The 1998 Missouri School District Computing Census

District Internet Connectivity Distance Learning

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13.) Does your Administrative Building/District Office(s) have access to the Internet?

	Districts	Percent
Yes	435	93%
No	21	5%
No Response	13	3%

14.) Who is your Internet service provider?

	Districts	Percent
MOREnet	405	86%
Other	47	10%
See Appendix for listing

15.) Do the Administrative Building/District Office(s) have a direct link?

	Districts	Percent
Yes	321	68%
No	96	21%
No Response	52	11%

If yes, what is the bandwidth capacity? (Check All that Apply)

	Districts	Percent
T1	233	50%
56Kb	112	24%
Cable Modem	9	2%

16.) Do the Administrative Building/District Office(s) have a dial-up link?

	Districts	Percent
Yes	143	31%
No	283	60%
No Response	43	9%

If yes, how many modems and dial-up lines are there?

14.4bps modems	28 districts with a total of 35 modems
28.8bps modems	79 districts with a total of 235 modems
#of dial-up lines	115 districts with a total of 336 lines

17.) If the Administrative Building/District Office(s) use a dial-up link, to where are they dialing?

(Check ALL that apply)

	Districts	Percent
District	42	9%
MOREnet	63	13%
Commercial	41	9%
Other (Please Specify)	20	4%
See Appendix for listing

18.) Do the Administrative Building/District Office(s) have a LAN (local area network)?

	Districts	Percent
Yes	360	77%
No	90	19%
No Response	19	4%

If yes,

A. How many computers are connected to the LAN?

10,187 average=19 std=45

B. What operating system does your server(s) use? (Check ALL that apply) and indicate how many.

Type of System	Districts	Percent	Number of Operating Systems
UNIX	9	2%	23
Windows NT	70	15%	409
Apple Share	23	5%	342
NOVELL	272	58%	2,154
LANtastic	14	3%	27
Other (Please Specify)	23	5%

District has at least 1 Computer Connected to the Internet in the Administrative Building/District Office
Districts that have:	Total # of Districts	Districts with 1 Computer Connected	Percent of Total
Size of District
1-200 Students	80	57	71%
201-400 Students	107	88	82%
401-800 Students	122	96	79%
801-2000 Students	113	95	84%
2001-6000 Students	74	64	86%
6001 or More Students	28	25	89%

Free and Reduced Lunch
Less than 25%	88	70	80%
25% to 50%	283	236	83%
51% or More	153	119	78%

Geographic Location
Large City	6	6	100%
Mid-Size City	7	7	100%
UF of Large City	61	50	82%
UF of Mid-Size City	11	10	91%
Large Town	4	3	75%
Small Town	94	77	82%
Rural Metro	63	50	79%
Rural Non-Metro	278	222	80%

21.) Does your Administrative Building/District Office(s) have at least one office equipped for two-way interactive video/audio communications with other locations?

	Districts	Percent
Yes	24	5%
No	429	92%
No Response	16	3%

A. If YES, (Check ALL that apply)

12 = 3% Full-Motion Video Capability 7 = 2% Compressed Video Capability

B. If YES, how many of the following video links are there in your district buildings?

One-way Video w/Two-way Audio or PC link: 6 = 1% Two-way Video and Audio: 10 = 2%

22.) Does your DISTRICT require parents’ signatures before students can access the Internet?

	Districts	Percent
Yes	370	79%
No	83	18%
No Response	16	3%

23.) What proportion of your students have signed Internet acceptable use policies?

	Districts	Percent
None of the Students	99	19%
Less than 50%	117	22%
50% to 99%	198	37%
100%	45	9%
On average about 48% of students have signed an AUP.

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