Minnesota school districts, charter schools and nonpublic schools are
required to have a three-year technology plan that has been approved by
the Minnesota Department of Education in order to be eligible for
federal E-rate telecommunications discounts and funds from the
Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) Program (Title II D of No
Child Left Behind).
The Minnesota Department of Education typically collects and approves
plans from school districts, charter schools and nonpublic schools
every three years. Plans currently on file for school districts cover
the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2007.
A new Technology Planning Guide for the upcoming 2008-2011 planning
cycle is available on the MDE Website. Technology
planning workshops are planned for November 2006 – February 2007.
Faced with technology budget cuts?
Check out this article (accessible through he ELM database) that helps make critical decisions:
T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education),
Jan 2006 v33 i6 p16(2)
The unkindest cut of all: technology budgets are often the first to be reduced. The following eight questions will help you determine where to start trimming.
(technology assessment)
Elaine A. Studnicki.
Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2006 T.H.E. Journal, LLC
"IT'S BUDGET TIME. (Already?) Yep, already. Your district is like
all the others: faced with rising costs and dwindling income. Something
has to go. But what?
As a district leader, you understand the need for current technology,
but it's getting harder and harder to defend it. Board members want to
cut it, administrators are tired of hearing about problems, and technology directors are pleading for more help. Is your existing technology funding giving your district the best return on its investment and providing it with the best solutions?"
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