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District shifts 1-to-1 device policy: elementary and middle devices to remain at school; high school BYOD option introduced
Summary
Charles County Public Schools will scale back take‑home devices for most elementary and middle grades, keep classroom devices on campus and preserve a high‑school take‑home model with a new BYOD option for qualifying laptops and tablets, district technology leaders told the board on June 10.
The Charles County Public Schools Office of Instructional Technology presented a reworked 1‑to‑1 device plan to the Board of Education on June 10, announcing major operational changes for the 2025–26 school year.
Key changes - Pre‑K and kindergarten: class sets of iPads will remain at school. Ratios will remain small (five iPads per pre‑K classroom; 10 iPads per kindergarten classroom) with a teacher device for management and instructional delivery. - Grades 1–2: the district will move from a full take‑home model to shared devices (one laptop for every two students) kept at school for instructional use. - Grades 3–5: class‑set devices will remain in the classroom and will not be issued for home use except for documented needs (individualized education program [IEP] requirements or home‑hospital instruction). - Grades 6–8 (middle school): devices will remain at school as shared classroom devices;…
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