The 1997 Missouri School District Computing Census

About one-third of all Missouri School Districts have little or no staff specifically assigned to support instructional computing or telecommunications; most districts have one full time staff member assigned and less than a third have two or more staff.
The availability of specialized staff for technology is related to the relative size of the districts. Because most metropolitan districts have large enrollments, specialized staff are more prevalent among metropolitan districts as compared to non-metropolitan districts.

Wide Area Networks (WANS) connecting multiple sites are supported in 30 percent of Missouri Districts.
Larger, metropolitan districts have about twice as many WANS (46 percent) as non-metropolitan districts (24 percent).

Almost 90 percent of all Missouri School District have at least one Local Area Network (LAN). Nearly, 50 percent have two or more. The number of LANs is related to size and metropolitan status.

Novell is, overwhelmingly, the network operating system most used by Missouri School Districts.

Almost all Missouri School Districts (94 percent) report having a technology plan.

Over two-thirds of Missouri School Districts have adopted "Acceptable Use Policies" to help guide how faculty and students should use the Internet.

Web Pages

Nearly 30 percent of all Missouri School Districts have developed a district web page.
Metropolitan districts have almost twice as many web pages (46 percent) as non-metropolitan districts (24 percent).

About half of all teachers and administrators have E-mail and dial-up Internet accounts supported by their districts.
Larger, metropolitan districts are more likely to support E-mail and dial-up Internet accounts than smaller, non-metropolitan districts.

Major Areas Reported to be in the Greatest Need of Additional Instructional Support

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