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 ﻿ Hermitage High School: Technology Plan 2010-2011

**Mission Statement** All students will reach their potential through differentiated instruction, i﻿nnovative practice, and the effective use of technology. Students, parents, staff, and the community are partners in this mission.

8301 Hungary Spring Rd. | Henrico, VA 23228 | Phone: (804) 756-3000 | Fax: (804) 672-1501 [|][|Hermitage High School Website]

SCHOOL BACKGROUND Hermitage High School is located in the western part of Henrico County and serves 2151 students in grades nine through twelve. Hermitage is often referred to as Henrico’s melting pot because it is one of the most culturally diverse high schools in the county with the largest student population. Hermitage, home of the Panthers, has approximately 2151 students, making us the largest high school in Henrico County. Due to a steady increase in student population, we’ve had to make necessary accommodations such as adding eight learning cottages and increasing class sizes; hence one of the main reasons for the new Glen Allen High School being built.

Areas of Improvement: 1. **Math:** Hermitage will increase their overall math score from 90.8% in 2009-2010 to 93% in 2010- 2011 by focusing on improving Geometry SOL scores. 2.**Technology:** All faculty will be required to incorporate the use of 21st Century Skills in the classroom.

The Vision for Technology usage at Hermitage It is expected for all teachers at Hermitage High School to incorporate technology into their daily curriculum. This is greatly important due to the necessity of incorporating 21st skills into the program of study for all students so that they will be well equipped and well versed in competing with their peers throughout the country. The use of technology affords our students the opportunity to successfully face rigorous higher education coursework and to become globally competitive in the workforce. We believe that it is essential to align the classroom environment with real world environments by incorporating technology into daily critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills. At Hermitage High School, technology is used to perpetuate old models of teaching and learning. This further enables our students the opportunity to develop higher order thinking skills and students have the good fortune of coming closer to our goals of higher academic standards which is an essential foundation for life-long learning.

media type="custom" key="6643419" Click here to access the Technology Overview Power Point Presentation given at the first faculty meeting of the 2010-2011 school year.

II. INSTRUCTIONAL USE **Goal for Technology:** To integrate the use of 21st Century Skills using TECHNOLOGY into every classroom during the 2010- 2011 school year.
 * Teachers will be required to choose at least two tools from the following list of Tools and Resources to utilize in their classroom.[[file:Technology Tools and Resources.doc]]
 * Teachers will be expected to include the integration of these tools in their Professional Growth Plan for the 2010-2011 school year.

Goal for Geometry: To increase Hermitage High School's overall math score from 90.8% to 93% in 2010-2011 by using technology <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">resources and Web 2.0 tools to enhance teaching and learning.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Teachers and students will use resources from teh following list to help improve Geometry SOL scores:﻿ [[file:math resources.doc]]
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<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">III. STUDENT ACCESS <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Student Code of Conduct]
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Every 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade student at Hermitage High School will be issued a Dell lap top computer.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A $50 down payment is required by all students. Financial help is available for those families who qualify.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student and parent computer training courses are mandatory. [|Technology Tips for Students]
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A signed copy of the HCPS Student Code of Conduct must be received before a computer is issued to the student.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Code of Conduct specifically states that every middle/high school student will be required to bring a fully charged lap to computer to every class every day. Those who do not will face disciplinary action.

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 * A Parents Guide to Internet Safety: [|Parents Guide to Internet Safety]
 * A Student Guide to Internet Safety :[|Students Guide to Internet Safety]


 * 1) <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All parents and students will be required to participate in a mandatory technology training course before the student will be issued a computer. This training will touch on subjects such as cyber bullying, the dangers of social networks such as Face book and MySpace and pornography.
 * 2) <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All teachers will have administrative privileges to be able to see what the students in their classes are doing and easily monitor inappropriate computer behavior.
 * 3) <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The ITRT will play an intricate role in helping develop technology lessons for teachers and will have control over blocking and unblocking websites.
 * 4) <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teachers will be responsible for teaching internet safety lessons throughout the school year during Panther Time( a 30 minute study hall every day)

<span style="color: #ff003c; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">V. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Goal: Teachers and faculty will be trained to use the TPACK model to design lessons integrating the three components of knowledge essential to 21st Century learning: Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
 * Training will take place throughout the school year during Staff Development, one on one training and collaboration.
 * Teachers will be required to include in their Professional Growth Plan the integration of 2 or more tools in the classroom.
 * The Administration will coduct walk-throughs and formal observations to monitor compliance.
 * Teachers will be evaluated on their use of technology and will be given further training and assistance if needed.


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">New teachers to Hermitage High School will be required to take a technology training course during the New Teachers Academy ( Aug 23-27). Training will include lessons on eClass, Windows, HCPSlink, Outlook, receipt book training and Winschool. <span style="color: #ff003c; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**HCPS Teacher Computer Training** []
 * When teachers return to school the week of August 30th, they will all be required to participate in a training session for Schoolspace, HCPSlink, and Promethean Board.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">During this same week, additional training will be offered for those who would like to learn more about programs such as Examview pro, School space, Power point/Excel and Audacity.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Throughout the school year, teachers will be required to meet with their departments so they can work collaboratively to develop new technology lessons and share lessons that have been successful. Teachers and staff will share their lessons and experiences through Word Press blogging .media type="youtube" key="H1ImndT0fC8" height="307" width="384" align="left"

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">*Teacher buy in to technology is essential* <span style="color: #ff003c; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Through demonstrations and sample lesson plans they will be able to see how technology is relevant to their lesson and how it will benefit teaching and learning.

<span style="color: #ff003c; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">VI. FUNDING <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Creating new programs and sustaining programs such as technology education and initiatives affect the amount of money needed within certain schools and or school districts. Funding for these programs come from the federal, state, local and private institutions as well as from grants. The U.S. Constitution leaves most of the funding responsibility of K-12 education to the state and local agencies.

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**Funding** for school systems comes from:
 * 60% local
 * 35% state
 * 5% of federal

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">In order to use the funding provided by the federal government, school systems must comply with all rules and guidelines established. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">﻿Therefore, the state and local agencies must comply with the **guidelines of NCLB 2001** where funding is provided to school systems in order to raise and close the achievement gap in education. The quality of a school system depends mainly on the locality in which it exists.

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Virginia Technology Plan [|http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/technology/edtech_plan/plan.pdf]states that in accordance with NCLB, Virginia must have a technology plan that is aligned with the state. The goal for both the state and local agencies is that teaching and learning using technology should reflect the vision and mission of the school system. If the mission and vision of the local agency incorporates technology, the technology plan is obligated to follow a set of requirements.

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">According to Henrico County's laptop annual cost analysis, the cost to fund the technology initiative was $12,270,967 in 2009. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">This amount reflects the cost of:
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">hardware
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">networks
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 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">personnel resources

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Each school differs in their needs; therefore every principal must plan and budget according to the needs of their school and students. <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Hermitage High School's local funding will go towards purchasing:
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Quia accounts
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Promethean Boards
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Technological Equipment ( projectors, video recorders, ear phones etc.)

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Funding for the above itmes will be based on a need be basis.

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