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= = =Project Title: Living Sky School Division Technology Planning Project= = = =Background:= The Living Sky School Division wants to refresh and renew its technology plan. Considerable effort has been put into technology, and there is a need to surface opinions and philosophies about what should be done next. The purpose of this project is to facilitate a technology planning process for the LSSD to review and refresh the current philosophy and direction.
 * Purpose:**
 * Objectives:**
 * To review the previous efforts of the LSSD with regards to technology.
 * To collect input from key stakeholders in the LSSD.
 * To facilitate a technology planning process for the LSSD.
 * To gather data from the planning process and bring it back to the group to work toward consensus acceptance of the plan.


 * Process:**
 * The consultant will connect by telephone with the LSSD Learning Resources Consultant to begin and check perceptions of the process.
 * The consultant will review LSSD technology documentation.
 * The consultant will interview the Assistant Director, the Computer Systems Manager and the Learning Resources Consultant.
 * The consultant will facilitate a one-day planning process with a group including the Technology Advisory Group and the Superintendents of Curriculum and Instruction.
 * The consultant will consolidate the results of the one-day planning process.
 * The consultant will present the results of the consolidation of the process back to the same group for refinement and future use.


 * Tentative Timelines:**
 * June 8 - Discussion with the Learning Resources Consultant
 * June 17 – focus group meeting and individual interviews and collaboratively set the dates for the planning day and the follow-up day.
 * June 18 - September 9 -- All stakeholders invited to contribute ideas to the wiki, the Learning Resources Consultant, or to Richard Schwier
 * September 10 – One-day planning meeting to consider, add, and refine ideas
 * September 10 - 30 - Consolidation of data
 * September 30 - Delivery of report and completion of process

Consultant: Dr. Richard Schwier