Utah School Tech Inventory:
Draft Questions

DRAFT - Inventory Program Questions 2019

The red and blue text indicates new questions and responses for 2019 


1: Survey Number:

2: School District of Local Education Agency (LEA) Name:

3: NCES District ID Number:

4: Primary Point of Contact Details:
5: How many total hours are dedicated to providing technical support per week? This question is to assess paid for technical support services, please include all paid hours (salary, hourly, stipend, prep time, interns, etc.) for those providing this support service for schools and or the district office (for example - you have three full time 40 hours a week and one part time 20 hours a week technology integration professional employed by the LEA, your total hours to report would be 140 hours per week for the LEA Employees.  You also have a contract with a local vendor for an additional 10 hours a week for providing teacher professional development, your total hours to report would be 10 hours per week for Non-LEA contracted work).

  • LEA Employees - number of hours per week on average:
  • Non-LEA Contracted Work - hours per week on average:
6: How many total hours are dedicated to providing instructional technology support (professional development, coaching/mentoring for teachers, etc.) per week? This question is to assess paid for instructional technology support services, please include all paid hours (salary, hourly, stipend, prep time, interns, etc.) for those providing this support service for schools and or the district office (for example - you have three full time 40 hours a week and one part time 20 hours a week technical professional employed by the LEA, your total hours to report would be 140 hours per week for the LEA Employees.  You also have a contract with a local vendor for an additional 10 hours a week for network support, your total hours to report would be 10 hours per week for Non-LEA contracted work).

  • LEA Employees - number of hours per week on average:
  • Non-LEA Contracted Work - hours per week on average:
7: What are the top 10 software applications that are being used to support teaching and learning in your district?
  • Microsoft Applications
  • Google Apps for Education
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Canvas (LMS)
  • Utah Online Library
  • eMedia
  • UEN Open Educational Resources
  • ALEKS-Math
  • YouTube
  • LMS (Other) - Insert Name
  • Literacy Software (Other) - Insert Name
  • Math Software (Other) - Insert Name 
  • Other - Insert Name
8: What are the top assessment solutions that are currently in use in your district?
  • RISE
  • NWEA
  • UTIPS
  • WIDA
  • AAPPL
  • DIBELS
  • ACT
  • ACT Aspire
  • Utah Aspire Plus
  • SAT
  • Mastery Connect
  • Utah Compose
  • Canvas
  • iReady
  • KITE
  • Other
9: Does the school have a student information system (SIS) in place? If yes, what platform?
  • No
  • Yes - Aspire
  • Yes - Other __________
10: Does your district utilize Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for student and teacher accounts?
  • Yes
  • No
11: Does your district or charter school have individual e-mail accounts set up for students? If so, please select the grade level(s) for which accounts have been set up.
  • N/A. We do not have accounts set up for student use.
  • Pre-K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th
12: What platform is used for student e-mail accounts?
  • Local or Hosted Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Outlook.com
  • Yahoo! Mail
  • Apple iCloud Mail
  • Other
School Level Questions

1: School Name

2: NCES Physical Address

3: School Physical Address
4: What type of school is this?
  • District School
  • Charter School
5: School Category
  • Elementary School
  • Middle School
  • High School
  • Combined School (e.g., K-12 or 7-12)
6: Does your district or charter school have individual e-mail accounts set up for students? If so, please select the grade level(s) for which accounts have been set up.
  • Pre-K
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th
  • 12th+ (Programs beyond grade 12
7: Number of Students Enrolled (as of October 1)

8: Number of Classroom Teachers, including full-time, part-time, and contractors (as of November 1)

9: How many active instructional spaces (e.g., classrooms, libraries, gymnasiums, cafeterias, labs, and other separate spaces used for instruction) does the school contain in total?  (Do NOT count offices, closets, and storage areas) 

10: Does this school currently have a Wi-Fi network in place? 
  • Yes
  • No
11: How many wireless access points (APs) are currently deployed school-wide (including outdoor units)? 
12: Has the school’s Wi-Fi network been professionally designed and the correct AP placement and configuration completed according to the design?

13: If yes, what tools or contractors were used for the professional Wi-Fi design? 
  • We used a professional contractor to conduct a professional Wi-Fi design to determine AP placement and configuration.
  • We performed an in-house professional Wi-Fi design and AP configuration using district purchased software  
  • (if selected) -> Text field to request the name of the tool(s) (example: AirMagnet, Ekahau, etc.) 
  • Other ________
14: Has there been a professionally Wi-Fi post-installation validation survey completed for the school’s Wi-Fi network?

15: If yes, please indicate the last time the Wi-Fi post-installation validation survey was completed (include month and year):

16: Please select the statement that best describes the Wi-Fi user experience in your school:
School Wi-Fi Outages (please note: noticeable means more than a few minutes):

  • School does NOT have noticeable Wi-Fi outages during the school year 
  • School has 1 to 5 noticeable Wi-Fi outages during the school year
  • School has 5 to 10 noticeable Wi-Fi outages during the school year
  • School has 10 or more noticeable Wi-Fi outages during the school year
17: Wi-Fi User Experiences (please note: noticeable means more than a few minutes):
  • Students and teachers DO NOT experience noticeable Wi-Fi slowdowns during school time
  • Students and teachers experience noticeable Wi-Fi slowdowns less than 10% of the time during school
  • Students and teachers experience noticeable Wi-Fi slowdowns between 10% and 20% of the time during school
  • Students and teachers experience noticeable Wi-Fi slowdowns more than 20% of the time during school
18: Wi-Fi Coverage:
  • Wi-Fi coverage in the school building is at 100% (all rooms are covered)
  • Wi-Fi coverage for the school building is more than 80% but not 100%
  • Wi-Fi coverage for the school building is between 60% and 80%
  • Wi-Fi coverage for the school building is less than 60%
19: Does this school have, on average, at least 1 AP installed per classroom or traditional instructional space?
  • Yes
  • No
20: How many new network cable drops,switch ports, and access points would be needed to install an AP in every classroom?
  • New Cable Drops
  • New Switch Ports
  • New Access Points
21: What wireless standard(s) is/are employed by the wireless APs currently serving the school?
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11ac
22: What is the dominant vendor of your wireless networking gear?
  • Aerohive
  • Aruba
  • Cisco
  • HP
  • Meraki
  • Ruckus
  • Xirrus
  • Fortinet
  • Ubiquiti
  • Other (Insert Name)
23: In your school, what is the controller environment for your wireless network?
  • Cloud-Based Controller (Aerohive, Meraki, etc)
  • Wireless Controller Located On-Site at the school
  • Wireless Controller Shared w/ Other Schools
24: What is the average age of the wireless gear installed in this school?
  • Less than 1 year old
  • 1 year old
  • 2 years old
  • 3 years old
  • 4 years old or older
25: Are teachers, staff and administrators connected to a seperate network (VLAN, etc.) than  the one that students use?
  • Yes
  • No
26: What is the dominant vendor of your wired networking gear?
  • Brocade
  • Cisco
  • Extreme
  • HP
  • Juniper
  • Meraki
  • Fortinet
  • Dell
  • Ubiquiti
  • Other (Insert Name)
27: What is the current standard switch vendor for equipment installed in this school?

28: Indicate the total number of switch ports installed in the school for the following:  
  • 100Mbs:
  • 1 Gbs:
  • 10 Gbs:
  • Other:
29: What is the average age of the wired gear installed in this school?
  • Less than 1 year old
  • 1 year old
  • 2 years old
  • 3 years old
  • 4 years old or older
30: What is the predominant wiring technology in this school?
  • Cat 4
  • Cat 5
  • Cat 5e
  • Cat 6
  • Cat 6a
31: Is the filtering solution hardware-based (i.e., in the network) or software-based (i.e., installed on the device)?
  • Hardware-Based
  • Software-Based
32: To what extent have mobile computing devices already been deployed in the school?
  • On a 1:1 basis (students can take the devices home at night)
  • On a 1:1 basis (devices cannot be removed from school)
  • Only available for check-out from the school library, media center, or computer lab
  • None, but students are allowed to use their own personal mobile devices in school under BYOD (“Bring Your Own Device”) policy
  • None
33: How many devices are currently deployed and in active use in the school?

Student Use Teacher/Administrator Use
Windows Desktop
Windows Laptop
Mac Desktop
Mac Laptop
Google Chromebook
Windows Tablet
Android Tablet
Apple iOS Tablet (iPad Pro, iPad or iPad Mini)
Other
34: Does the school have a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution in place to manage school-owned devices? If yes, please name the solution(s).
  • No
  • Yes, a single solution
  • Yes, multiple solutions
35: Does the school already own digital content licenses for its textbooks?
  • All textbooks
  • Some textbooks, but not all
  • None
  • Other (Please Explain)
36: If selected “Some textbooks, but not all” add the following question: What subject areas do the school already own digital content licenses for its textbooks?
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • CTE
  • Other
37: Is off-campus connectivity important for your students? How do you anticipate that teaching & learning in your school could benefit from 24/7 access for every student?

38: What are your needs for instructional software and tools? (check all that apply)
  • No changes. We have what we need.
  • Math
  • Language Arts
  • Videos/Games/Apps
  • Science
  • Social Studies/World Languages
  • Test Prep
  • Teacher PD Software
  • Open Educational Resources
  • Counseling/Comprehensive Guidance
  • Learning Management System (Canvas or other)
  • Tools for Student Products (coding, video editing, etc.)
  • Software for Students with Special Needs
  • Research Database (like Utah Online/Pioneer Library)
  • Tools to Track Student Use
  • Books, Online Books
  • Other
39: In your judgement, are adequate professional development and training resources available in your school district’s budget to help teachers effectively integrate mobile devices into their teaching practice? If no, how could they be improved?
  • Yes
  • No (Please Explain)
40: From the pulldown menu, please select the statement that best describes your utilization of volunteers for technology support for the school.  This should include non-paid technical support that is provided by students, interns, teachers, vendors, community members and/or parents.
  • The school does not rely on volunteers
  • The school use of volunteers is less than 10% of the total technology support services
  • The school use of volunteers is between 10% and 20% of the total technology support services  
  • The school use of volunteers is over 20% of the total technology support is provided by volunteers
41: From the pulldown menu, please select the statement that best describes your utilization of volunteers for technology support for the school.  This should include instructional technology training that is provided by students, interns, teachers, vendors, community members and/or parents.
  • The school does not rely on volunteers for technology professional development services 
  • The school use of volunteers is less than 10% of the total technology professional development services 
  • The school use of volunteers is between 10% and 20% of the total professional development services 
  • The school use of volunteers is over 20% of the total technology professional development services