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Avon Grove focus groups identify phones, AI and inconsistent classroom rules as top technology concerns
Summary
Consultant-led focus groups convened by Avon Grove School District found cell-phone use, inconsistent enforcement of phone rules, digital citizenship and AI awareness as the most frequent concerns among students, parents and staff; district will use results to draft a technology plan and consider policy changes.
A consultant who ran 10 stakeholder focus groups for Avon Grove School District told the board that cellphone use, inconsistent enforcement of device rules, and questions about artificial intelligence and digital citizenship were the most cited issues across students, parents and staff.
Beth Trapani of Trapani Communications summarized themes from focus groups convened this winter for the district—6s Impact of Technology team, saying the sessions included high school, middle school and elementary parents, three high school student groups, a middle-school group, teachers, school-board members and a Padres Latinos parent group.
Trapani said the groups repeatedly…
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