Duane+Coleman

> Begin your wiki by identifying the name of your organization and writing a brief description of the problem the organization identified, as well as a summary of the organization’s history and background. > > **Organization- Oceanside Unified School District (OUSD), Oceanside, Ca.** > **Employees:** The district employs 3,076 individuals, including full-time, part-time, substitute and temporary employees: __1,862__ Certificated personnel (credentialed) __1,154__ Classified staff __60__ Administrators OUSD is located in Oceanside, Ca., 30 miles north of San Diego. There are currently . Module II:
 * Module I assignment:
 * OUSD Mission:** The mission of the OUSD is to ensure that every student graduates and has the ability to succeed in the global community.
 * OUSD Boundaries:** The district covers approximately 66 square miles. It is bordered on the west along the Pacific Ocean, south on Vista Way, east on College Boulevard, and along the north at Camp Pendleton. Oceanside is located 30 miles north of San Diego, Ca.
 * Schools:** As of the 2008-09 school year, the district operates 23 school sites:
 * Enrollment:** The OUSD is one of 42 public school districts located in San Diego County. Based on its enrollment, it is classified as a large-scale district. There are approximately 20,000 students enrolled in the district.
 * Student Ethnic breakdown - Hispanic - 55%, Caucasion - 27%, African American - 8%, Filipino - 3%, Native American - 1%, Pacific Islander- 2%, Asian - 2%.
 * Description of the problem the organization identified**- Class of 2010-11 will need to have access to an online Health course in order to meet the state of California's mandatory Health requirement. The health course is tentatively going to be in the form of a power point presentation that will be housed on MOODLE, a Learning Management System. The health course needs to be developed by taking the state's requirements and comparing them with a former health course the district offered. The final product will be a course that only requires students to pass state required criteria and not have to take the former course, which required much more content in areas that required parent permission.

Human Performance Problem (Performance Gap) In terms of a “performance gap,” restate the problem that your organization identified in Module 1. The performance gap should be defined in regards to the difference between the existing level of performance and the desired level of performance. For your course project, you will identify the performance gap based on the organization’s description of the problem they would like resolved, as well as your own research. Then you will develop a proposal for an improvement intervention for the performance gap you identified.
 * In OUSD students only students that are in our Academic Acceleration and Recovery Centers have the ability to access courses online via our PLATO software. Our district is has been behind in it's implementation of technology resources and is now "playing catch up" in order to allow our students to have access to online curriculum. The online Health class will be the first course that OUSD will require all students to take in order to pass the Health state competency requirement. There is a gap in resources such as a learning mangagement system that is available to house courses, district wide teacher and staff training in the area of online learning and district wide student training in how to access courses online. Another gap is the lack of knowledge at the district level in developing online courses that are user friendly in it's access and how it is to be navigated by students and staff.**

Cause Analysis The purpose of cause analysis is to discover why the present performance of employees and desired outcomes are not the same. If the cause of this performance gap can be identified, it can then become the focus to effect positive change in the workplace.

To help you move forward with your intervention plan, conduct a brief cause analysis for your organization to find the answer to these two questions:
 * 1) Why do you think this problem developed in your company? **The problem developed with lack of vision and leadership at the district management level. In 1995-96 when California began disseminating funds to district to begin implementing tech resources in the district there was no active participation from OUSD leadership to develop a long range technology plan that included hardware and educational software. Select schools were given technology hardware with no training or direction of how it was going to be used to improve academic achievement**.
 * 2) Why does this gap exist? **15 years of lack of vision and leadership at the district management level.**

The Organization’s History and Background, Part 2

In order to understand the performance goals and objectives of the individuals in this organization, and the current performance level at this point in time, you must understand the history, mission, vision, and goals of the organization.What information about the company would be useful to help you plan an appropriate intervention? Indicators may include company reports, school “watch list” designation,test scores, or other resources.
 * 7 schools are now in Program Improvement for not meeting No Child Left Behind assessment levels. The intervention curriculum being used relies heavily on technology, hardware and software. New leadership at the district management level is committed to the use of information technology and software to improve academic achievement. Leadership is also moving towards expanding it's course offerings online.**

Determine where the organization would like to be in a reasonable period of time, and which people in the organization make those decisions.


 * The organization would like to make sure the health class be given major attention to detail in how it is accessed, by whom, how scores will be transitioned to transcripts and how Moodle will continue to evolve to support this first course. Also, Moodle 2.0 is coming online very soon and we'll need a year to be able to transfer data over to the newer version. We will continue to work in version 1.97 but will be limited somewhat as to certain media programs that can be used.**

Dr. Duane Coleman, Associate Superintendent Bess Bronson, Director of Secondary Education Glenda Cuevas, Coordinator of Secondary Education Matt Evans, Director of Techology
 * Decision makers:**

In any organization, it is important to review several possible approaches to resolve a problem. For this project, you will be asked to view the solutions in terms of three levels of cost: > **Placing the health course on the Moodle site (substitute cost - 100.00 per day - 2 days), train no teachers and have the district office staff manage the course and how students access the site. Monitor the student use and site accessibility for a year and modify as needed at the end of the year.** > > The medium-cost strategy would resolve the performance gap over several years’ time (at a cost of approximately $25,000). > > **Place the health course on the Moodle site (same as above). Train 5-10 teachers on how to use Moodle at each of the secondary schools, including a teacher at each high school to monitor their students accessing the health course. Provide release time for our "tech savvy" teachers at the high school sites to meet regularly to monitor the progress of the Moodle site, especially after we transition to Moodle 2.0. This articulation will allow for expanded conversations about future curriculum to be placed on the site and in what order.** > > **Provide training links for teachers on the Moodle site so that teachers that are interested in accessing and possibly teaching an online course in the future will have a place to get the resources and training needed.** > The high-cost strategy gives you much more flexibility. In other words, you have been given a “magic wand” to eliminate the performance gap. Understand that this high-end, “blue sky” strategy is seldom realistic but is worth consideration (at a cost of approximately $50,000). > **All of the above except be able to hire one person to only work on the Moodle site, along with monitoring and implementing the health online course. This person will offer training and support to the sites in how to navigate the Moodle site and how it can be effectively implemented in the classroom environment.**
 * Module 3:**
 * The low-cost strategy would meet the minimum needs to solve the performance gap but most likely will not be sustainable beyond the initial period of implementation (at a cost of approximately $5,000).
 * Best Option:**
 * The strategy that works best for my school district is option 2. It allows for us to continue with the development of the course on the Moodle site and encourages collaboration amongst the comprehensive high school site. Articulation, collaboration and consistency has been a priority for our district the last three years and although there is cost for substitutes and overtime for employees to create the Moodle site it is well worth the cost and time. Teachers are appreciative that they are being allowed to be involved at such a deep level of implementation in an area that will change the way the Oceanside Unified School District services it's students.**

__**Module 4**__

Write a justification for your chosen intervention strategy, explaining why this solution is the best of the three you proposed in Module 3. You must support your justification with documentation, including data collected from other resources and from interview(s) with key people in the organization. Strengths: It allows for us to continue with the development of the course on the Moodle site and encourages collaboration amongst the comprehensive high school site. It begins our journey into developing an online learning environment for students and staff to access.**
 * Describe the strengths and limitations of each of the three strategies.
 * Justify why the intervention strategy you selected is more likely to resolve the problem than the other two. Include data from documents provided by the organization, interview data, or other information gleaned from the Web to support your choice.
 * In one paragraph for each of the strategies you did not use, describe why you rejected it, supporting your decision with data and sound reasoning.
 * Demonstrate how your chosen interview strategy best meets the organizational goals stated in the performance gap in Module 2.
 * The strategy that works best for my school district is option 2.


 * Limitations: Due to the current state of the budget in California, the effect on our district budget has been catastrophic. We will be cutting 19 million dollars of resources, staff and other services next year. We are also in negotiations hoping to get certificated and classifed concessions to offset cutting transportation and raising class sizes (which means laying off teachers). Due to our current spending freeze, initiatives that have continued have to be "mission critical" to how we service our students. Paying for a teacher to be out of the classroom or to work on the Moodle site has to meet the criteria as "mission critical". Mission critical is defined by our district management team as services that are essential to the ongoing operations to the district.

Justification: Articulation, collaboration and consistency has been a priority for our district the last three years and although there is cost for substitutes and overtime for employees to create the Moodle site it is well worth the cost and time. This initiative is considered mission critical as it must be ready for students to access for the 2010-11 school year. Also, teachers are appreciative that they are being allowed to be involved at such a deep level of implementation in an area that will change the way the Oceanside Unified School District services it's students.**


 * Option 1 reasons for denial- The OUSD prides itself on relationships and collaboration. To implement the online course without teacher input and training would go against how we have implemented every initiative in our district the past 3 years. Yes, it would save in substitute costs but would damage a relationship we've been trying to build by our actions of inclusion and collaboration.

Option 3 reasons for denial - the cost of hiring one person to operate and monitor the moodle site would definitely be an efficient manner of continued implementation but it is felt that keeping teachers and administrators as active participants in the development and monitoring of the site would go further in our efforts of enhancing our collaborative initiatives between site and district personnel. We also do not want to place an individual in a position where they will be perceived as sole person responsible for developing our online learning environment. We want this to be a team effort where stakeholders are kept current as to it's development.

//Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary.//**

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 * Document project management techniques: Explain your role as project manager for this intervention strategy. **As the project manager my responsibility lies in bringing the best team together to develop the district's first online course. I need to involve site and district representatives in the process and make sure the district's goal of collaboration and the development of relationship is kept at the forefront during the entire process. The links below details a draft of the OUSD Moodle site, along with the online Health course and also the steps and timeline that is being considered at this time. The ppt. presentation is still in draft form but will ultimately be presented to the school board in order to update them on our progress.**
 * Document resource management techniques: Describe the resources that will be used for this intervention and how they will be tracked. **Please view the links below. The ppt. presentation that as been created details the process we are using, along with timelines of implementation.**
 * Document delivery system management techniques: Identify the medium for the delivery of the intervention strategy and how the technology will be implemented within the instructional context. **Moodle learning management system will be the delivery system used.**
 * Document information management techniques: Describe how information related to this intervention strategy will be stored, accessed, and processed. This may include information that will be used for evaluation of the intervention. **See second link below, ppt presentaton.**
 * This first link is a draft of the OUSD Moodle site with the online Health course. Login in as a guest and you'll be able to navigate the site.**


 * This second link details a ppt. presentation that will be given to our school board in order to document the steps, along with a timeline of implementation etc.**

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Module 5 ** Moodle Cost - $0 Substitute cost- 6 teachers at 110/hr for subs x 5 full day meetings – 660.00 x 5 days + 3300.00 per year OUSD Curricular Writing time for 2 teachers – 100 hours each @ 27.99 per hour = $5598.00 Articulate Online Software – 499/mo. x 12 mos. = $11,586.00 Internet Explorer- $0 Adobe Flashplayer 9 or 10 - $0 Total ongoing/implementation cost – $20,484/yr. Researched possible delivery platforms (Plato, Moodle, Blackboard, etc.). Discussed policies/procedures, student access, student code of conduct, philosophy of e-learning for district, etc. Reviewed current use of Moodle by OHS teachers, enlisted them to help develop district online health requirement delivery model. Adobe's Flashplayer (version 9 or 10 recommended); link has been added in Moodle if students need to download Flashplayer Internet Explorer recommended for best compatibility Developed a prototype module for review and project development approval. Determined to use SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model). SCORM is a set of technical standards which specify how e-learning software should be built. It is the de facto industry standard for e-learning interoperability. It constrains a learner to a fixed set of paths through the training material, permit the learner to “bookmark” their progress when taking breaks, and assure the acceptability of test scores achieved by the learner. Tested and purchased //__Articulate Online__// to facilitate the transfer of hyperlinked buttons from Power Point to SCORM. Articulate Online is a new user-friendly hosted service that allows you to track how employees, customers and prospects interact with your e-learning courses, assessments and presentations. Determined HIV/AIDS requirement based on EdCode and CPM Monitoring, determined scope and sequence and developed lessons. Reviewed Contemporary Living HIV/AIDS curriculum and Plato HIV/AIDS curriculum. Developed lesson using PowerPoint and hyperlinks to navigate lesson. Developed review questions and quizzes for HIV/AIDS lessons. Addressed different learner modalities by incorporating video, oral and print materials. Tested online delivery systems with developed HIV/AIDS lessons. ** Lesson 1 ** – HIV/AIDS and its effects on the body ** Lesson 2 ** – Ways HIV/AIDS is transmitted ** Lesson 3 ** – Reducing the risk of HIV/AIDS infection ** Lesson 4 ** – HIV/AIDS public health issues ** Lesson 5 ** – Decision-making skills to avoid high risk activities ** Lesson 6 ** – Societal views of HIV/AIDS and Local resources for HIV testing and medical care Lesson 1 – Quiz 1 Lesson 2 – Quiz 2 Lesson 3 – Quiz 3 Lesson 4 – Quiz 4 Lesson 5 – Quiz 5 Lesson 6 – Quiz 6 Reference Page ** Competency Test ** (unlocked for students at testing center after successful completion of all lessons) Student outcomes at the beginning of lessons (TBD – to be developed) Interactive glossary Focused lessons Videos and weblinks integrated when appropriate Interactive built-in review Student friendly navigation Audio component to support struggling readers Includes Lesson Quiz Directions Four sets of answers per question to be rotated each time a student takes the quiz If any questions are missed, students will be linked to the beginning of the lesson for review (TBD) If all questions are correct, students will be linked to the next lesson (TBD) Immediate reinforcement: Pop-up stating the selected answer was correct/incorrect Student friendly navigation Adobe's Flashplayer (version 9 or 10 recommended); link has been added in Moodle if students need to download Flashplayer Internet Explorer recommended for best compatibility __ April 16 __ – Unit 1 SCORM and posted in Moodle __ April 23 __ – Finalize name of district Moodle site and make site accessible to developers __ May 17 __ – Complete Course SCORM and post in Moodle. Finalize course competency test __ May 17 __ – Develop student survey __ June 9 __ – Take course to CAC __ June 16 __ – Determine final test procedures __ June 16 __ – Develop OUSD Health Requirement information and procedures for students, parents, counselors and administrators __ June 16 __ – Pilot (current 9 th grade students) Pilot: 50 OHS and 50 from ECHS __July__ – Take with course outlines for Board approval __ July 30 __ – Final copy posted in district Moodle site __ August 26 __ – Inform all stakeholders (students, parents, board members, teachers, administrators) __ August 26 __ – Post information and procedures in School Loop __ August 26 __ – Upload 9 th and 10 th grade roster to Health Requirement course __ 2010-11 __ school year:
 * Financial and Budget Information **
 * Tentative budget for your intervention strategy, along with supporting documentation; consider technology purchases, personnel training, additional
 * support, and other considerations specific to your proposal.
 * Supporting documentation for your budget, including links to Web sites where purchases can be made and the costs of implementation.
 * Technical Development Process **
 * Curriculum Development Process **
 * Design Overview **
 * The OUSD Health Requirement includes six HIV/AIDS prevention lessons: **
 * Layout **
 * Introduction/Navigation **
 * Lesson Components **
 * Quiz Components **
 * Program Requirements **
 * Project Timeline/Assessment/Evaluation process **
 * Develop OUSD Policy for Online Learning
 * Take Policy for Online Learning for Board approval