California School Technology Survey 2003: District


INTERNET CONNECTIVITY



Who is each school's Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

The School District for this school
The District Office for another school district
County Office of Education
California State University/University of California
Commercial Provider (e.g. SBC/Pac Bell Internet, MCI, Sprint, etc)
DCP - Digital California Project
Other
Don’t know

What type of connection does each school have to the Internet?

Less than a full T-1 (e.g. fractional T-1, ISDN, DSL, cable modes, or other connections at lower speeds, such as 512K)
T-1 or other connection that carries data at approximately 1.5 Mbps
More than one T-1, but less than a connection that carries data at approximately 10 Mbps (i.e. multiple T-1 lines)
10 Mbps-Ethernet or ATM connection
DS3 connection or other connection that carries data at approximately 45 Mbps
OC3 connection or other connection that carries data at approximately 155 Mbps
Other
Don’t know
School is not connected to the Internet via a permanent (non-dial-up) connection

What is the speed of each school’s connection to the Internet connection in megabits? (If multiple circuits, the sum total of the bandwidth)

Less than 1.54 megabits
1.54 megabits or greater, but less than 3.0 megabits
3.0 megabits or greater, but less than 10 megabits
10 megabits or greater, but less than 45 megabits
45 megabits or greater, but less than 100 megabits
100 megabits or greater, but less than 155 megabits
155 megabits or greater, but less than 1 gigabit
1 gigabit or greater
Don’t know


DISTRICT OFFICE CONNECTIVITY



Is each school connected to the District Office by means of a wide area network/metropolitan area network?

Yes
No
Don't Know

If schools in this district use the District Office as their ISP, what is the speed of between the District Office and the Internet in megabits? (If multiple circuits, the sum total of the bandwidth)

Less than 1.54 megabits
1.54 megabits or greater, but less than 3.0 megabits
3.0 megabits or greater, but less than 10 megabits
10 megabits or greater, but less than 45 megabits
45 megabits or greater, but less than 100 megabits
100 megabits or greater, but less than 155 megabits
155 megabits or greater, but less than 1 gigabit
1 gigabit or greater
Don’t know

Who is the district's Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

The School District for this school
The District Office for another school district
County Office of Education
California State University/University of California
Commercial Provider (e.g. SBC/Pac Bell Internet, MCI, Sprint, etc)
DCP - Digital California Project
Other
Don’t know

What type of connection does the district have to the Internet?

Less than full T-1 (e.g. fractional T-1, ISDN, DSL, cable modem)
T-1 or other connection that carries 1.5 Mbps
More than T-1, but less than a connection that carries 10 Mbps
10 Mbps Ethernet or ATM connection
DS3 or other connection that carries appx 45 Mbps
OC3 or other connection that carries appx 155 Mbps
Other
Don’t know
District is not connected to Internet via a permanent (non-dialup) connection


TECHNICAL SUPPORT



In units of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel, how many paid technical support positions are there at the District Office? Please do not include school site staff providing technical support; these individuals should be included on the school’s technology survey. Please only report technical support personnel, not curriculum development or staff development positions related to technology.

Examples
1.0 FTE = full time faculty or staff member
.5 FTE = half time person or teacher with 1/2 time devoted out of classroom
.2 FTE = person working 1 day/week or stipended teacher using 1-2 hr/day


Computer resource teacher or other personnel (responsible for working with other teachers): Certificated FTE



Computer resource teacher or other personnel (responsible for working with other teachers): Classified FTE



Technical support staff (technical support staff responsible for maintenance of the network and/or desktop machines): Certificated FTE



Technical support staff (technical support staff responsible for maintenance of the network and/or desktop machines): Classified FTE



Technology Coordinator: Certificated FTE



Technology Coordinator: Classified FTE



Other: Certificated FTE



Other: Classified FTE



How many hours per week are others, such as contracted technical support staff or volunteers, providing technical support at the District Office level? Do not include volunteers or students that work at the site level; these individuals should be included in the school’s survey.


Hours Per Week: County office staff



Hours Per Week: Service agreement from hardware purchase



Hours Per Week: Other contracted services



Hours Per Week: Volunteers



Hours Per Week: Students




CURRICULUM SUPPORT



In units of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel as indicated below, how much staff from the district office is devoted to supporting integration of technology into the curriculum? Do not include staff at individual school sites; these staff should be counted on the school’s survey.


Staff Development Coordinator (responsible for designing and implementing growth activities in technology use and integration): Certificated FTE



Staff Development Coordinator (responsible for designing and implementing growth activities in technology use and integration): Classified FTE



Technology Resource Teacher (responsible for assisting with classroom teachers with technology integration): Certificated FTE



Technology Resource Teacher (responsible for assisting with classroom teachers with technology integration): Classified FTE



Other: Certificated FTE



Other: Classified FTE




ELECTRICAL CAPACITY



Have you collected any data on the cost of upgrading electrical panels at any of your schools to provide the school(s) with sufficient power for a 4-to-1 student-to-computer ratio?

Yes
No
Don't Know

If yes, please provide the name of the school(s) and the cost



COUNTY/DISTRICT AUTOMATED STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM CAPABILITY



Is your county/district currently using an automated student information system to maintain student records?

Yes
No
Don't Know

If yes, mark the checkbox next to all the Student Information System product(s) used. Also, please indicate the product version for each product used.

Apple-Powerschool: Powerschool
C-Innovations: Zangle
Chancery: Win School
Chancery: Max School
Chancery: OpenDistrict
Digitronics: Complete School
Digitronics: Other Digitronics
DMG Maximus: SchoolMAX
Eagle: ARIES
Person (NCS) Education Technologies: CIMS or other product
Person (NCS) Education Technologies: SASI III
Person (NCS) Education Technologies: SASIxp
QSS: STUDENT/3000
Schoolwise: Schoolwise
SDCOE: Student Information System
SUNGUARD Perntmation: OPEN SERIES
Other

Indicate the types of desktop computers used for administration of student information. Please mark an entry under both hardware and OS for each category that applies.


PC Hardware:

PC, Pentium II or newer
PC, Pentium MMX or older

PC Operating System (OS) Version:

DOS or Windows 3.x
Windows 95/98/ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP111

Macintosh Hardware:

Macintosh, G3 processor or newer
Macintosh, previous to G3

Macintosh Operating System (OS) Version:

Macintosh (pre OS 8)
Macintosh (OS 8.x)
Macintosh (OS 9.x)
Macintosh (OS X.x)

Unix:

Unix
Unix type (HPUX, Solaris, etc.)

Other Hardware/Operating System (Please Specify):


Indicate the types of web browser software used for administration of student information. Check all that apply.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or newer
Microsoft Internet Explorer previous to 5.0
Netscape Navigator 6.0 or newer
Netscape Navigator previous to 6.0
Other

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