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Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Technology Plans

A county office of education, school district, or direct-funded charter school must have an approved education technology plan in order to receive education technology funds administered by the California Department of Education (CDE). (Education Code Section 51871.5.)

E-Rate vs. EETT Tech Plans

Because of dwindling funding for EETT formula and competitive programs, districts often ask whether it is worth the effort to write EETT tech plans.  E-Rate plans consist of 5 components as opposed to the 9 components of EETT plans.

E-Rate Plans EETT Plans
  1. Goals
  2. Professional Development
  3. Needs Assessment
  4. Budget
  5. Evaluation Process

Executive Summary

  1. Plan Duration
  2. Stakeholders
  3. Curriculum
  4. Professional Development
  5. Infrastructure, Hardware, Software, Support
  6. Funding and Budget
  7. Monitoring Process
  8. Adult Literacy
  9. Research

 Significant Differences:

  1. E-Rate plans do not include a Curriculum component, which does not support a curriculum-driven instructional technology program.
  2. E-Rate plans do not qualify districts for educational grants such as EETT competitive or formula, K-12 Voucher, or Race to the Top.
  3. At present, an E-Rate Tech Plan Builder does not exist to assist in the writing process.
  4. E-Rate Priority 2 services require a technology plan.  E-Rate Priority 1 services do not require a technology plan.

Now Grooming Tech Plans Expiring on June 30, 2012

Cycle deadlines: Cycle C: April 13, 2012

LEAs in Alameda County with Tech Plans Expiring on June 30, 2012

Quote from an LEA regarding the value of writing an EETT Tech Plan:

"...in the process of developing the current revision of the technology plan, it became clear that there are a myriad of activities underway in our schools to help students learn about computers, technology tools, and the use of the Internet to access important information.  It also became clear the many of our communities fall victim to the digital divide and taking inventory of efforts underway to link technology to teaching and learning was an eye-opening experience.  As a result, the current revision takes into consideration the need for coordination of a large-scale effort that must address both access and equity in the implementation of instructional technology."

  • Academy of Alameda
  • Achieve Academy
  • Alameda Community Learning Center
  • Albany City Unified
  • American Indian Public Charter School II
  • ARISE High
  • Bay Area School of Enterprise
  • Bay Area Technology
  • Berkeley Unified
  • California School of the Blind (State Special School)
  • California School of the Deaf (State Special School)
  • Conservatory of Vocal/Instrumental Arts
  • Cox Academy
  • Diagnostic Center, Northern California (State Special School)
  • FAME Public Charter
  • Fremont Unified
  • Golden Oak Montessori of Hayward
  • Lighthouse Community Charter
  • Lighthouse Community Charter High
  • Livermore Valley Charter
  • Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory High
  • Livermore Valley Joint Unified
  • Mountain House Elementary
  • Nea Oakland Community Charter
  • Newark Unified
  • North Oakland Community Charter
  • Oakland Charter Academy
  • Oakland Charter High
  • Oakland School of the Arts
  • Reems Academy of Technology
  • San Leandro Unified
  • San Lorenzo Unified
  • World Academy