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Mississipi Department of Education
Statewide, MS
School Type: Public
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School Setting: Rural
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Level: K-12
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School Design: Traditional
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Content Presented By:
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Edvantia
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Summary
The practice: Professional Development - School leaders must provide relevant, meaningful, and ongoing professional development for all staff.
- 95% of schools connected to the Internet offering teacher development courses on-line
- First state to adopt technology standards for administrators
- Statewide compressed video-teleconferencing network links 120+ school, university, community college sites upgraded to ATM backbone in 2000
- Approximately 31% of total population under age 18 live in poverty
- 1,012 public schools in 152 districts serving approximately 49,000 students
The statewide infrastructure -- built as a result of the 1995 master plan for educational technology -- provides a valuable means for professional development. Utilizing the statewide compressed video-teleconferencing network -- which links 120+ school, university, and community college sites -- countless professional development sessions are held each year. A task force convened to promote integration called attention to the lack of technology standards for administrators.
The group developed standards in seven areas that are congruent to Milken Seven Dimensions and NCATE Curriculum Guidelines. The standards provide a roadmap for future administrator training to be delivered through the Technology Academy for School Leaders (TASL). The academy's goal is to provide every administrator with access to quality leadership development focused on whole systems change and technology integration.
This site also exemplifies the following practice(s):
- Planning - School leaders must play a central role in the cyclical development, assessment, implementation, and revision of school technology plans.
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