STaR Chart Analysis

Educator Preparation & Development in this section on the Texas Long Range Plan educators and leaders must stay up-to-date with the technology trends and changes. Professional development is a major part of this section. Veteran teachers and new teachers must be highly qualified and trained in technology. Classroom teachers must be well informed about new strategies and new trends in the technology world so that teachers can feel confident to apply them in their own classroom and make technology a part of their daily lessons. In the three years surveyed using the STAR chart our campus has improved. In 2006 – 2007 our campus was identified as a developing tech with an area total of 11 over the next two years improvement was noticed. In 2007 -2008 some improvement was noticed but not enough to get out of developing tech with an area score of 12. It was not until 2008 2009 that our campus demonstrated a big gain jumping to advance tech with an overall area score of 17. Compared to state summary we fall into the 19 percentile with only 1520 campuses scoring in the advance tech. Campuses that have demonstrated advance tech show that There is integration of technology into teaching and learning. There is use of online resources regularly. 60% of educators meet SBEC standards. Administrators recognize and identify exemplary use of technology. 25 -29% of technology budget allocated for professional development. The trend shows that we are moving towards target tech and I believe that with a year or two are campus will reach that status. I think that are district needs to allocate more funds for staff development and offer incentives for teachers that do meet all the requirements as outlined by the Texas Long Range Plan. If we want to prepared our students for the 21st century the teachers have to buy into preparing themselves first.