Appendix E

Prairie Hill Technology Development and Implementation Schedule

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• Board of Education established a community/teaching staff Advisory Committee.
  
• Board Technology Committee is organized and a Mission Statement is developed.
  
• Committee visits established school district technology programs.
  
• Community and staff are surveyed for an identification of equipment and software to be considered and reviewed.
• IBM or compatible were identified.
• Community survey did not specifically identify software. However teaching staff identified EDUQUEST software.
  
• Present teaching staff EDUQUEST software.
• Each staff will receive an introduction to related software.
  1. Small group presentation, and staff question and answer.
     
     • Consultants present EDUQUEST courseware to staff members in small groups.
• K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8
  1. Staff completes related survey indicating courseware they would use in class.
     
     • Board Technology Committee meetings.
• Committee present recommendation to Board of Education.
  1. Board takes action on committee recommendations.
     
     • Staff members continue to become more comfortable with courseware and changes in teaching techniques.
• Representatives from ACRUX will meet with each teacher at grade level to discuss and make courseware selections.
  1. Teachers will be assigned to visit the Harlem system at grade appropriate levels . Purpose is to demonstrate teaching techniques incorporating technology and help staff in final selection of courseware.
     
     • Technology Committee will reconvene with presentation of staff selection courseware for each grade level.
       
• Board of Education on purchase of coordinator staff training/education courseware/computers (hardware).
  
• Staff development program planning and implementation.
• Related consulting services.
  1. Regional Office of Education - KIDS Consultants - College credit through NIU or Aurora University.
     
     • Budget Development. Annual line item established.
       
• Board employ individual to be district facilitator.
• On going staff training.
  1. Courseware selection and review.
  2. Coordination of hardware
  3. Student instruction.
     
     • Delivery of hardware and installation.
• Facilitator.
  1. Providing vendor
  2. Additional summer assistance.
     
     • Training of staff members (stipend).
• Overall training of network, keyboard etc.
  1. Related training for individually selected courseware - grade level.
  2. Monthly early dismissal for 1996-1997 school year - staff technology training
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