A Progress Report on Technology Resources in Maryland Schools
January 2000
Prepared by Maryland Business Roundtable for Education / Committee on Technology in Education
The Committee on Technology in Education would also like to thank AWS, Inc., a
Gaithersburg based Internet and educational technology company, which developed the new technology
inventory system.
The Committee on Technology in Education would like to thank the local school systems
that provided the data in a timely manner and Barbara Reeves and Marlene Johnson of the Maryland
State Department of Education who helped review and compile the data.
Since 1995, Maryland has conducted an inventory of technology resources in Maryland public schools as part of the State Plan for Technology in Education. These statewide inventories, which are completed every two years by each school, have measured progress toward specified targets in key areas, such as access to equipment and networks, availability of technical support, and level of teacher knowledge and skills.
The Technology Inventory was conducted for the first time electronically in late 1999, allowing for more timely review and release of the data. MBRT is pleased to release to the public, through this report, comprehensive data, including statewide summaries, local school system summaries and individual school results.