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Texas STaR ChartWhat is it?
How does it impact you as an educator?
How does it impact HMS’s campus?
Agenda
• Definition of Texas STaR Chart
• What the Texas STaR Chart means to you as an educator and to HMS
• Vision 2020
• Links to Important Background Information
• Purpose of the Texas STaR Chart• Purpose of the Texas STaR Chart (continued)
Agenda (continued)
• Areas of Focus• Link to Campus STaR Chart• Henderson Middle School’s Campus
STaR Chart Ratings• Key Areas of Progress According to Texas
STaR Chart• Campus Statewide Summary 2007-2008• Conclusion
Definition of Texas STaR Chart
• It is …– School Technology and Readiness (STaR)– a teacher tool for self-assessment and
planning– aligned with the Long-Range Plan for
Technology– a tool which was implemented in 2006– a tool with a vision … Vision 2020
Texas STaR Chart … What it means to you and HMS
• A rubric educators must complete each school year
• SBEC collects, disaggregates, and disseminates data to schools
• Tied to technology goals,budgeting, and evaluationof progress towards meeting Vision 2020
Vision 2020
• The Long-Range Plan for
Technology
• Four Key Areas:– Teaching and Learning– Educational Preparation and Development– Leadership, Administration, and Instructional
Support– Infrastructure for Technology
Links to Important Background Information
• Vision 2020 is based on the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
• No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D• Chapter 74 of Texas Education Code
(TEC)• Chapter 126 of the Texas Education Code
(TEC)
Purpose of Texas STaR Chart
• Technology standards are required for all novice teachers and are recommended for all experienced Texas teachers
• Improving the levels of technology integration ensures best practices in instruction and learning for all students
• Current educational technology and development is mandated
Purpose of Texas STaR Chart (continued)
• Knowledge of online learning, technology resources, instructional support, and planning are required
• Schools must demonstrate evidence that they are making progress in meeting the goals of The Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
• AKA: Vision 2020
Areas of Focus
• Online Learning • Patterns of Classroom Use• Content Area Connections• Frequency and Design of the Instructional
Setting Utilizing Digital Content• Technology Applications (TA TEKS) and
Implementation (TAC Chapter 126)• Student Mastery of Technology Applications
TEKS
Henderson Middle School’s Campus STaR Chart Ratings
Key Areas of Progress According to Texas STaR Chart
• How does Henderson Middle School Rate?
• Early Tech (6-8)
• Developing Tech (9-14)– Teaching & Learning (HMS)– Educator Preparation and
Development (HMS)
Key Areas of Progress According to Texas STaR Chart
(continued)
• Advanced Tech (15-20)– Leadership, Administration, and Instructional
Support (HMS)– Infrastructure for Technology (HMS)
• Target Tech (21-24)
Campus Statewide Summary 2007-2008
Conclusion• Integration of technology is required by NCLB (No Child
Left Behind, Title II, Part D)• Focus … differentiation of assignments for 21st Century
learners utilizing technology• Campuses must achieve Target Tech status by the year
2020 (AKA: Vision 2020)• Texas STaR Chart … Rubric to assess a campus’s
integration of technology • Teachers must complete Campus Texas STaR Chart
yearly• Campus Texas STaR Chart results guide district and
campuses in technology planning