The Center for Digital Education and National School Boards Association are pleased to announce the winners of their 2004 Digital School Boards Survey. The study examined how school boards and their districts are applying information technology to better engage their local communities and constituents, and improve the delivery of services and quality of education to public schools.
The survey grouped school boards into three categories based on student population: More than 15,000 students; 2,501 to 15,000 students; and 2,500 or fewer students. Survey questions and criteria focused on school boards’ online presence, technology applications that allow the public to interact with school board members, access to information such as school board calendars, policies and agendas, and technology advancements in the school board chambers.
AND THE WINNERS ARE…
Top 10 digital school boards in the category of more than 15,000 students are:
1st place: Plano Independent School District, Texas, Board of Trustees
2nd place: Spotsylvania County Schools, Virginia, School Board
3rd place: Calcasieu Parish Public Schools, Louisiana, School Board
4th place: Cherokee County, Georgia, Board of Education
5th place: Duval County Public Schools, Florida, School Board
6th place: Forsyth County School System, Georgia, Board of Education
7th place: Henry County Schools, Georgia, School Board
8th place (tie): Houston County, Georgia, Board of Education
8th place (tie): Richmond, Virginia, Board of Education
9th place: Newton County School System, Georgia, Board of Education
10th place: Dougherty County School System, Georgia, Board of Education
Top 10 digital school boards in the category of 2,501 to 15,000 students are:
1st place: Liberty County, Georgia, Board of Education
2nd place: Gainseville City School System, Georgia, Board of Education
3rd place (tie): Owen J. Roberts School District, Pennsylvania, Board of School Directors
3rd place (tie): Vineland, New Jersey, Board of Education
4th place: Pocono Mountain School District, Pennsylvania, Board of School Directors
5th place: Roanoke County Public Schools, Virginia, School Board
6th place: City of Pontiac, Michigan, Board of Education Trustees
7th place: Clarke County School District, Georgia, Board of Education
8th place: Los Fresnos CISD, Texas, Board of Trustees
9th place (tie): Walton County Schools, Georgia, Board of Education
9th place (tie): Howell Township Public Schools, New Jersey, Board of Education
10th place: Colonial School District, Pennsylvania, Board of School Directors
Top 10 digital school boards in the category of 2,500 or fewer students are:
1st place: Jefferson City Schools, Georgia, Board of Education
2nd place: Somerset Hills School District, New Jersey, Board of Education
3rd place: Golf School District 67, Illinois, Board of Education
4th place: Kiel Area School District, Wisconsin, Board of Education
5th place: United School District, Pennsylvania, Board of Education
6th place: Minooka Community High School District 111, Illinois, Board of Education
7th place: Kayenta Unified School District 27, Arizona, Board of Education
8th place: Babylon School District, New York, Board of Education
9th place: East Amwell School District, New Jersey, Board of Education
10th place (tie): Buckingham County Schools, Virginia, School Board
10th place (tie): Placer County Office of Education, California, Board of Education
For more information on the 2004 Digital School Boards Survey, contact Janet Grenslitt at jgrenslitt@centerdigitaled.com.
