I have run the Web-based TCO tool and some of my results are outside of the high-low range from the case studies – Whats wrong?
A. There are many variables that make up the input/output of the Web-based TCO tool. The case study districts are not necessarily representative of your district or school in many aspects. Furthermore, most schools, including the case study districts, do not have a good handle on much of the input data. This is especially true in the indirect labor cost data which, at this point, is based on best estimate from the technology support department, and is probably lower than actual. Also, when the case studies were prepared, principals, superintendents, counselors, special education educators and psychologists were included under what is now the “Classroom personnel – Teachers” user category. The documentation instructs you to include these positions in the “Non-classroom Personnel” category, which generates a different average annual salary for these categories.
Related Questions
- When running the Web-based TCO tool, there are options to "Return to TCO Analysis Page" and "Return to Home Page". What are these pages?
- How in the long run is it anticipated the information gathered in this tool will be used outside of the schools personal use?
- I represent a school outside of United States. How do I obtain access to the K-12 Web-based TCO tool?
