Discussion

Essential Question: If you had the opportunity to build a school district from the ground up, where would you start?
Administrative Group Teacher Group Technology Group

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**How We Did It**

Risks
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 * Impetus for small school districts in Utah
 * Impetus for change within the Jordan School District
 * Five-city Coalition
 * Feasibility Study
 * Referendum and Court Challenge
 * Asset Transition Teams
 * School Board Elected
 * Superintendent Selected
 * Opening Day
 * Litigation Resolved

**Hurdles**
 * Staffing
 * Organization
 * Processes
 * Access to Facilities and Data
 * Aging Infrastructure
 * Combining Cultures
 * Challenges of Driving Innovation

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 * Technology: Integral to Realizing Student Achievement Goals
 * College and Career Ready
 * Technology: Integral to Community Engagement
 * Increased Technology Support
 * On-site Break-fix and Centralized Help Desk
 * On-site Educational Technology Support
 * Full-scale Deployment and Development Teams
 * 68 Distinct Technology Professional Development Offerings
 * All Offerings Stress Student Engagement and Effective Teaching Practices
 * Computer Basics
 * Web 2.0
 * Technology Tools
 * Assessment Strategies
 * Current Projects in IT
 * Upcoming Milestones
 * District-wide Wireless Access, Scaled for 1-to-1
 * Major Building Improvements, Including a New High School
 * 1-to-1 Technology Access
 * 100% Computer-based Testing
 * Grade Reconfiguration (K-5, 6-8, 9-12)
 * College and Career Ready Diplomas ([|College Action Plan])

Additional Questions

 * Can meaningful public school change be accomplished from within (or is an external impetus required)?
 * What is the most effective driver of systemic change?
 * If you were put in charge of building the first $200 million operating budget, what would be your initial priorities?
 * How would you address a substantial number of allocated infrastructure problems?
 * What changes are taking place in your school?
 * What strategies have you implemented to enable change?

Websites

 * Canyons School District
 * CSD Department of Information Technology