Information Technology Goals

16.	For the next 5 years, does your entity have the following information technology goals, regardless of whether these goals are eligible for E-rate?
	(Check one in each row)

		Yes	No	Don't know
	a. Providing telephone services (e.g., local, long-distance, and/or cell phone service)
	b. Providing access to the Internet for administrative or operational use
	c. Providing access to the Internet for instructional or library patron use
	d. Installing or upgrading wiring, equipment, and other components needed to provide wired Internet or network access for administrative or operational use
	e. Installing or upgrading wiring, equipment, and other components needed to provide wired Internet or network access for instructional or library patron use
	f. Installing or upgrading wiring, equipment, and other components needed to provide wireless Internet or network access for administrative or operational use
	g. Installing or upgrading wiring, equipment, and other components needed to provide wireless Internet or network access for instructional or library patron use

		Yes	No	Don't know
	h. Providing additional bandwidth to locations already equipped with Internet access
	i. Enabling remote (off-site) use of the network
	j. Providing basic maintenance for internal connections
	k. Improving telephone hardware or software capabilities (e.g., by installing additional telephone lines, upgrading wiring or PBX systems, or installing software to manage telephone systems)
	l. Incorporating use of the Internet or network into administration or operations (e.g., by installing network printers, online payroll systems, or online surveillance systems)
	m. Integrating use of the Internet or network into the classroom or library patron experience (e.g., by procuring software for classroom use or providing training)
	n. Increasing the number of or replacing existing computers for student or patron use

	If any, what other information technology goals does your entity have for the next 5 years, regardless of whether they are eligible for E-rate?

17.	Of the goals listed in question 16, which are the three highest priorities for your entity? (Please list the letters corresponding to the goals listed above.)

	a. Highest priority
	b. Second highest priority
	c. Third highest priority

18.	If your entity's goals over the next 5 years include increasing bandwidth, does your entity plan to use increased bandwidth for the following or not?
	(Check one in each row)

	Check box at right if increasing bandwidth is not a goal within the next 5 years. (Go to question 20.)
	Click here to skip to question 20.

		Plan to use increased bandwidth for	Do not plan to use increased bandwidth for	Don't know
	a. Tracking of student achievement by administrators and/or teachers
	b. Tracking by students of their educational needs
	c. Distance learning, such as two-way videoconferencing
	d. Streaming video programs
	e. Online student assessments
	f. Enhancement of entity's network to support more users
	g. Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephone access
	h. Security and surveillance

	If any, what other planned uses does your entity have for increased bandwidth?

19.	Of the uses for increased bandwidth listed in question 18, which are the three highest priorities for your entity? (Please list the letters corresponding to the uses listed above.)

	a. Highest priority
	b. Second highest priority
	c. Third highest priority

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Full Report: GAO-09-253

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