The 2005 Missouri School District Computing Census

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Missouri Census of Technology

SCHOOL Building Level Census Form (2005)

Complete this census form to reflect school building 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.

N = 2211

PLANNING

1) Type of school building technology plan: 127 / 6%Stand-alone plan 2029 / 92%Integrated in district plan

41 / 2%Do not have plan

TRAINING

2) Estimated percentage of faculty/staff in school building at each skill level of technology use.

FACULTY/STAFF:	BEGINNER	INTERMEDIATE	ADVANCED	TOTAL
Administrator(s)	9.2%	66.9%	23.9%	100.0%
Teachers	19.4%	59.1%	21.4%	99.9%
Technology support staff	2.3%	16.2%	81.5%	100.1%
Support services staff	30.9%	51.8%	17.4%	100.0%

3) Number of eMINTS-trained teachers in school building.

361 in 183 buildings Completed year 1 only 710 in 259 buildings Completed both year 1 and 2

[Totals: Teachers = 1071 & Buildings = 345]

HARDWARE AND SUPPORT

4) Estimated total FTE of school building staff or others directly responsible for technical maintenance and/or

support of hardware.

EMPLOYEES:					NON-EMPLOYEES
1754	79%	District staff	FTE:	2.66	281	13%	Students
679	31%	School certificated staff	FTE:	1.19	34	2%	Parents/community members
534	24%	School non-certificated staff	FTE:	1,05	716	32%	Vendors/contractors
94	4%	None			1278	58%	None

[Overall Average = 2.73]

5) Computers by type and location within school building.

COMPUTER PLATFORM	COMPUTER LABS	INSTRUCTIONAL ROOMS					LIBRARY CENTERS	ADMIN. OFFICES	TOTAL
COMPUTER PLATFORM	COMPUTER LABS	PreK-2	3-5	6-8	9-12	ACC	LIBRARY CENTERS	ADMIN. OFFICES	TOTAL

APPLE/MAC
LC series and lower	796	1108	930	200	158	14	134	59	3399
Power Mac series	946	1154	867	809	577	90	251	63	4757
G3	7311	3254	3996	3245	2603	212	2290	807	23718
G4 or later	4373	943	1568	1018	1587	287	1131	491	11398
Sub-Total	13426	6459	7361	5272	4925	603	3806	1420	43272

PC COMPATIBLE
486 or earlier	345	455	481	255	391	31	235	107	2300
Pentium I or II	8774	5349	6122	5933	8106	801	3371	1981	40437
Pentium III	17894	5784	7851	8067	11248	1479	4236	4064	60623
Pentium IV or later	33167	7155	11783	9530	15217	3543	6644	8382	95421
Celeron	8979	3083	4694	3467	5661	442	2424	1623	30373
AMD (< 450 MHz)	3641	1146	1744	1136	2628	281	1213	829	12618
AMD (450+ MHz)	1034	387	528	499	821	79	355	179	3882
Sub-Total	73834	23359	33203	28887	44072	6656	18478	17165	245654

Total Mac/PC	87260	29818	40564	34159	48997	7259	22284	18585	288926

HANDHELDS	565	814	3249	1955	2082	111	179	1232	10187

TOTAL	87825	30632	43813	36114	51079	7370	22463	19817	299113

6) Internet connected and multimedia equipped computers by location in school building.

COMPUTER TYPE	COMPUTER LABS	INSTRUCTIONAL ROOMS					LIBRARY CENTERS	ADMIN. OFFICES	TOTAL
COMPUTER TYPE	COMPUTER LABS	PreK-2	3-5	6-8	9-12	ACC	LIBRARY CENTERS	ADMIN. OFFICES	TOTAL
Internet connected	79841	25474	37537	30821	44469	5897	20533	17360	261932
Multimedia equipped	76825	24570	35385	28776	41102	5489	18863	16295	247305

7) Percentage of computers connected to the Internet by type of connection.

COMPUTER TYPE

WIRED
CONNECTION

WIRELESS CONNECTION

TOTAL

Desktop

98%

100%

Laptop

69%

31%

100%

8) Technology by type and location within school building. * – Data not available due to technical issues

NUMBER OF ROOMS…	LABS	INSTRUCTIONAL ROOMS					LMCs	ADM.	TOTAL
NUMBER OF ROOMS…	LABS	PreK-2	3-5	6-8	9-12	ACC	LMCs	ADM.	TOTAL
total	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
with telephone access	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
with Internet access (wired or wireless)	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
with one or more multimedia-equipped computers	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
with one or more multimedia-equipped computers connected to Internet	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
with one or more multimedia-equipped and Internet-connected computers and access to a printer, and a dedicated projection device	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

9) Library automation system used in school building. (Check the product name).

152	7%	Alexandria	138	6%	Dynix	57	3%	SIRSI	84	4%	Other
53	2%	Alice	767	35%	Follett	417	19%	Winnebago	89	4%	None
335	2%	Athena	36	2%	Gateway

10) Estimated typical (average) timeframe for resolving minor or routine technical problems/repairs.

716	32%	1 working day	291	13%	4-6 working days	32	1%	11 working days or more
1074	49%	2-3 working days	84	5%	7-10 working days

11) Estimated percentage of computers in working order on a typical (average) day: Median = 98%

INTERNET CONNECTIVITY- DISTANCE LEARNING

12) School building Internet connection by bandwidth and delivery mode.

BANDWIDTH:			DELIVERY MODE:
90	4%	56kb – 384 kb	846	38%	Copper line
1452	66%	385kb – 1.5mb (T1)	1009	46%	Fiber
324	15%	1.6mb – 9.9mb	69	3%	DSL
116	5%	10mb – 45mb	7	<1%	Satellite
57	3%	45mb – 100mb	165	7%	Other: 95=Radio/Wireless/Point-to-Point 36=Frame Relay
152	7%	>100mb	54	2%	None
13	<1%	None
7	<1%	Other

13) Estimated percentage of computers connected to school building LAN (or district WAN):

Median = 100% [3 buildings reported no connected computers]

14) Distance learning system(s) available to students in school building. (Check ALL that apply)

485	22%	I-TV: two-way interactive (audio and video) television	60	27%	Other
270	12%	Desktop video conferencing: two-way interactive	551	25%	None
703	32%	Web-based online instruction via Internet: non-interactive
399	18%	Satellite: one-way instructional video
1140	52%	Cable TV: one-way instructional video

TECHNOLOGY USAGE

15) Estimated percentage of administrators, teachers, and students routinely using following applications.

APPLICATION	ADMINISTRATORS	TEACHERS	STUDENTS

Educational software	43%	78%	80%
Email	97%	92%	11%
Electronic Resources:
EBSCO host	17%	23%	21%
Electronic encyclopedia	15%	31%	33%
Gale	3%	6%	7%
Newsbank	4%	6%	6%
ProQuest	2%	3%	3%
SIRS	2%	5%	5%

16) Estimated percentage of administrators, teachers, and students routinely using computers for following

functions.

FUNCTION	ADMINISTRATORS	TEACHERS	STUDENTS
Produce media, web, or multimedia products/presentations to demonstrate learning	54%	48%	40%
Produce written or print products/presentations to demonstrate learning	79%	79%	59%
Communicate with peers, experts, others	93%	85%	20%
Communicate with parents and students	81%	72%	13%
Conduct online research	79%	75%	53%
Participate in online courses (this year)	11%	11%	2%
Manage student records (spreadsheet/database)	82%	73%
Track student performance	80%	75%
Assess student performance	71%	70%
Deliver and present instruction	37%	57%
Prepare lesson plan(s)	11%	66%

17) Estimated total FTE of staff or others directly responsible for integration of technology into curriculum

and instruction.

EMPLOYEES:					NON-EMPLOYEES:
756	34%	Instructional technology specialist	FTE:	1.18	38	2%	Students
1273	58%	Library/media specialist	FTE:	1.23	196	9%	Regional center/RPDC
1163	53%	School administrator	FTE:	1.29	68	3%	Other (specify): 31=Contractor/Vendor
1143	52%	Teacher	FTE:		1883	85%	None
432	20%	School technical staff	FTE:	1.32
1040	47%	District technical staff	FTE:	1.38
154	7%	Other	FTE:
150	7%	None

[Overall Average FTE = 2.07]

18) Estimated percentage of teaching staff fully integrating technology into curriculum and instruction:

Median = 50%

19) School (or district) supported technology-mediated feedback. (Check ALL that apply)

416	19%	Automated absentee calling system	287	13%	Listservs
290	13%	Electronic bulletin board	1115	50%	Voice Mail
2075	94%	Email	50	2%	Other (specify):
611	28%	Homework hotline via web	79	4%	None
331	15%	Homework hotline via telephone

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