Digital Learning and Technology Plan for the North Reading Public Schools

The introduction of the North Reading Public Schools Digital Learning and Technology Plan for 2018-2021 shares the district's commitment to providing a technology-rich learning environment that promotes the development of skills and understandings necessary for students and staff to compete in the global workforce. This plan helps the school district meet the needs of our 21st-century learners with a technologically infused and progressive curriculum that utilizes technology to help us collect and analyze student, educator, and district achievement. This plan is designed to set specific targets to monitor and evaluate our success using technology as an instructional tool. 

The NRPS Digital Learning Planning Team developed strategic focus areas that include the areas of technology infrastructure and devices, professional learning, content and instruction, and data assessment within the framework of the Friday Institute Digital Learning Progress Rubrics and aligned their work with the NRPS 2021 Digital Learning Goals and the Future Ready Framework. Furthermore, district administration has been utilizing the Future Ready Leadership Assessment to further identify areas of alignment between the NRPS 2021 and Future Ready Gears. 

Several key areas of focus are addressed in this plan to support digital learning and curriculum goals as well as specific goals to continue to provide guidance and support to strategic goals associated with technology infrastructure and digital resources. Outlined below are the areas of focus identified in this plan.

➢ Introduction and Implementation of the Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards 

➢ Digital Learning Specialists Model at All Schools

➢ Robust Digital Learning Resources and Technical Support

➢ Wireless Access in All Classrooms District Wide

➢ District Guidance for the Use of Social Media

➢ K-12 Implementation of Robotics and Computer Science 

➢ 1:1 Learning Initiative

➢ Personalized & Data Assisted Instruction

➢ STEAM and Digital Learning Interdisciplinary Pathways That Support 21st Century Skills