The Three Most Important Planning Documents That Guide Your School District
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In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach),” we begin a series of podcasts that will help Tech Coaches create an effective Educational Technology Integration Plan. Join us each week of October 2019 as we deep dive into what goes into creating an EdTech Integration Plan and why it's the single most important document to guide all of our Digital Learning decisions throughout the year.

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What are the Documents that Guide your School District?

Strategic Plan

	[7 Reasons Why Schools Need Strategic Planning](https://www.envisio.com/blog/7-reasons-schools-need-strategic-planning))Develops a Shared Vision

	Organizes Schools and their Staff

	Defines how Success is Measured

	Aides School Boards with Governance Decisions and provides Direction for the Future

	Increases Communication and Engagement

	Keeps everyone connected

	It is focused on Students

	[Strategic Planning in Education – 3 Keys to Success](https://www.thoughtexchange.com/strategic-planning-in-education-3-keys-to-success/))

	[Creating the Future: Strategic Planning for Schools](https://ecragroup.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2016/07/Strategic-Planning-White-Paper.pdf))

	[Future-Focused Strategic Planning for Schools: The ‘What’ and the ‘Why’ need a ‘How”](https://thinkstrategicforschools.com/strategic-planning-for-schools/))Inspires and Unites the Whole School Community

	Helps Keep the focus on the big picture

	Helps schools keep pace in a changing world

	[School strategy: A guide to meeting strategic goals and challenges in schools](https://resourced.prometheanworld.com/school-strategy/))What is in a school strategic plan?Purpose

	Values

	Context

	Goals

	Plan

	Actions

	Milestones

	What are your schools’ top goals?Attainment and results

	Reducing the attainment gap

	Improving attendance

	New pedagogical techniques and learning strategies

	[What is a Strategic Plan?](https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/principals/management/strategicplan.pdf))

	[Our Approach to Strategic Planning in Education](https://www.edelements.com/blog/our-approach-to-strategic-planning-in-education))

Technology Plan

	[Six-Step process in creating a Technology Plan](https://dese.mo.gov/quality-schools/education-technology/six-step-process-creating-technology-plan))

	[10 Tips for School Technology Planning](http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=52))

	[Developing a School Technology Plan](http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/educational_technology/tech_plan/))

	[A Quick Guide To Creating a Technology Plan for a School District](https://virtucom.com/quick-guide-creating-technology-plan-school-district/))

EdTech Integration Plan

	[Planning for Educational Technology Integration](https://educationaltechnology.net/planning-educational-technology-integration/))

	[Cultivating a Tech Integration Plan: 5 Simple Steps](https://edtechdigest.com/2011/08/25/cultivating-a-tech-integration-plan-5-simple-steps/))

	[Five Steps to Tech Integration](https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2006/10/five-steps-tech-integration))

	[The Five Steps To Effective Technology Integration](https://www.gettingsmart.com/2014/02/5-steps-effective-technology-integration/))

	[Why Does Your School District Need An EdTech Integration Plan?](https://www.teachercast.net/attc-ep32-edtech-plan-intro/))

	[The Five-Step EdTech Integration Checklist](https://medium.com/advancing-k12-edtech/the-5-step-edtech-integration-checklist-c70eb3c443b))

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	Episode 65: How To Plan Your EdTech Integration Plan … Effectivly

	Episode 66: How To Include Your Teachers On Your Professional Development Plan

	Episode 67: The Importance of Having School District Buy-In With Your EdTech Integration Plan

	Episode 68: What Happens After You Draft Your EdTech Integration Plan

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