The 2002 Missouri School District Computing Census
Appendix A
D. Kent King Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Commissioner of Education P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
N = 524 http://www.dese.mo.gov/
Missouri Census of Technology |
DISTRICT Level Census |
Please complete this census form to reflect building status as of March 1.
Contact Name: |
Contact Title: |
District Telephone #: |
District Fax #: |
Contact E-mail: |
District URL: |
PLANNING |
1.) Does your DISTRICT have a technology plan? _515 (98%) Yes _9___no (If no, skip to #2) (N=524)
If yes,
A. Does your DISTRICT technology plan cover the following? (Check ALL that apply)
93%Hardware/Peripherals 95%School Computer Software 89%Internal Connections
75%Review Requirement 95%Staff Training 87%Curriculum Integration
92%Maintenance of Equipment 71%External Conditions 57%Capacity of the School’s Electrical Wiring
B. Is your DISTRICT technology plan for: _5 (0%)_1 year _344 (67%) –4 years _166 (32%) or more years.
(N=515)
Year plan last revised _2001_____ State approved?_513 (98%)___yes _11 (2%)__no
2.) Who was involved in the DISTRICT decision-making related to technology acquisition and use?
(Check ALL that apply)
86%Technology Team 64%Instructional Technology Director 21%Mgmt. Information Systems Director
81%Library Media Specialist 65%School Board Members 33%Chief Financial Officer
45%Curriculum Director 90%Superintendent 85%Principal
88%Teachers 62%Parents 29%Business Partners
32%Consultants 15%Other (Please Specify) ___________Students 44/8%_____
3.) Is technology a component in the district Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)?
512(98%)yes _12 no (N=524)
4.) Does your DISTRICT “partner” with a business or higher education institution to support technology?
142 (27%)yes 382 (72%)no
If yes, who? ______college/university (77) technology-related business (36) other business (14)
TRAINING |
5.) Who is responsible for technical maintenance and/or support of hardware in your district?
(Check ALL that apply) (N=517)
3%_Parents/community members 83%District staff 26%School classified staff 21%Contractors agreement
5%_Regional centers/RPDC’s 64%Outside vendors 53%School certified staff 17%Students 0_No One
6.) If you 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)
1=39% 2=47% 3=14% Technology Planning 1=39% 2=40% 3=21% Networking
1=70% 2=24% 3=6% Curriculum Integration 1=25% 2=41% 3=34% Basic Operations
1=26% 2=57% 3=17% Information Systems 1=21% 2=47% 3=32% Procurement
1=69% 2=25% 3=7% Instructional Integration 1=20% 2=52% 3=29% Budget Planning
1=17% 2=59% 3=24% Community Awareness
7.) Does the district have board-approved education technology standards?
322 (62%)_yes 195 (38%)_no (N=517)
If yes, 307 (59%)Locally-developed 70 (13%)ISTE 29 (6%)ITEA 17 (3%)
Other Please specify __Show-Me 7/1%___
Populations: 307_Elementary Students 237_Teachers
283_Middle/Junior Students 223_School Administrators
258_High Students 210_Staff
128_Vocational-Technical Students
8.) Are your teachers required to demonstrate technology skills for employment or continued employment with
your DISTRICT? 44 (9%)yes 473 (91%)no (N=517)
If yes, how are they evaluated? (Check ALL that apply) 15_Recruitment and Selection Process
11_Transcripts 21_Hands-on Evaluation 30_Professional Development Hours
9.) Please estimate the percentage of Administrators in your administrative building/district office(s) at each
level in the use of technology.
|
Beginner % |
Intermediate % |
Advanced % |
Administrators |
6,653 (13%) |
33,337 (65%) |
11,332 (22%) |
HARDWARE & SUPPORT |
10.) Please estimate the total number of FTE responsible for technical maintenance and support of hardware?
986 (1.88 average)District-Level staff 854 (1.63 average)School-Level staff
11.) Please identify the number of computers, by type, that are currently in use in your administrative
building/administrative office(s):
Apple/Mac |
Number of Computers |
PC Compatible |
Number of Computers |
|
Apple 68030 or earlier |
116 |
386 or earlier |
216 |
|
MAC 68040 |
372 |
486 |
1,267 |
|
Power Mac 5500 or higher |
488 |
PENTIUM |
3,718 |
|
iMac |
1,438 |
---II |
3,859 |
|
---III |
5,295 |
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---4 |
1,061 |
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Celeron |
1,682 |
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AMD |
3,887 |
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Apple/Mac Sub-Total |
2,414 (10%) |
PC Sub-Total |
20,985 (90%) |
Total = 23,399 |
12.) Please identify the number of computer monitors by screen size in use in the administrative building/office(s).
__0__Smaller than 15” 1,352 15” 7,344____17” 8,696____Larger than 17”
13.) How many of these personal computers are running:
PC |
Number of Computers |
Mac |
Number of Computers |
|
Windows 3.1 |
110 |
OS 7.x |
400 |
|
Windows 95 |
3,461 |
OS 8.x |
401 |
|
Windows 98 |
9,354 |
OS 9 or later |
1,464 |
|
Windows 2000/Me |
1,596 |
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Windows XP |
180 |
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Windows NT 3.x |
19 |
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Windows NT 4.x |
487 |
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Novell 4.x or earlier |
756 |
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Novell 5.x |
1,399 |
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Novell 6.x |
27 |
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Unix/Linux |
85 |
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PC Sub-Total |
17,474 (89%) |
Mac Sub-Total |
2,265 (11%) |
Total = 19,739 |
14.) Regarding your technology plan, how many computers will be purchased for the administrative
building/administrative office(s)?
PC This school year?_1,151____ Next year?_1,263_____ Future years?_1,993________
Mac This school year?___76_____ Next year? ___97_____ Future years? _120_________
15.) Please estimate how many of the following your district plans to purchase FOR YOUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS
in the next 2 years.
Interactive Whiteboards_1,451______ Computer Projection Devices_1,776______
Computers_39,516______ Computer Upgrades__13,216____
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY-DISTANCE LEARNING |
16.) Does the administrative building/administrative office(s) have a dedicated connection to the Internet
(i.e., dedicated Connection – NOT a Dial-up)? _486 (93%)__yes _7%__no (N=524)
If yes, what is the bandwidth capacity?
14__56-256kb 10__384-768kb 436__T1(1.5-6mb) 5_10-45mb 9_OC1 or greater 8_Don’t know
_2_Other (please specify) _cable modem (1), dial-up (1)___________
17.) Does the administrative building/administrative office(s) have a local area network (LAN)?
459 (88%)___yes 13%__no
(N=524) If yes,
A. How many total computers are connected to the LAN? _31,357____________
B. How many of the above computers are servers? __1,179__(4%)____________
C. What operating system does your server(s) use? (Check ALL that apply and indicate how many.)
_11__Linux (how many) 441__Windows NT (how many)
148 Apple Share (how many) _643_NOVELL (how many)
147 Other (Please Specify)Windows 2000 (44), other Windows(3), Unix (3), AS400 (3), other Apple/Mac (3)
18.) How many school buildings currently connected by a Wide Area Network (WAN) to the administrative building/
office(s)?1,811 (80%)_ (N=2098)
19.) How many school buildings are not currently connected by a Wide Area Network (WAN) to the administrative
building/office(s)? 287 (14%) (N=2098)
20.) Does the administrative building/administrative office(s) have at least one office equipped for two-way
interactive audio/video communications with other locations? _38 (8%)__yes 476 (91%)_no (N=514)
A. If yes, check ALL that apply
30___Full motion video capability 13___Compressed video capability
B. If yes, how many of the following video links are there in your district buildings?
12___One-way video with two-way audio or PC link 68___Two-way video and audio
21.) Does your district require parents’ signature before students can access the Internet?
_482 (92%)_yes 42 (9%)_no (N=524) (Indicate yes with a check)
84%___Elementary 88%___MS/Jr. High 78%___High School
TECHNOLOGY USAGE |
22.) Has your district incorporated technology into your curriculum guides and academic standards?463 (89%)yes
50 (10%)no (N=513) If yes, in what percentage of your core content areas? _60% (median response)
Does your district have any technology proficiency requirements for your students to pass to the next level?
79 (15%)yes 434 (85%)no (N=513)
23.) What DISTRICT information can be accessed from an outside location via the Internet?
(Check ALL that apply) (N=513)
67% District calendar 49%_ School Board members 19% School Board agenda and minutes
64% District staff 28%_ District newsletter 18% District curriculum/course descriptions
23% Student work 51%_ Annual report of school district data 24% Classroom Curriculum/Homework
21% Other (Please Specify)_sports/activities (22), menu (15), policies (10), announcements (9),
employment (8), CSIP/other plans (8)
24.) Does the district employ an instructional technology director/coordinator?
380 (74%)_yes 133 (26%)_no (N=513)
25.) Please estimate the total staff FTE responsible for the training and the support of teachers in integrating
the use of technology into curriculum and instruction.
District-Level staff #_1075 (2.05 Average) School-Level staff #_984 (1.84 Average)__
26.) Please indicate the total number of e-mail accounts provided by the district for each user group.
User Group |
Number of e-mail Accounts |
Students |
49,794 (6%) |
Teachers |
61,535 (95%) |
Administrators |
7,109 (55%) |
27.) Please estimate the percent of the district’s 6th graders who are computer literate (able to perform basic
computer operations)? _100% Median Response and 86% Average Response (N=513)
28.) Does the district have its own e-mail server or does it plan to install one?
367 (71%)_yes 146 (28%)_no (N=513)
If yes, what e-mail software do (or will) you use? Groupwise (79) Mercury (77) Pegasus (53)
Exchange/Outlook (47) Eudora (21)
29.) Does your district have its own web server or does it plan to install one?
330 (63%)_yes 183 (35%)_no (N=513)
If yes, what web software do (or will) you use? Apache (54) IIS (42) Enterprise web-server (36) Frontpage (30)
30.) Does the district have it own proxy server or plan to install one? 241 (46%)_yes _272 (52%)__no (N=513)
If yes, what proxy software do (or will) you use? _Border Manager (82) MS Proxy (3)_______________
31.) Does the district have its own firewall or plan to install one? 362 (70%)_yes 151 (29%)_no (N=513)
If yes, what firewall software do (or will) you use? Border Manager (107) Sonic Wall (54)___________
32.) Does the district have a URL? _385 (75%)__yes 123 (24%)___no (N=508)
Technology Funding |
33.) Amount for which items were purchased or budgeted: (please round to the nearest $100) (N=500)
Items Purchased or Budgeted |
Last Fiscal Year |
Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
Computer and peripheral hardware (modems, printers, CD-ROMs) |
$40,900,483 |
$49,353,122 |
$35,378,496 |
Instructional software for classroom use |
$5,715,504 |
$5,743,140 |
$5,015,277 |
Professional development for educational technology |
$4,295,303 |
$5,360,525 |
$5,312,867 |
Distance learning (cable TV, satellite, etc.) |
$2,104,837 |
$1,938,977 |
$2,044,804 |
Server and/or support |
$8,153,149 |
$9,355,309 |
$9,292,877 |
Remaining/other |
$4,633,695 |
$12,311,466 |
$8,711,502 |
Totals |
$65,802,971 |
$84,062,539 |
$65,755,823 |
34.) What percentage of the district’s technology budget is used to provide or support technology professional
development?
12%_ Median Response and 14% Average Response (N=499)
35.) Did your district apply for the E-rate discount for the current 12-month period of July 1 through June 30?
337 (65%)yes 162 (31%)no (N=499)
If yes, what is the estimated value of your discount? $_50,706,062 (Average $150,463) what percentage
used to support education technology _0_% Median Response and 36% Average Response
36.) Has your district purchased technology products or services off the Missouri Prime Vendor Contract?
92 (18%)yes 407 (78%)no (N=499)
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