TYPE 1
I often find myself in a position where I have to quickly throw together a proposal, an implementation plan or, what I affectionately call, “implementation notes.” Each takes a different form, although the purpose of each is to obtain approval/permission to move ahead.
Type #1: Quick Proposal
The main headers include Proposal, Research, Cost, Registration Process, and Give Back. It looks like this:
Proposal
This proposal recommends that SAISD fund attendance at the NECC 2008 Conference taking place June 29-July 2 in San Antonio, Texas for 80 principals and/or campus instructional coordinators.
Administrators play a pivotal role in determining how well technology is used in our schools. Enabling administrators to attend NECC 2008 enables SAISD to define what administrators need to know and be able to do in order to discharge their responsibility as leaders in the effective use of technology in our schools.
“Integrating technology throughout a school system is, in itself, significant systemic reform. We have a wealth of evidence attesting to the importance of leadership in implementing and sustaining systemic reform in schools. It is critical, therefore, that we attend seriously to leadership for technology in schools.”
— Don Knezek, ISTE CEO
Research
School leaders, especially at the campus, need access to professional learning opportunities that help them to better understand the best uses of technology in educational settings. Some research regarding the role of the campus principal and leadership:
Based on this research, as well as others not cited here, it is clear that the role of the principal in effecting use of technology in classrooms is incredibly important.
Cost
The cost of sending approximately 80 campus principals and/or campus instructional coordinators is based on a cost of $285 for every 10 staff members. For 80 participants, the cost is $22,800.
Registration Process
To register campus leaders for the NECC 2008 Conference, the Office of Instructional Technology Services will take the following steps:
1.Notify principals and campus instructional coordinators that there are 80 slots available on a first-come, first-served for NECC 2008 registration. Participants would be expected to register via the Office of Instructional Technology Services and submit critical information needed by no later than Friday, May 16, 2008. Registration is now open online at [link goes here]
2.Once funding source(s) is provided by the Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, the Office of Instructional Technology Services will register campus leadership who have registered by Friday, May 16, 2008.
Give Back
Participants at NECC 2008 will be expected to deliver 2, two-hour presentations about what they learned at NECC 2008 and submit a short form sharing how they are going to implement that learning at their campus for the 2008-2009 school year. Give back completion must be recorded by December, 2008.