Support+Systems+and+Leadership+Group+1


 * Group Member Names:Mary Salani, Bill Johnston, Beth Ormseth, Nola Starling-Ratliff**


 * Identified Need:** Administrators Acting as Instructional Leaders

//Administrators need a “road map” to help them gain awareness and understanding of what best practices for information technology looks like. The aggregate score for KUSD administrators who completed the NGA Administrator Assessment for visionary leadership was 6.84 out of a 10 point scale. //

Leadership and Vision are Essential Components. The impact of a good principal has been widely documented. The Project RED analysis shows that the principal is the single most important variable across many of the eleven Education Success Measures. This finding suggests that change management training for principals involved in large- scale technology implementations is of paramount importance. All schools benefit from technology, and the benefits improve somewhat in 1:1 schools. But when principals receive specialized training and technology is properly implemented, the benefits increase even more.~ Project RED, 2010

**Backwards Planning Map **

**Helpful Resources:**
 * [|ISTE NETS Standards]


 * Identified Need:** Building Capacity within the Schools

//District IT Personnel should be working to build capacity to move ahead with information technology in local schools. The aggregate score for pedagogical knowledge needed to effectively integrate technology to improve teaching and learning was 1.8 out of a 10 point scale. //


 * Backwards Planning Map [[file:capacity_1.doc]] **


 * Identified Need:** Increased Help Desk Capabilities

//As more new and emerging technologies are introduced across the district, more help desk support at the district level will be required. //


 * Backwards Planning Map [[file:helpdesk_1.doc]] **

