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TERI Technology
Ecosystem Readiness
Index for K-12

The K-12 technology ecosystem — policy to practice to human development.

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One policy isn't a plan.

TERI is a self-assessment covering the full K-12 technology ecosystem — policy to practice to student development — across 35 checkpoints in 5 layers. A first run typically spans several sessions and short conversations with the people who own each domain; re-run annually to track movement.

AI policy, data governance, media balance, digital literacy, cognitive development, and family partnership often get addressed in different rooms, on different timelines, and by different people. The frameworks a district most trusts — CoSN for infrastructure, EDSAFE for AI policy process, Common Sense for curriculum, ISTE for standards — each give partial answers, and most districts end up with a patchwork that leaves gaps nobody audits.

Three things are surfacing this now. State compliance deadlines arrive on calendars that don't always line up with planning cycles. Board questions about technology — privacy, AI, screen time, equity — are sharper than they were a year ago, and they cut across the working groups that own each piece. Families want a coherent answer to "what is the school doing about all of this." Each of these calls for a way to see across the lanes.

TERI is the connection point: one instrument that audits the full K-12 technology ecosystem — policy to practice to student development — as one integrated system. It doesn't replace what your district already uses. It names where those pieces fit together.

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35
Checkpoints
5
Layers
Annual
Re-audit
What you'll do

For each checkpoint, pick the maturity level that best describes your district right now: Not Started, Emerging, Established, or Expanding. Not sure is always available — it flags the checkpoint for follow-up research without forcing a guess.

Definitions, rationale, and external resources sit in collapsed accordions on every checkpoint, so you can answer fast or read deep without switching modes.

A first run usually isn't a single sitting. Most districts work across a few sessions, check in briefly with the people who own each domain (policy, IT, curriculum, special education, family engagement), and capture the reasoning behind each level in the per-checkpoint notes — those notes travel with the report and carry the context forward to next year's re-audit.

Preview the five layers (optional — explore before starting)

This is a preview, not the assessment. Tap any layer to see the checkpoints inside; the audit itself begins when you click Start above.

Three indicators flag specific checkpoints
State law checkpoints where state requirements vary; verify current rules with your state agency or counsel.
Frontier checkpoints where the field has not yet developed mature K-12 practice. Reporting Not Started is honest, not failing.
Sustainability lens checkpoints where the district's procurement, infrastructure, classroom practice, or planning decisions carry meaningful environmental weight.
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Explore: Five layers. Thirty-five checkpoints.

Each checkpoint is a single domain-level question with four observable maturity levels: Not Started, Emerging, Established, Expanding. No composite score. The profile is the result.

Layer 1
Foundations (Policy, Data & Systems)
10 checkpoints
The board-level scaffolding: vision, AI policy and use guidelines, data governance, vendor vetting, online access, equity audits, technical infrastructure, and AI in administration. The layer every downstream decision rests on.
Layer 2
Curriculum & Instruction
7 checkpoints
Where the policies meet students. Digital and AI literacy scope and sequence, student agency over technology, academic integrity, assessment design in an AI era, early-childhood readiness, and the CS / CTE pathway.
Layer 3
Professional Practice
8 checkpoints
The adults' work: PD, coaching, student voice systems, teacher and administrator modeling, librarian and counselor capacity, and incident response readiness for AI- and tech-related events.
Layer 4
Environment & Culture
5 checkpoints
The classroom and building level: device policy compliance, device practice and classroom setup, screen-time norms, analog counterweights, and accessibility for students with disabilities.
Layer 5
Community & Continuity
5 checkpoints
The outward-facing layer: family partnership, community engagement, outcome tracking, continuous-improvement cycles, and cross-district and peer networks.
Understand: Five tiers, one ecosystem-wide audit.

TERI assigns a single named tier per district based on the audit profile. The tier is bounded by the maturity-level rubrics on each checkpoint and computed automatically from transparent count thresholds plus per-layer breadth gates — so districts cannot game it by adjusting one or two answers. Most districts running TERI for the first time will land at Audited or Developing. Operating, Leading, and Innovating reflect sustained ecosystem-level work.

Audited
Every checkpoint answered with a definite level. The district has named its position across the full ecosystem.
Developing
≥18 of 35 at Emerging or higher, with movement showing in at least 4 of 5 layers. Real movement past Not Started across the ecosystem.
Operating
≥15 at Established or Expanding; ≥1 Es+ in every layer; ≤5 Not Started. Working practice covers a substantial slice of the ecosystem; very few unaddressed gaps.
Leading
≥12 at Expanding; ≥20 at Established or Expanding; ≥1 Expanding in 4 of 5 layers; ≤5 NS. Substantial mature practice with leadership work across most of the ecosystem.
Innovating
≥20 at Expanding; ≥28 at Established or Expanding; ≥1 Expanding in every layer; ≤2 NS. Comprehensive ecosystem-level maturity across nearly the whole audit.

Frontier checkpoints — areas where K-12 has not yet developed mature practice — are reported honestly. The per-layer breadth gates and Not Started ceilings on every tier above Audited are calibrated so districts that honestly report Not Started on a few frontier items still have plenty of room to reach Operating or Leading.

In development

TERI is actively being refined as districts pilot it. Tier math, level definitions, and individual checkpoints may change between versions. Found an issue or want to weigh in? Email rebecca@prompt-ed.org — or read the status & feedback page.