Thinking about technology in your school or district, how many of these statements are true?

• Our top technology students have completed the computer curriculum and are looking for more classes.
  
  
• Our computer technology classes teach students hardware skills, but they lack an opportunity to practice those skills in real-world situations.
  
  
• We have made a significant investment in technology at our school, but actual use of equipment for instruction is not increasing.
  
  
• As technology becomes integrated into our curriculum, teachers prefer access in their classrooms rather than in a computer lab.
  
  
• The complexity of our IT infrastructure is increasing from islands of computers to a networked web of access points at school and home.
  
  
• Students who are very talented with technology don’t seem to fit in anywhere at school. They have attendance and behavior problems.
  
  
• We have an aging computer technology base and increasingly restricted budgets. We struggle to keep up with requests for service.
  
  
• The more access teachers and students have to working technology, the more they want, creating more demand on limited resources each year.
  
  
• Our IT staff’s top priority is supporting secure, private networks for administrative data: student records, assessment, HR, financial records. They have less time to support teachers and instructional technology needs.
  
  
• If you answered true to two or more of the statements above, then your schools may benefit from student leadership in supporting technology. This section of the guide covers your needs and goals for your program.
  
  

Goals
Factors for Success
Security and Liability