School Technology Plan

I teach in a small Catholic School in Northern California. My school does not have a written technology plan nor is there one for the diocese. The school does desire for the school to be technologically advanced. We do have acceptable internet use policies. Other than that in the area of technology each school operates independently. We are privileged to have SMART boards in every classroom k-8 and have been provided professional development on the use of the SMART board. Our principal is in charge of coordinating professional development opportunities and has some funding from the state.  The teachers are also in charge of their own decisions for professional development and can and do often choose to do so in the area of technology. It is not insured that we are kept up to date, it is only encouraged. Our computer teacher has also been used to provide professional development for the teachers two years ago.

There is currently no formal assessment of how telecommunication, hardware and other software is improving student learning. Teachers are informally asked if they think their use of the SMART Board is helpful. The budget is insufficient to support any type of a plan, especially since there is no formal plan. There are only hopes and dreams.

Many of our parents would like to see some sort of a plan developed and implemented. The difficulty is the lack of funds and the lack of skills at our school to be able to actually implement a plan and maintain it. The school does have computers but there is limited student access, they are not networked and not all have the same software programs. Hopefully, in the future a committee of the administration, interested parents, faculty and professionals could develop a plan.