1. ‌ ​District LEA Information                                                                                                    Page Last Modified: 02/09/2026‌

   I. District LEA Information

   1. What is the name of the district administrator responsible for entering the Instructional Technology Plan data?

      Timothy Dawkins

1. What is the title of the district administrator responsible for entering the Instructional Technology Plan data?

   
   

   Assistant Superintendent

For help with completing the plan, please visit ITP Resources on our website, contact your district's RIC, or email edtech@nysed.gov.

1. ‌ ​Strategic Technology Planning                                                                                            Page Last Modified: 04/01/2026

II. Strategic Technology Planning

1. What is the overall district mission?

   Our Distrct mission in South Glens Falls is to nurture a safe, welcoming learning environment that sparks individual passions, fosters a love of learning, and promotes lifelong success.

1. What is the vision statement that guides instructional technology use in the district?

   Our instructional vision in the South Glens Falls Central School District which guides all educational choices since the implementation of our district-wide Portrait of a Bulldog has been to ensure that we are creating diverse opportuities with the individual student in mind. Our core values associated with our vision are aligned to our six Portrait of a Bulldog attributes-

   • Adaptable Problem Solver: The skill of adaptable problem-solving is essential to confidently embracing challenges and seeking solutions in situations that are not anticipated.

   • Critical Thinker: Critical thinking is essential for fostering the ability to question, analyze, and evaluate information thoughtfully and independently, empowering students to develop problem-solving skills and make well-informed decisions.

   • Collaborative Learner: The experience of collaborative learning is important in teaching our students to communicate with one another, while understanding, appreciating, and respecting the perspective and ideas of others.

   • Responsible Citizen: Responsible citizenship leads to the understanding that our actions impact our lives and the lives of others.

   • Empathetic Influencer: Influential empathy is necessary in supporting the backgrounds and experiences of other people, promoting a sense of belonging, and encouraging our students to contribute to their own growth and the growth of their communities.

   • Creative Innovator: The development of creative innovation allows our students to live and work with visionary skill sets that are

   adaptable in an ever-changing world.

1. At the start of the 2026-27 school year, will the district provide a dedicated mobile device for every student in all grades?

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1. ‌Digital Content – The District uses standards-based, accessible digital content that supports all curricula for all learners.

   The district has met this goal:

   
   

   Significantly

1. Digital Use – The District’s learners, teachers, and administrators are proficient in the use of technology for learning.

   The district has met this goal:

   
   

   Fully

1. Digital Capacity and Access – The District’s technology infrastructure supports learning and teaching in all of the District’s environments.

   The district has met this goal:

   
   

   Fully

1. Leadership – The District Instructional Technology Plan is in alignment with the Statewide Learning Technology Plan vision.

   The district has met this goal:

   
   

   Fully

1. Accountability – District-level information is posted on the District website, is easy to access, and is easily understood. Information provided includes the results achieved by the District in their efforts to enable students to build knowledge, master skills, and grasp opportunities for a better life.

The district has met this goal:

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1. ‌In 1 – 2 sentences provide an instructional technology goal for your district.

   By the end of this three year cycle, the district will implement a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Ethics program for all K-8 students, including EL learners and special education students, supported by PK-5 STEM teachers and middle school technology

   classes, in order to enhance critical thinking and creativity, achieve 100% student access to a rich digital literacy curriculum, and provide equitable technology access for students lacking home internet. The implementation of this goal will begin with robust professional

   learning for staff designated to deliver AI literacy instruction starting in the 2026-27 school year.

1. Choose the topic that best aligns to your instructional technology goal.

   
   

   Other

2B. If you chose Other, please describe.

1. Target Student Population(s). Check all that apply.

   
   

   All students

   Early Learning (Pre-K -3) Elementary/intermediate Middle School

   High School

   Students with Disabilities English Language Learners

   Students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers, or children of such workers

   Students experiencing homelessness and/or housing insecurity

   Economically disadvantaged students Students between the ages of 18-21 Students who are targeted for dropout

   prevention or credit recovery programs

   Students who do not have adequate access to computing devices and/or high-speed internet at their places of residence

   Students who do not have internet access at their place of residence

   Students in foster care

   Students in juvenile justice system settings Vulnerable populations/vulnerable students Other (please identify in Question 3a, below)

   
   

   Teachers/Teacher Aides Administrators

   Parents/Guardians/Families/School Community Technology Integration Specialists

   Other

2. Additional Target Population(s). Check all that apply.

   
   

   80,000.00

1. Estimated cost of this goal/priority over the three-year plan? Round to the nearest thousand if exact figures are not yet known.

   
   

   BOCES Co-Ser purchase

   Instructional Aid Materials

2. What is the potential funding source(s) and/or purchasing mechanism(s) for this expenditure over all three years of the plan? Can check multiple options.

   
   

   
   

   Capital Project District Public Bond

   Distrcit Operating Budget E-Rate

   Grants

   Instructional Resources Aid Smart Schools Bond Act Technology Reserve Fund Title Funds

   Other

3. Optional: If you would like to add an action plan for this goal list the action steps below.

For help with completing the plan, please visit ITP Resources on our website, contact your district's RIC, or email edtech@nysed.gov.

1. ‌In 1 – 2 sentences provide a second instructional technology goal for your district.

   The district will expand its staff microcredential program to encourage all faculty, administrators, and student support staff to complete at least one educational technology, AI-focused, and innovative instructional practices microcredentials — increasing participation from 2% currently to 10% in year 1, 15% in year 2, and 20% by the end of the 2028–29 school year — in order to deepen alignment with our school district's core values, build in-house expertise, and ensure equitable access to professional learning by providing paid completion stipends. Students will benefit directly from teacher access to high-quality, personalized learning experiences, and increased understanding of innovative, Portrait of a Graduate aligned instructional practices.

1. Choose the topic that best aligns to your instructional technology goal.

   
   

   Professional Development

1. Target Student Population(s). Check all that apply.

   
   

   All students

   Early Learning (Pre-K -3) Elementary/intermediate Middle School

   High School

   Students with Disabilities English Language Learners

   Students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers, or children of such workers

   Students experiencing homelessness and/or housing insecurity

   Economically disadvantaged students Students between the ages of 18-21 Students who are targeted for dropout

   prevention or credit recovery programs

   Students who do not have adequate access to computing devices and/or high-speed internet at their places of residence

   Students who do not have internet access at their place of residence

   Students in foster care

   Students in juvenile justice system settings Vulnerable populations/vulnerable students Other (please identify in Question 3a, below)

   
   

   Teachers/Teacher Aides Administrators

   Parents/Guardians/Families/School Community Technology Integration Specialists

   Other

2. Additional Target Population(s). Check all that apply.

   
   

   47,000.00

1. Estimated cost of this goal/priority over the three-year plan? Round to the nearest thousand if exact figures are not yet known.

   
   

   BOCES Co-Ser purchase

   Capital Project

   Instructional Aid Materials

   Instructional Resources Aid

2. What is the potential funding source(s) and/or purchasing mechanism(s) for this expenditure over all three years of the plan? Can check multiple options.

   
   

   
   

   District Public Bond Distrcit Operating Budget E-Rate

   Grants

   Smart Schools Bond Act Technology Reserve Fund Title Funds

   Other

3. Optional: If you would like to add an action plan for this goal list the action steps below.

For help with completing the plan, please visit ITP Resources on our website, contact your district's RIC, or email edtech@nysed.gov.

1. ‌In 1-2 sentences provide a third instructional technology goal for your district.

   With district funding and targeted professional development, the district will establish a comprehensive 6–12 computer science pathway—adding middle school outreach, guaranteed introductory seats, and a coherent HS sequence of traditional programming, AI-assisted coding, and cybersecurity—within three years in order to align with the NYS Portrait of a Graduate and NYSED pathway requirements, increase female student representation in CS courses from ~5% (3 of 58 students) to 15%, and ensure equitable participation by providing mentorship, female-focused recruitment, reserved seats, targeted teacher training, and take-home technology and connectivity supports.

1. Choose the topic that best aligns to your instructional technology goal.

   
   

   Other

2B. If you chose Other, please describe.

1. Target Student Population(s). Check all that apply.

   
   

   All students

   Early Learning (Pre-K -3) Elementary/intermediate Middle School

   High School

   Students with Disabilities English Language Learners

   Students who are migratory or seasonal farmworkers, or children of such workers

   Students experiencing homelessness and/or housing insecurity

   Economically disadvantaged students Students between the ages of 18-21 Students who are targeted for dropout

   prevention or credit recovery programs

   Students who do not have adequate access to computing devices and/or high-speed internet at their places of residence

   Students who do not have internet access at their place of residence

   Students in foster care

   Students in juvenile justice system settings Vulnerable populations/vulnerable students Other (please identify in Question 3a, below)

   
   

   Teachers/Teacher Aides Administrators

   Parents/Guardians/Families/School Community Technology Integration Specialists

   Other

2. Additional Target Population(s). Check all that apply.

   
   

   50,000.00

1. Estimated cost of this goal/priority over the three-year plan? Round to the nearest thousand if exact figures are not yet known.

   
   

2. What is the potential funding source(s) and/or purchasing mechanism(s) for this expenditure over all three years of the plan? Can check multiple options.

   
   

   
   

   BOCES Co-Ser purchase Capital Project

   District Public Bond Distrcit Operating Budget E-Rate

   Grants

   Instructional Aid Materials Instructional Resources Aid Smart Schools Bond Act Technology Reserve Fund Title Funds

   Other

3. Optional: If you would like to add an action plan for this goal list the action steps below.

   	Action Step	Action Step - Description
   Action Step 1	(No Response)	(No Response)
   Action Step 2	(No Response)	(No Response)
   Action Step 3	(No Response)	(No Response)
   Action Step 4	(No Response)	(No Response)
   Action Step 5	(No Response)	(No Response)
   Action Step 6	(No Response)	(No Response)
   Action Step 7	(No Response)	(No Response)
   Action Step 8	(No Response)	(No Response)

   
   

4. Would you like to list a fourth goal?

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1. ‌NYSED Initiatives Alignment

   • Instructional technology is embedded district-wide to support standards-aligned instruction, personalize learning, and ensure equitable access so every student can develop the Portrait of a Graduate competencies (creative innovator, critical thinker, adaptable problem solver, empathetic influencer, responsible citizen, and collaborative learner). Technology will be integrated into teaching and learning through curriculum-aligned digital lessons (K–8 AI/digital literacy, MS tech, HS tech and CS pathway), other project-based activities, and opportunities to develop digital portfolios so students can create, collaborate, and demonstrate mastery in multiple formats.

   • As a Google school with multiple other available interactive tech platforms, our teachers will continue to use technology to facilitate instruction, differentiate, give timely feedback, and run assessments. To provide multiple pathways for access and participation, the district will continue to offer differentiated tools, multilingual and accessibility supports, varied assessment modes, one-to-one devices, and offline-capable resources so students without reliable home internet can engage “everywhere, all the time.” Measurable targets will link technology use to outcomes ensuring sustained improvement in student performance and equitable learning

   opportunities.

1. How will the district's use of instructional technology support a comprehensive and sustained effort to improve student performance and academic standards, while also addressing the need to provide equitable learning opportunities “everywhere, all the time” (National Technology Plan)?

   
   

   
   

   Yes. Our district operates a full-time virtual instruction program.

   Yes. One or more of our students will attend a program operated by a BOCES or another public school district. None of our students will participate in a full-time virtual instruction program.

   Other

2. At the start of the 2026-27 school year, will the district offer full-time virtual instruction to any students? (Select all that apply)

   
   

   
   

   Yes

1. If the district files or has filed a Smart Schools Investment Plan (SSIP) to apply for Smart Schools Bond Act funds, all responses in this survey align with the district’s response to any related question(s) in the SSIP.

   
   

   For help with completing the plan, please visit ITP Resources on our website, contact your district's RIC, or email edtech@nysed.gov.

   
   

1. ‌Administrative Management Plan

   1. Staff Plan

      	District Employed Staff (FTE)	Staff Contracted Through Vendor or BOCES (FTE)
      District Technology Leadership	1.00	0.00
      Instructional Support	1.00	0.00
      Technical Support	3.00	2.00
      Totals:	5.00	2.00

      Provide the Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) count, as of plan submission date, of all staff whose primary responsibility is delivering technology integration training and support and/or technical support.

      
      

      
      

      Not Applicable

1. Has the school district provided for the loan of instructional computer hardware to students legally attending nonpublic schools pursuant to Education Law, section 754?

   
   

   https://www.sgfcsd.org/page/technology

1. Districts are required to post an Instructional Technology Plan on their website. Please provide the URL link as evidence of this requirement.

   
   

   For help with completing the plan, please visit ITP Resources on our website, contact your district's RIC, or email edtech@nysed.gov.

   
   

1. ‌Established EdTech Programs

   Digital Citizenship

   1. Please choose one or more topics that reflect an innovative educational technology program that has been implemented with and for students for at least two years at a building or district level. Use “Other” to share a topic that is not on the list.

For help with completing the plan, please visit ITP Resources on our website, contact your district's RIC, or email edtech@nysed.gov.