#03 Our Present and Future Technology Direction: 10,000' View

2006 Technology Director’s Vision for Halifax County Public Schools (HCPS) in the coming five years.

1. Technology investments in HCPS make students, teachers, and administrators incredibly powerful; it requires minimal technical assistance and, it works as advertised.

2. HCPS technologies are rich in appropriately secured data/video/audio/voice content; it provides real-time or historical data-based decision making tools at the learning, instructional, and administrative levels. It services the district in academic, athletic, and other extra-curricular activities.

3. Technology in HCPS is mostly invisible to teachers and administrators unless they just want to see or show it off. It doesn’t take extensive planning, onsite technicians, or help desk calls to use

4. Technology People” in HCPS are valued as critical and valuable links in our educational services. Services from technology related employees are well coordinated, pleasantly predictable, and predominantly proactive.

5. Parents, government, and citizens of HCPS see and say that our technology leadership directly and indirectly demonstrates a return on investment to the community.

6. The technology of Halifax County Schools exemplifies the principles of digital convergence (data/video/audio/voice) and daily links our students teachers and administrators locally, regionally, nationally and internationally to what Friedman calls, The Flat World.

7. Our technology provides our students, teachers, staff, administrators, and the community with opportunities, experiences, and education services to make us globally competitive.