Introduction

Planning

The Neenah Joint School District promotes adoption of new technologies and practices that protect personally identifiable information, create secure policies, and promote data literate professionals.

Gear 5 is comprised of the following Future Ready elements:

• Data and Data Systems

• Data Policies, Procedures, and Practices

• Data-Informed Decision-Making

• Data Literate Education Professionals

The District data housed in eduCLIMBER, Infinite Campus, Schoology and other assessment services (e.g. iReady, ACT Aspire) contain elements of both demographic and academic information used to help improve student motivation and engagement, assessment results, attendance, behaviors and provide analysis for achievement gaps. Each of the services NJSD employs adheres to CIPA, COPPA and FERPA laws as nonnegotiable standards. Most of these data stores allow immediate access to demographic and academic data stores. In each of our systems user roles and permissions sets are custom created to provide the most accurate and secure sharing of information.

The Neenah Joint School District IT Department manages all devices on our networks. Apple hardware is managed by Jamf Management Software, Windows work stations are managed by Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), and our Chromebooks and Google G Suite accounts are managed within our Google Domain Administration environment. Management of devices on our networks provides security of personally identifiable information and other data, ease of support for end users, and network reliability.

Implementation

The Neenah Joint School District Digital Learning Plan Goals, Recommendations, and Priority Activities within each section of the plan represent issues that speak to engagement with federal, state, and local education agencies.

The following goals align with priorities in the Wisconsin Digital Learning Plan for Gear 5.

Goals

5.1: NJSD will continue to implement, train, and develop staff skills and experiences in online applications and online services.

5.1: Schoology will be used to securely share day-to-day instructional materials and provide personalized digital learning environments accessible to students and staff at school as well as away from school.

5.1: eduCLIMBER will continue to be used to warehouse past and current summative student data.

5.1: eduCLIMBER will be modified to accommodate future sources of student assessment and other relevant academic information.

Link to: School Board Policies

5.2: NJSD will continue to implement, and revise upon need, a Responsible Use Policy for all staff and students.

5.2: NJSD will perform annual assessments and revisions of the Responsible Use Policy as needed and as recommended by federal, state, and local parties.

5.2: The NJSD IT Department will perform annual audits and assessments of the technology Disaster Recovery Plan.

5.2: The Disaster Recovery Plan will be integrated the larger District Emergency Operations Plan (DEOP).

5.2: The NJSD IT Department will develop additional internal ITP Working Policies including, but not limited to, Personnel Security, Security Awareness and Training, and System and Network Protections policies.

5.2: The NJSD IT Department will perform annual audits and assessments of developed internal ITP Working Policies.

Link to: Responsible Use Policies, Disaster Recovery Plan

5.3: NJSD will incorporate additional eduCLIMBER features including, but not limited to, IEP at a glance forms, LST forms, Data Walls, academic and behavioral interventions, and incident reporting.

5.3, 5.4: Relevant NJSD staff will continue to be trained the above mentioned additional eduCLIMBER features.

5.3, 5.4: Relevant NJSD staff will continue their development of eduCLIMBER Data Walls to monitor teaching practices, staff professional development, school improvement plans, and close achievement gaps.

5.4: NJSD will create a Responsible Use Policy agreement.

5.4: All NJSD staff will acknowledge and complete yearly Responsible Use Policy agreements.

5.4: NJSD will construct a digital environment for parents to learn about District data systems and use to support their child's progress.

5.4: NJSD will provide face to face support for parents to learn about District data systems and use as needed to support their child's progress.

Educators in the system are data-literate and understand the potential uses and misuses of data in the teaching and learning process and act accordingly.