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moberly public school district mission statement to create a safe environment that fosters mutual respect and responsibility inspire and value lifelong learning the spartan way is excellence for all moberly public school technology plan it is the mission of the moberly public school district to provide a learning environment that will incorporate technology in a way that will stimulate intellectual curiosity teach children how to learn empower them to become content creators and enable them to become productive and effective citizens tfa 1 2 the technology technology support and professional development needed to reach these goals will be provided by the district tfa 2 4 5 we value the importance and contributions of our learning community which through technology has no boundaries tfa 2 technology will be used in data management and communication processes that will be used to enhance our curriculum and csip goals tfa 3 revisions made spring 2010 are in blue text 2

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moberly school district building north park south park gratz brown moberly middle school moberly high school north central regional school moberly area technical center central office address 909 porter 701 s 4th 1320 gratz brown 920 kwix road 1625 gratz brown 200 porter 1623 gratz brown 926 kwix road zip 65270 65270 65270 65270 65270 65270 65270 65270 telephone 660-269-2630 660-269-2640 660-269-2670 660-269-2680 660-269-2660 660-269-8800 660-269-2690 660-269-2600 fax 660-269-8094 660-269-2695 660-269-8093 660-269-8519 660-269-5977 660-269-8576 660-269-2692 660-269-2611 introduction the moberly school district is a rural district located in moberly public schools district no 81 covers a total of 74.71 square miles the majority of the district is located in randolph county with an additional .17 square miles located in monroe county the district includes one municipality which is moberly moberly has a population of approximately 13,745 according to the 2000 census the district is mostly rural in nature but does have easy access to three major population areas columbia only 32 miles south on us highway 63 kansas city 130 miles west on interstate 70 and st louis 150 miles east on interstate 70 diverse arrays of businesses have operations based in the city of moberly and in randolph county some of moberly s largest business employers include wal-mart supercenter walmart distribution mid-am building supply and moberly regional medical center area manufacturers include dura automotive wilson trailer everlast inc orscheln products llc mack hils inc leaf financial and cardinal health moberly has several local radio stations a local newspaper and high speed internet access providers moberly has experienced 3

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it share of losing local businesses recently this scenario has occurred for numerous reasons including relocation declining sales and financial troubles cultural events in the area are presented through many sources the moberly area council on the arts brings top-quality professional entertainment several times a year moberly area community college students present plays and concerts throughout the year in their fine arts auditorium the college s former historic gymnasium has been converted into a gallery that features many special displays from paintings and photography to sculpture and quilts the college also holds entertainment events in their state of the art activity stages feature free entertainment and dances the randolph county historical society is renovating the historical fourth street theater to be used for small venue community events according to our annual district report 2009-2010 moberly school district s enrollment is 2,396 with average per pupil expenditure of $8,236 our percent of free and reduced lunch is 59.6 the average daily attendance is 93.7 and graduation rate at 80.56 we have eight schools two k-2 buildings one 3-5 building one middle school one alternative middle school one high school one alternative high school and one area technical school with approximately 220 certified staff moberly public schools has been accredited with distinction in 2005 2007 and 2008 4

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technology committee 2011-2012 technology focus area 1 2 3 4 5 student learning teacher administration resource distribution technical support name gena mccluskey kim gaines alan west patrick goodger zach richardson meta giarraputo jeff dalton debbie wiggs jackie st clair daniel smith brian katcher miranda easley tim roth david samuel paula burkhart leann koenig hillary myers amy turner lloyd marchant ashley patrick tina miller dana saunders morgan corderman karen hayden brandon lucas amy hager dennis mccarter ed lewis epegs 1 2 3 4 5 student performance highly qualified staff facilities support instructional resources parent community involvement governance role superintendent/parent asst supt technology coordinator tech staff chairperson webmaster matc tech staff mms gbe mhs np/sp gbe principal ­ sp mhs assistant principal mms/parent mms gbe ep macc/parent np sp sp ­ parent student ­ mms community member community member board of education board of education mhs teacher tfa link 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 1 2 4 4 5 4 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 5 2 2 1 2 epegs 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 1 2 4 5 4 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 5 2 2 1 2 5

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evaluation of previous plan s 2006 ­ 2009 technology goals tfa 1 student learning moberly public schools will support student with a technology-rich learning environment objectives and action plans action step result achievement funding will be investigated bond issue passed computer lab completed and through bond extension and operating at np mms building addition now grants to provide enough houses the computer lab allows more access for space and equipment for all students whole class computer instruction at all buildings additional classrooms will be bond issue 2006 met added and equipment will be purchased objective tfa 1.1 a computer lab will be in place at all buildings for use by students and teachers to integrate technology to enhance learning goal/objective status met objective tfa 1.2 all district curriculums will include appropriate technology resources and activities in order to provide opportunities for increased student learning action step result goal/objective status as district curriculums are vertical teaming includes tech and imc personnel ongoing revised appropriate purpose to best utilize all instructional support and to technology resources and ensure technology standards are included activities will be included survey of staff/student taglet survey results met requirements needed to integrate technology into instruction will be made and results evaluated an adequate number of lack of funds and infostructure not met student computers in classrooms will be provided 6

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objective tfa 1.3 moberly school district curriculums will be accessible online to all students staff and community action step result goal/objective status personnel will be assigned to secretary at co and a college student completed this met complete the task of putting task the curriculum on the district website objective tfa 1.4 board policies that are technology related will be reviewed annually action step result goal/objective status after reviewing technologydata storage policy added met related board policies the technology committee will recommend needed changes to the boe the boe will approve adopted 08/23/2007 met recommended changes objective tfa 1.5 moberly public school students will be technology-literate when they graduate from 8th grade action step result goal/objective status appropriate technology have looked at national standards and discussed not met standards for students will be adoption but no action taken in place students will receive taken as an elective in the wheel not all students not met appropriate technology are required still looking at scheduling issue at instruction and practice mms all middle school students taken as an elective in the wheel not all students not met will receive computer are required still looking at scheduling issue at applications i and ii mms students will be evaluated to taglet survey results met show their mastery of technology skills objective tfa 1.6 moberly school district will provide special assistive devices for all students who demonstrate a need action step result goal/objective status each building will assess weekly sped/504 staffing meetings ongoing which students need assistance in their use of technology and what that need is 7

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district and building personnel will research and recommend what type of assistance will best help each of these students funding will be made available to provide recommended assistance weekly sped/504 staffing meetings ongoing technology budget as needed objective tfa 1.7 moberly school district will access student technology competencies action step result goal/objective status at each grade level k-12 vertical teaming includes tech and imc personnel ongoing technology competencies will purpose to best utilize all instructional support and to be reinforced and advanced ensure technology standards are included through various curriculums a student survey will be taglet met created and administered for students in grades 6-12 tfa 2 teacher preparation and delivery of instruction teachers will use technology to deliver effective instruction objectives and action plans objective tfa 2.1 teachers will make full use of the technology resources available in the district action step result goal/objective status teachers will be encouraged taglit survey by building presented to building blts ongoing by administration to increase for use in future clt planning adult ed courses in their participation in staff technology offered with district pdc paying for development courses that staff fees macc courses offered tuition free focus on the use of technology to increase academic achievement increase technology literacy and improve reading teachers will be encouraged ongoing to be trained and use available technology resources 8

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objective tfa 2.2 teachers new to moberly public schools will be knowledgeable in the of use available technology resources action step result goal/objective status increase building-level new teacher s meetings in august met instruction for new teachers on the use of technology following a one-hour district level introductory session by technology coordinator before school starts follow-up training will occur new teacher meetings in the buildings new not met when needed teacher s shine meetings technology proposal follow-up library objective tfa 2.3 technology standards for school personnel will be established action step result goal/objective status the technology committee have looked at national standards and discussed not met and administrative team will adoption but no action taken develop a list of acceptable technology standards for teachers and administrators these standards will be shared with district staff new employees will be expected to meet or exceed these standards new employees will be expected to meet or exceed these standards not met not met objective tfa 2.4 the summative evaluation will include reference to the teacher s use of technology in their instruction and how their students use technology action step result goal/objective status the summative evaluation walk-through evaluation contains technology not met will be revised to include a teacher s use of technology the summative report will not met also include how the teachers have their students use technology the revised summative report not met will be used by all administrators 9

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objective tfa 2.5 a district technology educator will be available to assist teachers students and administrators with technology integration action step result goal/objective status funding for this position will not included in budget not met be budgeted the technology committee not met and central office administrators will develop a job description for technology educator position a district technology educator not met will be hired objective tfa 2.6 student test scores will increase in all areas and areas showing the lowest scores will become a focus action step result goal/objective status teachers will use test data to clt discussions on student data common ongoing designate areas of concern assessment development activities that integrate ongoing technology will be developed teachers will be expected to ongoing integrate technology with their students objective tfa 2.7 additional computers will be available for student use action step result a survey of current computer accessibility of computers to number of students in each building will be done the need for computers by buildings will be identified results of the survey will be reported to central office administration and the technology committee central office administration will make recommendation to the boe additional computers will be purchased core data goal/objective status met met met met currently at a 4:1 ratio students computers met 10

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objective tfa 2.8 all new teaching and administrative personnel will meet district technologyuse standards action step result goal/objective status technology standards will be planning has taken place to include this action step in not met developed by technology new plan for future development committee these technology standards not met will be included in job descriptions and added to interview questions for all new teacher and administrative personnel tfa 3 administration data management and communication moberly public schools will provide administrative management and communication technology that is efficient and effective objectives and action plans objective tfa 3.1 board policies will reflect current best practices action step result technology committee will review technology related policies recommendations will be made to the board of education data storage policy added goal/objective status met adopted 08/23/2007 met objective tfa 3.2 an off-site back-up server will be utilized action step result the cis staff will investigate completed options for off-site backup of data the cis staff will recommend purchase of necessary hardware and software boe will approve funds back-up server will be installed and operational 11 goal/objective status met met met met

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objective tfa 3.3 comprehensive staff interviews will be performed at least bi-annually action step result goal/objective status technology staff will completed met interview administrators teachers and other pertinent staff results of interviews will be met reported to the technology committee the technology committee technology plan development met will prioritize and make recommendations to the board of education objective tfa 3.4 phone system will be updated action step result a feasibility study will be conducted of the current phone systems in all buildings results of the feasibility study will be reported to central office administration and the technology committee central office administration will make recommendations to the board of education a new district-wide phone system will be purchased and operational goal/objective status currently using the matc as a test site for voip met phone system met met met objective tfa 3.5 building security intercom and alarm systems will be upgraded action step result goal/objective status a feasibility study will be cop grant met conducted of the current security intercom and alarm systems in all buildings results of the feasibility study met will be reported to central office administration and the technology committee 12

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central office administration will make recommendations to the board of education new district-wide security intercom and alarm systems will be purchased and operational met met objective tfa 3.6 a procedure manual for technology infrastructure has been completed and will be reviewed annually action step result goal/objective status a manual of procedures and completed and located with cis staff met other important information concerning network infrastructure will be developed updated regularly and stored in a secure area cis staff will review met documentation annually and report their findings to the technology committee objective tfa 3.7 crystal reports will be more easily accessible to certified staff action step result goal/objective status additional programs for all web based and online n/a crystal reports will be installed in the library media center of each building objective tfa 3.8 present equipment and infrastructure will be upgraded and maintained action step result goal/objective status the cis staff will present to cis staff is members of technology committee ongoing the technology committee a reports are given each month written replacement schedule the cis staff will conduct an ongoing annual review of equipment and infrastructure and present findings to the technology committee the technology committee ongoing will provide input as to individual building needs 13

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adequate funding will be provided to upgrade and maintain equipment and infrastructure ongoing objective tfa 3.9 district and building web sites will publish current and correct information action step result goal/objective status building administrators will district webmaster position in place met appoint and oversee a designated person responsible for web site revisions at the building level web pages will be updated as met needed objective tfa 3.10 all district forms will be readily accessible to all staff action step result all district forms will be put on the district server webmaster goal/objective status met objective tfa 3.11 all staff will be competent in their use of technology action step result all buildings will include technology training during some clt times technology benchmarks for teachers and administrators will be adopted procedures for assessing technology skills will be written staff will be encouraged to participate in district technology classes technology will be a part of the interview and evaluation process for all teachers and administrators clt agendas goal/objective status met have looked at national standards and discussed not met adoption but no action taken included in new technology plan not met district supported financially met walk-through contains technology evaluation met 14

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objective tfa 3.12 library resources will be accessible to students and teachers action step result library catalogs will be webbased and will facilitate federated searching library catalogs and electronic databases will be accessible through the district web portal other options will be explored completed goal/objective status met met met objective tfa 3.13 sis data will be consistent in all buildings throughout the district action step result goal/objective status a district-wide sis manager job description in place and position filled met will be designated to insure consistent data entry in all buildings data entry will be funding and release time scheduled for data entry met standardized and training staff provided for data entry staff objective tfa 3.14 cis staff will maintain current in best practices action step result a line item for staff development will be included in the technology department budget cis staff will attend appropriate professional development completed goal/objective status met met objective tfa 3.15 facilities for cis staff will be adequate action step result cis staff will conduct an assessment of current and projected space needs cis space needs will be addressed core data goal/objective status ongoing ongoing 15

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