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IT /Curriculum:

Can This Marriage Be Saved?

Long Beach Unified School District

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Who Are We?

Information Services

Brian Jackson

Administrator, Technology Support Services

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Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development

Vanitha Chandrasekhar

Educational Technology Coordinator

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Long Beach USD�http://www.lbschools.net

  • Urban School District
  • 80,000 students
  • 84 schools
  • Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, Avalon
  • Third largest in California
  • 8000 employees
  • One of the world’s top 20 school systems, top three in the US (McKinsey and Company)

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Goal 1 �Provide infrastructure, tools and resources to support CCSS and SBAC�

IT

  • Bandwidth
  • Wired/wireless equipment
  • Labs
  • Tech support

Curriculum

  • Scope and sequence of technology skills
  • Integrated units of instruction
  • Instructional applications
  • Professional development

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Challenges

IT

  • Resource allocation
  • Modernization

Curriculum

  • Instructional shift to include technology skills
  • Professional Development

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How We Are Addressing It

  • Common Core Tech Steering Committee
  • Assessment Committee
  • CCSS Design and Support Committee
  • Coordinator Meetings
  • Facilities

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Other Projects in Progress

  • iPads
  • SBAC labs
  • Computer Refresh
  • Collaboration tools

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Contact Information

Brian Jackson

brianjackson@lbschools.net

562-997-8177

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Vanitha Chandrasekhar

vchandrasekhar@lbschools.net

562-997-8000 x 2960