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Humble ISD
TEC HNOLOGY PLAN
2015-2018
Table of Contents
STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY PLAN
Background
Introduction
Expectations of the Humble ISD Technology Plan
Humble ISD Vision Statement
Humble ISD Mission Statement
Humble ISD Goals
TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
Humble ISD Vision for Technology
Technology Mission Statement
Technology Goals
School Board Policy Governing Technology
Needs Assessment
Technology Planning Committee
Responsible Use Guidelines for Employees
Responsible Use Guidelines for Students
Existing Conditions
Technology Needs
INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY INTO CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Approach to Technology Integration:
Integration Vision of Curriculum and Instruction
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS
Technology Standards
Operational Technology Standards
Instructional Technology Standards
Professional Development Standards
Organizational Framework
Technology Operational Model
Operational Technology
Digital Learning
Organizational Framework
TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TECHNOLOGY
Design of Professional Learning
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
Essential Conditions
Stages of Technology Integration Supported by Professional Development
Professional Development for Principals
Professional Development for Teachers, ALTS, Librarians or Media Specialists
The Technology Integration Matrix Table of Teacher and Instructional Settings Descriptors
Rigorous and Relevant Learning
Technology Integration
Goal 1: Technology will be integrated into curriculum and instruction.
Goal 2: Technology investments will be aligned with district goals, forecast able, budgeted and provides for elements critical to support technology.
Goal 3: Technology infrastructure will be stable, reliable and secure.
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Additional Technology Integration Matrix Examples and Itse Standards
Appendix 2: Humble ISD Responsible Use Guidelines for Employees
APPENDICES
Appendix 3: Strategic Technology Financial Model
STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY PLAN
Background
Humble Independent School District is located in the northeast Houston metropolitan area and serves nearly 40,000 students from the communities of Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita and Summer Creek. The district has rapidly grown over the last decade and is predicted to remain one of the fastest growing areas in the metro. The district serves a diverse student body and its schools serve high income, middle income, and low income areas.
Introduction
Humble Independent School District has always prided itself on providing students with an excellent, comprehensive, education that enriches their lives and prepares them for their future. Our District’s mission is to “…develop each child intellectually, artistically, emotionally, physically, and socially so that all students are lifelong learners, complex thinkers, responsible global citizens and effective communicators.” This requires a fundamental and critical shift in teacher delivery and student application of knowledge. A commitment to embrace a refined meaning of school and learning; the allocation of personnel and financial resources to develop a digital learning community that complements, not replaces, sound teaching strategies. In other words, as Alvin Toffler says, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
We believe that technology
•is a powerful force in the transformation of learning
•strengthens collaboration between teachers, students and community
•reinvents our approaches to learning and collaboration
•breaks down barriers to equity and accessibility
•is a vehicle to meeting learners needs
Expectations of the Humble ISD Technology Plan
The Technology Plan works in conjunction with the Curriculum Management Plan and the Professional Development Plan providing a collaborative, sustained focus by Humble ISD to cultivate the skills of learning, thinking, and communicating required for success in a rapidly changing global society. Enclosed is a long range technology plan that will serve as a guide to integrate technology in the classroom, improve student engagement, enhance instructional strategies, and increase student achievement within local and virtual learning environments.
Humble ISD Vision Statement
We envision schools where students and staff are enthusiastically engaged in learning within local and virtual environments. We see schools that encourage collaboration and cultivate a sense of belonging. We see learning standards that are rigorous and relevant. We see learning standards that inspire creativity and problem solving. Ultimately, we see schools that prepare students for many paths and that empower them with skills to successfully live in a rapidly changing world.
Humble ISD Mission Statement
The Humble ISD Mission, in partnership with families and community, is to develop each child intellectually, artistically, emotionally, physically, and socially so that all students are life-long learners, complex thinkers, responsible global citizens and effective communicators.
Humble ISD Goals
In 2014, the Humble ISD Board of Trustees, with the help of the Studer Education Group, established four strategic goals.
These goals state that Humble ISD will:
●Prepare students to be college and career ready;
●Provide a quality work environment so every employee can perform at the highest levels;
●Provide quality service to internal and external customers; and
●Create efficiencies at all levels of the organization.
TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
This document contains the Humble Independent School District Technology Plan including information about Humble ISD’s strategic goals for technology. This Technology Plan prepares a deliberate direction for the District’s continued use, implementation, modernization, and application of the wealth of technologies that are available to today’s modern school districts. The plan is holistic and focuses on cost-effective initiatives that optimize the investment of all stakeholders:
•Incorporates federal and state mandated requirements;
•Incorporates strategic and tactical goals of the Board of Trustees and senior district leadership;
•Incorporates instructional strategies and techniques ;
•Incorporates relevant and on-going professional development for teachers and administrators;
•Incorporates parent and community involvement;
•Incorporates deficiencies identified in the 2011 PDK Curriculum Audit;
•Focuses on cost-effective initiatives that optimize the investment of all stakeholders; and
•Carefully approaches and balances the modernization and upgrade needs with sustainment and operational considerations.
Humble ISD Vision for Technology
We envision technology as a stable and reliable component of the district operations; seamlessly integrated in “Instructional”, “Operational”, and “Professional Development” segments of district business to support the realization of the Humble ISD Vision Statement.
Technology Mission Statement
The Humble ISD Technology Mission supports the Humble ISD Mission Statement through focusing on the integration of technology to enhance the learning environment to positively increase student academic achievement; provide the technological foundation required for future career and life skills; support teachers in the integration technology to increase student learning.
Technology Goals
There are three goals that drive the Technology Plan. Each goal is reliant upon the others to ensure the overall success of the plan. Each goal is linked to aligned Board of Trustees (BOT) strategic goals.
•Goal 1: Technology will be integrated into curriculum and instruction.
Board of Trustees strategic goal: Prepare students to be college and career ready.
•Goal 2: Technology investments will be aligned with district goals, forecastable and budgeted, and provide for elements critical to support technology.
Board of Trustees strategic goal: Create efficiencies at all levels of the organization.
•Goal 3: Technology infrastructure will be stable, reliable and secure. Technical support for maintaining, refreshing and using digital resources will be in place to support all users.
Board of Trustees strategic goal: Provide a quality work environment so every employee can perform at the highest levels.
School Board Policy Governing Technology
Texas Administrative Code, Title 2 (Public Education), Subtitle A (General Provisions), Chapter 4 (Public Education Mission, Objectives and Goals), Section 4.001 (Public Education Mission and Objectives) and Section 4.002 (Public Education Academic Goals) set forth the missions, objectives and goals for the State of Texas. AE (Exhibit) Education Code 4.001, 4.002
Humble ISD Board Policy EG (Local) supports the mission that the District, in partnership with families and the community, shall educate students in prekindergarten through grade 12 through the delivery of a comprehensive, TEKS-based curriculum so that District students cultivate the skills of learning. There are six strands for the Technology Applications TEKS based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S) and performance indicators developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE): creativity and innovation; communication and collaboration; research and information fluency; critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making; digital citizenship; and technology operations and concepts; as stated in Policy EG (local), “…Contain appropriate technology applications..”
Humble ISD Board Policy AE (Legal) and (Local) identifies the following specific goals for technology. Technology will be implemented and used to increase the effectiveness of student learning, instructional management, staff development, and administration. The District will be characterized by accountability at all levels with data-driven decision making, supported in all areas by technology.
The objectives and goals of the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and Texas Educational Technology Advisory Council (ETAC) Long Range Plan for Technology 2006 – 2020 are also important considerations of this technology plan.
Needs Assessment
Assessment Process: Increasing student achievement is the number one priority of HISD. Humble ISD is committed to implementing technology that will allow this philosophy to permeate throughout the district. To determine technology needs throughout the district, multiple assessment tools were utilized.
A Technology Planning Committee was formed in 2012-2013 to work with a consultant to develop a vision, identify critical issues, and develop an action plan. The information from the committee has been reviewed was reviewed and considered in the development of this Technology Plan.
The following assessment tools were utilized to develop the HISD 2015-2018 Technology Plan based on scientific research and proven technology solutions:
•Students are assessed on technology proficiency in Grade 8, via a district-wide online assessment;
•All campuses utilize the Texas Teacher STaR Chart to identify needs within the campus. Results from these assessments are used annually to determine trends, areas of concern, and for evidence for success;
•Director of Technology and the technology team assessed systems and determined needs within campuses and departments;
•The district conducted anassessment of technology infrastructure; and
•The district partnered with a consultant to identify baseline instructional needs fordigital instruction and leadership for the district, campus, and department leaders as well as teachers.
•The campuses, department and infrastructure assessments are used to create and maintain a Strategic Technology Financial Model (see appendix 3). The model is used to project technology funding needs and to compare the level of funding needs in various categories in a single pane view. The financial model is also used to track key expenditures that are a part of the Technology Department’s continuing budget expenditures.
Sample Needs Assessment Evaluation Tools
Focus Area / Annual or OngoingStudents / Grade 8 Learning.com Assessment
Teachers / STaR Chart Assessment; T-TESS
Technology Integration / Instructional Rounds; Performance Indicator Assessments
District Infrastructure / Financial Model Review; Infrastructure Review
Leadership / Participant Evaluations (Digital Leadership Evaluations); Atomic Learning Usage Reports
Technology Planning Committee
The District will maintain a Technology Planning Committee composed of representatives from various departments, campuses, and programs that serve in an advisory capacity to Technology Services and Digital Learning Departments. The purpose of this committee is to review and make recommendations on district standards for technology network, systems, teacher and student digital learning devices, hardware, and software. The Technology Planning Committee operates within the guidelines established in the Technology Planning Committee Charter. Membership on the Technology Planning Committee includes representatives from the following departments to serve on a staggered two-year term as nominated by their supervisors:
oTwo (2) teacher representatives from the high schools;
oTwo (2) teacher representatives from the middle schools;
oFour (4) teacher representatives from the elementary schools;
oTwo (2) employee representatives from operational departments;
oTwo (2) employee representatives from the Educational Support Services department;
oTwo (2) employee representatives from the Curriculum and Instruction division;
oOne (1) Campus Administrative representative from Elementary, Middle School, and High School; and
oOne (1) Career and Technology Education representative.
Standing members on the Technology Planning Committee include:
oChief Academic Officer / Deputy Superintendent or designee;
oAssistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction or designee;
oAssistant Superintendent of Support Services or designee;
oDirector of Professional Development;
oDirector of Curriculum and Instruction;
oFacilitator: Director for Technology;
oCo-Facilitator: Coordinator of Digital Learning;
oSecretary: Administrative Assistant to the Director of Technology; and
oDistrict Library Facilitator
Responsible Use Guidelines for Employees
Humble ISD Responsible Use Guidelines outline expectations employees for the use of computers, internet, and district network based on the following topics
Respect the Privacy of others
Respect and Protect the Integrity, Availability and security of electronic Equipment
Respect and Protect the Intellectual Property of Others
Respect and Protect the Principals of Community
Posting, Sharing and Collaboration via District Technology Devices and Network
Consequences for Violation
Supervision and Monitoring
Warranties of Use
Accessing District WIFI Network
Expectations for Use of District Issued Technology Devices
Use of Personal Technology Devices
Email Retention
Remote Access
Communicating using Electronic Media
Annual training is required on the responsible use Guidelines by each employee and student. Signed Responsible use Guideline as kept by supervisors and campuses. These guidelines are updated annually in collaboration with digital learning, technology services and district leadership.
See Appendix 2 for Humble ISD Responsible Use Guidelines.
Responsible Use Guidelines for Students
Humble ISD student/parent handbook outlines expectations for student use of district computers, internet, and network. These guidelines are reviewed annually by district leadership.
Existing Conditions
The chart below outlines a sampling of existing (2015-2016) hardware and hardware standards for the switching and wireless environment.
Note: Items that have passed the Last Day of Support are highlighted in red. Devices that will reach the Last Day of Support this year are highlighted in yellow.
Existing InfrastructureRouters / Last Day of Support / Replacement
2801 / 1 / 10/31/2016 / 4321
Switches
2000 / 2
2940 / 1 / 1/31/2015 / <depends, what is this for?>
2960 -24 ports / 31 / 10/31/2019 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3550 – 24 ports / 45 / 5/31/2011 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3550 – 48 ports / 170 / 5/31/2011 / WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
3560 – 8 ports / 1 / 7/31/2018 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3560 – 12 ports / 1 / 7/31/2018 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3560 – 24 ports / 33 / 7/31/2015 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3560 – 48 ports / 76 / 7/31/2015 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3560-E – 12 ports / 1 / 1/31/2018 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3560G – 24 ports / 8 / 1/31/2018 / WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
3750 – 24 ports / 52 / 7/31/2015 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3750 – 48 ports / 71 / 7/31/2015 / WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
3750G – 12 ports / 1 / 1/31/2018 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3750G – 24 ports / 6 / 1/31/2018 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3750G – 48 ports / 6 / 1/31/2018 / WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
3750V2 – 24 ports / 7 / 11/30/2020 / WS‐C3850‐24P‐S
3750V2 – 48 ports / 9 / 11/30/2020 / WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
3750-X – 48 ports / 2 / WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
4006 – 4 x 48 ports / 1 / 5/31/2010 / WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
4507R – 4 x 48 ports / 2 / 7/31/2015 / WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
6509 / 2 / 11/30/2012 / 6509-E
6509 (Atastcocita MS) / 1 / 11/30/2012 / 5 x WS‐C3850‐48F‐S
6509-E / 4
7000 / 1
Wireless
1131AG / 2 / 7/31/2018
1210 / 4 / 6/30/2014
1242AG / 10 / 7/31/2018
1310 / 51 / 1/31/2018
LAP1131AG / 524 / 7/31/2018
LAP1142N / 312 / 9/30/2018
LAP1252AG / 8 / 1/31/2017
LAP1262N / 17 / 10/31/2018
Wireless Access Points
Humble ISD wireless network was initially established with wireless access points that were put on the market in the year 2007. These access points and the number access points deployed cannot effectively support the mass deployment of wireless devices. In the 2015-2016 school year, Humble ISD is in the process of upgrading the current wireless infrastructure with a state of the art design that will meet the District’s current and future demands.
Access Layer Switches
These are the switches that are typically located in the buildings on campus that computers, printers, and other devices use to connect to the network. These switches typically provide Ethernet based connectivity up to 1Gbps to endpoints. Access layer switches are usually connected to the initial head-end switch in each building via a 1Gbps fiber connection. Access layer switches will have PoE capabilities and they will be stackable in IDFs with higher density requirements.
Head-end Switches
The building head-end switches are generally more robust and redundant than the access layer switches. These switches are responsible for connecting and delivering network service to an entire building. Currently each building head-end will have dual 1 Gigabit fiber connections to the campus core. However, the head-end switches need to be able to support 10 Gig connections as that will likely be the standard at some point in the future. These switches will be connected to the core using a “Layer 3” (routed) connection. The head-end switcheswill have PoE+ to support any endpoints that need to be connected, as well.
The high schools will have a chassis-based head end switch simply to address the higher density port requirements. These switches are 6509Es with the appropriate cards included. The exact cards will depend on the specific needs of the building, but they may include:
WS-X6748-GE-TXWS-F6700-CFC
WS-X6748-SFP
WS-C6K-VTT-E
RSP720-3CXL-10GE
VS-F6K-MSFC3
For the other buildings, the head-end switch standard is the 3850 family with the following characteristics:
-PoE+
-IP Services feature set with more advanced Layer 3 capabilities
-a four port GB / two port 10 Gigabit Ethernet module with 2 x 1 GB fiber connections for now (need to be 10 GB capable for future uplink upgrades)
-for now, two gigabit multi-mode SFPs to provided redundant 1 GE fiber uplinks to the campus Head-end switch
-715 Watt power supply for 24 port switches
-1100 Watt power supply for 48 port switches
**The switches are able to provide failover power using Cisco StackPower technology. If a switch is a stand-alone switch, a redundant power supply should be added.
Core Switches
The network core switches are chassis based high performance switches configured in a redundant fashion. The switches will have multiple 10Gbps connections (when available) to each building on campus. These switches will have routing engines enabled making them the central point of routing for the campus. These switches will have multiple redundant 10Gbps connections to the border network. These switches also have 1Gbps links for the servers that are in the data center and connected directly to the core switch.