Opinion on Long Range Plan

I think the are of teacher preparation is very important for the success of technology in school. This area is mastered when there are regular technology-supported learner-centered projects. There is verticla alighntmen of Technology Applications TEKS and anytime, anywhere use of online resources. Administrators ensure integration of appropriate technology. One-hundred percent of educators meet SBEC standards. Thirty percent or more of budget allocated for professional development.
The district I am in has progressed by setting goals for professional development. Each teacher must have a certain amount of professional develpoment hours in technology. As far as the state goes they are also progressing by supplying schools with enough supplies and technology to put the computer student ratio at a level that is acceptable to the goals set in the long range plan. The nation is also making sure that enough funding is being provided to the states so they can create an enviroment that is technologically rich. The same trends are being followed on the district, state and national scale as far as trends go. Teachers agree that technology is very important to today's learners. However, there is still a lot of difficulty in getting some teachers to agree to the actual change.
I think that very important to have some form of accountablity that shows that these professional developments are being put into place. If the district and state is spending time training the teachers the students need to be paying off from it.