DaveWilkinson

JoshWallace
EdTech554

SchoolWideTechnologyRollOutRubric

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Exceptional

AboveAverage

Average

Needs
Improvement

Comments

Categories

A.
Technology
Plan

Implementation
ofthisplan
completesall
objectivesfrom
theschools
technologyplan.

Implementation
ofthisplan
completesmost
objectivesfrom
theschools
technologyplan.

Implementation
ofthisplan
completessome
objectivesfrom
theschools
technologyplan.

Implementation
ofthisplandoes
littletoadvance
theschools
technologyplan.

Itisimportantthatthe
technologyrolloutis
alignedwiththeschools
technologyplanandother
schoolgoals.Irecommend
broadeningthiscategoryto
includetheschools
goals/mission.Itwouldbe
difficulttoevaluatethe
BoulderValleySchool
Districts(BVSD)
technologyrolloutplanin
thiscategorybecause
thereisnomentionof
individualschools
technologyplans.

However,therearemany
goalsthatwouldsupport
andencompassschool
technologyobjectives.
B.Stated
Objectives

Technology
planhas
specificand
clearlystated
objectivesfor
implementation.

Technologyplan
hassomewhat
specific
objectivesthat
aremostlyclear.

Technology
planhas
general
objectivesthat
arealmost
clear.

Technology
planobjectives
needtobe
revisedto
increaseclarity
andspecificity.

Includingclearlystated
objectivesisanothermust
inatechnologyrollout.I
believethatthefocusof
theseobjectivesshouldbe
studentachievement.Ican
easilyevaluatetheBVSD
onitsobjectiveseven
thoughtheyarenotstated
directlyduetothelistof
goalsprovided.

C.
Infrastructure

Schoolnetwork
Infrastructureis
abletohandle
allnewdevices.
Bandwidthand
network
communication
arefastand
reliable.

Afiveyear
replacement
planisputinto
placesoall
equipmentis

Alldevicesare
abletoconnect
tothenetwork
andinternetat
thesametime.
Bandwidthand
network
communication
issomewhatof
aproblem.

Areplacement
planisinplace
fordesktops,
howeverit

Someofthe
devicesareable
toconnectto
thenetwork,
however
connectivityis
spottyand
speedisslow.

Noplanfor
upgrades,
upgradesand
replacements
occurwhenold
devicesfinally

Infrastructureis
notableto
handlethe
devices.There
arenotenough
ipaddresses
andbandwidth
to
accommodate
allofthe
devices.

Oldand
outdated
equipmentwith

Infrastructureisacritical
componentofatechnology
rollout.Internetfilters
shouldbeaconsideration
forthiscategory.Iwould
beabletoevaluateBVSDs
infrastructurewiththis
rubricasbandwidth,
networkcommunication
andreplacementsareall
componentsoftheirplan.

constantly
updated

doesntinclude die.
otherequipment
onthenetwork.

noplanto
replaceor
upgrade.

D.Education

Newtechnology
isbeingusedin
theclassroom
constantlyby
teachersthat
useitto
enhancethe
educationof
theirstudents.

Theteachers
areempowered
todiscovernew
waysofusing
thedevicesand
areconstantly
sharingideas
withone
anothertomake
theirclassrooms
moredynamic.

Newtechnology
issometimes
beingusedin
theclassroom
byteachersthat
useitto
enhancethe
educationofthe
students.

Teachersare
somewhat
empoweredto
discovernew
waysofusing
devicesand
occasionally
shareideaswith
otherstomake
theirclassrooms
moredynamic.

Newtechnology
isbeingusedin
theclassroom
sporadicallyand
withoutaplan.

Teachersare
allowed,butnot
directly
encouraged,to
discovernew
usesofdevices.
Some
collaboration
maytakeplace.

Newtechnology
isntbeingused
inclassroom.

Teachersare
neitherdirectly
norindirectly
encouragedto
discovernew
usesofdevices.
Nocollaboration
istakingplace.

Atechnologyrolloutis
doomedwithoutteacher
buyin.Iknowofschools
thathavedevicessitting
andgatheringdust.
Therefore,Ithinkthis
categoryisneededfor
evaluatingthesuccessofa
rollout.However,itwould
notbegoodforevaluating
arolloutplanbecause
thereisnowaytoknow
howteacherswillrespond.
TheBVSDplanhasmany
goalstosetteachersupfor
success,butonlytimewill
telliftheyembracethe
technologyanduseitto
improvelearningand
instruction.

E.Hardware

Devicesare
synced,
chargedand
readytobe
usedbythefirst
dayofclass.

Devicesare
mostlysynced,
chargedand
readytobe
usedthefirst
dayofclass.

Mostdevices
aresynced,
charged,and
readyforthe
firstdayof
school.

Devicesarenot
syncedor
chargedor
readyforthe
firstdayof
school.

Iunderstandthevalueof
havingdevicesreadytogo
onthefirstday.Ateacher
shouldestablish
expectationsandteach
acceptableuseof

technologyfromthegetgo
justliketheyestablish
otherrulesandpractice
routinesatthebeginningof
theyear.Ateacherwill
wanttocreateacultureof
learningwithtechnologyas
well.Ijustdontthinkthat
thisisarealistic
expectation.Inmy
experience,deviceshave
neverbeensynced,
chargedandreadyonthe
firstday.Therearetoo
manyfactorsthatkeepthat
frombeingreality.Inmy
opinion,atechnology
rolloutisnolesseffective
ifthedevicesarereadyat
alaterdate.
F.Software

Appropriate
softwarehas
beeninstalled
andupdatedon
allofthe
devices.
Licensesareall
uptodate.

Appropriate
softwarehas
beeninstalled
andupdatedon
mostofthe
devices.
Licensesareall
uptodate.

Appropriate
softwarehas
beeninstalled
andupdatedon
someofthe
devices.
Several
software
updatesneed
installing.Some
licensesareup

Somesoftware
hasbeen
installed.Most
softwareneeds
updating.
Licensesare
outofdate.

Allthesoftwarestaffis
expectedtouseneedsto
beinstalledanduptodate.
Ifstaffmembersuse
additionalsoftware,the
computertechniciansneed
toreinstallitafterthey
reimagethedevices.
Teachersshouldnothave
tosubmitrequestsforthe
samesoftwareeveryyear.

todate.
G.
Professional
Development

Staffhasbeen
properlytrained
bycertified
trainersinall
aspectsofusing
thenewdevices
intheclassroom
Care,
integration,and
appusehaveall
beencovered.

Teachersare
comfortablewith
thedevicesand
canusethem
forseveral
applications.A
followup
sessionhas
beendesigned
andscheduled.

Keystaff
membershave
beentrainedas
onsite
specialistsfor
thedevices.

Staffhasbeen
properlytrained
bycertified
trainersinmany
aspectsofusing
thenewdevices
inthe
classroom.
Care,
integration,and
appusehaveall
beencovered.

Teachersare
mostly
comfortablewith
thedevicesand
canusethem
forseveral
applications.A
followupsession
hasbeen
designed.

Onestaff
memberhas
beentrainedas
onsite
specialistforthe
devices.

Staffhasbeen
trainedinsome
aspectsofusing
thedevicesin
theclassroom.

Careand
integrationhave
beencovered.

Teachersare
somewhat
comfortablewith
thedevicesand
canusethem
foracouple
applications.A
followup
sessionhas
beendiscussed
butnot
designed.

Onestaff
memberhas
beendirectedto
actasonsite
specialist,but
hasntbeenfully
trained.

Littletono
professional
development
hasbeen
provided.

Teachersare
notcomfortable
withthedevices
andcantuse
theapplications
available.No
followup
sessionhas
beendesigned
ordiscussed.

Noonsite
specialisthas
beenplanned
forortrained.

Staffmustbetrainedonall
aspectsofusingthe
devicessuchascare,
useage,safety,and
integrationwiththe
curriculum.Theyneedto
haveenoughexperience
withthedevicestobecome
comfortableusingthem.If
teachersaregoingtobe
successfulimplementing
technology,theyneed
ongoingtrainingand
continuoustechsupport.
Havingspeciallytrained
individualsavailableonsite
helpsensurethatthe
teacherskeepworking
towardthegoalsofthe
technologyplan.

H.Acceptable Thestudentand Thestudentand

UsePolicy
theteacher
theteacher
acceptableuse acceptableuse
policieshave
policieshave
beenupdatedto beenupdatedto
includeallthe
includesomeof
new
thenew
technologies,
technologies,
andwiththe
andwiththe
appropriate
appropriate
behaviorand
behaviorand
consequences
consequences
formisusingthe formisusingthe
technology.
technology.

Teachers,
Teachersand
parentsand
studentshave
studentshave
receivedtraining
received
onthe
trainingonthe
acceptableuse
acceptableuse policies.
policies.

Theacceptable
usepolicyhas
beenupdatedto
partiallyinclude
thenew
technologyand
theguidelines
forusingit.

Teachershave
received
trainingonthe
acceptableuse
policies.

Theacceptable
usepolicyhas
notbeen
updatedto
includethenew
technology.

Noonehas
beentrainedon
theacceptable
usepolicies.

Anacceptableusepolicyis
anelementofagood
rollout.Imnotinfavorof
theconsequencesbeing
listed,however.Ibelieve
thesepoliciesshouldbe
positive.Acceptableuse
policiesareespecially
importantwhenaschool
alsohasaBYODpolicy.

I.Timelines

Timelinesfor
implementation
lackclarity,
achievability,
and
completeness.
Somestageson
eachtimeline
aresomewhat

Timelinesfor
implementation
arenotclear,
achievable,or
complete.No
stagesonany
timelineis
strategicin
scopeor

Technologyrollouts
shouldoccurinphases.I
likethatthisrubric
addressesthestagesof
implementationand
evaluateshowstrategica
planiswithitsscopeand
pacing.Itwouldbedifficult
toevaluatetheBVSD

Timelinesfor
implementation
areclear,
achievable,and
complete.Each
stageoneach
timelineis
strategicin
scopeand

Timelinesfor
implementation
aremostlyclear,
achievable,and
complete.Each
stageoneach
timelineis
somewhat
strategicin

pacing.

scopeand
pacing.

strategicin
scopeor
pacing.

pacing.

planstimelinebecause
therearenodeadlines.
Whatitdoesshowiswhich
activitiesarecompleted,
underwayandnotyet
begun.

Comments:
Thistechnologyrolloutrubricisausefulevaluationtool.Thecategoriesareallnecessarycomponentsofarollout.The
rubrichasseveralstrengths.Tobegin,itassesseshowwelltheteachersarepreparedandsupportedduringtheprocess.
Teachersadoptionofthetechnologyisaconsideration.Theexpectationsarethatteacherswillusethetechnologyevery
daytoenhancelearningandtheywillstriveforcontinuousimprovement.Additionally,thisrubricevaluateshowwellaplan
laysthefoundationforasuccessfulrollout.Again,expectationsarehighthatthedeviceswillbeequippedwitheverything
theyneedandreadyinatimelymanner.Itisalsoexpectedthatthestaffwillreceiveenoughprofessionaldevelopment
thattheywillbeconfidentandcompetentusingthetechnology.Theywillalsohaveaccesstoateamofspeciallytrained
teachers.Anacceptableusepolicywillgetotherstakeholdersonboard.Furthermore,therubricjudgeshowstrategica
planiswithimplementingitsobjectives.TherewereonlyacoupleofitemsthatIthoughtcoulduseimprovement.First,Itis
importantthatatechnologyrolloutisalignedwithschoolgoalsaswellasthetechnologyplan.Forinstance,atmyschool
oneofourgoalsinvolvesimprovinginstruction.Partofthatisprovidingtheteacherswithsoftwareandapps,aswellas,
trainingonhowtousetechnologytoreachthegoal.TheotherissueIhavewiththisevaluationtoolisitdoesntfocus
enoughonstudentachievement.Theattentionisonhowtheeducatorissupported.Allelementsofasuccessfulrollout
supportandpromotestudentacademicgrowth.