3-Year Tech Plan Guidelines and Checklist

3-Year Tech Plan Guidelines

Every Indiana school corporation must have an approved current three-year technology plan per Indiana Code (20-20-13).

The updated PDF and Word template to the right includes the required cover sheet and the sections that must be included in the 3-year technology plan.

Technology Plan: Questions to Consider (Universal Service Administrative Company-USAC)

IC 20-20-13-7
Technology plan
Sec. 7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation is not entitled to:
(1) receive any money under this chapter or IC 20-20-15;
(2) use money from the school corporation's capital projects fund for educational technology equipment under IC 21-2-15-4;

or
(3) receive an advance from the common school fund for an educational technology program under IC 21-1-5;
unless the school corporation develops a three (3) year technology plan.
(b) Each technology plan must include at least the following information:
(1) A description of the school corporation's intent to integrate technology into the school corporation's curriculum.
(2) A plan for providing inservice training.
(3) A schedule for maintaining and replacing educational technology equipment.
(4) A description of the criteria used to select the appropriate educational technology equipment for the appropriate use.
(5) Other information requested by the department after consulting with the budget agency.
(c) The department shall develop guidelines concerning the development of technology plans. The guidelines developed under this subsection are subject to the approval of the governor.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

In addition, in order to be eligible to receive Title II, Part D - Enhancing Education Through Technology funding, the LEA must have an approved current three-year technology plan on file. The District Technology Plan Checklist contains the areas that must be included in the new three-year technology plan. This plan should serve as a guiding document to support your PL-221 goals in the district and its buildings. In order to stay in compliance with 20-20-13-7, three-year technology plans need to be submitted for approval to the Center for Information Systems every three years. Technology plans and expenditure reports should be sent to the attention of:

Mark Broderick
Center for Information Systems
Indiana Department of Education
151 W. Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Mark at broderic@doe.in.gov or by phone at 317-234-3063.