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Table of Contents

Table of Contents 3

Introduction and Plan Background 4

Curriculum 6 21st Century Learning and the Common Core State Standards 6 Differentiated Instruction and Personalized Learning 8 Assessment 8 Digital Citizenship 9

Assets, Infrastructure and Support 10 Network and Internet Access 10 Student and Staff Access to Internet Enabled Devices 11 Classroom Audio/Visual Systems 12 VOIP Telephones, Teleconferencing, Clocks/Bells & Security Cameras 13 Communication & Collaboration Applications 13 Database Applications 14 Technical Support and Technology Staffing 15

Professional Development 17 Blended Learning Professional Development for Instructional Staff 17 Database Application Training and Professional Development for All Staff 18

Monitoring and Evaluation 19 District Technology Committee 19 Plan Activity Monitoring 19

Appendix A: Plan Implementation Summary 20 Curriculum Plan Activities 20 Assets, Infrastructure & Support Plan Activities 21 Professional Development Plan Activities 24

Appendix B: Plan Funding Summary 26 General Fund 26 Measure I1 Bond 26 Sycamore Tech Set-aside 27


Introduction and Plan Background

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. ” -- Marian Wright Edelman

The Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) serves approximately 15,000 students in nine elementary schools, three middle schools, two comprehensive high schools and one alternative high school. All schools are located in Pleasanton, California -- a suburban community located in Alameda County. Pleasanton is a Bay Area and Silicon Valley bedroom community with an overall 2016 population of approximately 83,000.

School Name Enrollment (2017-18 School Year)

Grades Served

Amador Valley High School 2673 9-12

Foothill High School 2176 9-12

Village High School 109 9-12

Harvest Park Middle School 1189 6-8

Pleasanton Middle School 1238 6-8

Thomas S. Hart Middle School 1247 6-8

Alisal Elementary School 622 K-5

Donlon Elementary School 814 K-5

Fairlands Elementary School 785 K-5

Lydiksen Elementary School 628 K-5

Mohr Elementary School 629 K-5

Phoebe Hearst Elementary School 675 K-5

Valley View Elementary School 645 K-5

Vintage Hills Elementary School 634 K-5

Walnut Grove Elementary School 728 K-5

Schools in Pleasanton offer a rich learning experience for all students. The PUSD recognizes that the skillful integration of educational technology is a component of a 21st century learning experience for all students. The District also recognizes the need for a stable electronic communications and operations infrastructure that allows for effective information sharing and collaboration with all staff, students and


community members. The District Technology plan will outline the goals and objectives for the instructional and operational use of technology for three years, beginning in July 2018 and ending in June 2021. The Governing Board outlines a variety of goals and objectives in the District’s Strategic Plan (which can be viewed on page 2 of this plan). All goals and objectives outlined in the District Technology Plan are aligned to the District’s Strategic Plan. Several of these goals are specifically aligned to the use of classroom technology and the robust network infrastructure outlined in this plan:

● All students, regardless of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, or gender will be proficient/advanced and college/career ready upon graduation

● The District will optimize student learning by utilizing innovative technologies ● All students and staff will be provided a high quality physical environment that facilitates

teaching and learning Technology infrastructure is expensive to acquire, maintain and repair. By creating a comprehensive plan for the technology related expenditures that will occur throughout the life of the plan, projects and operational activities can be effectively planned and monitored.

● Students will be central to all fiscal decisions ● Ensure fiscal health through investing in today while planning for tomorrow

The use of technology to facilitate communication and collaboration by staff and students requires thoughtful consideration of digital citizenship practices. The District’s Strategic Plan goals that define the vision to ensure that all members of the PUSD community are engaging in respectful, considerate and civil online collaboration are:

● Empower all students to develop character, compassion, civility and community consciousness.

● Every student and staff will feel safe, respected and enjoy positive connections This plan was developed as a collaborative process that included the efforts of many stakeholders during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years. Teachers, administrators and students were surveyed as to their current Technology skills and needs during the 2016-17 year using the School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA) survey instrument. Additional surveys were also utilized during the 2017-18 school year to capture input regarding student device usage. Qualitative input has been gathered from a variety of meetings and discussions held throughout both school years. A District Technology Committee met several times during both school years to provide specific input into a variety of plan areas. The Facilities Master Planning Committee provided input into Measure I1 related projects and activities.


Curriculum

“Learning is an experience. Everything else is just information.” -- Albert Einstein

The Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) schools incorporate educational technology in a variety of ways to augment curricular goals:

● All PUSD students build 21st century digital literacy and technology skills that support instruction in the Common Core State Standards and prepare students for college and career. Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) strategies are integrated throughout all core instruction in English-Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Students utilize a variety of collaboration and content creation tools to enhance learning in all subject areas. During the life of this plan, the District intends to ensure that students are also introduced to the fundamentals of coding tools, as well.

● Learning is personalized for students who participate in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support /

Response to Instruction & Intervention (MTSS/RTI2) programs and instruction. Teachers prescribe supplemental targeted instruction for students using software programs such as Read Naturally Live, Renaissance Learning, Matific, Accelerated Reader and other tools.

● Assessments are used to guide and inform instruction for all students by providing specific

information to teachers about individual student needs, interests and abilities. This information allows teachers to differentiate instruction for all students. Students in grades 3-8 and 11 take the state standardized CAASPP and CAST tests online.

● Students in our middle and high schools can select from a variety of STEAM electives that foster

specialized learning in creativity, problem solving, innovation and design thinking. Many of these courses use educational technology and hardware.

● Project Lead the Way curriculum and other Career Technical Education programs are integrated

throughout our elementary, middle and high school programs. In addition, a variety of tools are used to support student record-keeping. These include our student information system (Aequitas Q), data management system (Illuminate) and the systems used to maintain records regarding students with disabilities (SEIS).

21st Century Learning and the Common Core State Standards Learning how to use technology tools effectively and ethically is a component of 21st century learning and is reflected in the Common Core State Standards. These 21st century skills, which include creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking (colloquially referred to as “The 4 Cs” are fostered in PUSD students at all grade levels and in all subject areas. The PUSD adopted the use of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in 2010. These standards include a variety of embedded digital literacy and technology skills in the core mathematics and English


language arts standards. The California Common Core State Standards can be viewed at this link: https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/finalelaccssstandards.pdf. The District has also adopted the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE) standards for staff and students. The ISTE Standards can be reviewed at this website: https://www.iste.org/standards. All students (at different grade levels) are provided access to rich online CCSS aligned content in the adopted curricular materials for PUSD core subject areas according to the following table:

Subject Materials Grades

English-Language Arts and English Language Development

Pearson myPerspectives 9-12


McGraw Hill Study Sync 6-8


Benchmark Advance K-5


Benchmark Ready to Advance TK

English-Language Arts and English Language Development: Advanced Composition

MyWritingLab Prose Reader Longman Reader

12

English-Language Arts and English Language Development: AP English Language & Composition

Bedford St. Martin LaunchPad Norton LitWeb

12

English-Language Arts and English Language Development: World Literature

MyLiteratureLab Gateways to World Literature

12

Debate Infobase 9-12

Mathematics Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - GoMath! 6-8

Mathematics Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - (AGA) Algebra, Geometry and Algebra 2

9-12

Mathematics College Preparatory Math (CPM) - PreCalculus, Calculus, -

9-12

Music (Choir) Voice in Concert 6-8

Additional curriculum adoptions in science, social studies and world language are planned for the next several years. Online components will be evaluated for each of these curriculum adoptions to determine what tools will be appropriate for use in our classrooms.


https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/finalelaccssstandards.pdf

https://www.iste.org/standards

Facilitating opportunities for students to work collaboratively to create content is a key component of a 21st century learning environment. Project-based learning strategies that engage students and provide structured, practical applications of learning can be facilitated with student access to mobile devices, online curriculum and content creation tools. All PUSD students are provided access to the Google Apps for Education Suite, which include Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Sites. The Google Suite lacks a native application for creating videos. Students at several schools have been utilizing WeVideo for this function, and the District plans to adopt this tool for use by all secondary students for this purpose beginning in the 2018-19 school year. Funding for the adoption of this tool will be provided using the Sycamore Tech Set-aside Fund. Additional grade levels may be added in subsequent plan years if recommended by the District Technology Committee. Coding tools allow students to create interactive content. These resources can offer opportunities for students to make applications, websites, animations and video games. The District plans to pilot the use of the Tynker coding platform for all elementary students in the 2018-19 school year. Additional Middle School grade levels may be added in subsequent plan years if recommended by the District Technology Committee. Funding for the use of this tool will be provided using the Sycamore Tech Set-aside Fund. Middle and high school students are able to access a wide variety of course electives that include coding, including advanced placement computer science courses in grades 9-12.

Differentiated Instruction and Personalized Learning Student learning can be personalized to recognize different learning modalities, preferred expressions and student interest. Educational technology can be used to quickly and effectively gather and present information to teachers about how to meet the needs of each child in the classroom. Educational technology can also be used to facilitate targeted instruction for students in reading and mathematics. Web 2.0 software such as Read Naturally Live, Renaissance Learning, RAZ Kids, Accelerated Reader, Matific, Read180 and other tools can be effectively used at home and at school for this purpose. Students with disabilities are provided supports using a variety of online software tools and apps that can augment communication and provide alternatives to typical communication methods. These tools include Touchchat, Pro Lo Quo to Go, Edmark and Unique Learning Systems.

Assessment Assessments provide a foundation of information that can measure learning outcomes and inform instruction for individual students or groups of students. In order to be effective, assessments need to gather information and provide simple methods to analyze and report data. In some learning areas, this can be done efficiently using online software-based tools. Illuminate District assessments in math and english-language arts are administered and analyzed using the Illuminate Data and Assessment platform. Illuminate is a web-based system that can be used to administer and score multiple choice exams for all students in the District. Assessments provided by our curriculum partners for Study Sync ELA/ELD, myPerspectives ELA/ELD and HRW mathematics are available in the Illuminate system for online administration and scoring.


Fountes and Pinnell BAS and NWEA MAP The District currently uses the Benchmark Assessment System (BAS) assessments for common formative assessments to measure student learning in specific Common Core State Standards areas at several points throughout the school year. During the 2017-18 school year, some District teachers will have piloted the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments. If this pilot is successful, the MAP assessments will be administered throughout the District as this pilot expands in the 2018-19 school year. DIBELS Daze DIBELS Daze assessments are used to determine student reading levels in elementary grades 3-5. The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills. DIBELS are designed for use in identifying children experiencing difficulty in acquisition of basic early literacy skills in order to provide support early and prevent the occurrence of later reading difficulties.

Digital Citizenship A core component of many of these online curriculum tools is the ability for students to interact with other students and teachers in the provided software. Students at all grade levels will be provided digital citizenship instruction and support using the Common Sense Media curriculum and lesson tools. Providing instruction and setting district-wide expectations for student digital behavior is a key component of the successful integration of technology for learning at school, at home, and other locations where online learning occurs. The PUSD will be piloting the use of the Securly Chromebook internet filtering tool in the 2018-19 school year. This software app will be associated with student Google accounts and will provide a mechanism to filter and monitor inappropriate content found online on District-owned devices and in student email accounts. The license for this year long pilot will be funded using the Sycamore Tech Set-aside fund. If the pilot is successful, the license will be renewed for the life of the plan. During the second half of the 2017-18 school year, teachers in secondary schools have been evaluating the use of digital classroom management software. These tools allow teachers to share content directly from their own devices to student devices, and to monitor student behaviors on District-owned student devices. This evaluation will continue in the 2018-19 school year. A tool for this purpose will be selected during the 2018-19 school year, with full implementation for all secondary students/teachers planned for the 2019-20 school year. The license for this software will be funded using the Sycamore Tech Set-aside fund.


Assets, Infrastructure and Support

“Computing is not about computers anymore. It is about living” -- Nicholas Negroponte

The use of 21st century learning tools requires reliable and consistent access to the internet for students and teachers. In order to support this need, all school sites provide internet access on wifi and wired connections. Staff are provided an internet enabled device, and all students are provided access to internet enabled devices. Student access to devices varies depending on their grade level, in accordance with the instructional needs for students of different ages.

Network and Internet Access All schools are provided access to the internet. District-wide internet access is provided using a “hub and spokes” network model, where the internet is delivered centrally to the District office (DO) by our internet service provider (ISP). Connections from the DO are served to a central point in the school sites using leased wide area network (WAN) lines. The internet is then distributed to classrooms and offices using network drops and wifi access points. Access points that can support 50-60 devices per classroom (depending on the age and specification of the devices) were installed in each classroom in the District during the 2015-16 school year. Prior to the 2017-18 school year, the internet was provided at a speed of 1 gigabit per second (gig) to the DO. WAN links to the school sites were provided at 100 - 155 megabits per second, depending on the school site. During the 2017-18 school year, the internet speed was increased to 2gig, and the WAN links were increased to 1 gig for all elementary sites, and 10 gig for secondary (middle and high school) sites. As of the start of the 2018-19 school year, the District-wide shared internet bandwidth will be increased to 5gig. During the life of this plan, the District-wide shared internet bandwidth will be increased to 10gig, pending funding availability. This upgrade will be implemented when sites are consistently utilizing 80% or more of the 5gig bandwidth. Site network upgrades are planned to increase the network speed between campus buildings, and to add capacity for Voice Over IP (VOIP) devices including landline telephones, clocks, bells and public announcement speakers. These site network upgrades will be funded using Measure I1 bond funding. Measure I1 also includes funding to increase the District’s server storage capacity and build a new VMWare system. The PUSD currently utilizes VMware-based solutions to store and house all core servers in the District, but capacity in this system is limited. The new server system will allow the District to create redundancy in all core network services, which will mean that a hardware or system failure with the primary VMWare solution will be less likely to cause interruptions in network services. Currently, only a few of the District’s core network servers are provisioned so that there is a live failover solution in place in the event of a failure of the primary server. The new system will be designed to allow for redundancy in all core network servers.


The increased server capacity will also provide space so documents can be stored in Q. This will create capacity to store additional student records and information in Q.

Student and Staff Access to Internet Enabled Devices Access to internet enabled devices such as desktop computers, laptops and tablets is necessary for staff and students to access information, communicate, collaborate and create content. Student Access to Internet Enabled Devices Students need reliable and consistent access to the internet at home and at school. The table below outlines the instructional recommendations for access to devices, based on grade levels.

Grade Levels Students Devices

Grades TK-1 4 1

Grades 2-3 3 1

Grades 4-5 1 1

Grades 6-12 1 1

During the life of this plan, the District will utilize Measure I1 bond funding to provide access to student devices at the following ratios.

Grade Levels Students Devices

Grades TK-1 -- --

Grades 2-3 -- --

Grades 4-5 3 1

Grades 6-12 1 1

All bond-funded devices are funded using short-term bond financing, so the bonds used to purchase the devices are paid back during the 5 year anticipated useful life of the devices. In order to reach the instructionally recommended ratios for student access to devices, additional devices may be obtained by school site and District staff using donated funds or other site/department funding resources. An objective of this plan is to identify sustainable central funding for all student devices during the life of the plan. If funding is available in the Sycamore Tech Set-aside fund, it may be used as a source of sustainable funding in the future. Students in Grades 6-12 will be issued devices to use at home and at school. The PUSD will install Securly software that will filter the internet while students are using these devices away from school. This software package will be piloted the 2018-19 school year. An evaluation of this tool will be conducted during the Spring of 2019 to determine if the same product will be utilized for additional years.


Student Loaner Program In recognition of the fact that students at all grade levels are required to access the internet in order to complete homework and prepare for classroom activities, the PUSD can provide internet access via cellular hotspot to any socio-economically disadvantaged student who does not have internet access at home. Take-home devices are also available for these students if they will not be assigned one as part of the Measure I1 funded student device program. Teacher Access to Internet Enabled Devices All teachers will be provided an internet enabled laptop. The Measure I1 bond funds provided laptops to more than 75% of teachers during the 2017-18 school year. The remaining teachers will receive a new bond-funded device during the life of this plan, based on the age of their current device. All bond-funded devices are funded using short-term bond financing, so the bonds used to purchase the devices are paid back during the 5 year anticipated useful life of the devices. Measure I1 will not sustain funding for replacement of these laptops for APT members. If funding is available in the Sycamore Tech Set-aside fund, it may be used as a source of sustainable funding in the future, after Measure I1 funding is exhausted. The District standard for teacher laptops is the Macbook Air 13”. Teachers whose curriculum requires the use of a Windows laptop will be provided an equivalent Windows-based device. Administrative and Classified Staff Access to Internet Enabled Devices There is a need to identify a centralized funding and planning process to procure and distribute devices to principals, vice principals, school site classified staff and District office staff. Currently, funding for these purchases is provided using a variety of different site-based funding sources, including site discretionary general fund, community partner donations (PTSA/PTAs). In some cases, staff provide their own personally owned devices. The District intends to create a centrally funded replacement plan to purchase and replace standard devices for administrative and classified staff. This plan and budget will be developed in the 2018-19 school year, and will be administered during subsequent fiscal years by the District Technology Services department. Funding will be provided in whole or in part using the Sycamore Tech Set-aside fund.

Classroom Audio/Visual Systems 21st Century classrooms are places where a variety of content and information can be presented by teachers and students. In order to facilitate high quality classroom presentations, students and teachers need access to user-friendly audio visual equipment that can display digital and “real-world” multimedia content. Audio amplification of the displayed content and the teacher’s voice can increase learning benefits for many students and are a key component of effective classroom presentation tools.


In order to provide high quality facilities that are conducive to teaching and learning, the District intends to provide the following audio/visual equipment in all classrooms using Measure I1 funding:

● Digital display with wireless projection capabilities and audio amplification ● Wireless document camera ● Classroom voice amplification system (including lanyard microphone for presenter/teacher)

District-wide standards for this equipment will be identified during the 2018-19 school year; School sites will pilot these components and provide input via the District Technology Committee as to the selection of and configuration of these tools for all classrooms. District-wide purchase and installation of this equipment is expected to occur during the 2019-20 school year and will have an expected useful life of 8-10 years.

VOIP Telephones, Teleconferencing, Clocks/Bells & Security Cameras A variety of communication systems that can enhance facility communication and security can be installed over IP networks. These Voice Over IP (VOIP) systems utilize central servers for the management and administration of devices that can be utilized as classroom/office telephones, teleconference systems and campus-wide integrated clock/bell/speaker (public announcement) systems. As a member of the Tri-Valley ROP Consortium, PUSD is a member District in the multiyear Career Pathways Grant which is designed to provide innovative solutions that promote collaboration across Tri-Valley local education providers including Livermore USD, Dublin USD and Las Positas College. The grant has provided funding to install the Cisco Telepresence system in two high school classrooms at Amador Valley and Foothill High Schools between 2016-18. Additional mobile units are available in middle schools and at the District Office. A third system will be installed in 2018-19 at Village High School. District-wide installation of VOIP is expected to occur between 2019-2021. Project and procurement planning for this implementation is expected to occur in 2018-19.

Communication & Collaboration Applications The Pleasanton Unified School District utilizes the Google G Suite for Education (formerly known as Google Apps for Education). All staff and students in the District are provided a Google account in the @pleasantonusd.net domain. This account is used for all District-wide email communication, document collaboration and calendar scheduling. Google’s G Suite for Education is cloud-based, free to the District, and is used by many other school Districts and public educational agencies, making it an attractive choice from an administrative and instructional perspective. Pleasanton Unified School District websites for the District and each school site are maintained using a District-wide content management system, which ensures consistency in style and ease of support for all District webmasters. District websites will be ADA compatible and will comply with all required accessibility formats and content.


Database Applications Student Information System The primary record retention system for all student records is the Q Student Information System. Q is used by all staff in the District to maintain a wide variety of student data including enrollment, demographic, attendance, behavior/discipline and other information. Staff in middle and high schools record assignment and course grades in the Q Gradebook, and report cards and progress reports for secondary students are generated from Q. Students in middle and high school access the Q Student Portal in order to review their assignment scores and obtain grade information. Parent/guardians are also able to access student assignment and grade information using the Q Parent Portal. Parent/guardians also access Q in order to initially enroll their students in the District and to provide annual registration updates about their family contact information and student emergency information. Q is physically served at the District Office to all staff, students and parent/guardians. All connections to Q are provided over secure socket layer web connections. Several web servers are used in conjunction with each other in order to provide a stable and failover redundant front end, however the District only has a single database server that houses all backend data. In order to increase reliability of the Q system, the District Technology staff will be creating a clustered database server solution that will allow for failover redundancy. This database redundancy will be implemented with the bond-funded server acquisition and implementation planned for 2018-19. In order to ensure that the District is utilizing the best Student Information System for our needs, a full review and evaluation of available Student Information Systems will occur in the 2018-19 school year. The District will convene a committee of stakeholders to provide input on District-wide needs for a Student Information System. The committee may recommend that the District issue a Request for Proposal for the replacement of the District’s Student Information System in subsequent plan years. Integrated Financial/HR System Staff in the District utilize an integrated suite of software applications that provides access to and storage of all fiscal and HR data and workflows required to support public school operations. This system provides the following key functions to the District:

● General Ledger/SACS Management ● Budget development ● Position control ● Employee demographics and assignments ● Staff attendance and leave tracking ● Benefits management ● Payroll and tax reporting ● Retirement processing and reporting ● Vendor list ● Purchasing/Requisitions (including requisition routing) ● Accounts payables ● Fixed asset inventory management ● Stores/Warehouse


Staff in the Business (Fiscal Services and Technology departments) and Human Resources divisions have been migrating the District from the QSS system to the Escape system during the 2017-18 fiscal year. Escape will be utilized District-wide for these functions beginning in the 2018-19 school year. All other district staff who will be accessing the Escape system will be trained in the use of the system during the 2018-19 school year. Ongoing trainings and reference materials will be developed and provided to staff for all subsequent plan years. Final close-out activities for the Escape migration will need to occur during the 2018-19 school year. As accounting records are closed out in QSS at the beginninging of the 2018-19 year, year ending data for 2017-18 will need to be imported into Escape from QSS. In addition, in preparation for the discontinuation of access to QSS, long term accounting and human resources information will need to be compiled into archive reports for long term access in Escape. During the 2018-19 school year, Escape will also be configured for staff electronic access to a variety of self-service human resources functions. This may include electronic (email) transmission of payroll direct deposit advices and access to an Employee Portal where staff can update their personal information, access past pay advice records, see their leave balances, and perform other functions. Library and Resource Management System The Follett Destiny Library and Resource Management system is utilized to track the circulation of library books in all school sites. It is also used to track the distribution of instructional resources including textbooks and laptops to staff and students. Other servers and databases A variety of other servers and database applications are maintained by the District Technology Department for access by staff in the District. These servers store records for the Child Nutrition department, Kids Club/STEAM, Student Services, Human Resources, Fiscal Services and the school sites. Traditional District-housed file-server based storage is provided to all administrative staff.

Technical Support and Technology Staffing Technology Department and Site Technology Specialists provide support for all technology related equipment and services in the District. The District Technology department currently includes approximately 10 full-time equivalent employees (FTE.) The following is a list of some of the key functions performed by the District Technology department staff:

● Installation, monitoring, repair, maintenance and security of all IP network hardware and software ● Administration of the Student Information System, Google G Suite for Education and a wide

variety of other District network services, including file management, printing, SSL ● Compilation and submission of district-wide CalPADS and CBEDS reports ● Configuration of student and staff access to third party curriculum portals and applications ● Preparation and distribution of report cards, progress reports, truancy letters and other routine

communication with parent/guardians ● Administration and repair of district-wide landline phone system and cellular telephones


District Technology staff have historically been responsible for the administration of QSS and the processing of payroll and accounts payable warrants and electronic reports. With the transition from QSS to the Escape system, Technology staff duties in this area will be re-defined beginning in the 2018-19 school year. Site Technology Specialists are responsible for ensuring that site-based technology equipment and hardware is in good working order, and that staff and students are able to use technology for instructional and assessment purposes. Funding for site technology specialists will be provided by the District at the following levels for the life of the plan:

Type of Site District Funding for Site Technology Specialist Staffing

Elementary 0.75 FTE (220 Days)

Middle** 1.0 FTE (261 Days) (Funding currently budgeted for 2018-19 at this level, but subsequent years budgeted at 0.75 FTE/220 days until additional funding is identified)

Comprehensive High 1.0 FTE (261 Days)

Alternative High 0.25 FTE (220 Days)


Professional Development “If you have knowledge, let others light their candle in it.” -- Margaret Fuller

Professional Development and training is key to effective use of any operational or instructional technology. It is an investment in our teachers and non-instructional staff. In order to maximize the value of that investment, PUSD adheres to research-based best practices when planning and implementing professional development and adult learning opportunities. The District provides ongoing, sustained professional development to teachers and instructional administrators in the pedagogical shifts required to support effective technology integration in a blended learning environment. Training and “how-to” reference materials are also provided to non-instructional and instructional staff in the use of the database applications used in the District to manage fiscal and human resources operations, to analyze learning outcomes for students and to maintain student records.

Blended Learning Professional Development for Instructional Staff Research shows that effective professional development that encourages and promotes change in instructional practices and improves student learning requires a sustained, job-embedded approach. “The most useful professional development emphasizes active teaching, assessment, observation and reflection rather than abstract discussions.” 1

Professional development should occur in a safe, supportive environment that allows teachers to explore and discuss different technology enriched instructional strategies - some of which may be more successful than others! “Research on effective professional development also highlights the importance of collaborative and collegial learning environments that help develop communities of practice able to promote school change beyond individual classrooms.” Teachers must be provided opportunities to 2

share their knowledge with colleagues and other members of the learning community in order to create a set of common practices and to build upon the successes of others. Professional Development in the Pleasanton Unified School District is provided in a variety of different formats, including real-time collaborative instruction and coaching, as well as on-demand self-paced courses and content that can be accessed by staff when needed. District Curriculum staff maintain blogs and other social media to create a PUSD Professional Learning Community where ideas and concepts can be discussed amongst all participating staff. For the past several years, the District has funded two Technology Integration Specialists (Teachers on Special Assignment) that provide a sustained, tiered Blended Learning Academy model of professional development that is augmented with classroom-based coaching. The purpose of this model is to provide sustained, job-embedded professional development for the effective integration of technology into teaching and learning. This job-embedded approach allows teachers to work with colleagues and the Technology Integration Specialists to consider the blended learning strategies they might select for use in

1 Darling-Hammond, Linda and Richardson, Nikole (February 2009) Teaching Learning: What Matters? How Teachers Learn, Volume 66 Number 5, pages 46-53 2 ibid


their lessons, then to try the new approach with their students - potentially with the additional coaching assistance of the Technology Integration Specialists in the classroom. In the context of the Blended Learning Academies, Technology Integration Specialists provide training for teachers in the use of the online curriculum tools and portals used in our classrooms, Google Apps for Education, internet enabled devices and classroom audio-visual tools, including the Telepresence systems. Teachers at all grade levels have participated in the District-wide Blended Learning Academy and have received classroom coaching. This sustained approach to providing professional development to teachers in the use of blended learning strategies in their classrooms will continue for the life of this plan. With the introduction of WeVideo and Tynker into the collection of resources made available to staff and students, additional PD in the use of these two applications will be integrated into the Blended Learning Academies, and will be offered in the 2018-19 Summer Institute and Back to School professional development events, as well.

Database Application Training and Professional Development for All Staff The District recognizes that staff who are required to maintain records and analyze data contained in Escape, Aequitas Q and Illuminate have context-based needs to understand the way in which they need to interact with those systems. Staff need to know “how-to” navigate these complex systems in order to get their work done at the time they are interacting with the system. Context-based help documents are included in all of these applications. Some reference materials are provided as video tutorials, as well. In order to provide an additional layer of assistance to staff who utilize the Q Student Information System, the main Q staff login page will be updated to include “how-to” reference materials for staff. It is believed that this change will facilitate more effective understanding of how to perform certain tasks in Q, especially for staff new to the District. Because Escape will be new to the District in the 2018-19 school year, hands-on training will be provided to all staff who utilize that system during the year in a variety of areas. Additional reference materials will also be available to staff. Illuminate was introduced to the District’s staff in 2017-18. Implementation training has occurred, and additional training in the use of Illuminate will be provided on an ongoing basis to instructional and administrative staff as we continue the use of that system.


Monitoring and Evaluation “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your

goals” -- Henry David Thoreau

This plan includes a comprehensive summary of the technology related activities that are planned to be implemented between 2018 and 2021. These activities are designed to further the District’s core instructional and operational goals. District staff will utilize a variety of methods to receive and review information in order to ensure that technology services are provided that continue to advance District objectives.

District Technology Committee Stakeholder input regarding the implementation and evaluation of the activities outlined in this plan will be regularly received and reviewed at District-wide District Technology Committee. This committee includes representative stakeholders from school site and District Office department staff and meets several times per year. During the 2018-19 school year, the District Technology Committee will provide input into the selection of the Classroom Audio/Visual District-wide standard tools (doc cam, digital display, audio amplification). The Committee will also review the use of the content creation (Tynker, WeVideo) apps that will be implemented in 2018-19 in order to determine whether ongoing funding will be sustained for those tools. Additional projects, activities and tools will routinely be reviewed and monitored by the District Tech Committee throughout the life of this plan.

Plan Activity Monitoring A summary of the activities that were defined in the prior sections of this plan is included in Appendix A. This summary of activities reflects the high level plans for the implementation of the defined activities, including the general definition of the successful outcomes that are desired by the activity.


Appendix A: Plan Implementation Summary

The following is a summary of all goals and objectives defined throughout the plan. Many of these goals and objectives require cross-department collaboration for implementation throughout the District.

Curriculum Plan Activities

Activity & Measurable Objective

Timeline Department(s) Responsible

Monitoring & Evaluation of Activity

Curriculum Adoptions: Evaluate & select online components blended with traditional materials

Varies Curriculum Department (adoption evaluation and procurement) Technology Department (system access configuration)

Online components will be evaluated in tandem with materials evaluations

Implement WeVideo for video content creation in all secondary classrooms

2018-19 (Implementation to be continued during subsequent years depending on usage evaluation and staff feedback during 2018-19; Additional grade levels may be added if recommended)

Technology Department (procurement & system access configuration) Curriculum Department (professional development)

Review usage logs to determine if sufficient staff and students are using the system to justify the cost of the system

Implement Tynker for coding content creation in all elementary classrooms

2018-19 (Implementation to be continued during subsequent years depending on usage evaluation and staff feedback during 2018-19. Additional grade levels may be added if recommended)


Review usage logs to determine if sufficient staff and students are using the system to justify the cost of the system


Select & Implement digital classroom monitoring and management tool

2018-19 (pilot to be conducted during 2018-19, with full implementation to occur during 2018-19 or in subsequent plan years)


Conclude pilot begun in 2017-18 of classroom management solutions with selection of solution to implement for all secondary students. Conduct evaluation during initial implementation year to determine if solution will be continued for additional years.

Assets, Infrastructure & Support Plan Activities


Timeline Person(s) Responsible


Network upgrades - upgrade all fiber optic cabling, copper cabling and switching infrastructure located at all District locations

2018-2021 Technology & Facilities Departments

Upgrade all network infrastructure in order to support all instructional and operational activities in the District (campus wifi, student and staff devices, classroom A/V VOIP, Security Cameras)

Implement new central server system

2018-19 Technology Department

Create server solution that will increase server storage capacity to house current District-wide servers, and will provide a way to store redundant copies of all core District network server resources;

Upgrade internet bandwidth from 5gig to 10gig

TBD during life of plan depending on need and funding

Technology Department

Evaluate internet utilization during 2018-19 school year - when 80% capacity is reached on most school days, increase access

Implement secondary take-home device program

2018-19 and all subsequent plan years

Technology Department (procurement,

To be determined during the life of the plan


coordination of distribution) School sites (distribution of devices)

Identify sources of funding for District-wide procurement of elementary student devices at the desired instructional ratios

Life of plan Cabinet and Technology Department

Ability to sustain District-wide operational funding for the purchase of elementary student devices at the desired instructional ratios

Continue to implement bond-funded APT staff device program



Ensure all APT staff have access to a District-standard internet enabled device

Develop centrally funded and managed administrative and classified staff device program

2018-19 - develop plan 2019-20 and subsequent plan years - implement plan


Ensure all administrative and classified staff have access to a District-standard internet enabled device

Classroom Audio/Visual modernization

2018-19 - select District-wide standard solutions and develop implementation plan 2019-20 and subsequent plan years

Technology & Facilities Departments (procurement; coordination of evaluation pilot; development of implementation plan; coordination of implementation) District Technology Committee (select District-wide standards)

Ensure all classrooms are consistently furnished with high quality audio/visual tools for learning

Select & Implement District-wide VOIP solutions for landline telephones, clocks/bells and public announcement

2019-20 (selection of solution) 2019-21 (implementation of solution)

Technology & Facilities Departments

Ensure all classrooms and working areas have necessary phones, clocks/bells and public announcement systems


Continue to implement Career Pathways Grant Telepresence systems


Technology Department (hardware configuration and implementation) Curriculum Department (Professional Development and training)

Ensure all Telepresence system components required by the Career Pathways Grant are installed and operating successfully; Ensure all staff who need to use the Telepresence systems are provided with PD and training in the use of the systems

District Website ADA Accessibility Monitoring

All plan years Superintendent’s Communications Department

Utilize SiteImprove auditing software to review all District websites to ensure compliance with ADA regulations

Evaluation and Possible Replacement of Q Student Information System

2018-19 - Evaluate Q and conduct Request for Proposal, if recommended 2019-20 - Migrate to new student information system (migration and parallel processing) 2020-21 - Implement new student information system

Technology Department (coordination of evaluation and procurement process) SIS Stakeholder Committee (selection, migration and implementation planning)

Make determination about whether to change SIS or continue; If migration to a new system is recommended, successful migration will be evidenced when all systems and records can be accessed and maintained in new system

Q Database Redundancy 2018-19 Technology Department

Q database is clustered and replicated to fail-over server system

Escape - QSS Final Migration

2018 (July - December)


All final 2017-18 year ending accounting, payroll, and asset transactions and records to be migrated to Escape

Escape - Development of archive QSS records

2018 (July - December)

Technology Department (generate

All records transferred out of QSS so access to that


records in QSS and create archive reports for Escape) Fiscal Services and Human Resources Departments (identification of required records and reports that need to be stored in Escape for long-term access)

system can be discontinued as of December 31, 2018

Escape - Implement Electronic paystubs and Employee Portal

2018-19 Technology Department, Human Resources Department, Fiscal Services Department

All staff provided access to electronic human resources records and information.

Identify Sustainable Funding for MS Site Techs at 1.0 FTE/261 Days

2018-19 Technology Department & Cabinet

Ability to sustain 2018-19 MS Site Tech funding levels

Professional Development Plan Activities


Timeline Person(s) Responsible


Continuation of Blended Learning Academy professional development and coaching model

Ongoing throughout life of the plan

Curriculum Department

Survey evaluations collected from each attendee of each Blended Learning activity

Introduction of WeVideo PD (will also be included in Blended Learning Academies)

2018-19 and ongoing throughout life of plan


Survey evaluations collected from each attendee of each PD activity

Introduction of Tynker PD (will also be included in Blended Learning Academies)

2018-19 and ongoing throughout life of plan


Survey evaluations collected from each attendee of each PD activity

Introduction of Digital Classroom Management system PD (will also be

2018-19 or 2019-20 (depending on date of implementation)


Survey evaluation collected from each attendee of each PD


included in Blended Learning Academies)

activity

Q Login Page staff “Just In Time” Reference Materials

2018-19 Technology Department

Ensure all staff activities are explained in “How-to” guides linked on the main Q login page for staff

Escape - Train all District Staff

2018-19 Technology Department, Fiscal Services Department, Purchasing Department

All staff who need to submit purchase requisitions, obtain items from the warehouse or otherwise interact with the system will be trained in the use of Escape.

Escape - Develop ongoing reference materials and resources for refresher trainings and onboarding new employees


Technology Department, Fiscal Services Department, Human Resources Department, Purchasing Department

All staff will be able to use Escape to perform their daily functions in that system.


Appendix B: Plan Funding Summary The activities defined in this plan will be funded using a variety of sources, including the District’s General Fund (including LCAP Supplemental funds), the Sycamore Technology Set-aside Fund and the Measure I1 Bond. The following tables summarize the items included in each of these funding sources, and their estimated budgets (when available). These budgets are estimates only, and are subject to change.

General Fund

Item Estimated Budget

Technology staff salaries and benefits Varies each year of plan

Technology equipment repair Varies each year of plan

Technology computer software licenses (Microsoft Office, anti-virus, PDF, misc)

Varies each year of plan

Technology service and application licenses and support (Escape, Q SIS, VMWare, wifi/switching management, backup, security/SSL, miscellaneous)

Varies each year of plan

Internet and WAN Connections Varies each year of plan

District-wide telephone lines; cell phones Varies each year of plan

Student loaner devices (LCAP) Varies each year of plan

Student loaner internet hotspots (LCAP) Varies each year of plan

Operating equipment and supplies Varies each year of plan

Measure I1 Bond

Item Estimated Budget per Project

Network upgrades $9M

Server upgrades $500K

Classroom A/V modernization $6M

Student and Staff Devices (total funding exceeds that which will be expended during the life of this plan; total funding will be expended by 2026)

$8.5M

VOIP $6.7M


Sycamore Tech Set-aside

Item Estimated Budget per Year

Content Creation Apps (Tynker for Coding; WeVideo for Video)

$75K per year

Digital Citizenship Apps (Securly for Web Filtering; TBD for Digital Classroom Management)

$75K per year

Administrative and Classified devices $75K per year

Amounts contributed to the Sycamore Tech Set-aside fund will vary each fiscal year. If additional funds are available, they will be used to fund additional student devices in elementary sites and create a sustainable plan for funding APT staff internet enabled devices after Measure I1 funds are exhausted. Funds may be carried over each year.


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