STaR CHART

What is it? How do we rate

ourselves as a campus?
Created and Presented by
Lisa Zdancewicz
 STaR Chart
 Have you ever wondered…
 What’s with the acronym of STaR?
 What does it actually measure?
 Who uses the report, and for what?
 How does the State come up with
its ratings?

 Presentation Agenda
 STaR Chart Explained
 RHS Campus Findings & Results
 Student Interpretations Sums It All Up

 STaR Stands For
 School

Technology

and

Readiness
Found at: http://starchart.esc12.net/
Who uses the data?
 Teachers
 Principals
 Curriculum &
Technology
Specialists
 Superintendents
 School Boards

 What & Why
should we use
the STaR chart?


Click on me,
and I’ll show
you the
answers.
 It Helps Us, Teachers, With…
 Assessing
the 4 key areas of the Texas
Long Range Plan for Technology


 Toplan our own professional

development


 Tointegrate technology into our

curricula
 Why does Administration use
the data?
 To aide in staff development planning


 To know technology needs of campus



AND MUCH
MORE…
 Administrator’s Overall
Questions Answered
1) What are your campus’ and district’s
current educational technology profiles?
2) What evidence can be provided to

demonstrate their progress is meeting the

goals of the Long Range Plan for
Technology?
3) What areas should your campus and

district focus on to improve the level of

technology integration to ensure the best
possible teaching and learning for all
students?
Found at: http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxCSC.pdf pg 2

 Other Uses
 To create and/or update the district’s
technology plan.
 To help conceptualize your campus or
district vision of technology.
 To set benchmarks and goals;
identifying current edu. technology
profiles, establish goals, & monitor
progress.

Found at:
http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxCSC.pdf pg 2
 Other Uses
 Tomeasure student & teacher
proficiencies with regard to the
integration of technology into all
content areas.


 Todocument progress toward meeting

No Child Left Behind, Title II, Part D
requirements…

Found at:
http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxCSC.pdf pg 2
 Other Uses
 Tohelp schools identify their
educational technology needs as they
apply for grants.


 Todetermine funding priorities &

allocations.


 Totrack progress on use of No Child Left

Behind Title II, Part D formula &
discretionary funds.
Found at:
http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxCSC.pdf pg 2
 How the State Measures
Progress
1.Teaching & Learning
2.Educator Preparation & Development
3.Leadership Administration &
Instructional Support
4.Infrastructure for Technology


 Thereare 6 Focus Areas indicating

teachers level of progress for each of
these 4 Key areas.
 Teaching & Learning
Encompasses
 Teachers or Students patterns &
mastery of technology used in the
classroom
 Frequency of technology use in
classroom
 Design of Instructional setting
w/regards to technology
 Connections made within Content Area
& technology
 Online Learning within
classroom/instruction
 Educator Prep &
Development Encompasses
 Professional Development (PD)
experiences centered & modeled on
& for technology
 Capabilities of Educators regarding
technology
 Access to PD’s for integrating
technology, including Online Learning
 Various levels of educators
understandings of & patterns of use
with technology

 Leadership Administration &
Instructional Support
Encompasses
 Leadership & vision with regards to
technology use
 Planning for PD’s, classroom design, &
budget in regards to technology
 Instructional support for technology,
including Online Learning support
 Communicating & Collaborating with
and for technology



 Infrastructure for Technology
Encompasses
 How many students per computers
 Internet access & connectivity speed
 Other technology available in
classrooms
 Technical Support
 Local Area Network/ Wide Area Network
 Distance Learning Capacity

 RHS Results for 2006-
2007
Summary Totals of Key Areas For STaR Chart


 I. Teaching and Learning 9

 II. Edu Prep and Development 9
 III. LeaderShip, Admin., Instructional Support
12
 IV. Infrastructure for Technology 19

Which means areas I-III are all Developing
Tech
& area IV is Advanced Tech according to

faculty.
 Results between 2007-
2009
 Each area improved slightly every year.


 In 2007-2008 school year only areas I &

II still developing, areas III & IV
advanced


 In 2008-2009 school year all areas

scored at the advanced level
 2009-2010 Results for
RHS
 Area I; only area still at Advanced level

 Area II, III, & IV dropped by 6pts, all
back down to Developing

 Question to be asked…
 What happened this year?
CREATED BY STEVEN ESCALON, a JR
at RHS
 To Sum Up…
 Until2009-10, our campus has been
making great progress towards
meeting our technology goals and
requirements.
We find ourselves in a tight spot
right now, how do we come out
all the better for our students?
We expect our students to work
together, now it’s our turn to
do the same for our students.
 All pictures provided by Shonna
McCormick, yearbook teacher for RHS,
photos shot by various yearbook staff.


 Information pertaining to Royal High

School was obtained from RHS’s
campus STaR Chart reports from years
2006-2010.