Texas STaR ChartMatzke Elementary

Cypress-Fairbanks ISDCreated by: Ashley Sanders

Agenda

• What is the Texas STaR Chart?• The Four Key Areas of the STaR

Chart• Levels of Progress• Statewide Data• Campus Data• Summary

What is the Texas STaR Chart?

• School Technology and Readiness

“Teacher Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing aligned with the  Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.”

• Each teacher is required to complete an online

survey for STaR Chart data collection

http://starchart.epsilen.com/default.html

The Four Key Areas of the Texas STaR Chart

• Teaching and Learning• Educator Preparation and

Development• Leadership, Administration and

Instructional Support• Infrastructure for Technology

Key Area I: Teaching and Learning

• Patterns of Classroom Use• Frequency/Design of Instructional

Setting• Content Area Connections• Technology Applications (TA) TEKS

Implementation• Student Mastery of Technology

Applications• Online Learning

Key Area II: Educator Preparation and

Development• Professional Development Experiences• Models of Professional Development• Capabilities of Educators• Access to Professional Development• Levels of Understanding and Patterns

of Use• Professional Development for Online

Learning

Key Area III: Leadership, Administration, and Instructional

Support • Leadership and Vision• Planning• Instructional Support• Communication and Collaboration• Budget• Leadership and Support for Online

Learning

Key Area IV: Infrastructure for

Technology• Students per Computers• Internet Access Connectivity Speed• Other Classroom Technology• Technical Support• Local Area Network Wide Area Network• Distance Learning Capacity

Total Levels of Progress

• Early Tech: 6 to 8 points

• Developing Tech: 9 to 14 points

• Advanced Tech: 15 to 20 points

• Target Tech: 21 to 24 points

Ratings for Each Focus Area

• Early Tech: 1

• Developing Tech: 2

• Advanced Tech: 3

• Target Tech: 4

State Results2008 – 20092009 - 2010

Statewide Results for 2008 - 2009

Statewide Results for 2009 - 2010

Matzke Progress

Matzke Results

Summary• As we have made substantial growth,

we need to continue to increase our professional development and levels of understanding.

• GOAL: Regularly update a working teacher WiKi for parents and students to access