Section 7 

Monitoring and Evaluation

This section is about the plan as a whole. Do not just refer to the monitoring in Sections 3, 4 & 5.

7.a  How will the district evaluate the overall progress of the plan and its impact on teaching and learning? Describe a process.

The goal of this section is describe how the district will evaluate the plan's overall progress and impact on teaching and learning.

In the narrative explain who will participate in the monitoring and evaluation process, what data they will gather, and how often the will meet to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the plan. Please provide some detail about how the district will determine if the implementation of the plan is successful.

Guiding Questions

• What additional data might be collected and how often might it be collected to monitor the overall implementation of the plan?
• Describe the process for collecting and analyzing the data.
• What criteria will be used to measure success?

7.b  What is the schedule for accomplishing 7.a?

The goal of this section is to explain when the implementation of the technology plan will be evaluated.

In the narrative outline the district's schedule for evaluating the effect of the plan implementation.

Guiding Questions

• What is the schedule for collecting, aggregating, and analyzing data?

Consider a table like this:

List the items to monitor.  Put an X in the months that the item will be monitored/eval.  (This will be a table with many items.)

7.c  Describe the process and frequency of communicating evaluation results to all tech plan stakeholders, including those in the community.

The goal of this section is describe the how and when the district will share the results of the evaluation of the plan implementation.

In the narrative explain how districts will share the evaluation of the plan implementation with all stakeholders. Please provide details about how stakeholders will provide feedback about the plan implementation. Additional information about how the district will share best practices would be helpful.

Guiding Questions

• How often will the status of plan implementation be reported to district administrators and stakeholders?
• How will stakeholders provide suggestions and opinions in the evaluation process?
• How will technology success stories by documented and publicized?

Best Practice for E-rate: Technology plans for E-rate must include an evaluation process that enables the school or library to monitor progress toward the specified goals and make mid-course corrections in response to new developments and opportunities as they arise.