District Instructional Technology Plan

I. District LEA Information

Danielle Chapman, Assistant Superintendent

II. Strategic Technology Planning

1. What is the overall district mission?

The Salmon River Central School District values academic achievement, cultural diversity, and celebrates individuality within a safe, supportive learning environment.

2. What is the vision statement that guides instructional technology use in the district?

Purpose-Vision: To promote the most effective and appropriate technology to safely support engaging and rigorous teaching and learning in the Salmon River Central School District that will:

• Align with District goals, programs and plans, including parent communication, curriculum and professional development.
• Focus on engaging and empowering students in their own learning.
• Prepare our students to engage in critical thinking and inquiry learning experiences through collaboration and multimedia experiences.
• Prepare our students to be safe, responsible and innovative digital citizens.

3. At the start of the 2026-27 school year, will the district provide a dedicated mobile device for every student in all grades?

Yes

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III. Goal Attainment

1. Digital Content – The District uses standards-based, accessible digital content that supports all curricula for all learners.

The district has met this goal: Significantly

2. Digital Use – The District’s learners, teachers, and administrators are proficient in the use of technology for learning.

The district has met this goal: Significantly

3. Digital Capacity and Access – The District’s technology infrastructure supports learning and teaching in all of the District’s environments.

The district has met this goal: Fully

4. Leadership – The District Instructional Technology Plan is in alignment with the Statewide Learning Technology Plan vision.

The district has met this goal: Significantly

5. Accountability – District-level information is posted on the District website, is easy to access, and is easily understood. Information provided includes the results achieved by the District in their efforts to enable students to build knowledge, master skills, and grasp opportunities for a better life.

The district has met this goal: Fully

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IV. Action Plan

Goal 1 | Goal 2 | Goal 3

Goal 1

1. What is the goal?

Maintain and improve the network infrastructure and device replacement at the main campus and the St. Regis Mohawk School to accommodate 100% of technology utilization and 1:1 device use during regular district operation.

2. Choose the topic that best aligns to your instructional technology goal.

Network and Infrastructure

3. Target Student Population(s)

All students.

4. Additional Target Population(s)

Teachers/Teacher Aides
Administrators
Parents/Guardians/Families/School Community
Technology Integration Specialists

5. Estimated cost of this goal/priority over the three-year plan? Round to the nearest thousand if exact figures are not yet known.

1,000,000.00

6. What is the potential funding source(s) and/or purchasing mechanism(s) for this expenditure over all three years of the plan?

BOCES Co-Ser Purhcase

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Goal 2

1. What is the goal?

Review and update current software inventory mainatined by the district through an ongoing needs assessment -based vetting process to determine and ensure continued instructional need, Ed2-D Law compliance, usage, duplication of product service/functionality, and identify new software to enhance instruction, improve accessibility for students with disabilites, communication and improve administrative managment capabilites.

2. Choose the topic that best aligns to your instructional technology goal.

Instructional and/or Administrative Software

3. Target Student Population(s)

All students.

4. Additional Target Population(s)

Teachers/Teacher Aides
Administrators
Parents/Guardians/Families/School Community
Technology Integration Specialists

5. Estimated cost of this goal/priority over the three-year plan? Round to the nearest thousand if exact figures are not yet known.

30,000.00

6. What is the potential funding source(s) and/or purchasing mechanism(s) for this expenditure over all three years of the plan?

BOCES Co-Ser Purchase
District Operating Budget

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Goal 3

1. What is the goal?

Provide Professional Development to support best practices (including use of AI) in the use of technology to enhance the following areas that will motivate student interest and build skills for future readiness, lead to improved staff proficiency, and improve parent communication : Delivery of instruction, communication, assessment, data analysis, research, safety, learning management systems, student management systems, other school-based applications and/or systems.

2. Choose the topic that best aligns to your instructional technology goal.

Professional Development

3. Target Student Population(s)

All students.

4. Additional Target Population(s)

Teachers/Teacher Aides
Administrators
Parents/Guardians/Families/School Community

5. Estimated cost of this goal/priority over the three-year plan? Round to the nearest thousand if exact figures are not yet known.

300,000.00

6.What is the potential funding source(s) and/or purchasing mechanism(s) for this expenditure over all three years of the plan?

BOCES Co-Ser Purchase
District Operating Budget

7. Would you like to list a fourth goal?
no

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V. NYSED Initiatives Alignment

1. How will the district’s use of instructional technology support a comprehensive and sustained effort to improve student performance and academic standards, while also addressing the need to provide equitable learning opportunities “everywhere, all the time” (National Technology Plan)?

The Salmon River Central School District acknowledges that technology continues to evolve at an incredibly fast rate and is present in so many aspects of both our personal and professional lives, that we as educators must also evolve and approach learning in new and creative ways to be able to accommodate the 21st Century learning skills to ensure our students have the foundation and experiences necessary for their future. In essence, through this plan we must support our staff to develop capacity through professional development to meet and support rigorous academic standards and that enables them to engage all learners, including students with disabilities, to learn lifelong adaptable skills. Additionally, upgrading infrastructure, device replacement and necessary software applications we can support educators to create learning environments that are student centered, promote critical thinking and digital literacy, promote active engagement in accessing and using information, provide opportunities that are collaborative, and employ problem solving and effective communication.

Additionally, in order to provide equitable learning opportunities:

• All students and staff will be provided with a device that will allow them to connect to curriculum content during the school day, with secondary students having 1:1 at-home device capabity.
• All students and staff have access to a robust internet connection while on campus
• Funding is budgeted yearly toward infrastructure maintenance and advancement to ensure network capacity
• The district continues to communicate with parents and ask required survey questions regarding digital access via local broadband networks to assess and support “everywhere, all the time” opportunities.
• Workshops and Professional Development will be provided regularly for staff, and relevant training for parents to strengthen our partnership and ensure parental involvement.
• The district’s professional development will be progressive and will be differentiated to accommodate comfort and confidence levels of staff, include intentional scaffolding and coaching to thoroughly address student and staff needs

2. At the start of the 2026-27 school year, will the district offer full-time virtual instruction to any students?

None of our students will participate in a full-time virtual instruction program.

3. If the district files or has filed a Smart Schools Investment Plan (SSIP) to apply for Smart Schools Bond Act funds, all esponses in this survey align with the district’s response to any related question(s) in the SSIP.

The district does not have an active SSIP.

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VI. Administrative Management Plan

1. Staff Plan

Provide the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) count, as of plan submission date, of all staff whose primary responsibility is delivering technology integration training and support and/or technical support.

District Technology Leadership – 1.00 (District Employed Staff FTE)
Instructional Support – 1.00 (Staff Contracted Through Vendor or BOCES FTE)
Technical Support – 2.00 (District Employed Staff FTE) 3.00 (Staff Contracted Through Vendor or BOCES FTE)
Totals – 3.00 (District Employed Staff FTE) 4.00 (Staff Contracted Through Vendor or BOCES FTE)

2. Has the school district provided for the loan of instructional computer hardware to students legally attending nonpublic schools pursuant to Education Law, section 754?

Not Aplicable

3. Districts are required to post an Instructional Technology Plan on their website. Please provide the URL link as evidence of this requirement.

District Instructional Technology Plan

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VII. Established EdTech Programs

1. Please choose one or more topics that reflect an innovative educational technology program that has been implemented with and for students for at least two years at a building or district level. Use “Other” to share a topic that is not on the list.

Active Learning Spaces/Makerspaces
Digital Citenship