I am sending this information to clarify guidelines for the program. An ITLT meeting that had been planned last summer had to be canceled because of the AGEA job action. Therefore, the ITLTs have not had an opportunity to meet with me and ITLT facilitator Pat Sine to discuss how the program will operate in 2002-2003.

Initially this year we are allocating more time to the secondary ITLTs than to the elementary and intermediate ITLTs. This is because in past years we have concentrated staff development through the Students Achieving Standards grant at the lower levels and the secondary levels received fewer resources. Once the ITLTs begin to meet on a regular basis, we will assess on an ongoing basis how the program is working and make determinations about how to best serve the students of the district.

SECONDARY ITLTs:

The guidelines for secondary ITLTs are as follows: Middle School and High School ITLTs are allowed a maximum of 1/2 day released time per week, as well as 3 hours with stipends for work that extends beyond the school day. The substitutes and stipends will be paid through this office. They may begin this week or as soon as they are ready. The ITLTs are not required to devote a minimum amount of time to helping with the technology program. They normally are the ones to decide how they should spend their hours, although it is assumed that their work will be coordinated with the building principal and subject to his or her approval. ITLTS may begin this week to log hours, if there is a need. With the new mobile labs, I assume there is a need.

ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ITLTS:

Elementary and intermediate ITLTs may begin logging up to 3 hours per week, beginning this week but will not be able to use the half day released time until further notice, unless unusual circumstances warrant a waiver. We will discuss this when we get together to plan how we will work this year.

REQUEST FOR PAYMENT

ITLTs should contact Jo Anne Davis if they are unsure how to request payment. They should follow the regular procedures for securing a substitute; i.e., they request released time from the principal, who generates a request for a substitute. When the buildings submit their substitute reports to the district office, they should place my initials in parentheses (OS) after the name of the teacher who received the substitute. This alerts the business office to let Jo Anne Davis look at it and to keep track of the Curriculum and Instruction budget this way.

Please feel free to call or email any questions.

Thanks for helping to make this program a success.