The document outlines Riverside Unified School District's technology plan to qualify for E-Rate discounts on telecommunication services, internet access, and internal connections for schools and libraries. The plan's goals are to support students and teachers with technology that enhances learning, and provide infrastructure like devices, broadband access, and online resources. It details curriculum, professional development, infrastructure, funding, and evaluation goals to guide the district's technology integration over multiple years.

1. E-RATE FOR RIVERSIDE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Schools and Libraries Program of the
Universal Service Fund

2. What is E-Rate?
 The Schools and Libraries Program of the
Universal Service Fund (E-Rate) makes
discounts available to eligible schools and
libraries for telecommunication services,
Internet access, and internal connections.
 This program reimburses telecommunications,
Internet access, and internal connections
providers for discounts on services provided to
schools and libraries.

3. http://www.rusdlink.or
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In order for a district to qualify for these discounts
on services provided to schools and libraries
they must develop and submit a Technology
Plan to the State or another approving body.

4. Riverside Unified School
District Technology Plan:
Vision 2020

5. RUSD Technology Plan Goals
 Our goal is for Students to have engaging and
empowering learning experiences both inside
and outside of school that prepare them to be
active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical
participants in our globally networked society.
 Our education system, at all levels, will
leverage the power of technology to measure
what matters and use assessment data for
continuous improvement.

6. RUSD Technology Plan Goals
 Professional educators will be supported
individually and in teams by technology that
connects them to data, content, resources,
expertise, and learning experiences that
enable and inspire more effective teaching for
all learners.
 All students and educators will have access to
a comprehensive infrastructure for learning
where and when they need it.

7. RUSD Technology Plan Goals
 Our education system, at all levels, will
redesign processes and structures to take
advantage of the power of technology to
improve learning outcomes while making more
efficient use of time, money, and staff.

8. Main Focus of Technology Plan
 Curriculum
 Professional Development
 Infrastructure, Hardware, Technical Support,
and Software
 Funding and Budget
 Monitoring and Evaluation
 Effective, Researched-Based Methods and
Strategies

9. Curriculum Goals
 To prepare students to be active, creative,
knowledgeable and ethical participants in a
globally networked society.
 To continue to provide devices and broadband
access.
 To provide learning resources for all K12grade
and curriculum levels.
 To implement online systems designed to provide
for individualized learning opportunities.

10. Curriculum Goals
 To implement systems to engage students in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Learning.
 To provide students with access to online
blended learning opportunities.
 To create, adopt and implement Technology
and Information Literacy Standards.

11. Curriculum Goals
 To teach the skills to be responsible digital
citizens.
 To develop new Technology Use Standards.
 To give parents information regarding
technology standards.
 To design and implement technology skill
courses for teachers, students, staff and

12. Curriculum Goals
 To educate students and staff to be safe,
responsible, and ethical users of digital tools.
 To establish mastery in each curriculum or
grade level.
 To have a program to provide assessment
results to everyone and possible supplemental
learning options.

13. Curriculum Goals
 To use pilot assessments built into projects,
games and real world problem solving.
 To implement systems leveraging the use of
multiple devices and networks.
 To provide all students with access to hybrid
learning environments.

14. Curriculum Goals
 To use the Learning Management System and
Content Management System to communicate
with the families of students.
 To provide parents with technology training to
support student learning.
 To implement web 2.0 and 3.0 technologies.

15. Professional Development
Goals
 To use tools to assess staff development
needs.
 To give staff annual training on the data
management system.
 To have educators collaborate and share
content in Professional Learning Communities.
 To use learning management systems to
connect with regional, national and

16. Professional Development
Goals
 To identify technology based resources learning.
 To provide online staff development delivered
synchronously and asynchronously.
 To provide online courses for the learning
management system.
 To reward mastery in staff development.

17. Professional Development
Goals
 To provide ongoing training for the implementation of
technology assessment.
 To use of online learning for teachers and staff to
provide best teaching practices.
 To use artificial intelligence that will gather data from
a variety of resources to identify development needs.
 To develop a teaching force skilled in online learning.

18. Infrastructure, Hardware, Technical
Support, and Software Goals
 To provide cloud based resources as well as
higher bandwidth and quicker speeds.
 To provide personal devices to students of
need.
 To upgrade the email software on both the
server and clients.
 To expand the number of licenses on the VPN.

19. Infrastructure, Hardware, Technical
Support, and Software Goals
 To acquire Video conferencing software,
automation software, SQL software, Anti-virus,
filter and firewall software.
 To acquire a MacPro 12 core video server as
well as Snow Leopard Server and Final Cut
Server.

20. Infrastructure, Hardware, Technical
Support, and Software
 Physical Plant Modifications will be needed to
increase bandwidth and house the new cloud
based resources.
 To evolve technical support by exploring the
use of students and or career technical
classes to provide support and leverage online
technical support.

21. Funding and Budget
 The funding for these technology goals will
come from the following sources:
 Federal Funding
 Lottery
 StateFunding
 Grants
 Business partnerships
 Donations

22. Funding and Budget
 RUSD is facing a budget crisis that may affect
many of the programs the projected budget
may need to be revised.
 The projected budget will likely remain
unfunded until the crisis is over.

23. Funding and Budget
RUSD Projected Funding Need
Year 5 $13,532,950
Year 4 $12,750,045
Year 3 $8,478,950 Technology Plan
Projected Cost
Year 2 $6,754,900
Year 1 $9,825,000
$0 $5,000,000 $10,000,000 $15,000,000

24. Monitoring and Evaluation
 District Technology Committee will monitor
technology plan and meet twice a year to
review progress.
 Committee will present a yearly board report
on the progress of the plan.
 RUSD will have avenues of communication
including a blog and our online collaborative
systems.

25. Effective, Researched-Based
Methods and Strategies
 Data that informs the decision
making process:
 California
Academic
Performance Index (API)
 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
 RUSD Standardized Trimester
Assessments in language arts
and math

26. Effective, Researched-Based
Methods and Strategies
 The Instructional Services
Divisions, school
administrators, and teachers
routinely monitor student data
in order to identify
improvement needs.

27. Effective, Researched-Based
Methods and Strategies
 Student achievement data
also serves to inform
decision-making regarding
development of staff expertise
in technology.

28. RUSD Technology Plan
Conclusion
 Riverside Unified School District has
developed an overall technology plan to keep
ahead with changes in technology. It includes
a strong focus on student and teacher
technology needs. Even with the budget crisis
in the city RUSD continues to strive to achieve
all of the technology goals established.

29. Bibliography
 Riverside Unified School District. (2010, August 31). Final Draft
Riverside Unified School District Technology Plan. Retrieved
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 Schools and Libraries Program - USAC. (1997-2012). Retrieved
January 29, 2012, from Universal Service Administrative Company:
http://www.universalservice.org/sl/