-EnGauge Assessment, evaluates system-wide use of effective teaching and learning technologies.

 - No Child Left Behind, requires equity across all buildings.

 - Technology is to be accessible by all students, integrated with the curriculum along its standards, and used to further student achievement.

 - All 8^th grade students must meet technology standards by 2006, as per an assessment method yet to be delivered by WI Department of Public Instruction.

Controls the following infrastructures:

- Internet access from Madison to the District and supporting hardware including Firewall, Content Filter, Web Cache, Web Server, Email Server, and Home Access modem server. 

- Network lines and equipment between buildings including both the transfer of computer data and Voice Over IP for digital phone systems in all buildings. 

- Technicians to support both district and building controlled equipment.

 - Instructional Technology Specialists to support technology use with a focus on integrating technologies with the curriculum.

 - Administrative equipment including Finance system, Personnel system, Skyward student system, and data storage/electronic portfolio systems.

Site-based management; control the following:

- Placement of building workstations; in office, lab, or classroom.

 - Type of equipment; i.e.: Alpha smart keyboards, TVs, VCRs, DVDs, Macintoshes or PCs, etc.

- How much equipment; what building funds are spent on technologies each year.

- Personnel to support equipment; staff to run labs, technology integrator, technical support, building web page design and maintenance.

 - Technology integrated into the building site plan.

Job of the District Technology Plan:

To ensure that everyone in the District is informed of these requirements and to support the needs of these requirements.

Job of the District Technology Plan:

To maintain and improve these technologies so as to support the District’s ability to further student achievement.

Job of the District Technology Plan:

To “influence” these things without direct control.  To “set the conditions” to be such that building level site teams choose to make decisions regarding the above in ways that will meet the needs of the government while also working with the District’s existing support infrastructure.

The Technology Plan can do this by:

- Finding and supplying to buildings evidence that technology improves student achievement.

- Offering design and planning support to help buildings produce effective technology systems.

- Monetary support through matching funds if available.

- Instructional Technology Specialists to offer professional development and to train on how to integrate technologies in such a way that will lead to increased student achievement.