Personnel Skilled
in Technology Requirements
Requirements /
Definitions /
Responsibilities /
Reporting
A portion of the No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) Act is the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, also known as Title IID and/or E2T2. The goal of E2T2 is: To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability.
Each state is required by NCLB mandates and the Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) to report on:
Rhode Island must be in compliance and reporting
the final two items, Personnel Skilled
in Technology and Integration of
Technology Status to the federal government by the 2009-10 school year.
Defining
"Skilled Personnel"
Requirements /
Definitions /
Responsibilities /
Reporting
Skilled personnel*
are defined as individuals who possess and demonstrate the ability to use the fundamental concepts, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for applying technology in educational settings.
International Society for Technology in Education's (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards
(NETS) for Teachers
were refreshed and unveiled June 30, 2008. The same standards apply to both pre-service and practicing teachers. As with NETS for Students, NETS for Teachers is divided into essential strands.
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Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
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Design and Develop Digital-Age
Learning Experiences and Assessments
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Model Digital-Age Work and
Learning
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Promote and Model Digital
Citizenship and Responsibility
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Engage in Professional Growth and
Leadership
Administrators play a key role in influencing how well technology is used in our schools. National Educational Technology
Standards (NETS) for Administrators
will be refreshed in 2009. RIDE recommends referring to NETS for Administrators 2002
which defines what administrators need to know and be able to do in order to support the effective use and integration of technology. The six strands for administrators include:
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Leadership and Vision
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Learning and Teaching
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Productivity and Professional Practice
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Support, Management, and Operations
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Assessment and Evaluation
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Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues
* For this purpose,
personnel
include:
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All teachers – Full time professional school staff members who provide instruction to students and maintain daily
student attendance records.
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Library/Media Specialists – Professional staff members and supervisors assigned specific duties and school time for professional library and media service activities including selecting, acquiring, preparing, cataloging, and circulating books and other printed materials; planning the use of library and media services by students, teachers and other members of the instructional staff; and guiding individuals in their use of media services and library materials.
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School Administrators
– Staff members whose activities are concerned with directing and managing the operation of a particular school including principals, assistant principals, and other assistants; and person who supervise school operations, assign duties to staff members, supervise and maintain records of the school, and coordinate school instructional activities with those of the LEA, including department chairpersons.
Responsibilities Related to Personnel
Skilled in Technology
Requirements /
Definitions /
Responsibilities /
Reporting
The USDOE has required that all states
report on the number of Personnel
Skilled in Technology. This
requirement is directly tied to Title
II, D (E2T2) Federal funds. Recent
guidance from the USDOE allows states to
pilot a system within the E2T2 program
and then roll it out further to a
statewide implementation.
During the 2009/10 school year, RIDE
will pilot the use of the LoTi Digital
Age Survey with over 400 participants in
the E2T2 - RITTI 2009 Model Classroom
program. The survey will assess
the current state of the personal
computer use, instructional practices
and authentic classroom technology use.
RIDE, along with the Instructional
Technology Leadership Council, will
assess the effectiveness of the tool and
plan for statewide implementation if
appropriate.
Districts will be kept apprised of the
process and timelines that develop as a
result of the pilot through the
Commissioner's weekly field memos.
Reporting on
Personnel Skilled in Technology
Requirements /
Definitions /
Responsibilities /
Reporting
Reporting on Personnel Skilled in
Technology is a "end of the year"
reporting item. The pilot implementation
will occur in November of 2009 with a
goal of statewide implementation in the
Spring of 2010.
Other Reporting Details
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School Computer Count and Internet Access - Beginning of each school year
(Beginning 2008/09 -
Collection will
take place within
e-RIDE's
"Instructional Technology Data
Collection Area".
Training for personnel responsible
for reporting will occur at the Data
Manager Meeting on October 9, 2008.)
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Personnel Skilled in Technology -
End of each school year
(Beginning 2009/10 - Details to
follow.)
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Integrated Technology Status
- End of each school year
(Beginning 2009/10 - Details to
follow.)
In addition to the reporting from and within e-RIDE
and the 8th
grade TechLiteracy Assessment, LEAs must amend and augment their
Technology Plan in the next annual revision cycle
to include:
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Plans for assessing both
students and personnel. (Technology assessment is already a required component in Technology Plans. For most LEAs, this will require modifications to meet the federal guidelines. This is an opportunity for those where Technology Assessments are not included to meet both requirements.)
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Plans for the full
integration
of technology into curriculum,
instruction and professional
development.