STNA v.3.0 - Test and Demonstration

THIS IS NOT A STNA FOR A REAL SCHOOL

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The School Technology Needs Assessment (STNA, say “Stenna”) is intended to help school-level decision makers—administrators, technology facilitators, media coordinators, or technology committee members—collect data to plan and improve uses of technology in teaching and learning activities.

The STNA is designed to be completed by teachers and other educators working directly with students, and should be administered to the entire staff of any school for which needs are being assessed. STNA results are not scored or reported for each individual respondent. Instead, each person’s responses are combined with those of other educators in their building, and reported at the school level in terms of how many times each possible response is selected for each item.

Pilot testing indicates that it should take approximately 25 minutes to complete the STNA.

Copyright © 2005 the SERVE Center at UNC Greensboro – STNA was developed through a collaboration between SERVE and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and is supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Education (award numbers R302A000011 and S318A030029) and through support from Microsoft Corporation's U.S. Partners in Learning program.

I. Supportive Environment for Technology Use

Selecting Responses – Section I

1. For each item, check the box below the response that best matches how much you agree with the statement - “Strongly Agree," "Agree," "Disagree," or "Strongly Disagree.”

2. If you do not have enough information to form an opinion about the topic of an item, select “Do Not Know.”

3. If you have enough information to form an opinion but are simply split between “Agree” and “Disagree,” select “Neither Agree nor Disagree.”

Vision and Shared Leadership

"In my school..."

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither Agree nor Disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Do Not Know
1) A vision for technology has been developed through an effective collaboration among stakeholders, e.g., administrators, specialists, teachers, students, and community members.
2) The vision for technology use has been effectively communicated to the community.
3) Administrators model effective uses of technology.
4) Administrators support changes in school-level systems, policies, and practices related to technology.
5) Teachers who are innovators with technology receive material incentives, e.g., stipends, perks, waivers, special opportunities.
6) Teachers who are innovators with technology receive non-material incentives, e.g., public recognition, special appreciation.
7) When administrators are seeking or hiring teachers, they consider technology literacy and leadership for technology as criteria for selection.

Organizational Conditions

"In my school..."

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither Agree nor Disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Do Not Know
8) An effective long-range school technology plan is in place.
9) The school technology plan is developed through an effective collaboration among stakeholders, e.g., administrators, specialists, teachers, students, and community members.
10) The school technology plan is monitored and updated at least once a year.
11) Teachers and other staff members support the school technology plan.
12 ) The amount of money budgeted for technology resources is sufficient for implementing decisions arising from planning.
13) The amount of money budgeted for technology resources is sufficient for continuously updating and replacing technology systems as they become outdated.
14) Supplemental sources of funding are actively pursued to support technology, e.g., external grants, collaboration with community or parent groups, support from businesses.
15) Multiple sources of data are used to evaluate the impact of technology initiatives on student outcomes.
16) Technology is used to communicate and collaborate with families about school programs and student learning.
17) Technology is used to communicate and collaborate with the community about school programs designed to enhance student learning.

Flexible Scheduling

"In my school..."

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither Agree nor Disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Do Not Know
18) The media center can be flexibly scheduled to provide equitable access to resources and instruction.
19) Computer labs can be flexibly scheduled for equitable access to resources and instruction. (Leave this item blank if your school has no computer labs.)