Charting The Course

Original WAN Presentation Original WAN Presentation Original WAN presentation from 2003 Original WAN presentation from 2003

Goals Strengthening our Foundation Strengthening our Foundation Improve Education and Technology Awareness – Student Achievement Improve Education and Technology Awareness – Student Achievement Increase Access to New Technologies Increase Access to New Technologies Improve The Quality Improve The Quality Healthier and Stronger Tomorrow Healthier and Stronger Tomorrow

Strengthening our Foundation Community Building - Partnerships Community Building - Partnerships Community Building Community Building Sustainability of Technology Programs Sustainability of Technology Programs Consortium Purchases Consortium Purchases –Hardware –Software Sharing Resources Sharing Resources –VOIP –Streaming Server –Professional Development Sharing of Policies/Job Descriptions, etc Sharing of Policies/Job Descriptions, etc Communication! Communication! Group Activity Group Activity Group Activity Group Activity

Improve Education and Technology Awareness – Student Achievement WCUT WCUT Get other district members involved (teachers, students, principals, community members) Get other district members involved (teachers, students, principals, community members) NETS NETS Model the technology Model the technology Integration of technology into the curriculum Integration of technology into the curriculum Sharing successes Sharing successes Communication Communication

Increase Access to New Technologies IPODS IPODS Kindles Kindles Online Textbooks Online Textbooks Web 2.0 /3.0 Tools Web 2.0 /3.0 Tools Assistive Technologies Assistive Technologies Online Learning Online Learning Sharing Sharing Quarterly MDF Meetings Quarterly MDF Meetings

Improve the Quality –WCUT  Increased participation  Increased input –Solid, well integrated, self sustaining programs –Professional Development  Technical Training  Integration Training –Increased awareness –Share technology plans –Group Activity

Healthier and Stronger Tomorrow Healthier and Stronger Tomorrow We can make a difference We can make a difference Regional impact Regional impact Sustainable Future Sustainable Future Better prepared students Better prepared students Stronger workforce Stronger workforce Stronger economy Stronger economy More competitive edge in the global market place More competitive edge in the global market place It starts with us, working together as partners It starts with us, working together as partners Let’s go the extra mile Let’s go the extra mile

Things to Move Us Forward “Improvement is not achieved by focusing on results, but by focusing on improving the systems that create the results” – Bernhardt “Improvement is not achieved by focusing on results, but by focusing on improving the systems that create the results” – Bernhardt Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time.

What is next? Definite ideas: Definite ideas: –Consortium hardware purchases –Sharing of Policies –Modeling technology

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