Causes

• District lacks personnel with responsibility to coordinate technology

• Inadequate funding
• Lack of commitment and administrative support

• No coordinated effort to utilize technology in curriculum (K-9)
• Underutilization of present equipment
• Not keeping up with technological changes
• Limited student proficiency in use of current technology
• Little support for staff who are interested in technology

• Majority of staff members have little knowledge of the use of current technology

• No master plan in the use of technology
• Lack of in-district workshops on how to integrate technology into the curriculum
• Fear of computers
• Traditionally trained staff
• Limited administrative support
• Insufficient availability of home computers to staff
• Technology often viewed as a separate subject

• Underutilization of technology in the classroom
• Little student exposure to the ways technology can enhance learning
• Lengthy grading process
• Time consuming preparation of lesson materials
• Inconsistent student training in the use of technology

• There has not been a commitment of time for staff to become proficient in the use of technology

• Lack of administrative leadership
• Full staff members' schedules
• Change is perceived as unnecessary by some

• Limits students' learning opportunities
• Limited staff proficiency in the use of technology
• Breeds complacency or frustration

Causes

• Technology is not being uniformly integrated into the curriculum

• Some existing hardware/software lacks capabilities to meet current needs
• Inconsistent priorities
• Lack of personnel for guidance in hardware and software selection
• Lack of funding
• Lack of a technology plan
• Inadequate administrative direction
• Insufficient teacher awareness of available technologies
• Insufficient training
• Technology viewed as a separate entity from the educational process

• Keyboarding and work processing skills are learned inconsistently
• Students and teachers do not have access to current technologies
• Students are not being prepared for a technological society
• Limits instructional strategies
• Specialized peripherals are not available for instruction
• Current technology is not a familiar tool to students in their everyday learning
• Some students and staff are computer-phobic
• Limited student use of technology as a problem solving tool
• Learning environment is not as rich orextensive as it could be through technology
• • Inconsistent exposure to technology

Causes

• There is a lack of consistent and adequate funding for technology

• Education through technology viewed as and educational fad
• Prevailing negative economic conditions
• Threat of an eroding tax base
• Lack of a long range technology plan
• Untapped financial and community resources
• Low budgetary priority for technology

• Inadequate student preparation for societal demands
• Limited learning opportunities
• Limited access to information
• Outdated and insufficient technology

Causes

• District lacks technological infrastructure
• to facilitate operations

• Low priority
• Unawareness of benefits
• limited appropriate hardware and software

• Ineffective use of staff time
• Inefficient information management
• Poor print quality of written communications
• Limited research capabilities
• Excessive paper work

Causes

• The school and community at large
• have a limited ability to receive,
• transfer and utilize information efficiently

• Lack of adequate technology
• Lack of funding
• Lack of personnel to coordinate efforts

• Loss of instructional time
• Limited public relations
• Limited sharing of ideas and resources
• Increased paperwork
• Duplication of efforts

Causes

• Educational benefits through the
• use of technology are not being
• communicated to the community

• No defined plan that requires involvement
• No plan coordinator
• No process to introduce information to the community

• Lack of support
• Inadequate funding for technology
• Untapped resources from the community