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District technology chief reports rising student screen time; ClassLink shows upper elementary highest use
Summary
Chief technology officer Philip presented ClassLink analytics showing increasing district Chromebook usage from August–January, with upper elementary grades logging the most minutes and 9,523 students signing into ClassLink during the period analyzed.
Philip, the district’s chief technology officer, told the board that ClassLink analytics (Aug. 5–Jan. 24) show increased Chromebook usage across the district and that the system registered 9,523 students logging into ClassLink during the period.
Philip said the report excludes inclement weather days, weekends and most standardized tests and is based on expected users, not unique users. He identified IXL as the top app districtwide for K–8 and Google Suite as the top high‑school app. He said middle schools averaged about 60 minutes per student per day and that upper elementary grades showed the heaviest use.
The presentation included hourly login patterns that spike during school start times and drop after school hours; the CTO emphasized that presence on a Chromebook does not necessarily mean the student was doing academic work. He also noted that some sites such as Oconee Academy and the Hamilton Career Center show higher minutes because of credit recovery and lab classes.
Board members asked clarifying questions about dual‑enrolled students and whether usage is counted at both the career center and the home high school; Philip said ClassLink assigns usage to the course location as recorded.
The district plans further analysis through the semester to correlate screen‑time patterns with end‑of‑year student outcomes and to continue monitoring trends month to month.
