Using Technology to Support School Using Technology to Support School Reform and Improvement in the Reform and Improvement in the DeKalb School SystemDeKalb School System
Using Technology to Support School Using Technology to Support School Reform and Improvement in the Reform and Improvement in the DeKalb School SystemDeKalb School System
Presented byPresented by
Edward L. Bouie, Jr., Ed.D.Edward L. Bouie, Jr., Ed.D.
Senior Executive Director for Management Senior Executive Director for Management of Information Systemsof Information Systems
Presented byPresented by
Edward L. Bouie, Jr., Ed.D.Edward L. Bouie, Jr., Ed.D.
Senior Executive Director for Management Senior Executive Director for Management of Information Systemsof Information Systems
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Development PURPOSE Remediation
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Community
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Community
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Personal Growth and Development
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Personal Problem-Solving
Arenas Of Human Service ActivityWilliam J. Lofquist, The Meaning of Prevention, 1983
Transition Action PlanTransition Action PlanTransition Action PlanTransition Action Plan
Improve Student Achievement
Provide Positive Learning
Environments
Ensure Fiscal Stability
Close Gaps in Performance
Principal as instructional leaderPrincipal as instructional leader CurriculumCurriculum
4 X 4 HS. Requirements4 X 4 HS. RequirementsEqual Access to AP CoursesEqual Access to AP CoursesIncrease Graduation RequirementsIncrease Graduation RequirementsHS Algebra for 8HS Algebra for 8thth Grade Students Grade StudentsPre-Algebra for 7Pre-Algebra for 7thth Grade Students Grade StudentsLiteracyLiteracyScienceScience
Principal as instructional leaderPrincipal as instructional leader CurriculumCurriculum
4 X 4 HS. Requirements4 X 4 HS. RequirementsEqual Access to AP CoursesEqual Access to AP CoursesIncrease Graduation RequirementsIncrease Graduation RequirementsHS Algebra for 8HS Algebra for 8thth Grade Students Grade StudentsPre-Algebra for 7Pre-Algebra for 7thth Grade Students Grade StudentsLiteracyLiteracyScienceScience
Parent InvolvementParent Involvement Student SupportStudent Support Discipline ManagementDiscipline Management TechnologyTechnology StaffingStaffing Organizational DesignOrganizational Design AttendanceAttendance Dropout RateDropout Rate GovernanceGovernance AccountabilityAccountability
Parent InvolvementParent Involvement Student SupportStudent Support Discipline ManagementDiscipline Management TechnologyTechnology StaffingStaffing Organizational DesignOrganizational Design AttendanceAttendance Dropout RateDropout Rate GovernanceGovernance AccountabilityAccountability
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Improve Student Improve Student AchievementAchievement
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Improve Student Improve Student AchievementAchievement
Establish minimum course Establish minimum course offerings and curriculum offerings and curriculum exposure for students exposure for students across the district at all across the district at all levelslevels
4 X 4 High School 4 X 4 High School CurriculumCurriculum
Alternating Block Scheduling Alternating Block Scheduling for High Schoolsfor High Schools
Review Theme/Magnet Review Theme/Magnet School ProgramsSchool Programs
Establish minimum course Establish minimum course offerings and curriculum offerings and curriculum exposure for students exposure for students across the district at all across the district at all levelslevels
4 X 4 High School 4 X 4 High School CurriculumCurriculum
Alternating Block Scheduling Alternating Block Scheduling for High Schoolsfor High Schools
Review Theme/Magnet Review Theme/Magnet School ProgramsSchool Programs
Equity in resources and Equity in resources and technical assistance based technical assistance based on student need and circum on student need and circum stancesstances
Effectiveness and equitable Effectiveness and equitable distribution of programsdistribution of programs
Increase the percentage of Increase the percentage of students exposed to gifted students exposed to gifted programs and advanced programs and advanced level courseworklevel coursework
Equity in resources and Equity in resources and technical assistance based technical assistance based on student need and circum on student need and circum stancesstances
Effectiveness and equitable Effectiveness and equitable distribution of programsdistribution of programs
Increase the percentage of Increase the percentage of students exposed to gifted students exposed to gifted programs and advanced programs and advanced level courseworklevel coursework
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Close Gaps in PerformanceClose Gaps in PerformanceTransition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Close Gaps in PerformanceClose Gaps in Performance
Clean and attractive Clean and attractive schoolsschools
Well-behaved studentsWell-behaved studentsStrengthen student Strengthen student
supportsupport ““Dress for Success”Dress for Success”New school constructionNew school construction
Clean and attractive Clean and attractive schoolsschools
Well-behaved studentsWell-behaved studentsStrengthen student Strengthen student
supportsupport ““Dress for Success”Dress for Success”New school constructionNew school construction
Comprehensive plan Comprehensive plan for capital for capital improvementimprovement
Involve all Involve all stakeholders with stakeholders with school site planning, school site planning, cleaning, and cleaning, and landscapinglandscaping
Comprehensive plan Comprehensive plan for capital for capital improvementimprovement
Involve all Involve all stakeholders with stakeholders with school site planning, school site planning, cleaning, and cleaning, and landscapinglandscaping
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Provide Positive Learning Provide Positive Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Provide Positive Learning Provide Positive Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments
Align budget Align budget expenditures with district expenditures with district goals/prioritiesgoals/priorities
Establish procedures for Establish procedures for routine analysis of routine analysis of resources and ensure resources and ensure connection to connection to goals/prioritiesgoals/priorities
Provide needed Provide needed resources to support resources to support district programs and district programs and initiativesinitiatives
Align budget Align budget expenditures with district expenditures with district goals/prioritiesgoals/priorities
Establish procedures for Establish procedures for routine analysis of routine analysis of resources and ensure resources and ensure connection to connection to goals/prioritiesgoals/priorities
Provide needed Provide needed resources to support resources to support district programs and district programs and initiativesinitiatives
Salary compensation Salary compensation study to eliminate study to eliminate inequities/inconsistencies inequities/inconsistencies and address appropriate and address appropriate placement of personnel placement of personnel on the salary scheduleon the salary schedule
Strengthen the school Strengthen the school district’s fiscal stabilitydistrict’s fiscal stability
Increase working reserveIncrease working reserve
Salary compensation Salary compensation study to eliminate study to eliminate inequities/inconsistencies inequities/inconsistencies and address appropriate and address appropriate placement of personnel placement of personnel on the salary scheduleon the salary schedule
Strengthen the school Strengthen the school district’s fiscal stabilitydistrict’s fiscal stability
Increase working reserveIncrease working reserve
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Ensure Fiscal StabilityEnsure Fiscal StabilityTransition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Ensure Fiscal StabilityEnsure Fiscal Stability
Transition Action PlanTransition Action PlanTransition Action PlanTransition Action Plan
Improve Student Achievement
Provide Positive Learning
Environments
Ensure Fiscal Stability
Close Gaps in Performance
How does How does technology support technology support the implementation the implementation of this plan?of this plan?
How does How does technology support technology support the implementation the implementation of this plan?of this plan?
Wide Area Network Wide Area Network (WAN)(WAN)
Up-to-date student Up-to-date student workstationsworkstations
On-line curriculum On-line curriculum guidesguides
On-line grade and On-line grade and attendance reportingattendance reporting
Staff developmentStaff development
Wide Area Network Wide Area Network (WAN)(WAN)
Up-to-date student Up-to-date student workstationsworkstations
On-line curriculum On-line curriculum guidesguides
On-line grade and On-line grade and attendance reportingattendance reporting
Staff developmentStaff development
Wireless accessWireless accessTelecommunicationsTelecommunicationsVirtual coursesVirtual coursesCurriculum Curriculum
integrationintegration Instructional supportInstructional support
Wireless accessWireless accessTelecommunicationsTelecommunicationsVirtual coursesVirtual coursesCurriculum Curriculum
integrationintegration Instructional supportInstructional support
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Improve Student Improve Student AchievementAchievement
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Improve Student Improve Student AchievementAchievement
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Close Gaps in PerformanceClose Gaps in PerformanceTransition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Close Gaps in PerformanceClose Gaps in Performance
Data analysisData analysis
School profilesSchool profiles
Student profilesStudent profiles
Student Information SystemsStudent Information Systems
Equity ManagementEquity Management
Accountability ManagementAccountability Management
Family Technology Resource CentersFamily Technology Resource Centers
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Provide Positive Learning Provide Positive Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Provide Positive Learning Provide Positive Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments
District Technology Support CenterDistrict Technology Support Center
On-line work order managementOn-line work order management
Energy managementEnergy management
SecuritySecurity
On-line applicant management systemOn-line applicant management system
Transition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Ensure Fiscal StabilityEnsure Fiscal StabilityTransition Action Plan: Transition Action Plan: Ensure Fiscal StabilityEnsure Fiscal Stability
Total Educational Resource Management System (T.E.R.M.S)
T.E.R.M.S. consists of the T.E.R.M.S. consists of the following components:following components:T.E.R.M.S. consists of the T.E.R.M.S. consists of the following components:following components:
Financial Information
Human Resource
Management
Facility Management
• BudgetingBudgeting• General LedgerGeneral Ledger• Accounts PayableAccounts Payable• PurchasingPurchasing• Bid ManagementBid Management
• Applicant Applicant TrackingTracking
• PersonnelPersonnel• Benefits Benefits
AdministrationAdministration• PayrollPayroll• Staff Staff
DevelopmentDevelopment
• Fixed AssetsFixed Assets• WarehousingWarehousing
GSBA eBoard:GSBA eBoard:A Web-Based Governance A Web-Based Governance System:System:
GSBA eBoard:GSBA eBoard:A Web-Based Governance A Web-Based Governance System:System:
Putting the pieces together.
Board of Education Superintendent
Focus
Sequence
End Result Means
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Questions to be Addressed
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What?Why?
How much?How well?
How?When?Where?By whom?
Tools
MissionGoals
PoliciesLinkages
AssurancesStandards
StrategiesProceduresRegulationsAssignmentsDocumentation
MethodsVote Recommend
Trust
eAgenda – Paperless Board Packets
eReports – Document Management System
ePolicy – Board Policy Manual
eLegislation – Education Legislation System
eTraining – On-line Board Development System
eGoals – Goals Tracking System
More Information More Information Available on the Available on the DeKalb School DeKalb School System Web Site:System Web Site:
More Information More Information Available on the Available on the DeKalb School DeKalb School System Web Site:System Web Site:
www.dekalb.k12.ga.us