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2015-2016 (Year 1) BrightBytes Survey Results
BrightBytes SurveyThe BrightBytes Survey is designed to assess four areas of educational technology: Classroom, Access, Skills, and Environment (CASE). The CASE framework identifies these four areas as essential factors affecting the improvement of learning through the use of technology.In the Spring of 2014, North Allegheny School District administered the BrightBytes survey to students in grades 3 - 12 along with K - 12 educators. Four separate surveys were administered: an elementary student survey for grades 3 - 5; a middle school survey for students in grades 6 - 8; a high school student survey for grades 9 - 12; and a teacher/administrator survey. The results of the survey designated North Allegheny as "Proficient" with a score of 1035 on a five-level CASE maturity scale: Beginning, Emerging, Proficient, Advanced, and Exemplary. The maturity score highlights an organization’s technology readiness and use in each of the framework’s domains, indicators, and variables.In the Spring of 2016, the District re-adminstered the survey to students in grades 3 - 12, K - 12 educators, and parents of NA students. As displayed below, the District was once again designated in the "Proficient." However, District's overall score increased by 36 points to 1071. NA's 2016 overall score is higher than the national and Pennsylvania scores as are all four domains scores. In 2014, the District scores were below the current state and national scores. The greatest area of growth between the 2014 and 2016 surveys is in the area of Access (79 points), which is related to the FOCUS 2020 devices and the network upgrades to increase bandwidth and the expansion of wi-fi services.
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CASE Score with National and Pennsylvania Benchmarks
District CASE Domain TrendsGraph not available for Grades 6, 9, and 10Click a graphic for a larger view
CASE Domain: Classroom
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CASE Domain: Access
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CASE Domain: Skills
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CASE Domain: EnvironmentClick a graphic for a larger view
Highlights: Professional Development
Highlights: Curriculum
Highlights: 21st Century Skills
Highlight: Tech Support
About the BrightBytes Survey
At the heart of BrightBytes is the CASE framework, a tool used by thousands of schools to improve the impact of technology on student learning. CASE is a research-based framework outlining the essential factors schools need in order to improve learning through the use of technology.There are four domains: Classroom, Access, Skills, and Environment. These are the essential factors needed for successful implementation of technology in the classroom. As shown below, each domain consists of success indicators – these are the areas from which the questions asked of educators, students, and parents are rooted. For more information about the BrightBytes survey please read the CASE Framework and Question Alignment resource.