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Board finds district is making reasonable progress on technologically fluent results policy R2.3
Summary
The board voted May 19 that the district is achieving reasonable progress on Results Policy R2.3 (technologically fluent). The monitoring report highlighted expanded hotspots, increased student-reported access to digital opportunities, faster device repairs and improved cybersecurity metrics.
The Verona Area School District board on May 19 accepted the superintendent’s monitoring report for Results Policy R2.3, finding the district is making “reasonable progress” on technologically fluent learning opportunities.
District technology staff summarized multiple indicators of progress. Jason, the technology leader, told the board the district currently has 40 internet hotspots deployed to families—16 more than last year—and that hotspots are distributed based on school counselor or social-worker referrals. A student technology survey showed 42.14 percent of respondents said they have more digital-learning opportunities than the prior year and 49.7 percent said they have the same amount; Jason noted the “more” response rose from 31.5 percent in the previous year to 42.14 percent this year.
Staff also reported operational improvements: average turnaround on device repairs fell from more than 16 days to under 1.5 days after introducing self-repair and tiered repair processes. Cybersecurity efforts were emphasized: the district reported a decline in phishing click rates over recent years, with a recent campaign showing a phishing rate near 5 percent, and staff said employee awareness measures (phishing reporting, endpoint detection expansion and training) improved year over year.
Board members asked about hotspot outreach, student-account security and the ways the district measures learning impacts from technology. Technology staff described a referral process for hotspots that relies on school social workers and counselors and said future plans include strengthening student passwords and expanding digital citizenship lessons through librarians and the curriculum team.
Christopher moved and Corby seconded a motion to accept R2.3 as achieving reasonable progress; the board voted in favor. Trustees said they valued the district’s combination of quantitative measures and qualitative examples showing classroom applications of technology and asked staff to continue reporting student-learning outcomes tied to technology use.
