The 1997 Missouri School District Computing Census

District Level Reports Now Available

Table of Contents

Introduction
Overview of the Census
Summary Results - District Computing Census
Summary Results - Building Computing Census
Summary Results - Building Instruction Census

District Computing Census Notes

District Computing Census Tables and Charts

District Support Staff for Instructional Telecommunications and Computing.
Table 1: Support Staff for Technology
Chart 1: Total FTE for Technology Support
Chart 2: By Metro/Nonmetro Districts
Chart 3: By District Enrollment Size
Does Your District Support a Wide Area Network?
Chart 4: District Supported Wide Area Network
Chart 5: By Metro/Nonmetro Districts
Chart 6: By District Enrollment Size
How Many Local Area Networks (LANs) Are Supported in Your District?
Table 2: Percent of District Supported LANs
Chart 7: Districted Supported LANs
Chart 8: By Metro/Nonmetro Districts
Chart 9: By District Enrollment Size
Type of Operating System(s) Used with Your LAN(s)
Table 3: Types of Operating System(s) Used with Your LAN(s) Has Your District Adopted a District Technology Plan?
Chart 10: District Technology Plan
Chart 11: By Metro/Nonmetro Districts
Chart 12: By District Enrollment Size
Has Your District Adopted a District Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)?
Chart 13: Acceptable Use Policy
Chart 14: By Metro/Nonmetro Districts
Chart 15: By District Enrollment Size
Does Your District Have a Web Page?
Chart 16: District Has a Web Page?
Chart 17: By Metro/Nonmetro Districts
Chart 18: By District Enrollment Size
District Supported E-mail and Dial-up Accounts.
Table 4: District Supported E-mail Accounts
Chart 19: By Metro/Nonmetro Districts
Chart 20: By District Enrollment Size
Table 5: District Supported Dial-up Accounts
Chart 21: By Metro/Nonmetro Districts
Chart 22: By District Enrollment Size
Building Computing Census Tables and Charts:
Total Computers by Access Type and Setting
Table 7: Number of Computers by Capability and Access
Table 8: Percent of Computers by Capability and Access
Chart 23: Total Computers by Access Type
Table 9: Percent of Computers by Setting
Table 10: Number and Percent of Computers by Building Type
Chart 24: Total Computers By School Type
Students per Computer
Table 11: Students Per Computer
Networked Internet Capable Computers
Table 12: Number and Percent of Networked Internet Capable Computers
Internet Capable Computers by Type of Operating System
Table 13: Percent of Computers by Operating System
What Is the Speed of the Your Dedicated Connection
Table 14: Speed of the Dedicated Connection
Who Is Your Internet Service Provider?
Chart 25: Internet Service Provider
Is This Building on a Wide Area Network (WAN)?
Chart 26: Buildings on a Wide Area Network
Does Your Building Have a Web Page?
Chart 27: Building Has a Web Page
How Many Classrooms Remain to be Wired for the Entire Building to Have Network Access to the Internet?
Table 15: Percent of Classrooms Remaining to be Wired
How Many Additional Computers Would be Required to Provide at Least One Internet Accessible Desktop Computer per Classroom?
Table 16: Number and Percent of Additional Computers Needed
Building Instruction Census Tables and Charts:
Internet and Instruction
Table 17: Students Use
Table 18: Teachers Use
Table 19: Internet Benefit on Instruction
Chart 28: Internet Benefit on Instruction
Chart 29: Internet Benefit on Instruction Controlling for Amount of Use
Chart 30: Internet Benefit on Instruction Controlling for Students Per Computer Above the State Average
Chart 31: Internet Benefit on Instruction Controlling for Students Per Computer Below the State Average
Appendix:
Methodology
Response Rates
Census Distribution and Follow-up Activities
District Computing Census Questionnaire
Building Computing Census Questionnaire
Building Instruction Census Questionnaire

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