The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership's services include:
- Providing professional development focused on digital school leadership for education administrators in the areas of data-driven decision making, integrating technology into standards-based curriculum, technology planning, professional development needs of staff, financial planning for technology, and operations and maintenance. Professional development is conducted through a series of workshops provided by TICAL cadre members throughout the state as well as through online presentations and discussion groups on the project's Web site.
- Maintaining a Web portal that features hundreds of resources that have been reviewed and recommended by practicing administrators to assist with digital school leadership. The portal is frequently augmented with current content that provides just-in-time assistance for administrators.
- Organizing and linking resources to specific areas of interest, such as the Technology Standards for School Administrators (as adopted by the International Society for Technology in Education) and the Assembly Bill 75 Principal Training Program.
- Presenting information about TICAL at stakeholder organizations and groups.
- Contributing informational articles that promote digital school leadership to professional publications.
- Collecting, analyzing, and using quantitative and qualitative data that may be used to modify the project, as necessary, to meet constituents' needs.
Questions regarding the project may be directed to Michael Simkins (msimkins@santacruz.k12.ca.us) in the Santa Cruz County Office of Education at 831-477-5501.
