v Board of Trustees: The Board of Trustees establishes the policies by which the schools operate. In carrying out the task of setting policy, the board identifies needs and establishes priorities for the school system, allocates financial and human resources among the priority areas, and evaluates school performance.
§ Superintendent: Responsible for planning, operating, supervising, and evaluating instructional programs; proposes a budget for the next fiscal year.
¨ Instructional Technology (IT) Department: Applies funding to target areas and ensures schools are able to support technology in their schools.
¨ Curriculum and Instruction: Creates and monitors the districts technology plan.
§ Professional Preparation and Support: designs and implements teacher preparation, support, and retention programs
¨ Principal: Implements, Monitors, and evaluates the use of technology on campus. Provides staff with opportunities to implement technology by offering the tools, resources, and on-site training teachers will need to implement plan.
§ Teachers: Implement, teach, and evaluate the use and learning of technology by students on campus. Provides sessions to students and parents on the use of online tools, safety, and ethics.
¨ Students: Use technology that will help them with their learning.
¨ Parents: Monitor students use of technology at home and to assist students and teachers with the use of technology.
§ Campus Instructional Technologist: Assist and train teachers with the technology use and knowledge on campus and with any problems that may arise. Provides parents with classes on how to use computers.
The principal plays a key role. They need to make sure that their campus is using technology and following the technology plan. They can do this by constantly monitoring the classroom to see what teachers are using and what they are not. It is also imperative for them to look at the STaR chart results to see where weaknesses lie. This will help in deciding what type of staff development the staff needs and where their strengths lie. It is up to the principal to provide time during the school year that allows for staff development. Staff development can happen either in or out of the school. They can decide to use a staff member or bring someone in. The principal must also look at the schools needs in regards to tools and resources and budget according to those needs. They also need to be familiar with technology and use it daily.
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