1. The Future Of East Haddam Elementary School
History
Present
Scanning Trends: Social, Cultural, Political, Economic
Proposed Future Scenarios
Informed Decision Making
The Future Of East Haddam Elementary School
Jessica Palmer

2. Scanning and Scenarios
Methodology
Scanning and Scenarios

3. Scenarios Benefits Challenges
“Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.” - Rabindranath Tagore
Scenarios
Benefits
Challenges
Organize information into a manageable framework
Encourage strategic decision making
Support long-term goal setting
Planning and preparation
Highlights strengths and weaknesses of possible decisions
Accuracy
Variables and Unknowns
Steady Influx of New Information
Constantly evolving scenarios
Complexity
Multiple scenarios can be overwhelming
Single scenario can be too simplistic
Focus on optimistic scenarios
under preparedness

4. Scanning Benefits Challenges
“The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.”
- Jean Piage
Scanning
Benefits
Challenges
Systematic approach to information gathering
Focuses on trends
Considers multiple influences:
Technologic, social, historic, cultural, etc.
Internet provides multitudes of resources for scanning
Gives context to inform scenarios
Enormous scope of resource material to scan
Some variables unknown
Information becomes obsolete quickly
Viral trends/information spreading rapidly

5. Economic and Demographic Trends
Educational Trends
Economic and Demographic Trends

6. Demographic Trends The Changing U.S. Family
Increase in working mothers
Sixty percent of mothers with children under the age of six worked in 2008 compared with 33 percent in (RUHM, 2011)
Increase in single parent families
Sole-parent households rose from 23 percent in 1980 to 30 percent in (RUHM, 2011)
More working parents means that childcare and preschool options are critical.

7. Educational Technology Trends
Wireless Internet and BYOD
OER (Open Educational Resources)
Requires Wireless infastructure
Enables Personal Devices to Fill Gaps in Tech
Increases Student Engagement
Improves Options for Teaching and Learning
Easy Integration of Future Tech
Provides Additional Options for After School Activities
Provides Key Resources
Fills Gaps Created By Budget Shortages
Can Be Used to Address Common Core Weaknesses
Supports Commitment to Low Taxes
Frees Funds for Tech Integration and Staff Training

8. Economic Trends Preschool and Early Intervention Programs
Income inequality in Connecticut is the worst in the nation. (Sommeiller, 2015)
Schools provide many support services to families in need.
Low-cost and no-cost preschool provide low-income families early access to resources. (RUHM, 2011)
Problem: Families in rural areas don’t have access to affordable preschool. (Scata, 2013)
Solution: Universal preschool would enable low-income families in all areas to access public school resources earlier. (Curran, 2015)
Source: (Aud, 20013)

9. East Haddam Elementary
The Benefits of BYOD and OER

10. District Overview Assets Challenges Community Involvement PTO
Strong Focus on the Arts
Highly Qualified Teachers
3 Computer Labs with Desktops
Classroom Smartboards
Strong Plan for Ongoing Curriculum Work
Lack of Mobile Tech
History of Budget Cuts
Limited Resource Updates
High Administrator Turnover
Frequently Changing Initiatives
Limited Instructional Resources
Limited Wireless Network
Difficulty Meeting IEPs
No Guest Network
Poor Connectivity

11. Advantages of BYOD and OER Implementation
Requires Updated Wireless Network
Enables Personal Devices to Fill Gaps in Tech
Increases Student Engagement
Improves Options for Teaching and Learning
Easy Integration of Future Tech
Provides Additional Options for After School Activities
Provides Key Resources
Fills Gaps Created By Budget Shortages
Can Be Used to Address Common Core Weaknesses
Supports Commitment to Low Taxes
Frees Funds for Tech Integration and Staff Training

12. The Future Of Education
How technology, trends, demographics, policies and economics will Impact education in East Haddam.

13. Strategic Plan Developing Human Resources Adjusting Goal
Procedures and
Policies
Goal
Setting
Strategic Plan
Budgeting
For
Change
Monitoring
Trends
Use
Existing
Organizational
Structure To
Facilitate
Change

14. Strategic Plan
– Survey of Teachers To Determine What Type Of Professional Development For Technology Is Most Needed. (Tech Council)
Summer of Asbestos Abatement (Foss & O’Neill Abatement Company)
Improve Wireless Connectivity (IT Department)
– Create a Guest Network (IT Department)
- Develop BYOD Policy (Tech Council)
Intensive training for staff in tech literacy to support the use of current technology and online programs including OER (Tech Council)
– Revise Policies For Preschool Lottery To Provide Preference To Low Income Families, ELL Students and High- Risk Populations. (SPED Director, teachers and Early Childhood Council)
Summer of Hire an additional preschool teacher; preferably multilingual with SPED certifications. (Board of Education)
– Expanded No-Cost Preschool Program Offered With Preference Given To Low-Income Families and ELL Students
– Continue Teacher Professional Development In The Area Of Technology
– Process Budget Requests for Classroom Technology Which Would Use The Wireless Network. (Tech Council, Superintendent, Board of Education)
– Begin Rolling Out Additional Wireless Technology (i.e. Laptop Carts, Tablets) Accompanied By Training (Tech Council, IT Department)
– Move Toward 1:1 Technology. (Tech Council, IT Department, Administrators, Board of Education)

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