Progress Check

Project Development Activities

• July 2005
  • End-user training materials are complete and ready for printing services
  • SchoolNet Certification training for 125 Trainers at Warren July 26-29
• June 2005
  • Lab Assignments at Warren High School for Training Teams July 26-29
  • Writing Teams began June 1 and will finish July 15
  • Introduction to Account (Training for Administrators)
• March - May, 2005
• Phase I: Align Module for End-users (administrators, teachers, specialists, counselors, librarians)
• April 26, 27, 28, 29 Trainer of Trainers received Outreach and Account instruction from SchoolNet
• User Acceptace Testing for Align scheduled for June 29
• January - February, 2005
  • Professional Development Plan for End-users (administrators, teachers, specialists, counselors, librarians)
  • Professional Development Plan for 125 SchoolNet Certified Trainers
  • User Acceptance Testing Scheduled for March
  • Instructional Units and Curricular Units loading begun
  • Historical assessment data and student data loaded
  • Eleven test views locked
  • CMS Design Team meets weekly for internal discussions and planning.
  • CMS Design Team participates in weekly conference call with SchoolNet, working towards CMS implementation in March 2005.
• August - December, 2004
  • Presentation at Texas Association of School Boards Conference
    Managing Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & Data in the Information Age
    
  • CMS Design Team meets weekly for internal discussions and planning.
  • CMS Design Team participates in weekly conference call with SchoolNet, working towards CMS implementation in March 2005.
• April - July, 2004
  • Presentation at NISD Administrator Institute
  • CMS Design Team meets weekly for internal discussions and planning.
  • CMS Design Team participates in weekly conference call with SchoolNet, working towards CMS implementation in January 2005.
    
• March, 2004
  • Northside team makes site visit to School District of Philadelphia to discuss their SchoolNet implementation
  • Full Board work session to present and discuss the Administrative Recommendation for a Curriculum Management System (accompanying sldeshow)
  • Trustees approved the purchase of a Curriculum Management System from SchoolNet
    
• February, 2004
  • CMS update provided to Academics Committee of the Board
  • SchoolNet makes five presentations to a variety Northside groups (Cabinet, elementary and secondary administrators, secondary department coordinators, technology staff, etc.)
• Week of January 12 - 16, 2004
  • Northside team makes site visits to San Antonio ISD (Lightspan implementation) and Judson ISD (SchoolNet implementation)
  • SchoolNet named the recommended finalist
• December, 2003
  • Two finalists (SchoolNet, Lightspan) were invited to provide best cost and purchase options
  • CMS concept presented to Northside Educational Improvement Council (NEIC)
  • CMS update provided to Academics and Technology Committees of the Board in joint meeting
• October - November, 2003
  • Semi-Finalists' Presentations (SchoolNet, Campus Online, Lightspan)
• Week of August 25 - 29, 2003
  • Preliminary Evaluation of Seven Proposals
• Week of August 4 - 8, 2003
  • RFP Due Date - August 4, 2003 by 4:00 p.m.
• Week of July 21 - 25, 2003
  • Answers to Vendors' Questions Released
• Week of June 23 - 27, 2003
  • RFP #2003-151 Released for a Web-based Curriculum Management System
• Week of June 2 - 6, 2003
  • Final draft of RFP sent to Project Leadership Team
• Week of May 26 - 30, 2003
  • RFP draft written and sent to Project Leadership Team
  • Project Leadership Team meets to discuss draft RFP and suggest revisions
• Week of May 19 - May 23, 2003

  • Ron Gerth provides overview of RFP process to four Tech. Services staff members
• Week of May 12 - May 16, 2003
• Draft CMS Needs Analysis Summary modified (K. Smith), based on input from Elder and Krueger
• Week of April 28 - May 2, 2003
• Purchasing Department contacted (Reddell) about facilitating an RFP or RFQ
• Week of April 21- 25, 2003

  • Draft CMS Needs Analysis Summary Prepared: Compilation of input and feedback submitted to the website and from various discussions
• Week of April 7 - 11, 2003
  • 27 staff members attend Edusoft presentation
  • Staff members continue providing feedback via this website (Input & Feedback section)
  • Project Leadership Team members meet to discuss next steps
• Week of March 31- April 4, 2003
• One additional vendor presentation is scheduled (see calendar)
• 19 staff members attend Edmin presentation
• 18 staff members attend SchoolNet presentation
• 21 staff members attend Light Span presentation
• Staff members continue providing feedback via this website (Input & Feedback section)
• Week of March 10 - 14, 2003
  • 35 staff members attend CMS Project Overview / Needs Analysis Meeting
  • Staff members begin providing feedback via this website (Input & Feedback section)
  • 25 staff members attend Pearson Educational Technologies presentation
  • 30 staff members attend Campus Online presentation
  • 30 staff members attend Edsoft presentation
  • Staff members continue providing feedback via this website (Input & Feedback section)
• Week of February 24 - 28, 2003
  • Joint needs analysis meeting is scheduled for March 10 for Curriculum & Instruction and Technology Services staff
  • Six dates are secured for vendor presentations (see calendar)
  • CMS Project Development Website debuts
• Week of February 17 - 21, 2003
  • Curriculum & Instruction and Technology Services Divisions begin collaboration on the CMS Project
• Project Leadership Team is formed (Mora, Elder, Krueger, Teicher, Reddell, Smith, Goering)
• Literature review of K-12 curriculum management systems begins
• Draft Evaluation Instrument is developed