The 2004 Missouri School District Computing Census
D. Kent King Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Commissioner of Education P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
N=524
Missouri Census of Technology |
DISTRICT Level Census (2004) |
Complete this census form to reflect district technology status as of March 1.
It is recommended that you make a copy of the completed census for your files.
Consult the Core Data Manual and Help file, call (573) 751-8247, or e-mail: instrtech@dese.mo.gov for assistance as needed
Contact Name: |
Contact Title: |
District Telephone #: |
District Fax #: |
Contact E-mail: |
District URL: (Prepopulated from screen 8) |
PLANNING |
1. Year district technology plan was last approved by the Department 2002 = 16 2003 = 451 2004 = 69
2.
List any business or higher education institution with which you partner to support technology.
93 = Business (Technology/Telecommunications) 82 = Higher Education 37 = Business (Non-technical)
TRAINING |
3. Identify any board-approved education technology standards and what population(s) must meet the standards.
<number and percent of districts responding>
STANDARDS (Check ALL that apply)
417 (80%) Locally-developed
140 (27%) Adopted National Educational Technology Standards (ISTE)
34 ( 7%) Adopted Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (ITEA)
35 ( 7%) Other (specify) _____________________________________________
65 (12%) None
POPULATION(S) (Check ALL that apply)
Students: Staffs:
401 (77%) PreK-2 400 (76%) Administrators
420 (80%) 3-5 414 (79%) Teachers
437 (83%) 6-8 350 (67%) Support services staff
375 (72%) 9-12 103 (20%) None
35 (60%) Area career center (N=58)
64 (12%) None
4. Estimate the percentage of administrators and support services staff, in the administrative building/office(s),
at each skill level of technology use.
|
Beginner |
Intermediate |
Advanced |
Administrators |
4,800 (9%) |
34,363 (66%) |
13,339 (25%) |
Support services staff |
7,819 (15%) |
30,453 (58%) |
13,943 (27%) |
HARDWARE & SUPPORT |
5. Estimate the total FTE of district-level staff who are directly responsible for technical maintenance and support
of hardware.
Total = 1093.70 and Average = 2.09
6. Enter the quantity of computers, by type, currently used in the administrative building/office(s).
Total Computers = 16,077
Apple/Mac |
Number of Computers |
PC Compatible |
Number of Computers |
|
11 |
|
389 |
|
86 |
|
3020 |
|
461 |
|
4604 |
|
337 |
|
4990 |
Sub-Total = 895 (6%) |
|
1414 |
|
|
218 |
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|
547 |
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Sub-Total = 15182 (94%) |
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7. Enter the quantity of computers in the administrative building/office(s) currently using the following.
Apple/Mac |
Number of Computers |
PC Compatible |
Number of Computers |
OS 9.x or earlier |
512 |
Windows 1998 or earlier |
6104 |
OS 10.x or later |
463 |
Windows NT |
358 |
Total |
975 |
Windows 2000 |
2184 |
Windows XP |
4275 |
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Acrobat Reader |
|
Total |
12,921 |
Acrobat Reader 4.x or earlier |
253 |
|
|
Acrobat Reader 5.x or later |
962 |
Acrobat Reader |
|
Total |
1215 |
Acrobat Reader 4.x or earlier |
1986 |
Acrobat Reader 5.x or later |
9472 |
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|
Total |
11458 |
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY-DISTANCE LEARNING |
8. Identify the operating system used on the server(s) in the administrative building/office(s).
23 (3%) Apple Share 131 (19%) Windows 2000
88 (13%) Linux 130 (19%) Windows NT
17 (2%) Mac Server OS 111 (14%) Other
283 (41%) Novell 18 (3%) None
9. Identify district-supported administrative systems. (Check ALL that apply)
511 (98%) Accounting /budgeting/payroll 345 (66%) IEP management
222 (42%) Attendance staff 108 (21%) Instructional management system
461 (88%) Attendance student 242 (46%) Inventory
452 (86%) Communication/email 432 (82%) Library catalog
355 (68%) Discipline 69 (13%) School safety
134 (26%) Distance education 158 (30%) Student fees
181 (35%) Extra curricular (scheduling) 304 (58%) Student performance
431 (82%) Food Service 103 (20%) Teacher evaluations
346 (66%) Health Service 220 (42%) Technical support
196 (37%) Hosting classroom websites 201 (38%) Transportation
TECHNOLOGY USAGE |
10. Technology is integrated in the following core content areas(s). (Check ALL that apply)
497 (95%) Communication Arts 451 (86%) Mathematics 454 (87%) Science 444 (85%) Social Studies
11. Estimate the percentage of the following populations the district provides email accounts.
<number and percent of districts responding and average percentage rate of students with accounts>
Students: Staff:
22 / 4% (77%) Pre K-2 515 / 98% (98%) Administrators
51 / 10% (54%) 3-5 510 / 97% (93%) Teachers
72 / 14% (72%) 6-8 494 / 94% (82%) Support services staff
125 / 24% (45%) 9-12 8 / 2% (NA) None
58 /100% (100%) Area career center
355 / 68% (NA) None
12. Estimate the percentage of the district’s 6th graders who are technologically literate.
Average = 86% and Median = 90%
TECHNOLOGY FUNDING |
13. Estimate the amount for which items were purchased or budgeted.
Items Purchased or Budgeted |
Last Fiscal Year |
Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
Hardware |
$40,328,446 |
$38,380,282 |
$34,986,027 |
Software: instructional |
6,239,818 |
5,839,898 |
5,265,403 |
Software: administrative |
5,364,172 |
7,689,236 |
8,013,669 |
Professional development |
6,993,433 |
7,228,577 |
6,623,914 |
Connectivity/distance learning |
5,295,126 |
4,831,851 |
5,307,742 |
Technical support |
19,480,114 |
19,099,793 |
18,589,486 |
Infrastructure/retrofitting/other |
8,696,322 |
8,947,579 |
8,867,148 |
Total |
$92,397,431 |
$92,017,216 |
$87,653,389 |
14. Enter the dollar value of the district’s E-rate discounts for the current year as indicated in USAC’s funding
commitment letters.
Total = $32,575,547 (381 districts responded) and Average = $85,500
15. Estimate the percentage of the discount used to support education technology.
Average = 74% and Median = 90%
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