Rhode Island Technology Survey (May 2009)     

Executive Summary / Detailed Report / District Level Results / School Level Results

District Survey Questions

View...1. Number of schools/buildings in your district represented by this survey. This may include schools, administration buildings, annex, etc.
View...2. Number of STUDENTS in your district.
View...3. Number of TEACHERS in your district.
View...4. Number of servers used in your district. (Physical)
View...5. Number of OLDER servers that are still in use.
View...6. SERVER LOCATION - Please indicate the total number of physical servers available in the district in the following areas: (Combine Levels A, B and C ONLY. Do NOT include Level D)
View...7. SERVER LOCATION - Of the total number of physical servers listed above, how many are capable of running multiple virtual servers?
View...8. USE OF SERVER - Please indicate the number of each type of server. Combine both physical and virtual servers. (Include Levels A, B, and C ONLY)
View...9. How does your district replace and update computers used for instruction?
View...10. Replacement/Update of Instructional Computers Annual Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...11. The state has developed software systems that are able to request data files from your local student database. Please indicate the name of the STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (SIS) software used by your district to track student enrollment. (Check all that apply if you use more than one.)
View...12. SIS Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...13. Please indicate which, if any, SPECIAL EDUCATION CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM is used in your district.
View...14. Special Education Case Management Software Annual maintenance cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...15. Please indicate which, if any, SPECIAL EDUCATION DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT/PREPARATION SYSTEM is used in the district. (Check all that apply.)
View...16. Special Education Document Management/Preparation System Annual maintenance cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...17. Please indicate which, if any, DATA ANALYSIS AND WAREHOUSING SYSTEM is used by your district for data collection and analysis. (Check all that apply if you use more than one.)
View...18. Data Analysis/Warehousing System Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...19. Do you already participate in the consolodated LIBRARY AUTOMATION SYSTEM? (RILINK - Follet Destiny)
View...20. If not, which LIBRARY AUTOMATION SYSTEM(s) do you use in your district?
View...21. Library Automation System Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...22. Which INTERNET FILTERING mechanism is used by your district?
View...23. Filtering Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...24. Please indicate which VIRUS PROTECTION SOFTWARE program is used by any school in your district. (Check all that apply)
View...25. Virus Protection Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...26. Please indicate which, if any, computerized ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE program is used by any school in your district to assess individual student needs. (Check all that apply if you use more than one.)
View...27. Please indicate which, if any, CURRICULUM MAPPING SOFTWARE is used by any school in your district. (Check all that apply.)
View...28. Curriculum Mapping Software Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...29. Please indicate which, if any, COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARE TOOLS that are used by any school in your district.
View...30. Collaborative Software Tools Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...31. Does your district use a firewall?
View...32. Firewall Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...33. Does your district have a written DISASTER RECOVERY OR BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN in place?
View...34. Which, if any, INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM is being used in your district to prevent network attacks against vulnerable services, data driven attacks on applications, host based attacks such as privilege escalation, unauthorized logins and access to sensitive files, and malware (viruses, Trojan horses, and worms). (Check all that apply)
View...35. Intrusion Detection System Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...36. Where is your important data backed up?
View...37. The district has a RETENTION POLICY for which, if any, of the following district hosted services? (Check all that apply)
View...38. Is there a district policy or expectation for TEACHERS to use their school/district email address as a primary school communications tool? (Note: The question applies to use of a school or district provided email address, not an email account through hotmail, yahoo, etc.)
View...39. District email accounts are assigned to: (Check all that apply.)
View...40. Is there an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for technology use in your district?
View...41. Who is covered in the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)? (Check all that apply.)
View...42. Parents have access through district technology to AUTO DIAL TO HOMES. (Check all that apply)
View...43. Auto Dial to Homes Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...44. Parents have access through district technology to EMAIL ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Check all that apply)
View...45. Email Announcements Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...46. Parents have access through district technology to TEXT MESSAGES. (Check all that apply.)
View...47. Text Message Annual Maintenance Cost.
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...48. Parents have access through district technology to STUDENT GRADES. (Check all that apply.)
View...49. Parent Access to Student Grades Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...50. Parents have access through district technology to STUDENT HOMEWORK. (Check all that apply.)
View...51. Parent Access to Student Homework Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...52. How many FTEs directly support technology in your district? (Note: If you have 2 half time staff, count them as 1 full time staff member.)
View...53. This question is no longer available.
View...54. Of the FTEs listed above, allocate the PERCENTAGE OF TIME spent in the following areas. (Note: THE TOTAL SHOULD = 100%)
View...55. This question is no longer available
View...56. Do you use any outside VENDORS TO SUPPLEMENT district technology personnel capacity?
View...57. Annual Budget for Outside Vendors
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...58. Please tell us any additional information about school technology which you believe is important for RIDE to know.