School Environment Evaluation

Group: MU - Merima Sarotic-Ronneburg and Susane Tardiff

School Pseudonym: North California High School District Demographics: The North California High School District is in a large school district counting over 10,000 high school students and over 1000 administrators, teachers and other staff members. There are five comprehensive, two alternative and one independent school in this district. Each of the comprehensive high schools have specialized programs that help students choose their future educational path. Most of the high schools have technology involved in their curriculum. The North California High School District includes portions of two counties and three communities. Most of the residents of these communities are middle-income home owners. With high property taxes, the budget is stable and available for most of the districts needs. Technology use in this district is extensive and available to all staff and students, including but not limited to: Internet connection (wired and wireless), shared data access, off campus data access (cloud computing), as well as video and voice technology integration. General level: integrated (on the way to intelligent)

ADMINISTRATIVE
I. POLICY a. Behavioral 1. Integrated - Not equal at every level in the organization. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Intelligent - Formalized and approved by every level of the organization. II. PLANNING a. Behavioral 1. Integrated - Formally or informally approved based on the size of the project. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Integrated - Formally of informally approved based on the size of the project and connected to the other planning efforts. III. BUDGET a. Behavioral 1. Intelligent - Large budgets set and approved for upgrades. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Integrated - Budgets approved for line items; no additional budgets for staffing needs. IV. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION a. Behavioral

1. Integrated - Utilized by most administrators and staff. Some paper processing still exist. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Integrated - Available to most administrators and staff. Not all paper processing replaced by electronic data manipulation.

CURRICULAR
I. ELECTRONIC INFORMATION a. Behavioral 1. Integrated - Staff and students dependent on electronic data and utilizing this daily. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Intelligent - All staff and students have comprehensive resources available to them. II. ASSESSMENT a. Behavioral 1. Islands - No formalized use of assessment tools by staff and students in place (Used by some). b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Islands - Some reporting and assessment tools are in place. III. CURRICULAR INTEGRATION a. Behavioral 1. Integrated - Technology dependent and used daily. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Integrated - Resources available for most curricular areas. IV. TEACHER USE a. Behavioral 1. Intelligent - Used daily by teachers for administration and curriculum. It would not be possible to teach a class without the use of technology. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Intelligent - All teachers have access to appropriate technology in their work area. V. STUDENT USE a. Behavioral 1. Intelligent - Used frequently and comprehensively, technology use is needed to complete classes. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Intelligent - All students have regular access to technologies that they need.

SUPPORT
I. STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT a. Behavioral 1. Islands - Stakeholders aware but many not frequently engaged in the process.

b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Islands - Stakeholders are given an opportunity to influence decisions. II. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT a. Behavioral 1. Integrated - Ongoing discussion with administration. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Some formal administration time allocated for planning and implementation. III. TRAINING a. Behavioral 1. Islands - Few staff members participate in technology use training. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Islands - Limited formal training, there is no dedicated district position for technology training needs. IV. TECHNICAL/INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT a. Behavioral 1. Intelligent - Formal/Informal support utilized by all staff. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Intelligent - Full-time technical support.

CONNECTIVITY
I. LOCAL AREA NETWORKING (LAN) a. Behavioral 1. Integrated - Extensive tools used at every site by staff and students. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Integrated - Available at every site by WAN connection. II. DISTRICT AREA NETWORKING (WAN) a. Behavioral 1. Intelligent - Used throughout the whole district by staff and students. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Intelligent - Sophisticated tools available throughout the whole district. III. INTERNET ACCESS a. Behavioral 1. Intelligent - Internet is used by all staff members and students as needed. Wireless network available for distract as well as personal devices. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Intelligent - All locations within district have Internet access (165 MB piped out). IV. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS a. Behavioral 1. Intelligent - Email is integral to all staff members. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Islands - District email is available only to staff as governed by cipa.

INNOVATION

I. NEW TECHNOLOGIES a. Behavioral 1. Islands - Expected by many staff members. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Integrated - Numerous new technologies available and moderately implemented. II. COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGIES a. Behavioral 1. Intelligent - Comprehensive technologies are readily available. b. Resource/Infrastructure 1. Integrated - Available but have not reached full potential. Conclusion: The North California High School District is an integrated school district well on its to being intelligent. The weaker areas (islands) in curricular assessment, stakeholder involvement support, training support, email communication and staff involving themselves in new technologies are a step away from becoming integrated. This is a school that will be a leader for others in their educational technology.