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Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support is one area of the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020. This area focus on the leadership in order to implement and sustain technology innovation and improvement. The leadership of the campus and the district are the key players in order to create a shared vision and culture of change for the 21st century learner. At the national level in 2000, NCLB Title II Part D called for the enhancement of education through technology. Texas had already created a long term technology plan in 1996. In their updated 2006-2020 plan, they compared the campus levels of this area of leadership and administration. In 2005, 65% of the campuses were at the developing level of technology, 29% were at the advanced level, and 4%were at the target level. In the updated report in 2008, 49% of the campuses were at the developing level of technology, 45% were at the advanced technology level, and 4% were at the target level. In three years, there has been a 3% increase at the advanced level. Locally, we have had a difficult time with technology. We have struggled with our vision overall and whether the outcomes for integration are valid. Today, leadership and administration have wonderful ideas and vision for technology innovation, but they generally have roadblocks, such as funding, for implementation. Overall, the leadership, administration, and instructional support area seems to be growing in their vision, for technology but the report continues to comment about their lack of budgetary support. Without the proper resources, it is hard for campuses and districts to reach their vision for technology and learning.