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1999 Missouri School District Computing Census

Missouri Census of Technology School District Census - 1999


Index

Planning

Training

Hardware and Support

Internet Connectivity - Distance Learning

Technology Funding

Technology Usage

Year 2000 Compliance
 

PLANNING:

1. Does your DISTRICT have a technology plan? 96% Yes 4% No

If Yes, A. Does your district technology plan cover the following? (Check all that apply)
98% Hardware/Peripherals 93% School Computer Software 89% Internal Connections
76% Review Requirement 98% Staff Training 88% Curriculum Integration
83% Maintenance of Equipment 67% External Conditions 53% Capacity of the school’s electrical wiring 
B. Is your DISTRICT technology plan for: 3% 1 year   45% 2-4 years  52% 5 or more years

Year plan last revised: The modal response was "1998" (42%)

 2. Who is involved in the district decision-making related to technology acquisition and use? (Check all that apply)
 
84% Technology Team 73% School Board Members
57% Instructional Technology Director 82% Library Media Specialist 
12% Director: Management Information Systems 20% Chief financial officer
26% Consultants 17% Other 
90% Superintendent 67% Parents
31% Curriculum Director 90% Teachers
89% Principals 18% Business partners

3. Is technology a component in your Comprehensive School Improvement Plan?

95% Yes   5% No

4. Does your district "partner" with a business or higher education institution to support technology?
27% Yes  73% No.
 


TRAINING:
 

5. Who is responsible for technical maintenance and/or support of hardware in your district? (Check all that apply)

73% District staff 17% School classified staff 69% Outside vendors

5% Parents/community members 22% Contractor’s agreement

3% Regional centers/units 13% Students 0% No one

51% School certified staff

 6. If your district were to receive technical assistance for educational technology, what would your training priorities for the person(s) in #5 be? (1-high 2=medium 3=low). Please circle best response.
 
(44%)=1 (40%)=2 (16%)=3 Technology planning (20%)=1 (56%)=2 (24%)=3 Community awareness/PR
(20%)=1 (39%)=2 (41%)=3 Budget planning (72%)=1 (21%)=2 (7%)=3 Curriculum integration
(24%)=1 (48%)=2 (28%)=3 Procurement (33%)=1 (58%)=2 (9%)=3 Information systems
(45%)=1 (35%)=2 (20%)=3 Network/wiring (73%)=1 (22%)=2 (5%)=3 Instructional integration
(33%)=1 (41%)=2 (26%)=3 Basic operations

 

7. Are your teachers required to demonstrate technology skills for new or continued employment with your district?

7% Yes 93% No.

If yes, how are they evaluated (check all that apply): 2% Transcripts

4% Hands-on evaluation 4% Professional development hours 3% Other  See appendices

 8. Please estimate the percentage of administrators in your administrative building/district office(s) at each skill level in the use of technology. 25% Beginner 59% Intermediate 16% Advanced
 
 

HARDWARE AND SUPPORT:
 

9. Please estimate the total number of FTE responsible for technical maintenance and support of hardware?

District-level staff: Mean=2.0 School-level staff: Mean=2.5 10. Please identify the number of computers, by type, that are currently in use in your administrative building/administrative office(s).

Apple/Macs
 
AppleII/Iie/GS
Mac 68000
Mac 20/30
Mac 40
Mac Power PC
IMAC
Mac power book
281
61
144
188
708
97
253

IBM Compatible
 
386 or earlier
486
Pentium 586
Pentium MMX
Pentium II
Pentium Pro 686
PC laptops
433
1910
2412
2239
2260
78
494

11. How many of the these personal computers are running:

(PC): Windows 3.1 or earlier 1520 (15% of IBMs) Windows 95 7179 (73% of IBMs) Windows 98 1060 (11% of IBMs) Windows NT 143 (1% of IBMs)(MAC): OS 7.5x 173 (10% (14% of MACs)

OS 7.6x 249 (14% of MACs) OS 7.8x or later 661 (38% of MACs)

 12. Regarding your technology plan, how many computers will be purchased for the administrative building/administrative office(s)?: (State total followed by district mean) PCs: This school year? 877 (2) Next year? 1074 (2)

Future years? 1336 (3)

MACs: This school year? 106 (.2) Next year? 93 (.18)

Future years? 105 (.2)

 13. Please estimate how many of the following your district plans to purchase FOR YOUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS in the next 2 years. (State total followed by district mean) 823 (2) Interactive whiteboards 805 (2) Interactive whiteboard projectors

35,933 (69) Computers 12,396 (24) Computer upgrades

 INTERNET CONNECTIVITY -- DISTANCE LEARNING

14. Do the administrative building/administrative office(s) have a direct link to the Internet (dedicated connection – NOT dial-up?) (totals may not add to 100% due to rounding)

85% Yes 15% No

If yes, what is the bandwidth capacity? (check all that apply) 77% T1

23% 56 kbps 2% Cable modem 2% Other (please specify)
 

 15. Do the administrative building/administrative office(s) have a local area network (LAN)? 82% Yes 18% No

If yes:

A. How many total computers are connected to the LAN? 15975 Computers

B. How many of the above computers are servers? 529 (3%)

C. What operating system does your server(s) use? (check all that apply and indicate how many)

113 Windows NT how many 379 294 NOVELLE how many 2952

32 Apple Share how many 270 48 Other (please specify) See appendices

 16. Are your administrative building/administrative office(s) and school buildings connected to each other by a Wide Area Network (WAN)? 46% Yes 44% No If yes, how many buildings are currently connected? 1556

How many buildings remain to be connected? 169

 17. Does your administrative building/administrative office(s) have at least one office equipped for two-way interactive video/audio communications with other locations? 7% Yes 93% No A. If yes, check all that apply. 68%, n=26 Full motion video capability

32%, n=12 Compressed video capability

B. If yes, How many of the following video links are there in your district buildings?

One-way video w/two-way audio or PC link 4%, n=39

Two-way video and audio 1%, n=38

 18. Does your district require parents’ signatures before students can access the Internet?

(indicate yes with a check mark)

63% Elementary 74% MS/Jr. High 69% High school
 
  TECHNOLOGY FUNDING:
 

19. Amount for which items were purchased or budgeted: (State total followed by district mean in parentheses)
 
ITEMS PURCHASED OR BUDGETED
Last FY
Current FY
Next FY
Computer & peripheral hardware (modems, printers, CD-ROM)
$36,674,750 ($71,351)
$43,321,919 ($178,251)
$33,742,,022 ($65,391)
Instructional software for classroom use
$5,549,295 ($10,838)
$7,075,765 ($13,659)
$5,227,178 ($10,149)
Professional development for educational technology
$3,289,377 ($6,437)
$3,991,114 ($7,734)
$3,412,493 ($6,626)
Internet charges
$1,590,353 ($3,082)
$1,631,986 ($3,156)
$1,382,099 ($2,673)
Distance learning (cable TV, satellite, etc.)
$2,098,067 ($4,154)
$2,250,309 ($4,473)
$2,109,005 ($4,103)
Service and/or support
$6,176,113 ($11,923)
$7,875,227 ($15,115)
$8,147,120 ($16,300)

 

20. Did your district apply for the E-rate discount for the 12-month period of July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000? 60% Yes 40% No

If yes, what is the estimated value of your discount? State=$13,901,413 District mean= $45,879 21. Has your district purchased technology products or services off of the Missouri Prime Vendor Contract? 4% Yes 96% No If yes, in what percentage of your core content areas? 26%, n=20 (mean of the 20 respondents answering this question)
 
  TECHNOLOGY USAGE:
 

22. Has your district incorporated technology into your curriculum guides and academic

standards? 73% Yes 27% No

If yes, in what percent of your core content areas? 51% (mean of the 382 respondents answering this question) 23. Does your district have any technology proficiency requirements for students to pass to the next level? 16% Yes 84% No 24. What district information can be accessed from an outside location via the Internet? (check all that apply 46% District calendar 38% School board members 6% School board agenda & minutes 44% District staff 15% District newsletter

9% District curriculum 22% Student work

31% Annual report of school district data 22% Other (please specify) see appendices

 25. Please estimate the total staff FTE responsible for the training and support of teachers in integrating the use of technology into curriculum and instruction. District-level staff: Mean=2 School-level staff: Mean=7 26. Please indicate the total number of email accounts provided by the district for each user group (state sum followed by district mean in parentheses.).
 
User group
# of email accounts: state (district means)
Students
50,908 (98) students
Teachers
45,370 (87) teachers
Administrators
64 (12) administrators

 

27. Please estimate the percent of the district’s 6th graders who are computer literate (able to perform basic computer operations)? 69.91%

28. Does the district have its own mail server or plan to install one?

60% Yes 40% No (District mean percentages)

If yes, what email software do (or will) you use? See appendices

 29. Does the district have its own web server or plan to install one? 52% Yes 48% No (District mean percentages)

If yes, what web software do (or will) you use? See appendices

 30. Does the district have its own proxy server or plan to install one? 28% Yes 72% No (District mean percentages)

If yes, what proxy software do (or will) you use? See appendices

 31. Does the district have its own firewall or plan to install one? 39% Yes 61% No (District mean percentages)

If yes, what firewall software do (or will) you use? See appendices
 

 YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE:
 

32. Does your district have a written plan for achieving year 2000 compliance?

23% Yes 77% No

If yes, what is the projected cost?

State total= $3,278,122District average= $6,440

If yes, who is involved (check all that apply)?

District 28% Consultant 11% Vendor15% Other 2%   See appendices

 33. Please indicate the status of the following phases of Y2K planning in your district. (District mean percentages)
 
Y2K Phase
 COMPLETE IN-PROCESS DON’T KNOW
Awareness (Y2K information gathering and dissemination)
46%
50%
4%
Assessment (identifying systems needing repair/replacing)
25%
70%
5%
Renovation (fixing systems)
7%
78%
15%
Validation (successful testing after renovation/replacement)
5%
72%
23%
Implementation (using renovated/replaced systems)
5%
71%
24%

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