The 2003 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 65012-0480
N=2250
Missouri Census of Technology |
SCHOOL Building Level Census (2003) |
Please complete this census form to reflect building status as of March 1.
It is recommended that you make a copy of the completed census for your files.
If you have questions, please call (573) 751-8247 or e-mail: instrtech@dese.mo.gov
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PLANNING |
1. The school building has a technology plan. 2126 (95%) yes 120 (5%) no Stand-alone 137 (6%)
Integrated in district plan 1989 (94%)
2. List any business or higher education institution with which you partner to support technology. 544 (24%)
College/university (290) Technology-related business (169) Other business (164)
TRAINING |
3. Enter the quantity of professional development hours offered this school year to school building staff to upgrade
technology and computer skills in the following areas?
|
|
|
Support Services Staff |
(Average hours) |
(Average Hours) |
(Average Hours) |
|
Introduction to operations |
5.81 |
8.22 |
4.30 |
Using software applications |
11.69 |
16.23 |
8.67 |
Using Internet resources |
6.79 |
10.20 |
4.60 |
Curriculum integration |
8.35 |
13.98 |
4.12 |
Teaching applications |
5.95 |
10.50 |
3.01 |
Using assistive technology devices |
2.11 |
2.98 |
1.48 |
4. Estimate the percentage of administrators, teachers, technology support staff and support services staff in
the school building at each skill level of technology use.
| Faculty/Staff | Beginner % |
Intermediate % |
Advanced % |
Administrator(s) |
10% |
69% |
21% |
Teachers |
21% |
58% |
21% |
Technology support staff |
4% |
17% |
79% |
School services support |
31% |
52% |
17% |
5. Indicate the number of days during the current school year that the school scheduled for professional
development activities where teachers can learn/upgrade their technology and computer skills. 3.99 Days
HARDWARE AND SUPPORT I |
6. Estimate the percentage of FTE in the school building responsible for technical maintenance and/or support
of hardware.
<Percent Buildings Responding (and Average FTE)>
50% (.32) District staff 19% (.25) School classified staff 5% (.08) Students
18% (.21) Vendors 26% (.19) School certificated staff 5% (.16) Contractors
2% (.10) Parents/community members 1% (.05) Regional centers/RPDCs 1% None
7. Enter the quantity of computers, by type, currently being used in these locations within the school building?
|
Computer Labs |
Instructional Rooms |
Library/Media Center |
Principal Office |
Other |
|
|
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Apple 68040 or earlier |
1274 |
6123 |
286 |
23 |
567 |
8273 |
Power Mac 5500 or later |
1895 |
6309 |
607 |
416 |
580 |
9807 |
IMac |
9793 |
13723 |
1697 |
105 |
1149 |
26467 |
G4 or earlier |
1371 |
1999 |
638 |
57 |
471 |
4536 |
Sub-Total |
14,333 |
28,154 |
3,228 |
601 |
2,767 |
49,083 |
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486 or earlier |
1382 |
4250 |
561 |
101 |
893 |
7187 |
Pentium II or earlier |
20878 |
42060 |
6175 |
2306 |
5643 |
77062 |
Pentium III or later |
33569 |
45283 |
7095 |
4575 |
7571 |
98093 |
Celeron |
8348 |
11815 |
2079 |
816 |
849 |
23907 |
AMD under 450 mghz |
1861 |
3166 |
311 |
185 |
231 |
5754 |
AMD over 450 mghz |
3526 |
3944 |
963 |
386 |
463 |
9282 |
Sub-Total |
69,564 |
110,518 |
17,184 |
8,369 |
15,650 |
221,285 |
Total |
83,897 |
138,672 |
20,412 |
8,970 |
18,417 |
270,368 |
8. Enter the quantity of computers in the school building using the following operating systems.
|
Number of |
|
Number of |
|
Windows Systems
|
208,263 |
OS Systems |
49,368 |
|
Windows 2000/Me or earlier |
176776 |
|
44167 |
|
Windows XP |
18409 |
OS 10.x or later |
5201 |
|
Windows NT |
13078 |
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Acrobat Reader 4.x or earlier |
6634 |
Acrobat Reader 4.x or earlier |
17304 |
|
Acrobat Reader 5.x or later |
30404 |
Acrobat Reader 5.x or later |
21101 |
9. The library automation system is: Follet (696) Winnebago (362) Athena (322) Alexandria (156)
Dynix (139) Calico (53), Follet Mandarin (17) None (237) Other (228)
HARDWARE AND SUPPORT II |
10. Enter the quantity of ROOMS in the following locations, within the school building:
Number of … |
Computer |
Instructional Rooms |
Library/ |
Total |
Rooms total |
3723 |
60248 |
2319 |
66290 |
|
2353 |
32814 |
2041 |
37208 |
|
3629 |
57755 |
2261 |
63645 |
|
3449 |
52806 |
2091 |
58346 |
|
3388 |
51475 |
2064 |
56927 |
|
1921 |
12658 |
853 |
15432 |
11. Enter the quantity of COMPUTERS in the following locations, within the school building.
Number of … |
Computer Labs |
Instructional Rooms |
Library/ Media Center |
TOTAL |
COMPUTERS connected to the Internet |
79049 |
125209 |
18264 |
222,522 |
COMPUTERS multimedia equipped |
73983 |
120015 |
17126 |
211,124 |
12. Enter quantities for the following units/systems in the school building.
Alpha Smart/laptop processors |
9458 |
Interactive television |
1638 |
|
13244 |
Assistive/adaptive devices |
1493 |
Interactive whiteboards |
3102 |
|
4060 |
Cable TV connections |
24972 |
Laserdisc players/DVD |
7484 |
Probeware |
1210 |
CD-ROM network |
26245 |
Multimedia distribution system |
1151 |
Satellite receiver |
1289 |
Computer projection devices |
11189 |
Printers: |
Scanners/digitizers |
6957 |
|
Digital cameras |
6528 |
|
4667 |
Scientific calculators |
24165 |
Digital camcorders |
1164 |
|
336 |
TV monitors |
45270 |
Fax machines |
2833 |
|
14431 |
VCR units |
40760 |
Graphic calculators |
25895 |
|
35101 |
13. The typical time frame for resolving technical problems/repairs is:
1443 (66%) 1-3 working days 530 (24%) 4-6 working days 141 (7%) 7-10 working days
64 (3%) 11 working days or more.
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY-DISTANCE LEARNING |
14. Identify the bandwidth of the school building’s connection to the Internet.
130 Less than HalfT 109 HalfT(768) 1759 T1(1,544) 89 10-45mb
30 OC1 or greater 28 cable modem 5 digital satellite 28 Other
11 None
15. Identify the operating system used on the school building’s server(s).
236 Linux 479 Windows NT 229 Apple Share 930 Novell 97 None
Other (Please Specify)Windows 2000 (320) Windows XP (6) OSX (46)
16. Identify the services run on the servers.
1424 Filtering 1328 Email 1117 Web 792 Firewall 666 Proxy Server 481 FTP 166 Telnet 458 None
17. Identify the email software program:
531 Groupwise Netscape 176 184 Eudora 127 Exchange 123 Mercury 40 Notes 24 None
325 Other: First Class (71) QuickMail.Pro (41) Kinetic (29) Novell (28) Linux (25) Squirrel (24)
18. Estimate the percentage of computers connected to the school building LAN. 88% Average (99% Median)
19. The school building is connected to the administrative building/office(s) AND all other school building in the district
through a Wide Area Network (WAN). 1796 (80%) yes 440 (20%) no
20. The following distance learning systems are available to students in this school building. (Check ALL that apply)
642 Satellite 1107 Desktop technologies/IP/MOREnet 390 Interactive TV (video classroom)
1371 Cable TV 114 Compressed video 180 None
Other (Please Specify): United Streaming (9)
21. Identify the filtering software/hardware used in the school building.
491 Cyber Patrol/Surf Control 342 Sonic Wall 224 Border Manager 217 Web Sense
201 Screen Door 179 X Stop/8e6 121 Squid 102 N2H2
36 DansGuardian 28 Surf Watch 27 CISCO PX 21 SquidGuard
20 Proxy Server 14 Symantec/I-gear 85 None
TECHNOLOGY USAGE |
22. Estimate the percentage of administrators, teachers, and students in the school building who routinely use the
following applications.
| Applications | Administrator(s) |
Teachers |
Students |
Educational software |
41% |
76% |
80% |
97% |
87% |
15% |
|
World Wide Web |
94% |
88% |
71% |
|
27% |
33% |
29% |
Electronic encyclopedia |
20% |
40% |
44% |
Electronic/automated library catalog |
26% |
49% |
57% |
23. Estimate the percentage of administrators, teachers, and students in the school building who routinely use the
computers for the following functions.
Functions |
Administrator(s) |
Teachers |
Students |
Produce media, web, or multimedia products to demonstrate learning |
46% |
43% |
37% |
Produce written or print products to demonstrate learning |
73% |
77% |
68% |
Conduct online research |
79% |
74% |
63% |
Communicate with parents and students |
73% |
62% |
N/A |
Lesson plan preparation |
16% |
64% |
N/A |
Manage student records (spreadsheet/database) |
81% |
64% |
N/A |
Track student performance |
78% |
69% |
N/A |
Assess student performance |
67% |
64% |
N/A |
Communicate with peers, parents, experts, others |
79% |
50% |
N/A |
Instructional delivery and presentations |
37% |
46% |
N/A |
Enrolled in online courses this year |
4% |
5% |
N/A |
24. Estimate the percentage of FTE positions(s) in the school building responsible for leadership in integrating
technology into the curriculum. <Buildings Responding and (Average FTE)
49% (.32) Technology coordinator 53% (.35) School administrator 7% (.19) RPDC 9% (.16) Vendor
46% (.28) Teacher 24% (.34) Instructional technology specialist 4% (.30) Library/media specialist 15% None
25. Estimate the percentage of the school building’s teaching staff who are able to fully integrate technology into
curriculum and instruction. 41%
26. Identify the technology-mediated feedback system(s) used in the school building. (Check ALL that apply)
2007 Email 1053 Voice mail 354 Listservs
296 Automated absentee calling system 280 Homework hotline via telephone
160 Homework hotline via Web 251 Other
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