District Technology Plan

The vision statement for Duncanville ISD states that they are committed to providing engaging comprehensive technology—infused curriculum to maximize student performance, and extensive system of timely and relevant professional development, robust efficient administrative systems, adequate and timely instructional and technical support, and access to appropriate technological tools and resources to modeling life-long learning and the effective use of technology at all levels.    The district has developed five basic goals to ensure that this vision is achieved. 

Goal 1: All students in DISD will experience a relevant, highly engaging, technology-infused educational experience

to maximize learning and achievement for life beyond school.

Goal 2: All Duncanville ISD staff will model continuous learning by developing, possessing, and demonstrating

technology competencies appropriate for their position in order to perform their duties at optimal levels to

accomplish goal 1.

Goal 3: Duncanville ISD will provide a nurturing climate that facilitates the mental, physical, and emotional healthand development of students within an environment free from violence and disruption.

Goal 4: The schools exist to serve the community, and partnering with the community in the development of goals,

policies, and setting tone will serve the best interest of all students. Parents and taxpayers should be viewed as our

primary external customers.

Goal 5: DISD will integrate technology into fabric of what we do so that we are more efficient and effective and

“innovatively” use technology to better teach our students and save money.

Each of these goals is further defined through objectives to meet the specific goal.  The district has also developed strategies with timeline and responsible individual to ensure that the various objectives under each goal are met.

DISD has lots of opportunities for their educator to meet goals one and two.  DISD rewards teachers who want to learn more about technology and use it to impact students’ success through a program called FOCAL Points.  FOCAL Points I is an online course of study to prepare and ensure that all newly hired educators have the needed technology skills for the district.  FOCAL Points II is additional training and implementation of technology infused lesson , educator are rewarded with more technology for their classroom.

Teachers are trained yearly on accepted practices of technology usage to ensure the success of goal 3.  Teachers are encouraged to use technology to communicate not only with parents but on a more global level to enrich the learning opportunities of the students.

All the classrooms, labs, libraries and administrative areas in the entire district have network and internet connectivity.  Our campus just went wireless last year.  The goal is to have the whole district wireless.

The Campus STaR chart is use to measure overall effectiveness and progress of the technology plan.

LoTI to measure teachers’ acceptance, use and integration of technology.   The district also survey students about their use of technology in school work. In addition to these evaluation methods Duncanville ISD will also utilize other methods of evaluation such as:

Measuring staff participation in technology/curriculum integration training.

Teacher integration and use of technology through FOCALPoints records.

Technical support case and project records

Technical support satisfaction survey at the close of each case

Inventory records

District Technology Applications TEKS assessments

DISD is a district that wants to ensure that its graduates are ready for the 21^st century.  They push their educators to empower students to take ownership in their learning. The use of technology is encourage and expected in this district.