Technology Strategic Planning

Technology implementation is a continuing process.  This page is an evolving resource for staff, faculty and the community to participate in the continuing development of a technology vision for the Dover/Sherborn Public Schools.   We are interested in the longer term view and continuously work to develop a perspective five years in the future.  Listed below are resources to review in order to understand past planning and some of the forces driving changes.

The Dover/Sherborn Public Schools originally developed a Technology Plan in 1997 and later revised that plan in 1998 and 1999.  View the old  Technology Plan, Dover Sherborn Public Schools dated March 29, 1999.

The districts no longer maintain a static document as a Strategic Plan.  This web site and its pages are maintained as an active, continually changing record of the Technology Program and its strategic vision.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education, (DoE) provides guidance through policy documents related to technology.  Several are provided below:

The Local Technology Benchmark Standards for the Year 2003, published in May 2000 provided guidance to school departments in the submission of Technology Plans that would meet state and federal requirements.

The DoE eventually provided for an electronic update of Technology Plans through the Tech Plan Updates, Electronic Forms Preview, published in May 2001.  This document provided guidance for the submission of annual updates to district Technology Plans directly to a DoE database.

The Massachusetts PreK-12 Instructional Technology Standards provide guidelines for implementing technology. This document was issued by the DoE in October, 2001.  Though the document deals primarily with curriculum issues, it contains specific guidelines for student-to-computer ratios, technical support, and other technical subjects in Appendix 2.

Legal Issues & Education Technology: A School Leader's Guide, Second Edition, National School Boards Association, 2001, is a very valuable document in planning policies and guidelines for the use of technology. This document can be obtained through the NSBA web site.

Comments, questions and recommendations are encouraged from staff, students, and community members to help improve the technology program and its future.  Please contact Dan Gallagher, Technology Manager by email if you would like to participate or contribute.