Data from the Georgia Parent Survey will be used to calculate the School Climate Star Rating within the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) to determine a correlation between the student responses on the Georgia Student Health Survey II and school personnel responses on the Georgia School Personnel Survey.  

The Georgia Parent Survey has 20 questions, and it should take no more than 5 to 10 minutes to complete it.  Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis.

Superintendent Anthony Pack accepts the Digital School District Award from Janet Grenslitt of the Center for Digital Education.

Monroe County Schools was recently announced as a top-ranked digital school district in the tenth annual Digital School Districts Survey by the Center for Digital Education (CDE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA). The survey showcases exemplary school boards' and districts' use of technology to govern the district, communicate with students, parents and the community, and improve district operations.

Monroe County Schools placed second in the nationwide competition for expanding use of innovative technologies district-wide as well as in the classroom.  In the same competition last year, Monroe County Schools ranked tenth in the nation. 

"Schools and school districts are embracing technology and it is really exciting not only to see the innovative ways they implement technology, but how they are using technology effectively to teach and advance education," said Alan Cox, Senior Vice President for the Center for Digital Education. "These education leaders serve as an inspiration to other school districts nationwide for their creative efforts to provide an outstanding education for today's students. Congratulations to this year's winners!"

"Technology innovations enable local school boards to connect with their communities and support students and teachers in ways that were unimaginable even a decade ago," said NSBA's Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel.  "The 2014 Digital School Districts Survey offers powerful examples of technology's role in the transformation of public education." 

The top ten rankings are awarded to those school boards/districts that most fully implement technology benchmarks in the evolution of digital education, as represented in the survey questions. 

The first-place winners in each classification are:  Prince William County Public Schools, Va.(12,000 students or more), Henry County Public Schools, Va.(Between 3,000 and 12,000 students) and Springfield Public Schools, N.J. (3,000 students or less).  All U.S. public school districts are eligible to participate in the survey within the three classifications based on size of enrollment.  

2013-2014 Digital School Districts Survey - Top Ten-Ranking Winners

Mid-sized Student Population District Category: 

Student population 3,000 - 12,000:

1st Henry County Public Schools, Va.

2nd Monroe County Schools, Ga.

2nd School District of Janesville, Wis.

3rd Decatur City Schools, Ala.

3rd Jefferson City Schools, Ga.

4th Oconomowoc Area School District, Wis.

4th Center Grove Community School Corporation School District, Ind.

5th Harrisburg School District 41-2, S.D.

5th Mt. Lebanon School District, Pa.

6th Fayetteville Public Schools, Ark.

7th Colquitt County Schools, Ark.

8th Bergenfield Public Schools, N.J.

9th St. Charles Parish Public Schools, La.

10th City Schools of Decatur, Ga.