Reflecting on "setting the Stage" for Enterprise Architecture–Module 13

Given issues of interoperability, the need to automate educational processes, the growing need for components within the Enterprise to work together, as well as educational demands for student achievement, emphasis on big data, compliance with privacy laws, the need to reduce redundancy in applications, and the accountability piece (LCAP), the district educational plan needs to be integrated with the technology plan and not in isolation from it. In terms of SDUSD, there is starting to be improved communication and transparency between these departments (see Integrated Technology Support Services chart above), which is necessary both from a cost and efficiency standpoint and to avoid potential pitfalls as old systems are retired or modified and new systems are deployed. A recent area where I am observing an increase in communication and an attempt to integrate education and technology plans in the district is the alignment of the district’s vision 2020 and LCAP. The SDUSD development of the LCAP, the process involved, and its implementation appears to provide an opportunity for more groups/stakeholders to get involved and appears to be more transparent. The monthly updates on its implementation, which I mentioned in a previous post, are definitely refreshing. From what I can tell, there still needs to be better alignment between i21Now and the LCAP. In terms of curriculum and instruction, the Curriculum Office of Leadership and Learning is just now beginning to look to those from the Educational Technology Team for assistance. This was definitely not the case at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.

References:

Education Enterprise Architecture Guidebook, Section 1 (p.15, pp.21-26) and Appendix B Resources for Documentation of Current and Future States. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/implementation-support-unit/tech-assist/education-architecture-guidebook.pdf