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NEIT 2017 - Open Space 5 Lake Lounge

What is your department structure? How does the mission of your school work with what you want for tech?
 * Guiding Questions:**

Jobs are changing and staff/faculty need to be trained on the new tech The job has shifted tremendously. Tech is at the center of everything. Tech is in every department, in every office. Tech should maybe not be a department, but it is almost like a utility. It is an assumption that you will go through with PD because tech is a school priority. Regular meetings as a whole group. "Tech Tuesdays" allow for parents to have a positive relationship with tech. Faculty needs to see that there is an order of things, need a flow chart and a designation of responsibility. Hiring needs to include technology evaluation, but how do you ask these questions and get an honest answer? Relationship building is crucial in integrating tech, but how do you weave tech into the structure?
 * Thoughts:**

"Self Study"- Call for a reflections on the school's mission. Bring in outside people to back up the fact that tech is a basic part of the fabric of school life. How can we roll out a plan based on data and observation?
 * Ideas for reflection:**

Book group with parents, how can we tap into what parents are thinking about? How can we use their interests to shape the way they think about or perceive tech? School admin need to acknowledge that technology is going to be the basis by which we proceed.
 * Future ideas**: