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                                                                                                                                                 Appendix B
D. Kent King                                                                                  Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Commissioner of Education                                                                                                                                               P.O.  Box 480
                                                                                                                                                                Jefferson City, MO  65102-0480
                                                                                N = 2128                                                                   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?  1819 (85%)_yes  _309 (15%)  no   (If no, skip to #2)  (N=2128)
       If yes,
       A.   Is the school building technology plan part of the district plan? _1783 (84%)__yes  _345 (16%)__no
      B.   Does your School building technology plan cover the following?  (Check ALL that apply)
              82% Hardware/Peripherals              79% School Computer Software      66%_Internal Connections
              55% Review Requirement                81% Staff Training                             76%  Curriculum Integration
              75% Maintenance of Equipment    48% External Conditions                  43%  Capacity of the School’s Electrical Wiring
              29% Assistive Technology Devices and Services
       C.  Is your district technology plan for: _6%__1 year _64%_2 –4 years _31%__5 or more years.    (N=1819)
            Year plan last revised _90% in the last 3 years__ 

2.)  Who was involved in developing, implementing and evaluating the school building technology plan?   (Check ALL that
       apply)
      _87% Technology Team           42%  Curriculum Staff/Consultant                 89%_Principal
      _86% Teachers                          55%   Instructional Technology Contact      32%_Business Representatives  
      _53% Parents                             73%_Library Media Specialist                        14%_Other (Please Specify)  Students (145)
                                                          District Technology Staff (56) District Administrators (39) School Board (31)

3.)  Does your school building have a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)? 1983 (93%) yes  145 (7%)no
      If yes, is technology a component? 1913 (96%)_yes  4% no N=1983) 

4.)   Does your school “partner” with a business or higher education institution to support technology? 548 (26%)yes  1580
       (74%)no
       If yes, who? _College/University (257) Tech-related Business (167) Other Business/Industry (113) Public Entity (40) 

5.)  Who is responsible for technical training and/or support of staff in your school building?   (Check ALL that apply)
      44%  District Staff               34%  School Classified Staff                      63%  School Certificated Staff
      39%  Outside Vendor(s)    12%  Contractors Agreement                     16%  Regional Centers/RPDC’s 
       8%_ Students                     2%_  Parents/Community Members           0%_ No One   

6.)  Does the school building employ a technology director/coordinator?  918 (43%) yes   1210 (57%)no 

7. ) Please estimate the number of staff FTE responsible for technical training and support needs of you school building’s
      staff.  District-level staff 7903 total (3.71 Avg)            Building-level staff_2497 total (1.17 Avg) 

8.) Please rank your educational technology training priorities for this school building’s faculty.  (1=high 2=medium 3=low)
     1=42% 2=38% 3=20%  Basic Computer Operations                   1=21% 2=46% 3=33% Hypermedia Operations  
     1=28% 2=56% 3=16%  Evaluating INTERNET Information     1=41% 2=39% 3=20% Word Processing                         
     1=24% 2=42% 3=34%  LAN Applications/Resources    1=56% 2=35% 3=8%_Instructional Delivery Strategies
     1=45% 2=46% 3=9%    INTERNET Applications             1=58% 2=34% 3=8%_Curriculum Development w/Education  Tech.
     1=12% 2=45% 3=43%  Assistive technology training    1=25% 2=43% 3=32% Electronic/Automated Library Catalog         
     1=18% 2=49% 3=33%_ Electronic Periodical Database  1=78% 2=18% 3=4%  Other (Specific software such as SIS)  

9.) Please rank the professional development needs of the school building’s technical support staff?  (1=high  2=medium
      3=low)
      1=36% 2=45% 3=20%_Technology Planning                    1=24% 2=40% 3=36%_Network/Wiring
      1=24% 2=41% 3=35%  Procurement                                    1=53% 2=35% 3=12%_Curriculum Integration                          
      1=23% 2=44% 3=32%_Budget Planning                            1=22% 2=49% 3=29%_Database Management       
      1=25% 2=47% 3=27%_Community Awareness/PR          1=31% 2=43% 3=27%  LAN Applications
      1=21% 2=39% 3=40%  Distance Learning                          1=59% 2=15% 3=35% Other (Specific software such as
                                                                                                         assistive technology)

10.) 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?  (N=2128)

11.) Are your teachers required to demonstrate technology skills for employment or continued employment with your      
       school?        70 (3%)__yes  2058 (97%)___no
       If yes, how are they evaluated?  (Check ALL that apply)  160__Recruitment and Selection Process
        102Transcripts   163Hands-on Evaluation   209_Professional Development Hours   57_Other (Please Specify)
        _Observation/Evaluation (30) Training/Inservices (15) Self-evaluation (9) 

12.) 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. Principal N=1028; Teacher N=1631; Staff N=858 

 13.) 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? 3437 (Avg. 1.62)

14.)  Compared to the last school year, do you think the number of scheduled professional days for technical training will:  
       24 (4%)_Decrease        323 (53%)___Remain the same        259 (43%)___Increase   N=606 

 15.)  Who is responsible for technical maintenance and/or support of hardware in your school building? (Check ALL that
         apply)
         90%_District Staff    30%_School Classified Staff  43%  School Certificated Staff  1% Parents/Community Members     
         49%_Outside Vendors  2% Regional Centers/RPDC’s  9%_Students    10%_Contractors     0%__No one     

16.) Please estimate the number of staff FTE responsible for technical maintenance and support of hardware in your 
       school building._1335 (Avg. .63)______ 

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

                                                                                                                                                                                        Total=  232,808

18.) Please identify the number of computer monitors by screen size in the school building.
        20672___Smaller than 15”    164773__15”    39123__17”    1400__Larger than 17”   

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