Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology

I have decided that the most important and controversial area of the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology 2006-2010 is Infrastructure for Technology. This is a great area of concern for my district and more specifically my campus. The area of Infrastructure for Technology is overall a reflection of teacher’s perceptions of the instructional environment within his/ her school or district. This area is divided up into six different categories. The different categories that are rated by teachers include; Students per Computers, Internet Access Connectivity Speed, Other Classroom Technology, Technical Support, and Distance Learning Capacity. Over the last three years my campus overall total in this area has fluctuated greatly from year to year. In the 2007-2008 school year the total was 14, in 2008-2009 the total was 17, and then in 2009-2010 the total was 10. These ever changing numbers reflect that from the teachers’ perspectives there has been no stability or progress made in the area of Infrastructure for Technology. The average total scores for the district over the past three years are 15 in 2007-2008, 17 in 2008-2009, and 16 in 2009-2010. The first two years my campus was almost exactly in line with the district average rating. However, the last year my campus rated this area much lower than the district average. On a national level the largest number of teachers rated Infrastructure for Technology in the advanced technology classification all three school years. The most obvious and most commonly heard of recommendations made to improve the area of Infrastructure for Technology on the national, district, and campus levels are to increase funding for technology across the board. In order for improvements to be made more funds are almost a necessity.