2000 School Technology Profile Summary
as of 03/07/2001
Administrative

 General  
     TOTALS
1. Are permanent records stored electronically? 
 
A. yes
153
 
B. no
144
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2. Are electronic permanent student records maintained: 
 
A. Centrally (in the central office or other single location)
58
 
B. At the building where the student attends
219
 
C. Other off-site location
11
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3. Choose the statement which best describes you school corporation: 
 
A. All buildings use the same student accounting software for maintaining student records.
216
 
B. All High Schools and Middle schools use the same software, but elementaries use another.
55
 
C. All High Schools use the same software, all elementaries use a different software, and middle schools use another.
5
 
D. All school levels (H.S., M.S. Elem.) use different student accounting system software.
5
 
E. The decision is made at the building level, so even the same levels may use different software for student accounting.
13
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4. Do other school programs that are required to keep records, (e.g., Title I, Special Education, etc.) have access to the master file and are these data maintained there? 
 
A. Yes, all school-related data are stored in the main data base.
71
 
B. Some of these data are stored in the main data base (either centrally or in the individual school building), and some are stored in separately created data bases.
94
 
C. No, almost all special program data are stored in separately created data bases
129
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5. IF special program data are stored in separately created data bases, the decision about which data base software to use is made by: 
 
A. The superintendent or principal;
75
 
B. Other administrator in charge of Information Technology;
76
 
C. The program administrator or teacher;
132
 
D. Vendor or other outside party.
6
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6. Do school building sites have access to permanent records electronically? 
 
A. Yes
145
 
B. No
148
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7. Is there an official backup and disaster recovery plan? (This generally includes off-site storage of backups and a plan to recover data and services in the event of a disaster.) 
 
A. Yes
207
 
B. No
86
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8. How often is the plan reviewed? 
 
A. Not applicable
64
 
B. Regularly. At least once per year and at other intervals as deemed necessary
111
 
C. Whenever software or hardware changes.
65
 
D. Only when a problem occurs
23
 
E. Rarely if ever
29
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9. IF there is an official backup and disaster recovery plan, does this also apply to any special program data bases that may be maintained apart from the main system? 
 
A. Not applicable
124
 
B. Applies in all cases and is monitored for compliance
34
 
C. Applies in most cases and is monitored for compliance
41
 
D. Applies in all cases, but is not monitored
45
 
E. Does not apply
46
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 Networks  
     
1. Are all administrative offices in individual buildings networked to the central office? 
 
A. All are networked
190
 
B. Most are networked
14
 
C. A few are networked
11
 
D. None are networked
82
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2. Are administrative offices connected to the Internet?
 
A. All are connected
259
 
B. Most are connected
17
 
C. A few are connected
15
 
D. None are connected
6
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3. When student data are transferred from one level to another (such as when a student enters H.S. or middle school) student record updates are:
 
A. All completed electronically
151
 
B. Some are completed electronically but some are manually entered
95
 
C. All data are manually entered at the new level
49
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