| Federal
Technology Requirements |
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NCLB
Title II, Part D
Enhancing Education Through Technology |
The
No Child Left Behind Act requires that every student should be
technology literate by the time they finish the 8th grade. 2006
is the target date for districts to meet this mandate as stated
in Objective 8.1 of 3: Fully integrate technology into the curricula
and instruction in all schools by December 31, 2006 (FY 2007)
to enhance teaching and learning.
Local
Education Agency Requirements
In order to eligible to receive a subgrant from a State educational agency,
an eligible local entity or agency shall submit to the State educational
agency an application containing a new or updated local long-range strategic
educational technology plan that is consistent with the objectives of
the statewide educational technology plan and any other information as
the State educational agency may reasonably require, at such time and
in such manner as the State educational agency may require.
The
application shall include each of the following:
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A
description of how the applicant will use Federal funds to improve
the student academic achievement, including technology literacy,
of all students attending schools served by the local educational
agency and to improve the capacity of all teachers teaching in
schools served by the local educational agency to integrate technology
effectively into curricula and instruction. |
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A
description of the applicant's specific goals for using advanced
technology to improve student academic achievement aligned with
challenging State academic content and student academic achievement
standards. |
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A
description of the steps the applicant will take to ensure that
all students and teachers in schools served by the local educational
agency involved have increased access to educational technology,
including how the agency would use funds under this subpart (such
as combining the funds with funds from other sources), to help
ensure that students in high-poverty and high-needs schools, or
schools identified for improvement or corrective action, have access
to technology; and teachers are prepared to integrate technology
effectively into curricula and instruction. |
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A
description of how the applicant will: |
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a. |
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identify
and promote curricula and teaching strategies that integrate
technology effectively into curricula and instruction, based
on a review of relevant research, leading to improvements in
student academic achievement, as measured by challenging State
academic content and student academic achievement standards;
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b. |
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provide
ongoing, sustained professional development for teachers, principals,
administrators, and school library media personnel serving the
local educational agency, to further the effective use of technology
in the classroom or library media center,
including, if applicable, a list of the entities that will be
partners with the local educational agency involved in providing
the ongoing, sustained professional development. |
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A
description of the type and costs of technologies to be acquired
under this subpart, including services, software, and digital curricula,
and including specific provisions for interoperability among components
of such technologies. |
| 6. |
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A
description of how the applicant will coordinate activities carried
out with funds provided under this subpart with technology-related
activities carried out with funds available from other Federal,
State, and local sources. |
| 7. |
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A
description of how the applicant will integrate technology (including
software and other electronically delivered learning materials)
into curricula and instruction, and a timeline for such integration. |
| 8. |
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A
description of how the applicant will encourage the development
and utilization of innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized
or rigorous academic courses and curricula through the use of technology,
including distance learning technologies, particularly for those
areas that would not otherwise have access to such courses and
curricula due to geographical isolation or insufficient resources. |
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A
description of how the applicant will ensure the effective use
of technology to promote parental involvement and increase
communication with parents, including a description of
how parents will be informed of the technology being applied in
their child's education so that the parents are able to reinforce
at home the instruction their child receives at school. |
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A
description of how programs will be developed, where applicable,
in collaboration with adult literacy service providers, to maximize
the use of technology. |
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A
description of the process and accountability measures that the
applicant will use to evaluate the extent to which activities funded
are effective in integrating technology into curricula and instruction,
increasing the ability of teachers to teach, and enabling students
to meet challenging State academic content and student academic
achievement standards. |
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A
description of the supporting resources (such as services, software,
other electronically delivered learning materials, and print resources)
that will be acquired to ensure successful and effective uses of
technology. |
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