Committee discussed a data-driven approach to screen time prompted by national examples; board members proposed starting an internal audit for K–2 (or K–3), evaluating LMS/GoGuardian metrics, surveying teachers and parents and trying low-effort changes such as limiting game time during indoor recess.

Committee discussed a data-driven approach to screen time prompted by national examples; board members proposed starting an internal audit for K–2 (or K–3), evaluating LMS/GoGuardian metrics, surveying teachers and parents and trying low-effort changes such as limiting game time during indoor recess.

Vice Chair Irvin and staff presented a draft screen-time resolution intended to record the board's commitments and guide future policy or administrative regulations; board members asked the policy committee to align existing IIBG language.

District technology staff presented an update on AI guidance (teacher oversight, no student AI chat accounts below grade 6, DPAs required), a shift from tracking "screen time" to analyzing "screen use" with district data due in April 2027, and rollout of smartphone rules (no phones in elementary/middle school; limited instructional use at high schools).

Technology staff briefed the board on screen-time policy, device access and AI tools. The district said phones are 'off and away' for PreK–8, is monitoring classroom screen minutes, and is evaluating AI tools under state guidance; Google Gemini was cited as an approved classroom tool.

District presented implementation progress on screen-time recommendations — a pause on new apps, removal of gamified components in I-Ready, green-listing approved resources, K–1 iPad limits and YouTube blocked through middle school — and Director Weston moved to create an Edutech guardrail policy; the motion lacked a second.

Parents and health professionals urged the Portland Public Schools Policy Committee to adopt a strict digital‑device policy that allows classroom technology only when it shows proven learning benefits; board members asked for teacher work groups and staff presentations before deciding in October.

Several public commenters pressed the board to reconsider classroom screen use and one former teacher urged 'drastic change' to district device policies, citing accessibility exceptions and concerns about students treating laptops like phones.

The superintendent said elementary district iPads will stay on campus, acknowledged parental frustration over loss of hands‑on device monitoring, and advised families how to use the Lightspeed Parent Portal and weekly Skyward emails while the district explores per‑device screen‑time reporting.

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District staff told the board that vendor tools (Custodio, LineWise/LionWise) give imprecise Chromebook-use data and that only about 16% of families use Custodio; parents and board members pressed for clearer policies on unstructured screen time, controls for holidays, and possible classroom-cart pilots.

At the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek board meeting, parent Heather Rashevsky urged a district-wide, evidence-based review of Chromebook use in grades K–8, requested student screen-time data and off-task patterns, and recommended limits on student access to generative AI, citing Ohio House Bill 96.

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District technology leaders told trustees the 2026–27 plan will shift PK–8 to classroom device sets, block YouTube by default, provide paper consumables for homework, and maintain 1:1 devices for grades 9–12; trustees pressed for details on monitoring, cybersecurity and special‑education accommodations.

Director Binder presented Revision 2 of the Educational Technology Plan (2026–29), which explicitly defines "screen time," removes 1:1 devices at TK–K in favor of shared carts, limits K–2 session lengths (teachers said sessions are seldom longer than 15 minutes), prohibits device use as rewards, blocks generative AI for students TK–8 on district devices and network, and requires strict teacher disclosures and redesigned lessons for any high‑school AI use. Staff will return with the plan for approval on June 18.

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