APPENDIX A

CABE Technology Advisory Committee

We acknowledge the following people for their gracious assistance in this project:

Leslie Averna Susan Binkowski Christopher Bleuher Travis Rose State Department of Education Tom Buckley SNET Nancy Cetorelli CES Richard Cole Christopher Shepard Connecticut Academy for Education Betty Goyette State Department of Education Judy Greiman CCIC Janice Gruendel Connecticut Voices for Children Virginia Grzymkowski CAPSS Robert Hale, Sr. R. G. Hale Consulting Gail Heath CABE Michael Helfgott Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology

Al Hopkins Karen Kaplan ACES David Larson CAPSS Edwin Merritt Fletcher Thompson Scott Nierendorf ACES Robert Rader CABE Lester Ray Apple Computer James Ritchie Univ. of Bridgeport Carol Rocque Education Connection Mr. Ted Roth CECA Lynmarie Thompson Project LEARN Laura Tourville CABE Bernice Yesner Woodbridge Public Schools

ALSO: Theodore S. Sergi, Commissioner David Larson, Executive Director, CAPSS Gail Heath, CABE

APPENDIX B Other comments Question #5 (Other) Technical Support Network Management, System consultation Development of e-mail system technical assistance days via the TLCF Grant repairing computer systems Internet Filtering, Firewall, Circuit Monitoring Curriculum Development Network and systems review/ design Grant and USFG Fund help. Purchasing Technology Internet dependent enrichment programs Portal Technical Assistance Network analysis and maintenance Workshops on e-rate/ grants CEN Technology Curriculum development Technology Evaluation Internet dependent enrichment programs Question #6 (Other) Student competencies UCONN/ & High Schools in South Africa writing of curriculum Tech. Prep/ School -to- Career Distance Learning Distance Learning Cooperation on grant applications Regl. effort w/ Tunxis CTC to implement Project Lead the Way Distance Learning Sisters Schools Program Question #7 (Other) Hardware repairs Grants to help purchase technology equipment. Donations. Equipment donations donation of Equipment Mentoring teachers of technology related courses Donated equipment/Internet communications Donation of computer equipment Business Education Donations of computers & training to needy families School to career, Robotics program, SNET sponsor weather station

Donated computers (old) Technology Fair Gifts of hardware Grant funding, donations Various consulting contracts Computer donations hardware acquisition Question #11 (Other) No competencies CT Teacher Tech performance Indicator Instrument in the process of developing checklist or rubric w/ admin. No measurement developed yet Does not apply We are working at ISTE competencies Question #12 (Other) Communications Email, Website Sub Service Electronic meeting scheduler Automated Lunch program E-mail Integrated Learning Systems High School Curriculum Computer assistant instruction Question #13 (Explain) Nothing in writing but expected. Interviews are often asked about technology expertise but there is not a formal requirement. Not a "condition", but is discussed at interviews Expertise required - Training - No We do seek candidates who are experienced with educational technology Question #15 (Other - Laptops) Facilitators, specialists secretaries - board minutes, etc. Psychologists, tech coordinators Computer paraprofessionals grant writer but not to all - case by case basis Some special education students IEP Special needs students A: Teachers- on a sign-out basis for overnight & weekend use Computer Resource teachers and technical support staff Technical Support Staff Instructional Tech. Specialist, Supt., Asst. Supt. Tech Mgr. Student during school hours only - no take home

Specialists Directors (Guidance) Some teachers Technology Coordinator & Assistant Laptops are available to staff/students on individual basis Staff that travel between schools/ Business Manager & Supt. LMC Some staff & teachers have laptops based on need (b) as needed On a case by case bases as identified in IEP's only to those who travel between rooms/ buildings A few laptops through the PPT process Related services staff Secretaries A, B, & C all limited use. (b) some Community presentations (c) only if required by IEP Special Education needs and Technology Staff Question #15 (Other - Handheld) tech committee for those that want one Many administrators have their own One laptop to be shared for teacher use Super only for now Technology coordinator High school faculty have laptops. Certain special needs students receive laptops. Handheld devices used by students are AlphaSmarts for writing. Superintendents only Most teachers with laptops also make their computers available to students during the school day. Palms are self purchased. Some interested but not supported by tech plan. Limited use available upon request by staff. Dedicated portable computers available for itinerant staff. Laptops and handhelds are given out for different purposes. For example, the science teachers have laptops to facilitate use of our portable lab equipment (Pasco.) Students have laptops if it is part of their IEP. We have a lighthouse classroom that uses AlphaSmarts for a home/school writing connection. Teachers are using palms to assist in maintain assessment records with students. Teachers and students for instructional use. To all primary administrators & piloting use with groups of teachers. Some administrators have district supplied laptops Question #22 (Other - Handheld) All though no competencies adopted we do measure developing technology literacy through above methods. competencies just adopted - the above checklist has not been implemented yet Currently working on comprehensive plan to test teachers

Question #42 (Other) A graduation requirement for competency in info. & tech. These competencies have been developed. We are introducing We have developed the benchmarks for K-12 and corresponding Moving towards g,h, and I. This year the district has worked to comply with the recommendations Question #44 (Other) Television broadcast CADD, CAM, BUSINESS APPLICATIONS, ELECTRONIC YEAR BOOK Computer club TV Studio Computer Club Computer Club N/A We are a K-6 district CAD, Graphic Design Robotics School newspaper For Kids/ Video Presentation Technology Videography & digital video production (a) planning to Student technology assistants Computer Club - High School Technology Clubs 5-12 Computer Club Video Production Video production /editing A+ training - High School Computer Programming Other Curriculum area Technology Education Question #45 (Other) 6-8 only Will be piloting in Sept. - something like Virtual High School Scheduling of distr prevents distance-learning opportunities Question #48 (Other) research (b) Web boards/ exchanges graphing calculators tech tools (CAD, CAM, DTP, DTV, etc.) Integrated Learning Systems Question #49 (Other) Not available to all staff in all classrooms Not available in every classroom but available in central l *some schools, not all

not available in every classroom: email, phone, website, v/m All of above to different people in different buildings video editing (c.) middle school only Cable TV/ Message Board Networked TV monitors in some classrooms/ (a) in 1 building Homework Hot Line - Middle School/ (c) voice mail - High Sch (b) in development stages student reports Question #51 (Other) Annual group meetings with technology support staff Plan in the works. We use above to assist in SD planning Will be done by Ed. Connection by 6/30/02 as part of Tech. Projects completed at the end of course offering Portfolios Question #55 (Other) 4th grade computers for tech cycle Adult Education Publishing Provide computers to board of education members Grant opportunity - Family Resource Center Remote access to information databases Adult Education Library Adult Ed. We loan computers to needy families Adult Education Private Donations Town is presently developing a program Adult Education programs Public Library Adult Education offerings Adult Education Point of Sale Service Senior Center Question #56 (Other) Increased state funding to equalize tech infr. and support Funding to complete infrastructure tech support, maintenance & staffing Faculty Training Funds for additional support; certified and non-certified Integrating Technology across the curriculum State purchase of hardware for schools #4 for staff development & maintenance of equipment. Web-site Development Funds for Staff Development; subs and stipends Professional Development state purchase of software for schools

state purchase of state reports through vendors Other Comments Much of the professional development has been conducted by in-house personnel. Several questions poorly worded or did not match responses. we are a PreK-8 school district so answers reflect that. Region 19 should report on grade 9-12 areas. Q42 A graduation requirement for competency in information and technology skills is currently under study and discussion. 46 They do require comp credits to graduate. 52a Regional School figure $7000 annually for "tech coaches" and also training about $2000 in house coaches train in these areas

APPENDIX C Question #57

Microsoft Suite K-12 All iconn.org all all windows 98 K-8 Windows 95/98/2000/XP '6-12 All MS Office 2001 K-8 All Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) '3-12 All N2H2 Filtering software K-12 All Rediker Student Management K-12 ClarisWorks K-8 All Microsoft Office Professional Districtwide All MS Office K-12 All MS Office 2000 '4-12 All Appleworks K-4 All Microsoft Office K-12 All Microsoft Office '3-12 All Office 2000 K-12 All Appleworks K-6 All Microsoft Office K-12 All Claris Works for Kids K-3 Office K-12 All Kidspiration K-3 ClarisWorks PreK-8 All Under Development Hyperstudio '4-8 All Apple Works K-8 All Microsoft Encarta '3-12 Office 200/XP '9-12 All Microsoft Office 2000 Pro w. Publisher K-12 All Appleworks K-8 All Microsoft Office K-12 Various Norton Anti Virus K-12 Type to Learn Jr. PreK-5 Keyboarding Microsoft Office K-6 All SASLXP Administration Microsoft Office All Office '9-12 All Kid Pix k-4 All Appleworks '2-8 Lang. Arts, Science, Social Studies, Art Alexandria Library/ Media Microsoft Office '7-12 All Keyboard skills K-8 Keyboarding MS Word All All Kidspiration '2 & 3 Microsoft Office K-12

Microsoft Office All All Microsoft Office K-8 All Microsoft Office K-8 All Microsoft Office '9-12 All MS Office '9-12 ZooZillions K-3 Math AppleWorks K-12 All Microsoft Office '9-12 All Office Products K-12 All Kidspiration K-3 Generic Microsoft Office K-12 All MS Office All All Microsoft Office PS PreK-12 All MS Office All All MS Office K-12 All AppleWorks K-8 All Academic areas Type to Learn to grade 5 Tech. lab/ cross curricular Microsoft Office PreK-8 All Kid Pix K-3 All Accelerated Reader '2-6 Language Arts Inspiration '3-12 All Word K-12 All Sunshine K Reading Microsoft School Agreement Products K-12 All Office All All Microsoft Office Suite K-12 All Microsoft Office '9-12 All Perfect Copy '6,7,8 English, Reading Appleworks K-5 Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher '5-12 All Microsoft Office 2000 K-12 All MS Office K-12 All Office All All Microsoft Office Districtwide Internet Explorer '3-12 All Math Keys K-5 Math Number Munchies 3-6 Math Fraction Munchers 5-6 Math Kid Pix K-3 All Claris Home Page 4-8 All I Movie 6-8 Video editing Carmen Sand Diego USA 4-5 Geography Reader Rabbit 2-4 Reading, Writing Adobe Illustrator 9.0 ‘9-12 desktop publishing + graphic design Adobe Pagemaker 6.5 ‘9-12 desktop publishing + graphic design Adobe Photo Shop ‘4-12 Photo shop (Adobe) ‘4-12 All Microtype Keyboarding ‘5-6 Keyboarding instruction Filemaker Pro Administrative Evaluation Hyperstudio ‘4-8 All Tesselations ‘7-8 Math

Macromedia Dream Weaver ‘9-10 Intro to Communications Macromedia Flash 5.0 ‘9-10 Intro to Communications Datacard 8.5 ‘9-10 Intro to Construction Bridgebuilder ‘9-10 Intro to Construction Datacad ‘10-12 Computer aided design CAD Key ‘10-12 Computer aided design Educational Software from Knowledge Adventure

Riverdeep ‘1-8 All subjects Education Portal/Distance Learning ‘K-12 All Flash ‘4 Keyboard ‘3-12 Word Perfect ‘5-12 All Larson Math ‘6-8 Math Powerpoint ‘7-8 All Encarta ‘7-8 All Microsoft Publisher ‘7-8 All Inspiration ‘4 Kidspiration ‘K-3 Claris ‘K-4 Homepage ‘K-4 Math Keys ‘K-4 Inspiration ‘6-12 IntelliTalk II ‘K-12 CoWriter ‘6-12 Math Trek ‘K-6 Wiggle Works ‘K-1 Timeliner ‘3-8 Hyperstudio ‘1-6 All Athena ‘1-8 Library Circ. and searching Microsoft Office (Excel) ‘5-12 All Microsoft Office (PowerPoint) ‘5-12 All Type to Learn ‘3-5 Keyboarding Geometers Sketchpad ‘9-12 (Teachers only) All MS Outlook ‘9-12 All Adobe Products ‘9-12 All Page Maker,illustrator, premier, Macromedia Dreamweaver;

‘9-12 All

Cad Key ‘9-12 Drafting Choices for CWE (Career Work Ed.) ‘9-12 Career Lion; Follett;Library, (Also Administrator's Plus - Odyssey - Administrators only)

World Book Athena ‘9-12 Library Adobe graphics, media programs ‘6-12 Graphics and the Arts Via Voice ‘K-12

Inspiration ‘K-12 Hyperstudio ‘K-8 Discover ‘9-12 Career Planning Discover Jr ‘6-8 Career Planning Adobe Indesign ‘6-8 General Computing Adobe Photo Shop ‘9-12 Graphics arts Adobe ‘K-6 All Bryce ‘All CAD Rhinoceds Art Zllushabr Tech/Business Basic ‘9-12 Computer Science Tom Schneider Software K-6 various Inspriation ‘3-12 various Photoshop All various Athena ‘9-12 Library HyperStudio ‘4-12 All Math Workshop Deluxe ‘5-8 Problem solving Math Workshop ‘5-8 Problem solving Stetchpad ‘7-12 Math AutoCad LT ‘9-12 Tech Ed Auto Stetch ‘9-12 Tech Ed Quark ‘12 English/Business Southwestern Keyboarding ‘7 Business MS Powerpoint ‘4-12 All MS Excel ‘8 Science/Language Arts/History Cricket Graph ‘5-8 Science/Language Arts/History Hyper Studio ‘5-8 Science/Language Arts/History I-Movie 2 ‘5-8 Science/Language Arts/History Netscape Navigator ‘5-8 Science/Language Arts/History Apple 4-8 Curriculum Bundle ‘4-8 Math/Science; L.A & History Microtype K-5 Keyboarding Text available software K-12 Source Math HyperStudio ‘4-8 Computer Green Globs/Graphing ‘9-12 Math TI Graphing ‘9-12 Math Netscape/Internet Explorer K-2 All Photoshop ‘9-12 Art Claris Home Page ‘K-12 Web Design CASPS ‘K-5 Library Follette ‘8-12 Library Kids Works II ‘K-2 Language Arts Type to Learn ‘3-5 Generic Student Writing Center ‘6-8 Generic Hyperstudio ‘6-8 Generic Microsoft Office ‘3-12 Generic SAT Review ‘9-12 Language Arts/Math Multimedia Director ‘9-12 Business Ed Adobe Photoshop 5.0 ‘9-12 Art Adobe Premier 6.0 ‘9-12 Art UCompass ‘5-12 Science/Math/English

Inspiration ‘5-12 All Hyperstudio ‘3-9 All Maple ‘7-12 Math Encarta ‘5-12 KidPix ‘PreK-4 LA/Math NetSupport Pro ‘6-12 All BookLincs ‘K-8 Reading/Language Arts Microsoft Excel ‘6 Math Winnebago Circulation ‘2-6 Library-Media Geometer Sketchpad ‘7-12 Math Pasco ‘7-12 Science Inspiration ‘3-12 All Kidspiration ‘K-3 All Various Science programs ‘K-8 Science Various Writing Programs ‘K-8 Writing CompuSense (Unifund) ‘K-12 Admin (Finance) Adobe Suite ‘6-12 Art Iconn ‘All All Proquest ‘All All Grade Quick ‘9-12 Administration, teachers Peachtree Accounting & S.W. Keyboard ‘9-12 Business

Hyper Studio ‘4,5,6 Social Studies/Science Timerliner ‘4,5,6,7,8 Social Studies MPower ‘6,7,8 Science /Social Studies Preventing Sexually(CD-Rom/Windows) ‘10th Health Geometers Sketchpad ‘9-12 Mathematics Derive ‘11-12 Mathematics Best Grapher ‘10-12 Mathematics Minitab ‘11-12 Mathematics SAT Prep ‘9-12 Mathematics Microsoft Office 2000(Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook, Front Page, Publisher, Photo Draw);

‘9-12 Computer Instr

MS Works 4.5 ‘9-12 Computer Instr. Hyper Studio 3.3 ‘9-12 Computer Instr., Internet Explorer 6 ‘9-12 Computer Instr Visual Studio 6.0 ‘9-12 Computer Instr Click to Learn Multimedia Toolbook ‘9-12 Computer Instr MS Windows 2000 Server ‘11-12 Computer Instr MS Windows 2000 Professional ‘11-12 Computer Instr Office 2000 Comp.Instr., ,Office XP,Word Perfect,Typing Tutor

‘7;9-12 Bus. Education

Virtual Bus ‘11-12 Bus.Ed Encore ‘9-12 Music Band in the Box ‘9-12 Music Music Lessons ‘9-12 Music Finale ‘9-12 Music WinEar ‘9-12 Music MS Office CPS Server Adobe Photoshop6.0

Adobe Pagemaker Adobe Illustrator7.0 Macromedia Dir.6.5 AutoCad2000 Quark Express Auto Sketch7.0 Bridge Builder/Buster Car Builder Lab Pak Shop Key Database 1996 Snap-On Tools

Future Cars Amer. MPC Research Truck Builder School Ver Desk Top Dyno2.5 Automotive engine overhaul1.0 Autoworks/Autoinsight1.0 DeskTop Dragstrip 2.8.7 ATC Challenge3.0 A47 Automotive Test Equip.rel.2 Working Safely in the Auto Shop rel. 2 Zip Shot Digital Video Arcsoft,Challenge Child Dev Child Dev. CD Rom Series Savings Games What's Inside Nutrition Food Labels French Cuisine ‘9-12 Technology Education Kidspiration K-3 Inspiration ‘4-12 Student Writing Center ‘2-4 Kidpix K-3 Type to Learn K-5 Kidworks K-1 Technology Ed Software ‘7-12 Quick Books ‘9-12 Business Science in Your ‘3 Science Everything Weather ‘4 Science Mimi ‘5 Science Lego Logo ‘6 Science Tenth Planet ‘1-3 Math Shape Up ‘K-6 Math Decisions Decisions ‘7-8 Social Studies/Science Chem Skills ‘11-12 Science Adobe Photoshop ‘5-12 Tech Ed/Language Arts/Science Type to Learn ‘2-8

SURVEY DATA This survey was created with the assistance of an advisory committee and funded by a grant from the State Department of Education. Surveys were mailed in the fall of 2001 to all 169 local school districts. Data was collected by paper and web-based collection efforts. Data was analyzed with Lotus Approach and Microsoft Excel and written in MS. Word. USER INFORMATION We collected 97 responses from the 169 potential districts, netting a 57% return, which is considered excellent for polling results. This is offset somewhat by the lack of responses in a number of questions, which may effect the accuracy of some responses. While we are pleased with the response, it is lower than in past years. In response to why they did not complete the survey, several superintendents said that the increased length of the survey was responsible. Most responses were mailed or faxed in, while 33% were completed online.

Number of returned surveys 97 57.4% Surveys not returned 72 42.6% Number of Districts 169 100.0% Surveys Mailed 65 67.0% Surveys via web 32 33.0% Total returned 97 100.0%

Surveys not returned

43%

Number of returned surveys

57%

Survey responses

A significant number of districts responded from each ERG reference group, from a low of 42.9% in ERG H (representing 6 out of 14 districts) to a high of 71.4 in groups D and I.

ERG a b c d e f g h I Total 13 19 38 21 26 16 15 14 7 169 Responses 7 11 23 15 13 9 8 6 5 97 53.8% 57.9% 60.5% 71.4% 50.0% 56.3% 53.3% 42.9% 71.4% 57.4%

Participation by ERG

a8% b

11%

c23%

d12%

e16%

f9%

g9%

h8%

I4%

Technology survey responses by ERG ABOUT CABE The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education serves the needs of local and regional school districts in Connecticut and is dedicated to improving education throughout the state and the nation. CABE's membership includes 147 school districts representing more than 88% of the state's student population. CABE provides a wide variety of information, management, and advocacy services to boards of education and their members to assist them in meeting their responsibilities. In addition, CABE serves as a resource to other statewide groups and works cooperatively with them for the benefit of Connecticut's public school children.