Terrell High School priority goals:

1) Increase student achievement in all areas including academics,

extracurricular, and character
2) Build a college and career culture throughout the district that promotes
critical, creative, progressive and innovative thinking.
3) Build capacity in all district employees by recruiting, retaining, and training
fully certified and highly qualified principals, teachers, and staff.
4) Become a district of choice in Kaufman County by improving student
programs and services.

Priority Goal #1

Goal: Students will access technology on a daily basis

Area(s) of work: Teaching and Learning
Analysis: This aligns with Goals 1, 2, and 4. By students having access to
technology on a daily basis they are able to increase achievement by digging
deeper into the curriculum to create products that promote critical thinking.
This will move THS to become a high school of choice in Kaufman County.
Objective: Increase technology skills acquired as defined by the TEKS to
enhance learning
Action Plan

Prior
ity
High

High

Action Item

Who
(Responsibl
e)
Instructional
Technologist
s
Teachers

Integrate TEKS
Technology
competencies
throughout the
curriculum
Create/provide lessons Instructional
for student research
Technologist
and product generation
s
through curriculum
Curriculum
development
Coordinators
Teachers

Start
Date

End
Date

Budg
et

1/3/2017

6/1/201
7

$0

1/3/2017

6/1/201
7

$0

Priority Goal #2

Goal: Ensure that all faculty and staff are skilled to effectively utilize
technology in the classroom
Area(s) of work: Educator Preparation and Development
Analysis: This goal aligns with Goals 3 and 4. By teachers being trained the
Technology Department is building teacher capacity to be highly competent

in the classroom in using technology. Once again this will help create THS as
being a high school of choice in Kaufman County.
Objective: Increase technology training throughout the school year for
professional staff to attain intermediate competency level.
Action Plan

Prior
ity
High

High

Action Item

Who
(Responsibl
e)
Provide appropriate
Instructional
training sessions during
Technologist
the school year.
s
Principals
Develop a program to Instructional
monitor technology
Technologist
competencies through
s
a badge system

Start
Date

End
Date

Budg
et

1/3/2017

6/1/201
7

$0

1/3/2017

6/1/201
7

$0

Priority Goal #3

Goal: Acquire and access the necessary technological equipment and

supplies to meet program and staff needs.
Area(s) of work: Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support and
Infrastructure for Technology
Analysis: This aligns with all four THS priority goals. By setting aside ad
spending money on technology it will help with building teacher capacity with
technology which will increase student achievement which will lead to critical
thinking and ultimately lead to THS becoming a high school of choice in
Kaufman County. This goal addresses two areas of work: by dedicating the
funds (Leadership)it helps solve the infrastructure issue.
Objective: Increase the access for faculty, staff, and students of up-to-date
technology to support instruction and communication.
Action Plan

Prior
ity
High

High

Action Item

Acquire computers,
update and maintain
current equipment
Provide sufficient
peripheral technology
to meet campus
instructional goals

Who
(Responsibl
e)
Principal
Technology
Director
Principal
Technology
Department

Start
Date

End
Date

Budge
t

1/3/2017

6/1/201
7

$500,0
00

1/3/2017

6/1/201
7

$100,0
00