1. Comets Get Connected
“Golden opportunity to give our students a
competitive edge for the 21st Century”
-Diane Frost, Superintendent of Asheboro City Schools
Asheboro High School’s
Digital Conversion
2. AHS Data
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
Total Number of 1280 1261 1312
Students
Black 14.8% 14.9% 15%
Asian 2.7% 2.1% 2%
Hispanic 26.2 28.3 29.1
White 51.6% 50.1% 50%
Other/Multicultural 3.7% 4.3% 3.9%
Exceptional 9.01% 8.8% 8.9%
Children
Limited English 10.2% 8.6% 9.1%
Proficient
Total F/R Lunch 47.6% 45.3% 43.9%
Dropout Data 5.4% 5.1%
Graduation Rate 76.1% 83.8%
3. AHS Data
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012**
English I 80.2% 74.2% 83.7%
Algebra I 56% 36%* 75.3%
Biology 69.3% 64% 71.1%
Composite 72.7% 68.5% 76.7%
* Asheboro High School’s Math sequencing transitioned to Integrated Math.
Consequently, this is not an accurate population sample for testing
** These are testing results as of the first semester.
4. Comets Blazing Trails
• Asheboro High School has always been a school
dedicated to student learning and excellence:
– Block scheduling
– Graduation Project
– Asheboro Zoo School
– Blue Comet Academy
– Nova Academy
– PLCs
– Technology rich (Smart Boards, flip cameras,
Senteos, etc.) … or so we thought…
• And then a new horizon opened…
5. Site Visits
Networking
and Conferences
Collaboration
Vision
Research 1:1
Texts Committee
Community
Friday
Advisory
Institute
Committee
6. Adlai Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois
AL Brown High School, Kannapolis, North Carolina
Mooresville High School, Mooresville, North Carolina
J. Sam Gentry Middle School, Mount Airy, North Carolina
Site Visits
New Tech High School, Denver, Colorado
Jordan Matthews High School, Siler City, North Carolina
Thomasville High School, Thomasville, North Carolina
Watauga High School, Boone, North Carolina
T&L
Friday Institute: Summer Institutes
Conferences
ISTE
NCTIES
Included Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, District Finance
Officer, Director of Secondary Curriculum, District Media Lead,
District Technology Support , School Administrators, School
Technology facilitator, School Media Coordinator, and Teachers
1:1 Met every two weeks to discuss
Committee o Vision
o Master Plan
o Implementation Plan
o Logistics
o Professional Development
o Strategic Plan
• http://acs1to1.wikispaces.com/
7. Included representatives from parents, community college, hospital,
local businesses, faith based organizations, and service groups
Community Met 3 times to discuss
Advisory o Vision
Committee o Master Plan
o Implementation Plan
o Logistics
o Questions, questions, and more questions
Thomasville City Schools
Networking Perquimans High School
and School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville
Collaboration Pamlico High School
Asheboro High School
8. Summer Leadership Institutes
Teacher Leadership Institutes
Friday Regional Professional Development
Institute On-Site Professional Development
Online Professional Development
Livingston, P. (2009). 1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs that Work.
Eugene, Oregon: International Society for Technology in Education
Research Prensky, M. (2010). Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real
Learning. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin
Texts Pitler, H., E. Hubbell, M. Kuhn, K. Malenoski. (2007). Using
Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works. Alexandria,
Virginia: ASCD
Intel K-12 Computing Blueprint,
http://k12blueprint.com/k12/blueprint/
A variety of articles from research databases
9. Vision and Goals
Vision
Every Asheboro High School student will:
• Graduate from a rigorous program that prepares students to be globally
competitive.
• Possess the skills and competencies needed to live, learn, and thrive in an ever-
changing world that demands innovation and creativity.
• Develop the abilities to collaborate, think critically, and use technology to solve
problems.
Goals
• To transform and improve the delivery of instruction by leveraging the benefits of
a 1:1 computing environment
• To increase student achievement, engagement, and promote development of 21st
Century skills
• To develop and support equitable opportunities for student learning through the
use of technology as an extension to the classroom
• To prepare students to be safe, ethical, and responsible digital citizens
10. PLAN
Implementation
Logic Map Master Plan
Plan
11. Implementation
Expectations
Logistics
Professional
Development Support
Coaching
Tools and
Resources
12. Implement
• Expectations
– Differentiation for ALL learners
(administrators, staff and students)
• Logistics
– Infrastructure (wireless and electricity)
– Device
– Deployment
• Support Coaching
• Tools and Resources
13. • Professional Development (1 ½ years before
deployment until further notice…)
– PLCs and Common Planning
– Technology
• Learning Management System-MOODLE
• Web 2.0
• Windows 7
• Summer PD
• Google Docs
– Managing 1:1 (FI and Onsite Teacher Leaders)
– Curriculum and Pedagogy
