The State Board of Education passed a Long-Range Plan for Technology in 2006 with the intentions of reaching its goals in 2020. The purpose of this plan was to help the state of Texas keep up with the ever changing area of technology. The plan intends to make sure that Texas schools are implementing ideas to ensure that the students of Texas are able to excel in the area of technology in this new age technology based world.
The first thing the board needed to make sure of was that schools were acquiring and using technology. In order to make this a reality, professional development related to the use of technology would need to be provided. This training and development would be directed toward all those associated with development of students. These skills would need to developed by students so that by the year 2020 all high school graduates in the state would have computer related skills that meet board adopted standards. The plan called for the need to identify and distribute information on technology in schools. The State Board of Education now updates its information on a weekly basis ensuring updates to the plan. They also included in the plan considerations for making technology accessible to students with disabilities.
The expectations of the plan were to be reached by breaking it down into three phases. Phase 1 to hopefully be completed between the years of 2006-2010. Phase 2 between 2011-2015. And Phase 3 between 2016-2020.
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