Re: Help on Benchmarks
Doug Williams (dougw@lausd.k12.ca.us)
Fri, 8 Mar 1996 23:44:38 EST
On Fri, 8 Mar 1996, Keith Vallis wrote:
> I need advice on any benchmark ratios that you are using, or know of,
> regarding numbers of, for example, Technology Coordinators
> (Computer Teachers) per classroom teacher, or Workstations
> per technical assistant, or Computers per student, etc.
> Are there any national or international benchmarks that you are aware of?
>
> This school has 2000 students, and 400-500 computers for admin and
> classrooms.
>
> What is a reasonable expectation in terms of technical support(repair
> people), Technology Coordinators, Computer Teachers, etc.???
Keith--
Even if you found benchmarks, they would have to be analyzed
carefully. For example, the ratio would depend greatly on whether
there was a network capable of monitoring and controlling desktops,
whether you were running a modern OS like WIN95 or Mac System 7 (or a
nightmare like DOS 3.3), the age of the equipment in general, what you
were using the technology for--video production, lots of training,
lots of heavy-duty equipment to maintain--for basic word processing,
easier training, simpler equipment.
--Doug
Doug Williams
dougw@lausd.k12.ca.us