D. Kent King                                                                            Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Commissioner of Education                                                                                                                                          P.O.  Box 480
                                                                                                                                                   Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0480
                                                                                            N = 2253                                                http://www.dese.mo.gov/

Please complete this census form to reflect building status as of March 1.
It is recommended that you make a copy of the completed census for your files. 
If you have questions, please call (573) 751-8247 or e-mail: instrtech@dese.mail.mo.gov
 

1.)  Does your school building have a technology plan?  _1879 (84%) yes  _374 (17%) no   (If no, skip to #2)
       If yes,
       A.   Is the school plan part of the district plan? _1929 (86%)  yes  _324 (14%)   no

       B.  Does your School building technology plan cover the following?  (Check ALL that apply)
             83%Hardware/Peripherals               81%_School Computer Software      73%_Internal Connections 
             65%_Review Requirement              82%_Staff Training                             78% Curriculum Integration
             73%_Maintenance of Equipment    48%   External Connections    47% Capacity of the School’s Electrical Wiring
             _8% Assistive technology devices and services 

       C.  Is your district technology plan for: 3%_ 1 year  _52%  2–4 years   34%  5 or more years.    
            Year plan last revised   2000 (over 50%)

2.)  Who was involved in developing, implementing and evaluating the school building technology plan?   (Check ALL that
       apply)
            81%Technology Team                                85%_Principal                                     85%Teachers             
           51%Instructional Technology Contact     32%_Business Representatives       61% Parents                
           73%Library Media Specialist                      25%  Curriculum Staff / Consultant
                                 Other:  5% Students,  1% District Administration

3.)  Does your school building have a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)? 1914 (85%) yes  
       339 (15%) no                                                                        
      If yes, is technology a component? 75% yes  25% no 

4.)     Does your school “partner” with a business or higher education institution to support technology?  659 (29%) yes 
        71%_no 
       If yes, who? 418 Colleges/Universities, 190 Technology-related business, 136 Other business/industry, 
       42 Public entities
 

  5.)  Who is responsible for technical training and/or support of staff in your school building?   (Check ALL that apply)
            91%District Staff              33% School Classified Staff                 68% School Certificated Staff 
           48%Outside Vendor(s)     16%_Contractors Agreement             19% Regional Centers/RPDC’s                                      
            7%_Students                     4%__Parents/Community Members      1%  No One  

6.)       Please estimate the number of staff FTE responsible for technical training and support needs of you school building’s
         staff. 
         District-level staff _7337 total (3.25 average)                    Building-level staff _1818 total (.8 average)

7.)      Please rank your educational technology training priorities for this school building’s faculty.  (1=high 2=medium 3=low) 
               1=53% 2=32% 3=15% Basic Computer Operations      1=19% 2=45% 3=36%Hypermedia Operations   
               1=41% 2=48% 3=12% Evaluating INTERNET Information    1=45% 2=41% 3=14%Word Processing  
               1=22% 2=43% 3=37%  LAN Applications/Resources     1=68% 2=27% 3=5%Instructional Delivery w/Instr. Tech. 
               1=18% 2=50% 3=32%Database Applications     1=47% 2=45% 3=8%INTERNET Applications 
               1=60% 2=35% 3=5% Curriculum Develop. w/Education Tech.     1=13% 2=45% 3=42% Assistive technology 
               training   
               Other: E-mail operations, multimedia _

8.)      Please rank the professional development needs of the school building’s technical support staff?  (1=high  2=medium 
         3=low) 
         1=43% 2=42% 3=15%Technology Planning                  1=33% 2=34% 3=35%Network/Wiring  
         1=27% 2=42% 3=31%Procurement                                  1=70% 2=26% 3=4%Curriculum Integration   
         1=25% 2=44% 3=31%Budget Planning                           1=20% 2=52% 3=28% Database Management   
         1=34% 2=48% 3=18%Community Awareness/PR         1=36% 2=43% 3=21%LAN applications  
         1=20% 2=41% 3=40%Distance Learning    

9.)      How many hours per school year does your school building offer or schedule professional development to upgrade
        technology and computer skills in the following areas?  

 10.)    Are your teachers required to demonstrate technology skills for employment or continued employment with your
          school?                        
          _379 (17%)_yes    _1874 (83%)__no 
        If yes, how are they evaluated?  (Check ALL that apply)
          82 Transcripts                                   119 Hands-on Evaluation               129 Professional Development  Hours  
          Other:  30—Interviews,   23—Observations,  22—Assessments,  18—Regular Evaluation/PBTE

11.)   Please estimate the percentage of principal(s), teachers, and technological support staff in your school building in each
        skill level in terms of  their use of technology.

12.)    During the current school year, how many days has your school scheduled for professional development activities
 where teachers can learn/upgrade their technology and computer skills? 6304 total (average 2.8)
 

13.)    Compared to the last school year, do you think the number of scheduled professional days for technical training will:   
   _41 (2%) Decrease        _922 (53%) Remain the same        774 (45%) Increase   
 

 14.)    Who is responsible for technical maintenance and/or support of hardware in your school building? (Check ALL that
           apply) 
           _91%__District Staff    _31%__School Classified Staff      54%School Certificated Staff     
            3%Parents/Community Members    _62%__Outside Vendors   _3%__Regional Centers/RPDC’s    
           _11%__Students      25% Contractors   0%_No one                                           
   

15.)   Please estimate the number of staff FTE responsible for technical maintenance and support of hardware in your school
building._3992 total (average 1.78)

16.)   Please identify the number of computers by type that are currently in use in the following locations within your school
building:

              TOTAL = 237,115 

17.)  How many of these personal computers in your school building are running the following: