Technology SWOT Analysis

Internal
Strengths Weaknesses
1. IMPACT Grant supplied $300,000
wrth ! te"hnlg# and paid !r $
tea"hers t get their Masters in IT.
%. Student de&i"e rati ! 1'1.($
3. Strng )*+, netwrk with
prgressi&e pli"ies
-. (%. ! Tea"hers ha&e greater than 10
#ears ! tea"hing e/perien"e.
$. +&er $0. ! tea"hers are 0atinal
)ard Certi!ied
(. Ad1inistratin supprti&e ! tea"her
leadership
2. ,ail# "11n planning ti1e a1ng
grade le&els
3. Weekl# Su45e"t P6C 1eetings
7. Mnthl# Su45e"t 8erti"al P6C
1eetings
10. Supprti&e C11unit#
11. Strng P)IS prgra1
1%. 6w attritin rate
1. In"nsistent P, n integratin !
te"hnlg# int lessn planning
%. S"ial Media 4# students use
restri"ted
3. Media Center takes 1re passi&e,
resur"e rle rather than the 1re
a"ti&e rle the )CS Te"hnlg# plan
re9uires
-. Test s"res lwest in "unt#, #et
shwing grwth !r1 pre&ius #ears
$. Pre&alent a"hie&e1ent gap alng
ethni", a4ilit#, and s"i:e"n1i"
lines
(. ;irst #ear prin"ipal !eeling pressure
!r1 the "entral !!i"e
2. <esear"hed and knwledgea4le
,i!!erentiatin in"nsistent r nn:
e/istent a"rss "lassr1s and grade
le&els
=/ternal
+pprtunities Threats
1. S"hl and SIT de!ined S"hl
I1pr&e1ent Plan supprted 4#
#earlng P,
%. Ad1inistratin supprts te"hnlg#
integratin with i1ple1entatin !
new pedaggies
3. ;a"ult# and sta!! re"gni>e need !r
di!!erentiatin and desire t learn
spe"i!i" 4est pra"ti"es !r1 ea"h ther
and e/ternal sur"es
1. The 0rth Carlina 6egislature
%. Standardi>ed Testing
3.
Gals
1.=ight# per"ent ?30.@ ! students will de1nstrate te"hnlg# pr!i"ien"# 4#
"reating a 1ini1u1 ! ne prdu"t per se1ester "nne"ting interdis"iplinar# "ntent
t real wrld issues as 1easured 4# grade:spe"i!i" ru4ri"s as well as "reate and utili>e
digital prt!lis !r the "lla4ratin and sharing ! the learning pr"ess.
%.Tea"hers will parti"ipate in an n:ging Pr!essinal ,e&elp1ent dis"ussin
"entering arund the reading ! The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the
Needs of All Learners, (2nd ed) 4# Th1linsn as well as "reating a digital Atl4/B
"ntaining !ur resur"es per grade le&el ! 4est pra"ti"es !r i1ple1entatin !
di!!erentiatin int the "lassr1.