Instructional Technology
Capacity Survey
Technology
plays an important role in the Strategic
Plan - Transforming Education in Rhode
Island, the Race To The Top (RTTT)
award, and the Partnership for Assessing
Readiness in College and Career (PARCC).
The data from these surveys will assist
decisions regarding technology
infrastructure, personnel capacity, and
professional development at both the
state and local level. Districts will
be able to use the data to plan and
budget appropriately for technology use
and integration in support of these and
other initiatives. Trends and gaps will
become apparent through the
information. The data will allow for
objective conversations around systems
that are in place, as well as systems
that may need to be revisited to reach a
desired outcome.
2011 Technology Capacity Survey
This year’s
Technology Capacity survey
opens on
November 21, 2011 and will
close
December 16, 2011.
The
Technology Capacity surveys were
established in 2009 in cooperation
with RIDE, RISTE's executive board
members and representatives from RINET.
The comprehensive assessment of the
overall technology environment within RI
schools has assisted technology decision
makers at both the local and state
level. The Rhode Island Department
of Education relies on this survey data
to evaluate the extent to which the
state and its schools are effectively
implementing technology plans and
programs. Data from the surveys will help to verify
compliance with federal and state
technology requirements. In
addition, RIDE recently submitted a
Capital Improvement request of $20
million to fund technology
infrastructure within Rhode Island's
public schools in support of the bold
educational reform initiatives outlined
in the Department's Strategic Plan.
The approval of this funding is
currently pending. Responses to
this surveys will help RIDE
appropriately allocate the $20 million
LEA Technology Infrastructure capital
request across FY 2013 - FY 2017 if
approved.
The essential questions addressed by
this survey are:
-
Do we have the infrastructure
necessary to utilize technology
effectively in teaching and learning
as well as the business of schools?
-
Do we have the personnel capacity to
support the integration of
technology into all curricular areas
as well as the business of schools?
-
Do we provide the necessary
professional development and
curriculum development to allow
technology to be used effectively by
students in their thinking and
learning as well as personnel in the
business of schools?
There is a
DISTRICT Survey and a companion
survey for EACH SCHOOL in the
district with DIFFERENT
questions. (Note: If your district is
composed of a single school, you will
still complete both the district
and the school surveys because the
questions are different.) Please be sure
to consult with other staff in your
district and schools to provide the most
informed answers possible and to ease
your burden.
PDF
versions of both surveys are available
on the RIDE web site for your
convenience. Printing the survey
and keeping a file of your responses is
highly recommend. The District survey
and the companion surveys for EACH
School must be completed and submitted
online using the links above.
Paper versions
or emailed PDF files of the survey will
NOT be accepted.
2011 District Tech Capacity Survey
- for your records
2011 School Tech Capacity Survey
- for your records
2011 Sample Home Survey
2010 Executive Summary /
2010 Detailed Report /
2010 District Level Results /
2010 School Level Results