increase NHS TV Communications Teacher to 0.6 FTE $4,984

  22. Technology and Innovation: Instructional Requests • Provide resources for the planning and implementation of a 1 to 1 personalized learning initiative at the secondary level • Continue professional development for teachers $30,000 • Temporary computer technician services to prepare devices for the first phase of the anticipated 1 to 1 rollout $9,000

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