Core Values:

• Foothill College - Honesty, Integrity, Trust, Openness, Forgiveness
  
• Krause Center for Innovation - Each student's success is vital to our mission

KCI Objective:

• Our objective is to ensure that every K-14 teacher can teach using technology and every student has the skills to be a productive part of a technology-literate work force

Strategic Goals:

• Disseminate success through articles and conference presentations
• Build partnerships with other educational organizations
• Focus on technological foundation of educators

KCI Tactics:

• Provide a state of the art facility to house KCI activities
• Provide a series of technology classes to address current needs of K-12 educators
• Offer Educator Scholarship Programs
• Create a cadre of educational technology leaders
• Employ a small administrative staff to ensure the KCI programs are well run and cost effective

Critical Issues :

• U.S. students frequently graduate without skills to compete in today's technology-driven world.
  
• Silicon valley students frequently lack access to needed technology tools and classrooms
  
• Students need teachers and schools that provide the opportunity for effective integration of technology and collaborative teamwork with everyday curriculum
  
• More than 3.5 million teachers in this country are not technologically literate

KCI's Role in Fixing Critical Issues:

• KCI's programs educate educators on how to best integrate technology into their curriculum
  
• Ongoing evaluation of current KCI programs indicates students have made significant measurable educational gains as a result of the skills teachers have learned at KCI

Five-year Planning Priorities:

• Continue to develop, formalize and access technology integration programs
  
• Partner with local school districts
• Fundraising program to create:
  • academic chair to support current teacher in residence position
  • campaign to support teacher scholarships
• Secure funding for hardware, software and upgrading of facility
• Enhance and expanding Learning In New Media Classrooms (LINC) course offerings
• Ensure KCI has leadership and talent needed to complete the mission
• Conduct evaluations to ensure KCI is meeting its objectives

KCI Programs:

• Four training and coaching programs
  • FastTech technology-based classes
  • KCI Merit Program
    • 3 week summer institute plus a 1-year follow-up program
  • KCI Merit Program Fellows
    • Multi-school, multi-grade project teams