Richardson ISD Strategic Technology Plan:

Carolyn Bukhair Elementary

 Achknowledgments
TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Carolyn Bukhair Elementary - Richardson, TX

Contributors – Tech Team Members:
Lanette Massey– Principal

Irene Olvera- 5th grade teacher

Julie Stewart – 4th grade teacher

Elizabeth Hopson– 2nd grade teacher

Marisa Morales– 3rd grade teacher

Laura Eads – 6th grade teacher

Nikole Woodruff - SPED

Maria Perry- Counselor

Maria Pereira- ESL teacher

Karla Cady- IT/ Computer Lab

Linda Casey– District Technology Specialist

TRANSFORMATIONAL IDEAS_______________________________
Vision:
RISD - Where all students learn, grow, and succeed.

Mission:
To serve and prepare all students for their global future

Values:
Integrity * Inspiration * Inclusiveness * Innovation

RISD Focus:
Students are the primary focus of the RISD staff, and staff is the primary
focus of the administration.

2020 Vision Goals:

Students are highly engaged in their educational life.
RISD has high performing, student focused teachers.
RISD ensures excellence in operations.
Profound curriculum is the foundation for learning.

Technology Vision:
Carolyn Bukhair elementary technology mission is to deliver technological
tools and strategies to every student to learn, grow, and succeed for their
global future.

Technology Mission Statement:

Carolyn Bukhair Elementary in partnership with the greater community, will
through the use of information and communication technologies, engage,
nurture, and challenge all learners to achieve academic and future
excellence.
Richardson Demographics:
Data Submitted on E-Rate Application 2017-2018
Total Student Enrollment 38,283
Percent of Economically Disadvantaged Students 57.5%
Number of Campuses 56

District’s Current Situation:

Number of Campuses with Direct Connection to Internet 56
Percentage of Campuses with Direct Connection to Internet 100%
Computer to Student Ratio (Number of Students per Computer) 1 to 2
Computer to Teacher Ratio (Number of Teachers per Computer) 1 to 1
Number of Classrooms with Direct Connection to Internet 2,385
Percentage of Classrooms with Direct Connection to Internet 100%

Needs Assessment:

Strategic Challenges:

● Richardson ISD needs to address the high need for an IT teacher on

campus at all time. Teachers that are certified to teach students
about technology as well as teachers. According to my IT teacher, the
district hires teachers that are not truly certified. They are just
teachers that wanted to get out of the classroom. How do we expect
our students to grow with technology if we don’t give them the best
support.
● If Carolyn Bukhair doesn’t address the serious demand for
technology devices we will soon lose teachers trying to implement
technology. As of right now we have one IPAD cart, one computer
lab,every general education teacher has five IPADS ( including
teacher IPAD), and special education teacher get two IPADS. I am a
special education teacher and my biggest groups has eight students
 in it. How can I possible walk all my students through how to use an
IPAD with two IPADS?

● Carolyn Bukhair time management needs to improve if we ever want

to give our students a chance with technology and success. With the
state wanting us to teacher all the TEKS and the districts putting a
time frame on teachers, it gives them a very hard time to implement
technology into a lesson or even into the classroom. This can cause
multiple challenges all by itself. Including teachers mindsets towards
technology.

Strategic Advantages:

1. Carolyn Bukhair Elementary can continue to build an innovative

training/ professional development to help teachers overcome the
anxiety of implementing technology in the classroom. Without
technology training we would repeat history. We will continue using
old outdated resources that no longer benefit us or the students. We
also need all hands on deck, not just a handful. For teachers unwilling
we need to find a way that appeals to them.
2. Carolyn Bukhair has trainings that qualified certain teachers as
“Apple Teacher's.” Since we have Apple products this comes in
handy for the school and district. With the Apple Teachers ( I am one
of them) we strive to show the connect for other teachers who
unfamiliar with the new gear/technology.
3. Carolyn Bukhair does use the technology that it is given to the
maximum. We even are in demand for more since there isn’t enough.
We use the technology for reading programs,intervention and even
behavior management.
 Priority Goals:
Richardson ISD Technology Areas of Correlation of Goals from Column
Priority Goals Work/Priority Goals 1 and Column 2
These two goals correlate because
just as RISD is always trying to
Teaching and Learning
improve teaching methods and
implementation. Technology should
Teaching and always be involved in that process.
Learning We need to strive to use technology
with technology. Teachers should be
Professional
searching and presenting new ways
development
to use technology based on current
studies and their research.
Human resource can help by creating
a recruiting plan that will attract
Human Resources Leadership
qualified, high quality, risk-taking
teachers for Richardson ISD.
Richardson ISD has 41 elementary
schools.Richardson believes in a
Budget and Finance smaller school model will reach more
students. However, this becomes
expensive and creates monetary
issues to provide power to this many
Infrastructure elementary facilities, let alone middle
schools and high schools, too. If the
district struggles to provide enough
Facilities staff for schools to run efficiently and
properly, then how can we possibly
expect to have the infrastructure
needed for technology?
First we need to contribute to local
and global communities, and build a
community where all students will
belong to a community of meaningful
connections and positive
Communications Community Involvement relationships. If we can do this and
improve our communication as a
district then we could use technology
for, such as Google Duo, for meeting
authors or different personnel for the
students to listen to and interview.
Objectives
We will ensure that we
have diverse and engaging
programs and learning
opportunities to meet the
unique needs of all our
students.
We will recruit, retain, and
reward quality personnel.
Implement an innovative
culture by promoting and
sustaining high-quality, risk
taking educators.
Affirm community support
and budgetary needs to
sustain the small schools
model. We will ensure that
our facilities and
infrastructure adapt to
support our mission.We will
actively pursue creative
funding sources and
responsibly manage
current resources to
support our mission.
We will ensure that ALL
families, businesses, and
community partners are
fully engaged in the
mission of our district.
 Richardson ISD wants to meet the
needs of all students by maximizing
Differentiation
their intellect and skills to create their
own futures,and develop strength of
character. Richardson can meet
Whole Child these goals by incorporating
technology in order to differentiate
Digital Ethics learning in the classroom. If we
incorporate technology correctly then
digital ethics come into priority.
We will ensure that we
have diverse and engaging
programs and learning
opportunities to meet the
unique needs of all our
students.Foster and sustain
a safe, secure, and private
digital environment.

Action Plan:

How To
Start Date
RISD Priority Goal Objectives Action Item Who Measure
End Date
Success

Improve campus Monitor the use of the RISD District 1 x every 4 Improved
desire and
perception of ample subscription databases and Form Created by: months risk taking in
implementation and other Web based TECH Team the
support as follows: resources. classroom
with
Teaching and • Initiative Technology technology
Learning Integration
*Ample Implementation An annual Staff Climate Teachers/ Admin School Evaluations
55% to 58% ⅓ will note
survey that is statistically year usage of
*Ample Support 53% to valid and reliable will be Admin create form technology
56% distributed

Teachers will reach out to Teachers 1 x every 2 Increased

community
parents in the community Parents months involvement
Administer the SPEAK UP who would like to Richardson in the school
Survey (or similar survey) to participate on a panel for Citizens
identify how students, PBL per cluster.
teachers, administrators Teachers create
Communications the form
and parents want to use
technology for learning,
communication and - Analysis of feedback from Teachers 1 x every 2 Increased
the Speak Up Survey. Parents months support
collaboration.
from home
with
concepts

Teachers will teach one Teachers 1 x every Improved

usage of
CARE digital lesson per 9 CARE Team 9 weeks technology
weeks during I-Time. and digital
Grade level teams awareness
Audelia Creek Elementary and PBIS team
will create a safe,secure create lessons
Whole Child and caring environment
with a private digital
environment. Teachers will extend Teachers 1 x every 9 Increased
engagemen
learning of the student by weeks t and
giving the students a responses
technology choice per 9 due to
personalized
weeks. learning