Lost instructional time makes staff members and parents unhappy. The level of expectation for technology integration in a district directly affects the expectations for service turn-around. If a district has high expectations for teachers and students in this area, more technical support staff is needed to keep the technology in working order. A district that employs Distance Learning technologies creates additional technical support issues. Scheduling of events and managing the accounting of this type of program is also an added responsibility.
Distance learning can also be in the form of an Internet-based system.
Programming and web page development are added responsibilities of this kind of system. Any Distance Learning technologies will add to support burden on the staff, something that should be factored in when determining a district's staffing needs. These materials were developed under a grant awarded by the Michigan State Board of Education under the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grant Program .