Idaho Commission for Libraries

Technology Plan Checklist

Develop a Technology Plan - SLD

If a Technology Plan is required, it must be approved by ICFL. Please see Technology Plan Approval Process.

Successful technology plans align the overall education or library service improvement objectives with the following five criteria. To qualify as an approved Technology Plan for a Universal Service Program discount, the plan must meet these criteria. It is critical that technology planning not be viewed or treated as a separate exercise dealing primarily with hardware and telecommunications infrastructure. There must be connections between the proposed physical infrastructure of the information technology and the plan for professional development, curriculum reform, and library service improvements.

____ The plan establishes clear goals and a realistic strategy for using telecommunications and information technology to improve education or library services.

____ The plan has a professional development strategy to ensure that staff know how to use the new technologies to improve education or library services.

____ The plan includes an assessment of the telecommunication services, hardware, software, and other services that will be needed to improve education or library services.

____ The plan provides for a sufficient budget to acquire and maintain the hardware, software, professional development, and other services that will be needed to implement the strategy for improved education or library services.

____ The plan includes an evaluation process that enables the school or library to monitor progress toward the specified goals and make mid-course corrections in response to new developments and opportunities as they arise.

The Idaho Commission for Libraries staff use this exact checklist to review technology plans. See the Schools and Libraries website and Core Elements of a Technology Plan for further information on developing technology plans.