TEXAS STaR Chart Information

The Texas STaR Chart is a Tool for Planning and Self-Assessing
 School Technology and Readiness
 aligned with the
 Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
Sponsored by the Texas Educational Agency
Educational Technology Unit

STaR Chart Site http://starchart.esc12.net/Login.aspx

All teaching staff members in the state of Texas will complete the Texas STaR Chart requirement for TEA for the 2009-2010 academic year. The reports are used to report on progress toward fulfilling the requirements in NoChild Left Behnd, Title II, Part D that all teachers should be technology literate and integrate technology across the curriculum.

Due to No Child Left Behind, Texas must report to the Federal Gov’t specific technology data including:

  • number of computers available to students for instruction

  • the number of technology literate 8th graders, as defined as Mastery of the Technology Application TEKS for Grades 6-8 as demonstrated by 70% or higher accuracy. (LISD will administer a technology literacy assessment to eighth graders.)

  • the number of school personnel achieving acceptable performance on standards-based performance profiles of technology user skills as defined by the state. The teacher and librarian/library media specialist data will be aggregated from the Teaching & Learning and Educator Preparation & Development sections of the STaR Chart.

Vicki Clark will be in the upper library before (7:30-8:00) and after school (4:00-4:30) on Tuesday, September 22 for helping LHS teachers complete the STaR Chart. This activity will take approximately 15 minutes.   You may complete the STaR Chart on your own long as it is completed before or on October 1, 2009.  The STaR Chart summary will be submitted to Mr. Brewer and Pat Johnson as the data is used in the district and campus technology plans as well as in the budget process. Mr. Brewer will also receive a completion form from the site listing all teachers that have completed the chart on-line.

Other helpful information you may want to view before filling out the Chart:

A. Teacher On-Line Training Document
B.  Integration of Technology Applications TEKS (E) on the STaR Chart -- http://www.lisd.org/technology/itweb/TechScope/scope1.htm - at the top of page, select Skill Topic and/or Grade Level  and
C.  SBEC Technology Applications Standards (H) on the STaR Chart -- (all new college graduates must have) -- http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/standtest/standards/techapp.pdf and listed briefly on page 3 of your Star Chart handout.

Click Here  --  New Teachers

Instructions to successfully complete the STaR Chart if a returning employee:

1. Access the site: http://starchart.esc12.net/Login.aspx
2. Enter your username and password. (typical username is firstname.lastname)  Vicki Clark will email folks that have a unique login. If you cannot get in using your password, you will have to fill in the area "Did you forget your password?" Your password will be emailed to you.

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4. Once you complete the chart, yYou should print a copy for your records.


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Instructions to successfully complete the STaR Chart if a new LISD employee for 2009-2010 school year:

1. Access the site: http://starchart.esc12.net/Login.aspx
2. Enter your username and password. (typical username is firstname.lastname)  Vicki Clark will email folks that have a unique login.  Your password is password. Click the Login button.

3. You will complete your user profile. Please use your complete LISD email address and you will prompted for a password change.  Click update.

4. Once you click the Update button, you will get the message below.

 

5. Login to your LISD email account click the link to activate your profile.
 

 

6. Once you complete the chart, you should print a copy for your records.