Instructional Technology is responsible for overseeing and facilitating the use of educational technology in the schools. Ultimately, the end-result of efforts is to foster student achievement through the implementation of technology in collaborative,
student-centered classroom environments.

Instructional Technology ...

• Oversees and supports school-based Technology Integration Specialists (TIS)
• Oversees implementation of the Teacher Technology Competencies Assessment (TTCA) and the performance-based assessments used to determine if teachers have developed technology competencies consistent district and state technology standards which are closely aligned with ISTE standards.
• Plans and conducts training for a variety of district employees, ranging from district administrators to school staff members.
• Supports classroom teachers in their use of technology.
• Develops software standards for instructional software.
• Researches new hardware, software, and educational trends and makes recommendations on their acquisition to the DMT.
• Plans, implements and supports new instructional technology initiatives in the district.
• Works with curriculum and content area staff to determine instructional technology needs.
• Maintains and regularly updates student, teacher, administrative, and classified staff technology standards.
• Actively seeks and applies for grants to help fund the technology needs of the district.
• Plans, implements, and supports the in-district Teacher Technology Grant program, last year awarding over $30,000 to support teacher-developed technology initiatives.
• Prepares and makes presentations at both state and national technology conferences in order to share the district’s vision of technology in education.
• Creates and maintains the instructional technology portion of the district websites.

The Instructional Technology Department currently has a Director, one District Technology Trainer, and one Administrative Assistant. They support 15 school-based Technology Integration Specialists in 21 district schools.

The Director is a member of the District Multidisciplinary Team (DMT), which is charged with making and overseeing technology plans for the district. The DMT is comprised of the District Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents of Instruction and Accountability/Information Technologies, and the Directors of Information/Communication Technologies, Instructional Technology, and Accountability. The Director of Instructional Technology also works with other district and school administrators as they develop their own technology plans.