VISION FOR TECHBOLOGY FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

VISION STATEMENT Franklin County Public Schools will increase the use of technology to improve communication between faculty and staff and the families of students and community at large.

FIVE POINT MISSION 1.Increase the use of technology to improve communication between faculty, parents and students on student performance and achievement in the classroom 2.Improve community interest and involvement in the school board budget process 3.Link community and school event calendars to better inform faculty, staff and the community of local events in both the schools and surrounding areas 4.Use social media to spotlight the work and success of Franklin County students, teachers and staff in the school system 5.Improve parent, student and community communication by adding text messaging notification to the all-call voice system for weather alerts, closures, event reminders and absences and tardies

MISSION 1: POWERSCHOOL PowerSchool software currently has ParentPortal availability to allow parents and students to access electronic gradebooks and student attendance files Currently only 30% of parents who have access are signed up with the system Only the high school and middle school currently offer the service This will be expanded by allowing parents to create access codes when enrolling students through InfoSnap registration. Service will also be expanded to the elementary level from grades 3 – 5.

MISSION 2: BUDGET COMMUNICATION Currently the budget process occurs only at School Board meetings and many documents are kept within the meeting. Community and parent involvement is crucial to rebuilding trust and communication between the school and the community Use the Google Doc section of the school system website to communicate current budgetary needs and decisions will help improve the discourse between the community and school system.

MISSION 3: GOOGLE CALENDAR The school calendar is currently posted on the school website in a pdf form. A separate updated calendar is available for the County Government site and the Parks and Recreation Site By merging these three calendars through one single Google Calendar site, visitors to all three will be informed of community, recreational and educational events in the area and may increase community participation in school related events.

MISSION 4: SOCIAL MEDIA The school system will develop and update both a facebook page and a twitter account in order to better communicate the great work being done by our students, faculty and staff. Pictures from school events, achievements and awards by students and staff can be uploaded and shared in this venue much more readily than by relying simply on print media.

MISSION 5: UPDATE THE ALL-CALL The current all-call system for parent notification involved autodialing home numbers and leaving voice messages if possible regarding closures, reminders, fundraising events, meetings, student absences and tardies. With more individuals terminating land lines, the school system can improve parent and community information by updating this system to send text messages regarding this information. AMGAlerts.com and schoolmessenger.com are both systems that allow for this capability