The 2000 Missouri School District Computing Census

Appendix A: Results of the 2000 District-level Census of Technology

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PLANNING:

1. Does your DISTRICT have a technology plan?

99% Yes 1% No

If Yes,

A. Does your district technology plan cover the following? (Check all that apply)

99% Hardware/Peripherals	95% School Computer Software	93% Internal Connections
83% Review Requirement	99% Staff Training	91% Curriculum Integration
90% Maintenance of Equipment	67% External Conditions	57% Capacity of the school's electrical wiring

B. Is your DISTRICT technology plan for:

1% 1 year 55% 2-4 years 44% 5 or more years

Year plan last revised: The modal response was "2000" (45%)

2. Who is involved in the district decision-making related to technology acquisition and use? (Check all that apply)

87% Technology Team	78% School Board Members
62% Instructional Technology Director	85% Library Media Specialist
15% Director: Management Information Systems	22% Chief financial officer
30% Consultants	22% Other
93% Superintendent	74% Parents
36% Curriculum Director	93% Teachers
90% Principals	23% Business partners

3. Is technology a component in your Comprehensive School Improvement Plan?

96% Yes 4% No

4. Does your district "partner" with a business or higher education institution to support technology?

29% Yes 71% No

TRAINING:

5. Who is responsible for technical maintenance and/or support of hardware in your district? (Check all that apply)

77% District staff 20% School classified staff 72% Outside vendors

4% Parents/community members 24% Contractor's agreement

3% Regional centers/units 17% Students 0% No one

56% School certified staff

6. If your district 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). Please circle best response. (May not add to 100% due to rounding)

(44%)=1 (42%)=2 (14%)=3 Technology planning	(20%)=1 (56%)=2 (24%)=3 Community awareness/PR
(20%)=1 (51%)=2 (29%)=3 Budget planning	(77%)=1 (19%)=2 (4%)=3 Curriculum integration
(24%)=1 (49%)=2 (27%)=3 Procurement	(35%)=1 (55%)=2 (9%)=3 Information systems
(43%)=1 (38%)=2 (19%)=3 Network/wiring	(78%)=1 (19%)=2 (3%)=3 Instructional integration
(31%)=1 (41%)=2 (28%)=3 Basic operations

7. Are your teachers required to demonstrate technology skills for new or continued employment with your district?

8% Yes 92% No.

If yes, how are they evaluated (check all that apply): 3% Transcripts

4% Hands-on evaluation 5% Professional development hours 4% Other

8. Please estimate the percentage of administrators in your administrative building/district office(s) at each skill level in the use of technology.

23% Beginner 63% Intermediate 18% Advanced

HARDWARE AND SUPPORT:

9. Please estimate the total number of FTE responsible for technical maintenance and support of hardware?

District-level staff: Mean=2.0 School-level staff: Mean=1.6

10. Please identify the number of computers, by type, that are currently in use in your administrative building/administrative office(s).

Apple/Macs

AppleII/Iie/GS	Mac 68000	Mac 20/30	Mac 40	Mac Power PC	IMAC	Mac power book
151	129	82	145	772	265	304

IBM Compatible

386 or earlier	486	Pentium 586	Pentium MMX	Pentium II	Pentium Pro 686	PC laptops
324	1,244	2,581	2,557	5,109	323	806

11. How many of the these personal computers are running:

(PC): Windows 3.1 or earlier 825 (6% of IBMs) Windows 95 8,884 (68% of IBMs) Windows 98 2,807 (22% of IBMs) Windows NT 526 (<1% of IBMs) (MAC): OS 7.5x 209 (15% (14% of MACs)

OS 7.6x 208 (15% of MACs) OS 7.8x or later 944 (69% of MACs)

12. Regarding your technology plan, how many computers will be purchased for the administrative building/administrative office(s)?: (State total followed by district mean)

PCs: This school year? 1,016 (2) Next year? 1,053 (2)

Future years? 2,022 (4)

MACs: This school year? 108 (.2) Next year? 95 (.18)

Future years? 156 (.3)

13. Please estimate how many of the following your district plans to purchase FOR YOUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS in the next 2 years. (State total followed by district mean)

1,330 (3) Interactive whiteboards 1,177 (2) Interactive whiteboard projectors

46,683 (94) Computers 12,780 (25) Computer upgrades

INTERNET CONNECTIVITY - DISTANCE LEARNING:

14. Do the administrative building/administrative office(s) have a direct link to the Internet (dedicated connection - NOT dial-up?) (totals may not add to 100% due to rounding)

92% Yes 8% No

If yes, what is the bandwidth capacity? (check all that apply) 88% T1

12% 56 kbps 1% Cable modem 4% Other

15. Do the administrative building/administrative office(s) have a local area network (LAN)?

86% Yes 14% No

If yes:

A. How many total computers are connected to the LAN? 21,224 Computers

B. How many of the above computers are servers? 829 (4%)

C. What operating system does your server(s) use? (check all that apply and indicate how many)

126 Windows NT how many 563 296 NOVELLE how many 2,949

35 Apple Share how many 256 60 Other (please specify) See appendix

16. Are your administrative building/administrative office(s) and school buildings connected to each other by a Wide Area Network (WAN)?

53% Yes 47% No

If yes, how many buildings are currently connected? 1,863

How many buildings remain to be connected? 131

17. Does your administrative building/administrative office(s) have at least one office equipped for two-way interactive video/audio communications with other locations?

7% Yes 93% No (n=38)

A. If yes, check all that apply. 61%, n=23 Full motion video capability

34%, n=13 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 n=39

Two-way video and audio n=55

18. Does your district require parents' signatures before students can access the Internet? (indicate yes with a check mark)

72% Elementary 81% MS/Jr. High 74% High school

TECHNOLOGY FUNDING:

19. Amount for which items were purchased or budgeted: (State total followed by district mean in parentheses)

ITEMS PURCHASED OR BUDGETED	Last FY	Current FY	Next FY
Computer & peripheral hardware (modems, printers, CD-ROM)	$40,832,838 ($79,441)	$52,608,300 ($101,560)	$39,103,432 ($76,225)
Instructional software for classroom use	$5,288,190 ($10,308)	$7,864,358 ($15,211)	$5,525,287 ($10,791)
Professional development for educational technology	$3,763,005 ($7,349)	$4,289,194 ($8,344)	$4,295,815 ($8,439)
Internet charges	$1,653,966 ($3,198)	$1,573,209 ($3,048)	$1,505,177 ($2,922)
Distance learning (cable TV, satellite, etc.)	$2,170,736 ($4,350)	$2,130,113 ($4,294)	$2,314,206 ($4,555)
Service and/or support	$6,951,896 ($13,446)	$8,040,380 ($15,521)	$8,013,192 ($15,589)

20. Did your district apply for the E-rate discount for the 12-month period of July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000?

66% Yes 34% No

If yes, what is the estimated value of your discount? State= $15,484,020 District mean= $45,810

21. Has your district purchased technology products or services off of the Missouri Prime Vendor Contract?

8% Yes 92% No

If yes, in what percentage of your core content areas? 35%, n=37 (mean of the 37 respondents answering this question)

TECHNOLOGY USAGE:

22. Has your district incorporated technology into your curriculum guides and academic standards?

81% Yes 19% No

If yes, in what percent of your core content areas?

59% (mean of the 382 respondents answering this question)

23. Does your district have any technology proficiency requirements for students to pass to the next level?

18% Yes 82% No

24. What district information can be accessed from an outside location via the Internet? (check all that apply

57% District calendar 47% School board members

11% School board agenda & minutes 55% District staff

22% District newsletter 14% District curriculum 28% Student work

40% Annual report of school district data

28% Other (please specify) See appendix

25. Please estimate the total staff FTE responsible for the training and support of teachers in integrating the use of technology into curriculum and instruction.

District-level staff: Mean= 2 School-level staff: Mean= 6

26. Please indicate the total number of email accounts provided by the district for each user group (state sum followed by district mean in parentheses.).

User group	# of email accounts: state (district means)
Students	51,789 (101) students
Teachers	55,218 (106) teachers
Administrators	7,533 (14) administrators

27. Please estimate the percent of the district's 6^th graders who are computer literate (able to perform basic computer operations)?

78.1%

28. Does the district have its own mail server or plan to install one?

67% Yes 33% No (District mean percentages)

If yes, what email software do (or will) you use? See appendix

29. Does the district have its own web server or plan to install one?

59% Yes 41% No (District mean percentages)

If yes, what web software do (or will) you use? See appendix

30. Does the district have its own proxy server or plan to install one?

36% Yes 64% No (District mean percentages)

If yes, what proxy software do (or will) you use? See appendix

31. Does the district have its own firewall or plan to install one?

48% Yes 52% No (District mean percentages)

If yes, what firewall software do (or will) you use? See appendix

YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE:

32. Does your district have a written plan for achieving year 2000 compliance?

33% Yes 67% No

If yes, what is the projected cost?

State total= $3,470,380 District average= $6,885

If yes, who is involved (check all that apply)?

District 40% Consultant 15% Vendor 19% Other 4%

33. Please indicate the status of the following phases of Y2K planning in your district. (District mean percentages - may not add to 100% due to rounding)

Y2K Phase	COMPLETE	IN-PROCESS	DON'T KNOW
Awareness (Y2K information gathering and dissemination)	84%	14%	2%
Assessment (identifying systems needing repair/replacing)	76%	21%	3%
Renovation (fixing systems)	67%	26%	6%
Validation (successful testing after renovation/replacement)	67%	23%	10%
Implementation (using renovated/replaced systems)	66%	24%	9%

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