Activity: Finding the Right Technology Coordinator In 1998, Tim Bete surveyed 165 technology coordinators in school districts with more than 600 students. Of his respondents, a typical technology coordinator reports directly to the district superintendent works about 52 hours a week makes about $50,000 a year has worked in his district for more than seven years 10 What qualifications and skills do you look for in a technology coordinator? How does your district define this position? What questions should you ask when interviewing a candidate for this position? Follow the links below and respond to the class discussion area. Five Steps to Hiring Top-Notch School IT Staff These five steps are excerpted from an earlier, longer article in which four members of the Cache County School District in North Logan, Utah, discuss their struggles with finding qualified technology staff. (You can view the entire article at " Wanted IT Staff." Job Descriptions The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has posted detailed job descriptions for a full range of technology support personnel. Suggested salary levels are tied to the state's public school salary schedule. This comprehensive list is a good reference for determining the number, types, and duties of school technology personnel. Consider the specific duties your school requires and formulate questions to ask at a job interview. Which issues or duties are most critical? Post a list to the discussion area of the five most critical questions you would ask a potential technology coordinator. Include examples of responses you would want to hear. Click the "Discussion" button on the top menu bar to view your response and the responses from other participants to this activity.