• IV. TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN RESOURCES

    1. Partnership Goals
      1. Partnerships/Internships

        Develop a partnership with external entities such as BCTC to provide two internship opportunities per school year in the academic IT setting.

      2. Competency-Based Training Program

        Create a competency-based training program to educate new-hire employees (support staff) within their first 90 days to increase the retention rate for support staff by 2 percent each year of the strategic plan. Reliability and validity testing will occur randomly in years two through five of the plan.

    2. Readiness Goals
      1. Technology Curriculum

        Collaborate with OTL to create one NET new piece of curriculum or streamlining of existing technology curriculum each year of the strategic plan on emerging technologies. Along with one common practice addition for the application of AI-based tools in curriculum and appropriate student use.

      2. Vector Training

        Utilize Vector platform to educate staff on assistive technology and technology threats. Complete three training sessions each year over the five-year period of the
        strategic plan.

    3. Tutelage Goals
      1. Mentor Process

        Increase the utilization of the mentor process by one IT staff member each year of the strategic plan to provide appropriate oversight and evaluation of skills for opportunities to other staff members.

      2. HR Academy

        Develop HR “Academy” to be provided each summer for existing district administrative staff on leadership and HR-related topics. Add one additional training session each year of the strategic plan.