Superintendent Dr. Norman and Chief Information staff told the Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education on Oct. 8 that the district has completed a multi-phase phone migration and is moving forward with the distraction-free learning initiative, with surveys to collect feedback from students, parents and staff.

District technology staff described the phone migration as "about 18 months of planning" that encountered issues during the summer but was completed successfully. "We are on the other side of Cisco Call Manager," Dr. Norman said, thanking staff and stakeholders for their patience during the transition. He said the district is already planning next steps to expand the system.

Dr. Norman also reported that the district has implemented Yondr pouch procedures in some buildings and that a visitor from the Yonder program was on-site and "super impressed" with middle- and high-school implementation, according to district staff. The district will send three surveys in the coming days: one for students in grades 6–12, a second for K–12 parents, and a third for district staff. "The purpose of this survey is to gather feedback of what's working, where we can improve," Dr. Norman said, explaining that the results will inform next steps for distraction-free learning.

Student Board Representative Zoe told the board she launched a Google-form survey for high-school students on Oct. 8 and planned to share results with the board after more responses are collected. Zoe said the survey was anonymous except for grade level and included questions on start-of-year experiences, safety perceptions and school environment.

Board members thanked staff and students for the work on the technology transition. No formal board action was recorded on the migration or the surveys at the Oct. 8 meeting.