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Evaluation of South Carolina school district websites (2010-2013)
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Sunshine Review contributors conducted a study of South Carolina school district websites from 2010 to 2013.
They researched to determine what type of information is available to the general public on these websites. The following page provides a snapshot of what they learned in the course of this research.
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means that information is included on the school district website |
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means that the information was not provided on the school district website |
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means that information was partially provided on the school district website |
Conclusions chart
2012
In June of 2012, Sunshine Review re-evaluated the ten largest school districts in the state and found they averaged a "C+" website transparency grade. The ten districts were: Greenville County School District, Charleston County School District, Horry School District, Richland 1, Berkeley School District, Aiken School District, Richland 2, Lexington 1, Beaufort County School District, and Dorchester 2.
| Taxes? | Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Contracts? | Audits? | Public records? | Academics? | Background checks? | |
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2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
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4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
2010
The rest of the evaluations were conducted in 2010, where the districts averaged a "D" website transparency grade.
| Taxes? | Budget? | Meetings? | Elected officials? | Admin. Officials? | Contracts? | Audits? | Public records? | Academics? | Background checks? | |
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6 | 27 | 73 | 56 | 75 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 47 | 4 |
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5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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74 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 46 | 79 | 33 | 78 |
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