The Committee on Technology in Education would like to thank the local school systems that provided the data in a timely manner and Jayne Moore and Marlene Johnson of the Maryland State Department of Education who helped review and compile the data.

The Committee on Technology in Education would also like to thank AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc., a Germantown based Internet and educational technology company, which developed and operated the technology inventory system.

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 annually by each school, have measured progress toward specified targets in key areas, such as access to equipment and networks, availability of technical support, level of teacher knowledge and skills, and use of technology.

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. An important addition in this report is the correlation of the technology inventory data with the state database of student enrollment in the Free and Reduced Meals Program (FARMs), allowing an assessment of the extent of Maryland's digital divide.