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Polk County superintendent proposes procedures, not a strict screen‑time policy, recommending age‑based expectations
Summary
Superintendent Hyde presented research and recommended developing implementable procedures — not a prescriptive board policy — to guide instructional device use, emphasizing differentiation between instructional and personal/social use and promising stakeholder input and publisher reviews.
Superintendent Hyde told the Polk County School Board at its Sept. 9 work session that the district will pursue procedures to guide instructional use of devices rather than imposing a strict screen‑time policy. "The initial intent was to work, over the last few months to develop a policy — potential policy — for the board to consider based off of screen time," Hyde said, adding the district has begun auditing instructional materials for publisher recommendations.
Why it matters: Board members said they want clarity on what current classroom practice looks like and on how procedures will limit unintended overuse for young students. Hyde said the district must align any procedures to curriculum needs, publisher requirements and state mandates for instructional minutes.
Hyde reviewed research and district work so…
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