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1998 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Educational Technology Analysis

Item 129 #7c

Item 129 #7c

First Year - FY1999 Second Year - FY2000
Education: Elementary and Secondary
Education, Department of FY1999 $375,000 FY2000 $0 GF

Language
Page 82, line 12, strike "$22,821,466" and insert "$23,196,466".
Page 83, after line 55, insert:
"L.  The amounts for State Education Services include $375,000 from the general fund in the first year to conduct an analysis of the status of educational technology availability and usage in each public school in the Commonwealth.  Such analysis shall include the following items:
1.  A survey of classroom teachers and building principals to determine:
a.  The availability of the technologies necessary for students to meet the Technology Standards of Learning.
b.  The availability and type of technology available for instructional activities on a daily basis.
c.  The use of technology within the curriculum.
d.  The training available to classroom teachers.
2.  An on-site review of selected schools across the Commonwealth to verify the availability and use of educational technology in the classroom.
3.  A review of the Board of Education's Six-Year Educational Technology Plan for Virginia and recommendations regarding any changes which may be appropriate.
4.  A comparison of existing educational technology to
the Board of Education's Six-Year Educational Technology Plan for Virginia
.
5.  Recommendations for future educational technology improvements to implement
the Board of Education's Six-Year Educational Technology Plan for Virginia."


Explanation
(This amendment is self-explanatory.)