1. IMPACT Planning
Overview of the Updated Plan and Components
April 2, 2007 Elluminate Conference

2. Resources for this Session
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Content questions during the session?
Use the Elluminate direct message function to message Jeanne Clark
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Direct message Jerome Browning
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3. Objectives for this Session
Overview the new IMPACT plan
Overview local system planning process and tools
New local template
New statewide technology survey
Additional training and resources available for local planning

4. IMPACT Plan Updates New terminology
Former 6 objectives are now 4 goals
Goals - Objectives - Actions
This is the basic structure
Indicators are now set locally
More freedom to create meaningful objectives - and ways to evaluate progress - as the local system level
IMPACT is the state’s plan…it only provides the structure (not content) for local plans

5. Download from www.sun-associates.com/alsde/impact

6. Local Interpretation See the Assist Guide for more help
Systems should write their own vision
Systems can and should write their own local interpretation of each of the 4 goals
Each system plan needs 4 goals that are based on the IMPACT goals
Goal 1 - Technology integration and mastery of standards
Goal 2 - Expanding opportunities for learning through technology
Goal 3 - Technology professional development
Goal 4 - Technology infrastructure

7. The Planning Process
A technology planning committee of district stakeholders, led by the DTC
The system plan should be a result of this committee’s work
The committee should at minimum develop and/or review
Vision
Goals
Ideal Performance Statements

8. Planning Highlights
System plans are structurally, not literally, based on IMPACT
The IMPACT document is the state plan
System plans are similar to IMPACT, but are about what you will do locally
Locally-created vision
Locally interpreted goals
Locally-created performance statements and data collection plans
A minimum of 3 objectives per goal
Choose from IMPACT or create your own
Action plans for achieving objectives
Actions are developed locally

9. Questions?

10. The System Technology Plan Template
Go to “System Technology Plan Template” on
Remember, this will be directly accessible from the ALSDE site when you go to complete it “for real”

11. The Template

12. Template Highlights
All local plans are submitted via the Template by 8/15/07
Jerome supports the Template
Committee work should occur before the plan is transferred into the Template
That is, enter data into the Template from your notes that have been developed via committee work
Files can be attached to Template items

13. Questions?

14. State-Wide Survey
Go to “State-wide Technology Survey” on
Remember, this will be directly accessible from the ALSDE site when you go to complete it “for real”

15. The State-Wide Survey

16. Survey Highlights Available now on the ALSDE site
Jerome supports the survey
Goal is that every teacher and administrator takes the survey (appropriate instrument)
Data is used in aggregate by the state
Reports are immediately available for system and school use (DTC login and from the Template)
The survey is not your plan’s evaluation…but it can provide a significant source of data to be used within your evaluation

17. Questions?

18. Evaluation Evaluation is at the level of goals
The Ideal Performance Statements describe what it looks like to achieve your plan’s goals
One Ideal Performance Statement per goal
Ideal Performance looks different in each system
Your system’s achievement may have much to do with meeting particular IMPACT objectives (if you chose from the existing list). Or…
It may hinge upon entirely unique locally-derived objectives and their measures
This is why ALSDE cannot prescribe exactly what data is appropriate for you to collect
The statewide survey data is primarily for the state to determine if it is meeting its objectives

20. The Pioneer Process Designed to support data-driven decision-making
This is the full expression of the “right side” of that diagram
Systems (5 in the past year) develop detailed performance indicators
Develop a range of detailed data collection instruments related to those indicators
Create reports - with evaluation findings and recommendations - as a result of the evaluation process
This type of evaluation provides input on new, updated, objectives and action plans each year

21. More assistance on developing indicators and data collection plans on 5/14/07
We are looking for 12 additional systems to become Pioneers!
These Pioneers will receive additional technical support and training in developing in-depth technology evaluations
Come to the 5/14/07 meeting and plan on an extra AETC day if you are interested (and contact Hannis)

22. Questions?

23. Additional Assistance
Assist Guide
5/14/07 Meeting
Become a Pioneer district!
AETC Sessions
Conference sessions on 6/14
New Pioneer training on 6/15

24. Email/Phone hroberts@alsde.edu jsun@sun-associates.com

25. Questions