The 2002 Missouri School District Computing Census
Appendix B
D. Kent King Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Commissioner of Education P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
N = 2128 http://www.dese.mo.gov/
Missouri Census of Technology |
SCHOOL Building Census Form |
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PLANNING |
1.) Does your school building have a technology plan?
1819 (85%)_yes _309 (15%) no (If no, skip to #2) (N=2128)
If yes,
A. Is the school building technology plan part of the district plan? _1783 (84%)__yes _345 (16%)__no
B. Does your School building technology plan cover the following? (Check ALL that apply)
82% Hardware/Peripherals 79% School Computer Software 66%_Internal Connections
55% Review Requirement 81% Staff Training 76% Curriculum Integration
75% Maintenance of Equipment 48% External Conditions 43% Capacity of the School’s Electrical Wiring
29% Assistive Technology Devices and Services
C. Is your district technology plan for: _6%__1 year _64%_2 –4 years _31%__5 or more years. (N=1819)
Year plan last revised _90% in the last 3 years__
2.) Who was involved in developing, implementing and evaluating the school building technology plan?
(Check ALL that apply)
_87% Technology Team 42% Curriculum Staff/Consultant 89%_Principal
_86% Teachers 55% Instructional Technology Contact 32%_Business Representatives
_53% Parents 73%_Library Media Specialist 14%_Other (Please Specify)
Students (145)District Technology Staff (56) District Administrators (39) School Board (31)
3.) Does your school building have a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)?
1983 (93%) yes 145 (7%)no
If yes, is technology a component? 1913 (96%)_yes 4% no N=1983)
4.) Does your school “partner” with a business or higher education institution to support technology?
548 (26%)yes 1580 (74%)no
If yes, who? _College/University (257) Tech-related Business (167) Other Business/Industry (113)
Public Entity (40)
TRAINING |
5.) Who is responsible for technical training and/or support of staff in your school building?
(Check ALL that apply)
44% District Staff 34% School Classified Staff 63% School Certificated Staff
39% Outside Vendor(s) 12% Contractors Agreement 16% Regional Centers/RPDC’s
8%_ Students 2%_ Parents/Community Members 0%_ No One
6.) Does the school building employ a technology director/coordinator? 918 (43%) yes 1210 (57%)no
7.) Please estimate the number of staff FTE responsible for technical training and support needs of you
school building’s staff.
District-level staff 7903 total (3.71 Avg) Building-level staff_2497 total (1.17 Avg)
8.) Please rank your educational technology training priorities for this school building’s faculty.
(1=high 2=medium 3=low)
1=42% 2=38% 3=20% Basic Computer Operations 1=21% 2=46% 3=33% Hypermedia Operations
1=28% 2=56% 3=16% Evaluating INTERNET Information 1=41% 2=39% 3=20% Word Processing
1=24% 2=42% 3=34% LAN Applications/Resources 1=56% 2=35% 3=8%_Instructional Delivery Strategies
1=45% 2=46% 3=9% INTERNET Applications 1=58% 2=34% 3=8%_Curriculum Development w/Education Tech.
1=12% 2=45% 3=43% Assistive technology training 1=25% 2=43% 3=32%Electronic/Automated Library Catalog
1=18% 2=49% 3=33% Electronic Periodical Database 1=78% 2=18% 3=4%Other(Specific software such as SIS)
9.) Please rank the professional development needs of the school building’s technical support staff?
(1=high 2=medium 3=low)
1=36% 2=45% 3=20%_Technology Planning 1=24% 2=40% 3=36%_Network/Wiring
1=24% 2=41% 3=35% Procurement 1=53% 2=35% 3=12%_Curriculum Integration
1=23% 2=44% 3=32%_Budget Planning 1=22% 2=49% 3=29%_Database Management
1=25% 2=47% 3=27%_Community Awareness/PR 1=31% 2=43% 3=27% LAN Applications
1=21% 2=39% 3=40% Distance Learning 1=59% 2=15% 3=35% Other (Specific software
such as assistive technology)
10.) How many hours per school year does your school building offer or schedule professional development
to upgrade technology and computer skills in the following areas? (N=2128)
Training |
Administrators |
Teachers |
Introductions to Operations |
5.38 Hours |
7.64 Hours |
Using Software Applications |
10.77 Hours |
14.70 Hours |
Using Internet Resources |
6.36 Hours |
9.39 Hours |
Curriculum Integration |
7.06 Hours |
10.79 Hours |
Teaching Applications |
6.24 Hours |
3.91 Hours |
Using Assistive Technology Devices |
2.09 Hours |
2.75 Hours |
11.) Are your teachers required to demonstrate technology skills for employment or continued employment
with your school? 70 (3%)__yes 2058 (97%)___no
If yes, how are they evaluated? (Check ALL that apply) 160__Recruitment and Selection Process
102Transcripts 163Hands-on Evaluation 209_Professional Development Hours 57_Other (Please
Specify) _Observation/Evaluation (30) Training/Inservices (15) Self-evaluation (9)
12.) Please estimate the percentage of principal(s), teachers, and technological support staff in your
school building in each skill level in terms of their use of technology.
Principal N=1028; Teacher N=1631; Staff N=858
Faculty/Staff |
Beginner % |
Intermediate % |
Advanced % |
Principal(s) M=514 |
18% |
60% |
22% |
Teachers M=815 |
24% |
58% |
18% |
Technology Support Staff M=429 |
4% |
30% |
66% |
13.) During the current school year, how many days has your school scheduled for professional development
activities where teachers can learn/upgrade their technology and computer skills? 3437 (Avg. 1.62)
14.) Compared to the last school year, do you think the number of scheduled professional days for technical
training will:
24 (4%)_Decrease 323 (53%)___Remain the same 259 (43%)___Increase N=606
HARDWARE AND SUPPORT |
15.) Who is responsible for technical maintenance and/or support of hardware in your school building?
(Check ALL that apply)
90%District Staff 30%School Classified Staff 43%School Certificated Staff
1%Parents/Community Members 49% Outside Vendors 2% Regional Centers/RPDC’s
9%_Students 10%_Contractors 0% No one
16.) Please estimate the number of staff FTE responsible for technical maintenance and support of
hardware in your school building._1335 (Avg. .63)______
17.) Please identify the number of computers by type that are currently in use in the following locations
within your school building:
Apple/Mac |
Computer Labs |
Instructional Rooms |
Library/Media Center |
Principal Office(s) |
Other Locations |
Total |
Apple 68030 or earlier |
901 |
3,164 |
147 |
32 |
300 |
4,544 |
MAC 68040 |
1,811 |
5,768 |
379 |
86 |
587 |
8,631 |
Power Mac (5500 or higher) |
2,506 |
7,315 |
801 |
165 |
704 |
11,491 |
IMac |
8,876 |
10,690 |
1,441 |
301 |
933 |
22,241 |
Apple/Mac Sub-Total |
46,907 |
PC Compatible |
Computer Labs |
Instructional Rooms |
Library/Media Center |
Principal Office(s) |
Other Locations |
Total |
386 or earlier |
526 |
1,265 |
138 |
17 |
191 |
2,137 |
486 |
1,969 |
4,612 |
524 |
127 |
564 |
7,796 |
PENTIUM |
14,092 |
23,201 |
3,262 |
1,246 |
2,637 |
44,438 |
---II |
18,355 |
23,102 |
4,502 |
2,274 |
2,907 |
51,140 |
---III |
19,243 |
24,689 |
4,079 |
2,640 |
3,329 |
53,980 |
---4 |
3,184 |
4,551 |
522 |
369 |
491 |
9,117 |
Celeron |
5,910 |
8,475 |
1,382 |
586 |
940 |
17,293 |
AMD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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PC Sub-Total |
185,901 |
Total= 232,808
18.) Please identify the number of computer monitors by screen size in the school building.
20672___Smaller than 15” 164773__15” 39123__17” 1400__Larger than 17”
19.) How many of these personal computers in your school building are running the following:
PC |
Number of Computers |
Mac |
Number of Computers |
| Windows | 183,044 |
OS |
45,274 |
Windows 3.1 |
3,127 |
OS 7.x |
10,466 |
Windows 95 |
59,030 |
OS 8.x |
11,795 |
Windows 98 |
100,608 |
OS 9 or later |
23,013 |
Windows 2000/Me |
16,153 |
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Windows XP |
1,042 |
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Windows NT 3.x |
237 |
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Windows NT 4.x |
2,847 |
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Novell |
26,235 |
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Novell 4.x or earlier |
7,956 |
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Novell 5.x |
16,561 |
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Novell 6.x |
1,718 |
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Unix/Linux |
947 |
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20.) Please indicate the number of computers in your school building that are multimedia equipped:
Mac_38,208_____ PC_156,073______
21.) Is the library media center catalog in the school building completely automated?
_473 (22%)__yes 1655 (78%)_no
If yes, what product? __Follet (153) Winnebago (133) Athena (85) Alexandria (25) Calico (24)
Sagebrush-Spectrum (16)
22.) Please indicate the number of ROOMS in the following locations, within your school building:
Number of … |
Computer Labs |
Instructional Rooms |
Library/Media Center |
Principal Office(s) |
Other |
TOTAL |
a. Rooms total |
3,303 |
55,142 |
2,148 |
4,665 |
10,210 |
75,468 |
b. Rooms with telephone access |
2,023 |
27,090 |
1,835 |
4,563 |
8,303 |
43,814 |
c. Rooms wired for the Internet |
3,183 |
50,923 |
2,007 |
4,423 |
8,210 |
68,746 |
d. Rooms with one or more multimedia equipped computers |
3,003 |
46,762 |
1,900 |
3,965 |
6,759 |
62,389 |
e. Rooms with one or more multimedia equipped computers with direct connection to the Internet |
2,830 |
43,716 |
1,807 |
3,782 |
6,415 |
58,550 |
f. Rooms with one or more multimedia equipped computers with direct connection to the Internet, access to a printer and a dedicated projection device |
1,418 |
10,145 |
580 |
398 |
930 |
13,471 |
23.) Please indicate the number of computers in the following location, within your school building.
Number of … |
Computer Labs |
Instructional Rooms |
Library/Media Center |
Principal Office(s) |
Other |
TOTAL |
COMPUTERS connected to the Internet |
69,412 |
102,006 |
15,613 |
7,573 |
10,464 |
205,068 |
COMPUTERS multimedia equipped |
63,492 |
96,499 |
14,156 |
6,715 |
9,491 |
190,353 |
24.) Please report the number of units/systems in your school building.
A. CD-ROM Network |
26,838 |
I Computer Projection Devices |
9,819 |
Q. Probeware |
1,121 |
B. Laserdisc Players/DVD |
5,849 |
J. Dot Matrix Printers |
6,196 |
R. Fax Machines |
2,775 |
C. VCR Units |
36,084 |
K. Inkjet Printers |
41,619 |
S. Alpha Smart/Laptop Processors |
7,110 |
D. TV Monitors |
42,032 |
L. Laser Printers |
14,560 |
T. Interactive Television |
1,240 |
E. Scanners/Digitizers |
5,848 |
M. Total Color Printers |
35,849 |
U. Interactive Whiteboards |
1,989 |
F. Digital Cameras |
5,205 |
N. Graphic Calculators |
24,244 |
V. Satellite Receiver |
864 |
G. Assistive/Adaptive Devices |
1,095 |
O. Scientific Calculators |
21,494 |
W. Cable TV |
17,234 |
H. Personal Digital Assistants |
925 |
P. Multimedia Distribution |
963 |
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY-DISTANCE LEARNING |
25.) Does your school building have access to the Internet? _2,062 (97%) yes 66 (3%) no
If yes, who is your Internet provider?
(95%)_MOREnet _(5%)_Other (Please Specify) SBC (27) Fidelity (8) MSN (5)
N=2062
26.) Does the school building have a dedicated connection to the Internet? 1941 (91%)_yes _187 (9%)__no
If yes, what is the bandwidth capacity?
192_56-256kb 102 10-45mb 186 384-768kb 9_OC1 or greater 1,621_T1 (1.5-6mb)
27__Don’t know 68__Other (Please Specify)_wireless (21) DSL (2)__
27.) Does the school building have dial-up links? _257 (12%)__yes 1,871 (88%)___no
If yes, how many modems, by speed, are in this school building?
_3__14.4K _187__28.8K 601___33.6K _959__56K
If yes, who uses the dial-up access? Administrators_123__ Teachers_132__ Other staff_85__
Students_76__ Other (please specify) _____none listed__________________
28.) How many dial-up computer lines are available in the school building? _1302 ___________
29.) If the school building uses dial-up links, where are you dialing to? (Check ALL that apply)
98_District 47_MOREnet 73_Commercial
63___Other (Please Specify) _Local fire department (23) Local network(10)
30.) Does your school currently have a local area network (LAN)?1,926 (91%)_yes _202 (9%)__no
If yes,
A. How many computers are connected to the LAN in your school building?
_206,988 (97.27 average per school)
B. Of the above computers, how many are servers? 3,482 (1.64 average per school)_
C. What operating system does your server(s) use? (Indicate how many.)
Linux (how many)258 Windows NT (how many) 1,717__ Apple Share (how many) 581_
Novell (how many) 3,685 Other (how many) 565__(please specify)_Windows 2000 (118)___
D. What services are run on the servers?
_711 Filtering 790_Email 306_FTP 378_Proxy Server
661_Web 108 Telnet 576_Firewall
E. If email is offered, please specify Email software program.
Groupwise (217) MS Exchange/Outlook (135) Pegasus (124) Mercury (104) Eudora (52)_
31.) Is your school building connected to another school building in your district through a Wide
Area Network (WAN)?
1,528 (72%)_yes _519 (24%)__no 81(4%) N/A
32.) Do any of the students in your school building use any of the following to participate in classes
originating from remote sites? (Check ALL that apply)
163 Satellite 205_Desktop Technologies/IP/MOREnet 239_Interactive TV (Video Classroom)
285 Cable TV _27_Compressed Video 19__Other (Please Specify) videos (8)_
33.) If you do not now have any distance learning programs, do you plan on any in the next two years?
312 (15%)yes 1767(83%)no
If yes, please indicate type __IP (78) I-TV (81) Compressed Video (9) Satellite/Cable TV (11)
College/Dual Credit/AP course (17) Foreign Language (26) Field Trips (10) Math/Science (9)____
34.) Do you require parents’ signatures before students can access the Internet?
1,806 (85%) yes 322 (15%)___no
35.) What percentage of students, in your school building have signed Internet Acceptable Use Policies? _70%
36.) Does your school building currently use filtering software on your Internet-connected computers?
1,734 (81%) yes 394(19%)no
If yes,
A. On what percentage of your Internet connected computers? 100_% Median Response
B. What products (for instance, _183_Screen Door, _152_X Stop, _211_ Sonic Wall,
_316_Border Manager, _516__Cyber Patrol/Surf Control,_49_N2H2, _205_Web Sense,
15_Surf Watch, _363__Other (Please Specify) SquidGuard (72) 3Com (35) Dan’s Guardian (30)
TECHNOLOGY USAGE |
37.) Estimate the percentage of administrators, teachers, and students in your school building who routinely
use the following applications.
Applications |
Administrator(s) (%) |
Teachers (%) |
Students (%) |
A. Educational Software |
36% |
71% |
75% |
B. E-Mail |
92% |
82% |
14% |
C. Web-Browsing (Net Surfing) |
86% |
82% |
63% |
D. EBSCO host or Other Educational Database |
24% |
31% |
27% |
E. Electronic Encyclopedia |
19% |
38% |
41% |
F. Electronic/Automated Library Catalog |
23% |
46% |
52% |
38.) Estimate the percentage of administrators, teachers, and students in your school building who
routinely use the computer for the following functions.
Functions |
Administrator(s) (%) |
Teachers (%) |
Students (%) |
A. Computer-generated Presentations |
43% |
37% |
32% |
B. Writing Assignments |
67% |
71% |
65% |
C. Research Information Collection |
69% |
67% |
59% |
D. Communicate with Parents and Students |
63% |
53% |
N/A |
E. Lesson Plan Preparation |
14% |
59% |
N/A |
F. Spreadsheet/Database (student records) |
71% |
56% |
N/A |
G. Track Student Performance |
67% |
61% |
N/A |
H. Assess Student Performance |
58% |
55% |
N/A |
I. Communicate with DESE Staff |
62% |
22% |
N/A |
J. Instructional Delivery and Presentations |
28% |
38% |
N/A |
39.) Who is responsible for the leadership and support of teachers in your school building in integrating
technology into the curriculum?
68%_Technology Coordinator 65%_School Administrator 10%_RPDC 10%_Outside Vendor
38%_Teacher 31%_Instructional Technology Specialist 43%_Library/Media Specialist
10%_Other (please specify) Curriculum Staff (63) Computer Technology Staff (33) Technology Staff (26)
Building Technology Staff (16) District Administrators (9)
40.) Estimate the percentage of the school building’s teaching staff who are able to fully integrate
technology into the curriculum? __44%
41.) What school information can be accessed from an outside location via the Internet?
(Check ALL that apply)
771 Schedules 430_Homework Assignments/Help 80_ Report Cards/Attendance
1,090 Community Info. 1,551 Teacher/School Info. 280 Other (Please Specify)_Calendars (77)
Newsletter / Announcements (49) Menus (35) Student Activities (34) Board Information (20)
42.) Does the school use a technology mediated feedback system 948 (45%) yes 1180 (55%) no
If yes, 822_Email 179_Automated Absentee Calling System 28 Listservs 546 Voice Mail
224 Homework Hotline via Telephone 62_Homework Hotline via Web 55_Other Web (21)
43.) What percentage of Internet-connected computers in your school building use a web browser
at least as current as:
_9__% Netscape 4.5 or earlier _27_% Netscape 4.6 or later _66_% Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
_11_% Internet Explorer 4.5 or earlier _ 5__ % Other (Please Specify) Opera (7)__
44.) What percentage of Internet-connected computers in the building use Acrobat Reader?
3.x _10% 4.x _46%___ 5.x_44%___
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