Technology Standards for School Administrators
I. Leadership and Vision
Educational leaders inspire a shared vision for comprehensive integration
of technology and foster an environment and culture conducive to the realization
of that vision.
Performance Indicators
Educational leaders:
- facilitate the shared development by all stakeholders of a vision
for technology use and widely communicate that vision.
- maintain an inclusive and cohesive process to develop, implement,
and monitor a dynamic, long-range, and systemic technology plan to achieve
the vision.
- foster and nurture a culture of responsible risk-taking and advocate
policies promoting continuous innovation with technology.
- use data in making leadership decisions.
- advocate for research-based effective practices in use of technology.
- advocate, on the state and national levels, for policies, programs,
and funding opportunities that support implementation of the district
technology plan.
Role-Specific Technology Leadership Tasks:
Superintendent
Superintendents who effectively lead integration of technology typically
perform the following tasks:
- ensure that the vision for use of technology is congruent with the
overall district vision.
- engage representatives from all stakeholder groups in the development,
implementation, and ongoing assessment of a district technology plan
consistent with the district improvement plan.
- advocate to the school community, the media, and the community at
large for effective technology use in schools for improved student learning
and efficiency of operations.
District Program Director
District program directors who effectively lead integration of
technology typically perform the following tasks:
- assure that program technology initiatives are aligned with the district
technology vision.
- represent program interests in the development and systematic review
of a comprehensive district technology plan.
- advocate for program use of promising practices with technology to
achieve program goals.
Principal
Principals who effectively lead integration of technology typically
perform the following tasks:
- participate in an inclusive district process through which stakeholders
formulate a shared vision that clearly defines expectations for technology
use.
- develop a collaborative, technology-rich school improvement plan,
grounded in research and aligned with the district strategic plan.
- promote highly effective practices in technology integration among
faculty and other staff.
These standards are the property of the TSSA Collaborative and may
not be altered without written permission.
The following notice must accompany reproduction of these standards: “This
material was originally produced as a project of the Technology Standards
for School Administrators Collaborative.”
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