Goals+and+Objectives

 = = =Required Performance Goal 1.0: =  **Students in the target group participating in the //Program for Students// will achieve grade level proficiency with technology literacy and will use technology as a tool to support meeting state academic content standards.**

Required Program Objective 1a to be achieved by 6/30/11: Target students in VITAL classrooms will increase proficiency with technology literacy by an average of 16 percentage points as specified in the standards-aligned //Program for Students//. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: Target students in a VITAL classroom Year 1 will increase from 2009 baseline of 54% to 60% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: Target students in a VITAL classroom Year 2 will increase from 2010 baseline of 60% to 70% by June 30, 2011.

Required Program Objective 1b to be achieved by 6/30/11: Target students in VITAL classrooms will improve academic achievement of the state content mathematics standards by an average of __3__ percentage points through the use of technology specified in the //Program for Students//. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: Target students in a VITAL classroom Year 1 will increase from 2009 baseline of 72% to 73% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: Target students in a VITAL classroom Year 2 will increase from 2010 baseline of 73% to 75% by June 30, 2011.

Optional Program Objective 1d to be achieved by 6/30/11: Target students in VITAL classrooms will improve academic achievement of the state content science standards by an average of __8__ percentage points through the use of technology specified in the //Program for Students//. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: Target students in a VITAL classroom Year 1 will increase from 2009 baseline of 62% to 65% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: Target students in a VITAL classroom Year 2 will increase from 2010 baseline of 65% to 70% by June 30, 2011.

Optional Program Objective 1e to be achieved by 6/30/11: Target students in VITAL classrooms will increase proficiency with the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) by an average of __31__ percentage points as specified in the standards-aligned //Program for Students//. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: Target students in a VITAL classroom Year 1 will increase from 2009 baseline of 29% to 40% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: Target students in a VITAL classroom Year 2 will increase from 2010 baseline of 40% to 60% by June 30, 2011.

 = Required Performance Goal 2.0: = **Teachers in the target group participating in professional development on education technology will become proficient with technology literacy and will use technology to improve student achievement in the academic content areas specified in the Project Narrative. **

Required Program Objective 2a to be achieved by 6/30/11: Target teachers will increase proficiency with technology literacy by an average of __15__ percentage points as specified in the //Professional Development Program//. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: From 2009 baseline of 60% to 65% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: From 2010 baseline of 65% to 75% by June 30, 2011.

Required Program Objective 2b to be achieved by 6/30/11: Target teachers* will increase proficiency with integrating technology in their standards-aligned curriculum by an average of __22__ percentage points as specified in the //Professional Development Program//. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: From 2009 baseline of 48% to 55% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: From 2010 baseline of 55% to 70% by June 30, 2011. Optional Program Objective 2c to be achieved by 6/30/11: Target teachers* will increase proficiency with the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) by an average of __19__ percentage points as specified in the //Professional Development Program//. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: From 2009 baseline of 51% to 60% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: From 2010 baseline of 60% to 70% by June 30, 2011.

** Required Performance Goal 3: **
 * All students and teachers in the target group will have expanded access to up-to-date technology and will have access to the technical support necessary to implement the EETT Competitive program. **

Required Program Objective 3a to be achieved by 6/30/11: The average student-to-computer* ratio for target students in target classrooms will decrease to 9:1 by 6/30/11. *Only include computers four years old or newer when determining your ratios. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: From 2009 baseline student-to-computer* ratio of 34:1 to 9:1 by June 30, 2010 Year 2 Performance Benchmark: From 2010 baseline student-to-computer* ratio of 9:1 to 9:1 by June 30, 2011.

Optional Program Objective 3b: The percentage of target teachers indicating technical response time of two or more days will decrease by an average of __8__ percentage points. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: From 2009 baseline of 33% to 30% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: From 2010 baseline of 30% to 25% by June 30, 2011.

**Required Performance Goal 4: Technology will be used to establish and/ or improve communication and collaboration among home, school, and community to support student learning. **

Required Program Objective 4a to be achieved by 6/30/11: The percentage of target teachers maintaining a current and relevant website at least two times a week will increase by a total of __17__ percentage points. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: From 2009 baseline of 73% to 80% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: From 2010 baseline of 80% to 90% by June 30, 2011.

Optional Program Objective 4b to be achieved by 6/30/11: The percentage of target teachers using distance learning for c orrespondence with experts, authors, students from other schools, etc., via email or Internet at least two times a year will increase by a total of __37__ percentage points. Year 1 Performance Benchmark: From 2009 baseline of 33% to 40% by June 30, 2010. Year 2 Performance Benchmark: From 2010 baseline of 40% to 70% by June 30, 2011.