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Table A1: 1997 Census of Computing Distribution and Follow-up
Activities
- During the first week of February 1997 the Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education Census of Technology was mailed to the public
school districts of Missouri:
District Computing Survey - 525 districts
Building Computing Survey - 2,213 core data buildings
Building Instruction and Computing Survey - 2,213 core data
buildings
- Notice of the Census and an appeal to school personnel for cooperation in completing the Census were posted in the February 1997
Commissioner's newsletter to school administrators.
- During the first week of March 1997 a message was placed on the Project CONNECT district coordinators listserve reminding the coordinators of the survey and emphasizing the importance of completing it. (MOREnet personnel also used their influence wi
th the districts or with particular district personnel in an effort to get compliance from certain districts/personnel.)
- A second notice of the Census and appeal for cooperation in completing it were posted in the April 1997 Commissioner's newsletter to school administrators.
- During the second week of April 1997 a re-mailing of all census forms was made to the 117 districts (less Kansas City and St. Louis) which had not submitted any forms for processing.
- During the third week of April 1997 a re-mailing of selected census forms was made to 208 districts which had submitted some but not all the forms for processing.
- During the second week of May 1997 a team of OSEDA personnel traveled to the Kansas City, Missouri, school district to meet with district computer technology personnel to facilitate completion.
- Beginning the third week of May 1997 the first round of follow up telephone calls was made by OSEDA personnel to districts with zero compliance on the District Computing Survey.
- During in the third week of May 1997 a second round of follow up telephone calls was made by OSEDA personnel to districts with zero compliance on all Census forms.
- During the third week of May 1997 a team of OSEDA personnel traveled to the St. Louis, Missouri, school district to meet with district computer technology personnel to facilitate completion.
- During the fourth week of May 1997 a third round of follow up telephone calls was made by OSEDA personnel to districts with zero compliance on all forms and to other districts with certain buildings which had no record of submitting any Census form.
- During the month of June 1997 telephone contacts with zero compliance districts and buildings were continued by OSEDA personnel, and a system of fax submissions of Census forms was instituted to hasten the process.
- On June 30, 1997, the Census of Technology database was closed for analysis.
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