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\"We do have a CO for the building. So we're in. We're occupied,\" the district construction presenter said, adding that administration staff would occupy the administration area on July 17 and nutrition and custodial staff are moving in immediately to prepare for lunches to be served starting July 23. The presenter described finished sod, concrete walkways, completed stucco and windows, installed cameras and completed classroom finishes as crews complete final punch-list items.

Photos and drone shots shown to trustees highlighted the gym, stage acoustical shell, cafeteria layouts and classroom furniture deliveries. The construction presenter said minor punch-list work remains but that the project is \"on budget and we're definitely on time.\" Trustees approved earlier change orders related to additional sod, irrigation and premium-time work to meet timelines.

The district encouraged neighbors to visit and view the completed campus once site cleaning is finished. No separate board action was required during the report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6-10-2025 Appoquinimink School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Construction manager reported the project is complete enough for occupancy, with a certificate of occupancy issued, sod and concrete finished, cameras and kitchen ready; staff move-in dates and cafeteria start dates were given and the project was reported on budget and on time.","taxTitle","Appoquinimink School District, School Districts, Delaware","taxId",13107,"location","Delaware","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6529590,"Board reviews draft cell-phone policy; middle schools proposed to lock phones in pouches all day",1014,6444000,7458000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3797944-3c65119eb29d246ece9f6b59069561f8&start=6444&end=7458","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3797944-3c65119eb29d246ece9f6b59069561f8/thumbnail_6444000.jpg","/articles/6529590/Delaware/Board-reviews-draft-cell-phone-policy-middle-schools-proposed-to-lock-phones-in-pouches-all-day","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529590-37c3601453598e002c504d6f4ba3c79f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770803856&Signature=BibmSAaGTg4lNZuP0k6kUyxt05OxaXytcs4ENyTxgCw97-PE6Gk9ARArSFrFhpWq9Fu-nmpN00nJSqV1Mh4VuPAdfvFnBTAmRpXkKZ7HwhXYmQlsPPQqSyfF0jJYMli-Dxqy6CrqR-ZWculU6pUxkUFUzdUeEQzT6kDnXW2mtRCM-QPw3lqisjWHxidqZy9JVO9YA38JgLo47Ou2TdSi3gxLpUTMz8hjKYNvYjfrJTWBnfz5MxRMP5P6F5nqEP2TTA4rOZv4z~A381hJ9gtOl3R8gt-w13DUhikDxUaxBAUVIoGETXMpA4zs98TVjAS7iwr9XtNPvJqUeLNt7n7TZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Appoquinimink School District board reviewed a draft district cell-phone policy (6123) Tuesday that would limit student phone use during instructional time and add language to the student code of conduct requiring middle-school students to keep phones locked in pouches for the entire school day and high-school students to use pouches class by class. The board took the item as a reading; trustees will vote at a future meeting.

Presenters said the policy aligns with Senate Bill 106 (pending in the House), which would add a requirement to Title 14 for districts to restrict and communicate limits on student phone use. \"One of the big things that we'd like to limit is instructional time,\" said the staff presenter during the reading. The draft updates the code of conduct (chapter 1) to make the pouch language explicit for print and online versions of the code.

Trustees and staff discussed results from a high-school pilot that ran roughly two and a half months. Staff said the pilot provided primarily perception and behavior data rather than a robust academic pre/post comparison. \"Students were on task more,\" a staff presenter said of pilot observations, and schools implementing the pouches reported fewer hallway incidents and a decline in fights and cyberbullying that staff linked to reduced unsupervised phone access. The district did not pilot the all-day middle-school model; staff said pouches used at the high-school level could be passed down to middle schools and that tiered interventions already use pouches for a small number of students who repeatedly violate phone rules.

Board members asked about costs and funding. Staff said existing pouches remain available from last year with attrition as the main ongoing cost; the bill that inspired the policy included a proposed $500,000 statewide funding line, and districts would likely apply for shares of that appropriation if it is enacted. The board asked for heavy communication plans to families ahead of the fall start and for the pouch and enforcement language to be included in the printed and online code of conduct and in staff/students' fall presentations.

The policy reading and the code-of-conduct changes are procedural steps; trustees did not vote on the policy Tuesday and will consider final approval at a subsequent meeting.","Trustees heard a reading of draft policy 6123 and a related change to the district code of conduct that would require middle-school students to have phones locked in pouches all day and high-school students to use class-by-class pouches; the policy is connected to Senate Bill 106 and will return for a vote next month.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6529595,"Appoquinimink prepares for statewide switch to Infinite Campus; parent portal opens in August",347,3694000,4041000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3797944-3c65119eb29d246ece9f6b59069561f8&start=3694&end=4041","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3797944-3c65119eb29d246ece9f6b59069561f8/thumbnail_3694000.jpg","/articles/6529595/Delaware/Appoquinimink-prepares-for-statewide-switch-to-Infinite-Campus-parent-portal-opens-in-August","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6529595-7316c0108fa12a9579cd2708dd57076e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770803856&Signature=nW2xz-B~fTLW~vzH3EGc7~Gpxq7-q0G6zpDuhNsStEEgZVrI~9oMA2L8Yci4LQkc9dNQm2--7nOUsYSvVPw~HBuXPbL1qKBze1wGVAcpY-wY-g5e-RYSk4sZXlejAIimr64gXYeE337Dstvqp5qXtsNd69KhsRnJ-YNTlYVLyf9yipbJycYSN2R8xhUYwhOBQOXDYb5j5dtnZ4KsenK7cHG2TSxGFb7R0-8Yrgy8eZ3qWbsI3aePyqpRdT6UPNcl762q508ORuuEw8IdIrIwM4W5pcvAplwAh2~NC72X52L4IXuUC7C0zBdeikzWCzraSe4c8aMMf1oqWPWIjTtSog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Appoquinimink School District officials said Tuesday the district will move from the eSchool student information system to Infinite Campus as part of a statewide, Department of Education-directed transition, with the district conversion planned for mid to late July and the new parent portal opening Aug. 4.

The change affects enrollment, attendance, grading, scheduling and integrations with transportation, nutrition and state reporting systems, Brandon Moss, the district’s supervisor of data systems, accountability and assessment, told the board. \"We have been meeting with the Infinite Campus implementation team biweekly since October,\" Moss said, noting the district has completed two trial conversions and more than 800 staff online trainings.

The district said the timeline includes a brief overlap: grades posted to the current eSchool home-access portal will be available through Aug. 7, while the Infinite Campus parent portal opens Aug. 4. The district also plans a new online enrollment portal to go live on July 17; the current online enrollment link was scheduled to be unavailable after June 12. Interim family registration, paper forms and planned communications are in place to limit disruption, Moss said.

School and district staff described other anticipated issues the district is actively addressing: integrating Infinite Campus with the Department of Education transportation system, adapting to the Department of Education’s new model of support (which routes some support requests directly to Infinite Campus rather than through the department), and the risk of confusion when the current eSchool parent portal is closed for part of the summer. \"Parents will be able to put their name down,\" Moss said of the interim registration process, \"we'll take down all their information and send them the link when it comes active.\" Dr. Burrows, the district superintendent, emphasized that the transition is a statewide decision. \"This wasn't a decision by the district,\" Burrows said; \"the state has made the transition.\"

District staff said they are communicating with families ahead of the switch and will continue outreach after launch. Moss said the district’s go-live readiness work includes staff workshops, a staff-facing training site, live workshops from the vendor, and a communications plan already distributed to families. The board did not take action on the item Tuesday; Moss asked trustees to refer questions from the community to district staff so the implementation team can respond quickly.

District officials said they will continue trial conversions and status meetings through June and July to reduce migration problems that affected some districts in the first rollout wave.","District staff outlined an Aug. 4 parent-portal go-live and mid/late July district launch as Appoquinimink moves from eSchool to Infinite Campus under a state-mandated transition; transportation integration and a month-long enrollment portal gap are among the implementation concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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Construction for new district facility wraps up; administration to occupy July 17, lunches served from July 23

Board reviews draft cell-phone policy; middle schools proposed to lock phones in pouches all day

Appoquinimink prepares for statewide switch to Infinite Campus; parent portal opens in August