GUIDE TO THE TECHNOLOGY PLAN

        The pages that follow show the details of the 2002-2005 technology plan from the output of the state of Pennsylvania’s e-TechPlanner.  This is the template provided by the state for all district’s to use when constructing their plan.  While e-TechPlanner is powerful because it organizes the phases of the plan for you, dealing with this much data can be confusing.  The following tips will simplify the reading of this plan and explain what some of the data means.

v     Section 1 – A summary of district demographics, the Technology Plan Committee, and introductory narratives gained while “brain-storming” at the initial meetings.

v     Section 2 – The mission and vision statements (derived from the narratives) and suggestions for community outreach.

v     Section 3 – A detailed summary of the current state of technology, (integration, staff development and funding) in the district.   Also, a look at the success of the previous technology plan.  Assuming that all facilities related technology will be addressed during our 7-year renovations plan, we did not include that topic in this plan.

v     Section 4 – For a quick summary of what we will pursue over the next three years look here.  Objectives do not appear in chronological order because of technical limitations of the system.  However, timelines are included for this purpose.  If the plan is approved by the state, year 1 will start on July 1^st, 2002.

v     Section 5 – This section output shows all of the same objectives with their associated “action steps” broken out into categories.  This will give you the detail needed to see how we will approach all of our goals.  Again, they are not necessarily in chronological order.

v     Sections 6,7 – Specific details on each of the action steps required.  The objectives listed at the end of each action step are those that depend on the action steps being taken.  Or, the objectives that will be achieved if the action step is achieved.

v     Section 8 – All action steps are now categorized and totaled to generate the 3-year budget.  Please note:  The “Total Funding” on page two includes many salaries and budget items already in the annual ESASD budget.  The number shown does NOT mean we will need an additional $2.7 million over the next three years to make this plan possible.  Also, under Total Cost of Ownership the cost for some objectives are overstated because redundant action steps are included in the calculations.

v     Section 9 – Our techniques for monitoring and assessing the plan.