Organizational Chart for Integrating Technology
1. Superintendent
Responsible for carrying out and implementing the district improvement plan which focuses on supporting technological and human infrastructures that maximize the purposeful use of technology to achieve academic, personal/orginzational excellence and how technology will be used to engage students, differentiate instruction, and strengthen academic achievement.
2. Director of Academic Technology Services
Responsible for state technology curriculum requirements (TEKS for Technology Applications K-12), integration of technology into foundation and enrichment curricula, and technology support for Curriculum and Instruction.
3. Principal
The principal is responsible for implementing the campus improvement plan and for integrating technology along with the mandated state standards (for academics).
4. Vice-Principal
The Vice-Principal will need to support the principal’s vision for integrating technology in the campus curriculum. The VP will also be and instructional leader that models using technology to its staff as well as students.
5. Campus Instructional Technologist
Will be in charge of leading the faculty and staff in providing them with staff development in technology, evaluating campus data for technology needs, and ensures that the campus meets state technology standards.
6. Technology Committee
The Campus Instructional Technologist (CIT) will lead this committee. The CIT will provide information to all grade level representatives regarding technology updates and technology state standards. The committee will also evaluate the campus improvement plan along with the STaR chart in order to emphasize the support and integration needed for technology in the curriculum.
7. Teacher
The classroom teacher will be responsible for integrating technology into the curriculum. He/She (under the direction of the CIT) will initiate projects in order to engage students, provide students with critical thinking skills while using technology and ensure that students begin learning technology skills required for the 21st century.
The Role of the Principal
The principal will be the instructional leader that will need to model and set the tone for how technology will be implemented at the campus and will also need to ensure that teachers are able to integrate technology to engage and instruct learners. The principal will also need to meet with the CIT as well as the technology committee to learn more about what staff development and infrastructure needs that are needed for the campus.
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