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8/2/2019 Evaluation GallowayT

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EDTECH 501 Tiffany Galloway

School Evaluation Summary

Kanter Elementary

Kanter Elementary is located in southern Idaho.The population of the town is 1,216. The schoolhas 423 students currently enrolled. The majority of students live in farming areas surroundingthe town.

School Demographics:

Building Enrollment: 456 10.87% participate in programs to learn English 68.79% qualify for free or reduced-price lunches 1.65% participated in gifted and talented programs Average class size:

Grade School District

Kindergarten 20 201st grade 19 212nd grade 22 203rd grade 22 224th grade 21 255th grade 24 26

According to the 2010-2011 School Report Card: 89.6% of students are proficient in Reading 93.5% are proficient in Math 80.3% are proficient in Language

Maturity Benchmarks

*Administrative:


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PowerSchool is implemented for administrators, teachers, and parents to accessdemographics, attendance, and grades.

Resource/Infrastructure: Intelligent

PowerSchool, SchoolNet, IVisions, and calendar resources are available to all staff,parents, and administrators.

*Curricular:

Electronic Information

Behavioral:Islands

Students and teachers use electronic resources regularly, but a lot of it depends on thegrade level and the assignment. The primary grades will use these resources differently

than upper elementary grade levels.

Resource/Infrastructure: Islands

Resources are available and most teachers have access to electronic information if theychoose to use it.

Assessment

Behavioral:Islands

The upper grades at Kanter Elementary use assessment methods based on technology

and computer resources. These assessments are then examined through technological

means.


Electronic resources are being used throughout the school for informal assessment

measures, especially in the lower grades for math facts and reading fluency.

Curriculum Integration

Behavioral: Emergent

Curriculum and technology tied in together is seen on a class by class basis. Someclassrooms use technology more than others depending on the grade level and teachercomfort level.

Resource/Infrastructure: IslandsTechnology is available for some of the curriculum areas, such as reading and math.

There are skill games to utilize on the computers.


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Teacher Use

Behavioral: Integrated

Teachers use technology resources on a daily basis for attendance and grade. It is also

there for utilization into the curriculum.

Resource/Infrastructure: Integrated

All certified classroom teachers are provided with a computer and all employees havedistrict email. In addition, teachers will use the employee services provided on the districthomepage.

Student Use


Students are engaged in most of the technological uses for enrichment of lessons and

already taught skills. It is periodical and varies from classroom to classroom.


Students have access to classroom computers, most rooms contain 3-4 student

computers. These computers are used mainly in researching reports, and extra time

activities, such as PLATO or games. There isnt any established form of integrated

curriculum. The role of technology in the curriculum at Kanter Elementary is mainly

focused on assessment areas. The school uses assessment programs like PLATO and

STAR testing. Teacher use is focused mainly on communication, searching for lesson

plans, and checking assessment scores. The most abundant student use of technology

at the school is with the Accelerated Reader program. Students of all grade levels use

the AR program to track their reading progress.

*Support:

Stakeholder Involvement


Very few staff members are aware of the planning and implementation at the schoollevel. The school district has a technology team that develops ideas and does welcome

opinions and suggestions.


The representation of staff and parents are seen in the planning processes even if their

views are not in the final decision making processes.

Administrative Support


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Behavioral: Islands

The administration is not heavily involved in overseeing the planning and implementationdirectly into the classroom.


The administration would like to see more technological uses; however has not

dedicated the time to make changes to advance this in all areas.

Training


Kanter Elementary does not have any required professional development training

sessions for technology as of right now. Technology training is limited to mainly learning

from other staff.

Resource/Infrastructure: Emergent

Little formal training has been provided to staff members. This year there has been a two

hour session on how to use a specific technology resource focused on the upper grades.

Technical/Infrastructure Support

Behavioral: IntegratedThe technology support system is set up to help all employees. Most of the staff willutilize all of the support given.

Resource/Infrastructure: Intelligent

Kanter Elementary has a school IT support person, who is also a classroom teacher.The district has a technology department, including a roaming technician. If a problemoccurs, teachers are asked to send an email or note to the school level support. If she isunable to fix the problem, it is forwarded on to the district technician.

*Connectivity:

Local Area Networking (LAN)Behavioral: Islands

The staff has access to a shared drive on the server and shared printing. Students useavailable networks as well, but can be very limited with protective services.



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All working environments have access to high-speed networking.

District Area Networking (WAN)

Behavioral: Islands

All staff members at Kanter Elementary use district services frequently to communicate,

access employee information and benefits, as well as payroll records and other school

programs.


Safeschools is an example of a schoolwide program.

Internet Access

Behavioral: Islands

Both teachers and students use the Internet daily.

Resource/Infrastructure: IntegratedAll classrooms and offices have high-speed internet access, most also have wireless.There are wireless network connections throughout the school, but not everyone hasaccess because of the school walls.

Communication Systems

Behavioral: Integrated

Email is consistently being used throughout the school and across the district. Many

grade levels collaborate through email based on learning activities. Administration

personnel sends emails district wide on a regular basis.


All staff members have available email, but the students do not. Recently the district has

offered teachers the use of an educational social site EdModo.

*Innovation:

New Technologies

Behavioral: Islands

Most technologies are accepted; however the process of learning about them andexperimenting with them in a classroom full of students is limited.

Resource/Infrastructure : Islands


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Many faculty members are excited about new technologies and do accept them;

however many have not implemented the use personally into their daily planning.

Comprehensive Technologies

Behavioral: Islands

Computers are by far the most abundant form of technology at Kanter Elementary. Allclassroom teachers also have projectors.

Resource/Infrastructure : Islands

Recent technology grants have provided 2 classrooms with 6 iPads, and the 1st gradelevel with a set of 24 iPod Touches.

Conclusion:Kanter Elementary is improving their technology use to make curriculum adaptable tothe new generation of 21st century learners. After completing this school evaluationsummary, Kanter would be placed in the Islands category. It fits in this location becauseof the ongoing processes of technology use planning and its continuing changes. Kanterhas a strong staff and administrative support, but they are still in the process ofimplementing technology in classroom learning environments. As of now, they arelacking in a consistent overall plan to prepare teachers to use technology and thedifferent resources available for professional development. Kanter is currently starting toget serious about the role technology plays to motivate the learning process of children.If the school district continues to encourage technology use it will give the students theopportunity to relate to their own experiences. It will also give teachers a chance to trysomething new that may be challenging.

Kanter is not extremely behind in the technological devices being used, but there are noset guidelines or expectations for technology use. This is one of the main reasons theyfall in the Islands category. Help, support, and communication are the keys to taking thisschool from Islands to Integrated.

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