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Executive Summary
Johnson County Elementary School of Wrightsville, Georgia continues to strive to
provide technological access to all staff and students. Johnson County Elementary School has a
variety of technology responsibilities; however, they do not have a great deal of financial support
to be technologically up to date in those aspects. There is also limited staffing in the technology
area. Because of lack of funding and staffing, it difficult for the technology center to meet the
centers expectations of providing a quality education with technology integration. Johnson
County Elementary has room for improvement when the word technologically savvy is
mentioned as a foundation of education.
Organizational Chart
Methods
Information for this evaluation was gathered using interviews, observations, and emails with the
Technology Coordinator at Johnson County Elementary School (JCES) and the media specialist
at JCES. Some information was also gathered from the school website.
Center Context and Goals
Mission
The technology center mission is connected to the school system mission. The systems mission
it to prepare all Johnson County students to meet or exceed standards in order to graduate on
time and be college and career ready. The mission for technology use is to use technology to
assist in providing instructional programs for the clientele. Collaboration among participants
will provide direction, support, and leadership for the school system in securing technological
capabilities, provide professional staff development to certified personnel and paraprofessionals,
and promote constructive use of technology in multiple educational programs across the
curriculum according to state standards.
Goal
The goal of the JCES technology center is to provide the schools diverse student population
with equal opportunities to a quality education in preparation for a knowledge-based,
technologically rich, and culturally diverse twenty-first century.
Priorities
Expand school wide access to modern technology, online resources, and the Internet
To have interactive technologies in each classroom.
Use emerging technologies to improve instruction and student learning.
Use technology to remediate, reinforce, and enhance the learning of all students by providing
History
Based on discussions with the Technology Coordinator, a detailed history of the center was not
available; however, he was able to give me a district technology breakdown that included the
instructional technology available for students, staff, and equipment.
Elementary School
o 240 Desktop Computers
o 10 Laptop Computers
o 20 Printers
o 1 Scanner
System
o 5 Digital Cameras
o SmartBoards and Mounted LCDs are available in all classrooms
o IPads are available for administrators and some Special Education students
o Document Camera available in all classrooms
o 10 sets of 25 Response Key Pads
o Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel , and Microsoft PowerPoint Software available in each
classroom
o Google Mail and Google Apps
o Printer Capabilities for each classroom
Printers are hosted in Grade Chair Classrooms, Main Office, Computer Labs, and
Media Center
Personnel
Current Positions include:
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Contracted Technology Support Technician
o The Contracted Technology Support Technician is shared with other surrounding
counties. The Contracted Technology Support Technicians job involves maintenance of
o Mrs. Pool assists the media center specialist and helps to provide media resources to the
Budget
A detailed budget summary was not available at the time of my observation. In previous years,
lottery funding had been the major factor in technology expansion and funding; however, the
technology coordinator mentioned that the Johnson County School System relies heavily on state
and federal funds to help with technology funding at this time. Also, the local Board of
Education is willing to help to further improvements in the technology area. He did inform me
that the monies that are budgeted to the technology area in the system is to provide reliable
Internet access, to provide maintenance on school servers and equipment, and to maintain
software systems that are available for our current technology. He also said that some of our
technology funding is acquired through SPLOST.
Technology Center Activities
Johnson County Elementary School is reviewing the use of technology in the classroom and has
set goals for the district to insure that all students are Technology Literate as they enter middle
school. By third grade, the students will be familiar with the keyboard and will become at ease
with software programs used for supplemental instruction. By fifth grade, students should be
comfortable with word processing. At this point, they should be typing papers and using the
correct hand placement proficiently. They should also be introduced to presentation software
and delivery using technology equipment.
Evaluation
The technology center at Johnson County Elementary School has a wide range of tasks that
occur on a daily basis. Most of the technology center responsibilities were to be managed by an
assigned team of people. Those people included the Technology Director, the Contracted
Technology Support Technician, the Media Specialist, and the Media Clerk. Most of the
responsibilities seemed realistic. Even though there is room for improvement among technology
usage at JCES, it seems that technology practice is a growing obligation of teachers and students
in the school system.
The goals of the technology center is to use technologies to improve instruction and student
learning and provide technological access for all learners. The school seems to continue to
progress in the area of obtaining technology to enhance instruction; however, funding and
staffing seems to continue to be an issue. With funding and staffing being an issue, teachers and
students must put available resources to work to improve instruction and student learning.
Overall, the JCES technology center are fortunate to have the resources that they have, but it
seems as if they are not being utilized appropriately. Based on observations, I feel with more
support from the Technology Coordinator and more professional learning on technology that the
resources would be used more regularly and there would be a positive change in instruction and
learning.
Appendix A
Technology / Media Coordinator Job Description
TITLE:
QUALIFICATIONS:
REPORTS TO:
Superintendent
JOB GOAL:
EVALUATION:
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
11. Conducts continuous evaluations of the effectiveness of multi-media software and hardware
in order that purchases may be made in a timely manner.
12. Interprets to the administration, the staff, and the public the objectives of the technology
program in the schools.
13. Any other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
14. Responsible for planning and coordinating system technology initiative which includes
administrative and instructional uses.
a. Responsible for maintaining computer network and planning for network improvements
and upgrades.
b. Responsible for approving all hardware and software purchases.
c. Meets with system administrators to address technology issues.
15. Responsible for developing and submitting system technology plan to GADOE.
16. Responsible for collecting and submitting system technology inventory to GADOE.
a. Works with school media specialist in categorizing and collecting inventory data.
17. Serves as Media Director.
a. Works with media specialists to ensure that the media centers are functioning properly
and efficiently.
b. Serves on media advisory committees.
c. Approves all orders for the media centers.
18. Responsible for submitting Federal E-Rate grant application for possible reimbursement of
system telecommunications, internet access, and internal connection costs.
a. Upon grant approval, submits quarterly reports to Alltel, Bellsouth Telecommunications,
and AT&T Corporation for interpretation.
b. Upon grant approval, submits reports to Bellsouth Communication for reimbursement of
NEC Key Phone System equipment maintenance.
c. Upon grant approval, submits reports to select vendors providing internal connections
that include routers, switches, servers, and wireless connectivity for reimbursement.
19. Responsible for all maintenance on computer equipment to include classrooms, labs, and
administrative offices
a. Install, Maintain, and Support
i. Macintosh
ii. Windows98, XP, NT Server, Win2000, Win2000 Server, Win2003 Server
b. Total PC Repair
c. Install, Maintain, and Support all Software
i. Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP
ii. All networked programs
1. Orchard
2. Cornerstone
3. Destination Reading
4. Renaissance Place
5. Spectrum
d. Install, Maintain, and Support all Software on Web Servers
e. Install, Maintain, and Support
i. Cisco Pix Firewall
ii. SLMail (Email System)
iii. Smartfilter (Internet content filtering software)