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District 65 staff outline new "away for the day" device procedures, headphones provided in class
Summary
District 65 staff presented a new personal electronic device procedure at the Aug. 18 board meeting that would require students to keep personal devices powered off and stored during the instructional day, provide classroom headphones and caddies, and allow limited exceptions for IEP/504 accommodations and translation needs.
At the Aug. 18 Evanston/Skokie District 65 Board of Education meeting, district staff presented a new personal electronic device procedure that would require students to keep personal devices off and stored for the instructional day, provide classroom headphones and caddies, and set consistent expectations across all schools. Staff said the procedures are intended to be implemented at the start of the 2025–26 school year and rolled out during institute days with monitoring during the first 20 days of instruction.
District staff said the procedure standardizes inconsistent building-level practices and aims to prepare middle school students for high school routines. Staff described the approach as "away for the day" — devices locked away and turned off, not merely…
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