2006 Digital School Boards Survey

The Center for Digital Education and National School Boards Association are pleased to announce the top 10 ranking school boards of their 2006 Digital School Boards Survey. The study examined how school boards and their districts are applying information technology to improve the delivery of services and quality of education to public schools, and to better engage their local communities and constituents.

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 centered 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.

Congratulations to the following school boards:

Top 10 ranking digital school boards in the category of more than 15,000 students are:

1st place: Mansfield Independent School District, TX

2nd place: Miami-Dade County Public Schools. FL

3rd place: Houston County Board of Education, GA

4th place: Cherokee County School District, GA

5th place: Olathe District Schools Board of Education, KS

6th place: DeKalb Board of Education, GA

7th place: (tie) Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School District, TX

7th place: (tie) Cleveland County School Board, NC

8th place: Davis Board of Education, UT

9th place: Blue Valley Unified School District 229, KS

10th place: Hillsborough County School Board, FL

Top 10 ranking digital school boards in the category of 2,501 to 15,000 students are:

1st place: (tie) The School Board of Henry County, VA

1st place: (tie) Vail School District Governing Board, AZ

2nd place: White County Board of Education, GA

3rd place: Howell Township Board of Education, NJ

4th place: School Board of Monroe County, FL

5th place: (tie) Barrow County Board of Education, GA

5th place: (tie) Ben Hill County Board of Education, GA

6th place: (tie) Bellingham School District Board of Directors, WA

6th place: (tie) Troy Board of Education, MI

7th place: Gainesville City Board of Education, GA

8th place: Roanoke County School Board, VA

9th place: Vineland Board of Education, NJ

10th place: (tie) Jones County Board of Education, GA

10th place: (tie) Marietta City Board of Education, GA

Top 10 ranking digital school boards in the category of 2,500 or fewer students are:

1st place: Jefferson City Schools Board of Education, GA

2nd place: Montrose Area School District Board of Directors, PA

3rd place: Maine School Administrative District 71 Board of Directors, ME

4th place: (tie) Board of Trustees Shelby School District 14, MT

4th place: (tie) Spackenkill Union Free School Board, NY

5th place: (tie) Prospect Heights Board of Education, IL

5th place: (tie) Turner County Board of Education, GA

6th place: Perry Public Schools Board of Education, OH

7th place: Russellville Independent Board of Education, KY

8th place: Springfield Board of Education, NJ

9th place: Lyon County Board of Education, KY

10th place: Pawhuska School Board, OK

For more information on the 2006 Digital School Boards Survey please contact

Janet Grenslitt

at 916.932.1363.