Week 2 Assignment, Part 3: School or District Technology Plan

Each campus will have a Technology Integration Facilitator, who must be a certified teacher, which is responsible for conducting on-going technology staff development. A variety of staff development opportunities will be available.  These include: campus specific workshops, summer technology integration classes, job-embedded training, online training modules, and video streaming seminars.

All campuses will meet a district-wide minimum standard for technology hardware and software. Technology inventory listings will be updated each year. To meet district standards, equipment will be provided to all campuses. Nortel system 11 switches will be installed on all new campuses, current Cisco switches for LANs will be provided, and Xirrus and Cisco wireless access points are provided as required by district standards. Each campus will be provided a high level voice and data services as well as a high bandwidth capability.

All available revenue sources will be utilized to fund the technology program. Funding will come from a combination of state technology allotment, M&O and bond funds. Alternative funding sources such as grants and federal programs will be secured.

Emerging technologies will be continuously researched for possible use within the district. To accomplish this, technology staff will attend state and national conferences, and discuss successes and best practices with another district. Technologies that allow the district to meet the 1 to 1 ration for students will remain a primary focus. A yearly technology plan that will meet the guidelines for E-Rate, No child Left Behind and the state long range technology plan will be adjusted and submitted, and the district’s business continuation plan will be reviewed and adjusted on a yearly basis. 


Frisco Independent School District Technology Department. District Technology Plan. [Online] Available http://www.friscoisd.org/ly/departments/technology/documents/2010-2012GOALSBreakout.pdf, September 2, 2011.