2013-2016 Technology Plan - Osceola County School District

Administrative and Instructional Technology
resource and available technical support and professional development competencies. Osceola peer
districts include Alachua, Collier, Lee, Leon, and Manatee counties.
Exhibit 6-6
Osceola Technology Funds Amount to $45 Per FTE
Estimate of Technology Funds Per Unweighted FTE
Manatee
$59
Leon
Osceola
Collier
$45
$44
$48
Lee
Alachua
$35
$38
Source: DOE, 2001-02 FEFP Fourth Calculation, Education Technology Allocation, Average Annual E-Rate
Reimbursement 1998-2001 as of May 2002, 2001-2002 Technology Literacy Challenge Funds.
For the school year 2001-2002, Technology Challenge Literacy Funds were awarded to three of the six
districts in the peer group, with Osceola receiving slightly more than the average award for the three
districts at $496, 337. In addition, Osceola also received fourth-year E-Rate funds of $380,841. Overall,
Osceola falls in the middle of its peer group in comparing these technology funds per unweighted FTE.
See Exhibit 6-6.
Exhibit 6-7
High Percentage of Osceola High Schools Report
Use of Computers in Curriculum
Are Able
to Use
Presentation
Software
Percentage of High Schools Reporting that the Majority of Students
Are Able to
Create Web
Pages,
Interactivity or
Animation
Are Able to
Independently
Conduct
Electronic
Information
Searches
Use Communication
Tools to Contact
Resources Outside
the Curriculum on a
Regular Basis (e.g.,
Email, Discussion
Groups, Chat)
Use Simulation
Software
Regularly in
Curriculum
(e.g., SimCity,
Stock Market,
Internet
Simulations)
Alachua 40% 20% 100% 80% 40%
Collier 100% 20% 100% 0% 20%
Lee 50% 0% 100% 13% 0%
Leon 83% 33% 83% 83% 50%
Manatee 67% 17% 83% 33% 33%
Osceola 67% 33% 100% 67% 50%
State 69% 18% 92% 46% 21%
Source: Department of Education, 2001-02 Technology Resources Survey.
OPPAGA 6-9
2013 Educational Technology Plan 9/40 School District of Osceola County Florida