CCS Recognized Nationally for Technology Use

For the second straight year, Cleveland County Schools has been recognized among 10 large districts in the country for its outstanding use of technology to make the school board more productive and better serve the community.

The Center for Digital Education and National School Boards Association recently announced the 2007 Digital School Boards Survey winners. The Digital School Boards Survey examines how school boards and their districts are applying information technology to better engage local communities and constituents, and improve service delivery and quality of education to public schools.

Cleveland County Schools tied for 8th in the category of school boards serving 15,000 or more students. Ten school districts also were recognized in the categories of boards serving 2,501 to 15,000 students and less than 2,500 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.

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

1st Houston County Board of Education, Georgia
2nd Kent School District #415 Board of Directors, Washington
3rd Fairfax County Public Schools Board, Virginia
4th Cherokee County Board of Education, Georgia
5th Olathe District Schools Board of Education, Kansas
6th Paulding County Board of Education, Georgia
7th Hillsborough County School Board, Florida

8th Cleveland County Board of Education, North Carolina (tie)
8th Cobb County School District Board of Education, Georgia (tie)

9th Anne Arundel County Public Schools Board of Education, Maryland (tie)
9th Tucson Unified School District Governing Board, Arizona (tie)
10th DeKalb County School System Board of Education, Georgia (tie)
10th Klein ISD School Board, Texas (tie)

Awards will be presented to the winners at a reception on Oct. 17, 2007 in Nashville, Tenn., during the National School Boards Association's T + L conference. Winners will share their projects and best practices the following day at a round table session.