Policy & Leadership

Exciting changes are taking place in education, requiring sound policy and strong leadership that focuses school technology-use on instruction and equity. This toolkit is designed to help school leaders evaluate current policies and considers what might be necessary in order to keep pace in this rapidly evolving world.

All Policy and Leadership toolkit files

A zip file containing all downloadable Policy and Leadership toolkit resources

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Policy and Leadership Toolkit Resource Matrix

An easy-to-use overview of all K-12 Blueprint Policy and Leadership Toolkit resources with suggested uses

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Policy and Leadership Toolkit Overview Infographic

A visual organizer to help support your school policy and leadership efforts

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AUP Examples

Links to a variety of Acceptable Use Policies focusing on student learning

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Technology Plan Examples

Links to a variety of technology plans from both rural and urban school districts across the United States

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Flipped Classroom Policy Implications

Additional details on what this approach entails and the policies that impact flipped classroom

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Making the Right Technology Decisions for your District

One-to-one computing success depends on several issues that must be addressed through research and policy considerations

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Policy Presentation for School Boards

A sample Policy presentation that can be modified and adapted for your own use when presenting to school boards

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Policy Presentation for Administrators

A sample Policy presentation that can be modified and adapted for your own use when presenting to administrators

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Policy Presentation for Staff and Faculty

A sample Policy presentation that can be modified and adapted for your own use when presenting to staff and faculty

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Policy Presentation for Parents

A sample Policy presentation that can be modified and adapted for your own use when presenting to parents

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School Transformation Process

This Microsoft* guide helps school leaders formulate and implement a vision for change.

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Quality Assurance: Monitoring and Evaluation to Inform Practice and Leadership

This Microsoft* resource provides monitoring and evaluation guides and examples for leaders.

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Partnerships and Capacity Building

This Microsoft* resource provides an actionable overview of the four pillars of a PPEP transformation.

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Education Transformation Framework

This guide is designed to underpin the Microsoft* Education Transformation Framework.

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School Transformation Process Poster

This poster from Microsoft illustrates the cyclical process enabling continuous improvement.

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Enabling Transformation

This Microsoft* resource provides a short-cut to best practice, speeding up transformation and avoiding the mistakes of the past.

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Establishing a Vision

This Microsoft* resource shows the importance of a shared, inclusive vision for your school or system.

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Organizational Capacity, Strategic Planning and Quality Assurance – Enabling Transformation

This Microsoft* resource provides an overview of the four main steps to ensuring your proposed implementations align with behavioral change.

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Sample AUP: Forsyth County Schools

Use this downloadable AUP as a model from which you can adapt and create your own

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Sample AUP: Oak Hills Local School District

Use this downloadable AUP as a model from which you can adapt and create your own

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John Dewey's ideas on school reform continue to ring true even in today's digital age. Read Leslie Wilson's reflection on why schools today must always seek a successful path forward when using educational technologies. 
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Reinventing the Urban Education Experience

When transformation is afoot, you know it is happening and you work collaboratively and passionately to support it. Read Kevin Schwartz's story on Austin ISD's initiative. 
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The Perfect Blend - Teacher and Technology

When and how to best use technology are critical questions for today's teacher. Read Sam Morris' insights on finding the right blend. 
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Educate & Engage 2016: The Parent-Teacher Conference

With technology changing so rapidly, I often feel like there is a disconnect in terms of what a lot of parents understand about technology and how it is being used in schools today. Organizing this event was a response to that problem.
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3 Types of Change Readiness

When forging ahead with change, school leadership needs to understand the dynamics of each type of change. Read Leslie Wilson's insights for determining readiness for change. 
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Resurfacing

Creating the learning experiences our students must have requires reflection. Read Kevin Schwartz' post on how new perspectives can help us to see challenges and priorities with fresh eyes.
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Essential Steps for Edtech Success

True educational leaders know that there is no such thing as an overnight success. True success takes, time, perseverance and tenacity. Read as Leslie Wilson outlines essential pieces in the journey for success. 
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Running IT Like a Business

When do schools need to operate like businesses? Read Bob Moore's insights, Listening to the consumer may matter more today than it ever did. 
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