Texas STaR ChartJennifer Strong

November 2009

Cactus Ranch Elementary, Round Rock ISD

AgendaWhat is Texas Campus STaR?The Four Components of the STaR Chart2008 -2009 Campus Data

Teaching and LearningEducator Preparation and DevelopmentLeadership, Administration and Instructional

SupportInfrastructure for Technology

Summary

What is Texas Campus STaR?It is an online school and technology readiness tool

to aid for planning and self assessing to align technology with the Long-Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020.

It assists in the measurement of the impact of state and local efforts to improve student learning through the use of technology as specified in No Child Left Behind.

It also identifies needs for on-going professional development and raises awareness of research-based instructional goals.

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The Four ComponentsTeaching and LearningEducator Preparation and DevelopmentLeadership, Administration and Instructional

SupportInfrastructure for Technology

2008 -2009 Campus Data

Teaching and LearningTL1 TL2 TL3 TL4 TL5 TL6 Total

Patterns of Classroom use

Frequency/Designof InstructionalSetting

Content AreaConnections

Technology Applications (TA)TEKS Implementation

Student Mastery ofTechnology Applications

Online Learning

3 3 3 3 3 2 17

Scored advanced tech in all areas except online learning.Within each grade level cluster (K-2, 3-5), Technology

Application TEKS are mastered by 51 to 85% of the students.

Most teachers customize several web-based lessons which include online TEKS-based content, resources, learning activities and interactive communication that support learning objectives.

Educator Preparation and Development

This component is an area of weakness for our campus.Most teachers have completed professional

development on the integration of technology specific to their content area.

Most teachers adapt technology knowledge and skills for content area instruction.

EP1 EP2 EP3 EP4 EP5 EP6 TotalProfessional Developmental Experiences

Models of Professional Development

Capabilities of Educators

Access to Professional Development

Levels of Understanding and Patterns of Use

ProfessionalDevelopment forOnline Learning

3 2 3 2 3 2 15

Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support

Scored advanced tech (3)in all areas.Current information tools and systems are used at

our campus for communication, management of schedules and resources, performance assessments, and professional development.

L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 Total

Leadership and Vision

PlanningInstructional Support

Communication and Collaboration

BudgetLeadership and Support for Online Learning

3 3 3 3 3 3 18

Infrastructure for Technology

Scored low (developing tech) in two areas.Shared use of technologies such as computers,

digital cameras, etc.Scored high (target tech) in two areas.

Direct connectivity to the Internet available in all rooms with adequate bandwidth.

INF1 INF2 INF3 INF4 INF5 INF6 TotalStudents per Computers

Internet Access Connectivity Speed

Other Classroom Technology

Technical SupportLocal Area Network Wide Area Network

Distance Learning Capacity

2 4 2 4 3 3 18

Three Year Campus Summary

048

121620

2006-20072007-20082008-2009

SummaryIncreased our scores in each area since 2006-

2007.Consistently lower in the area of Educator

Preparation and Development.Create a campus plan to increase all areas that

scored a 2 (developing tech).Review the STaR Chart data next year.