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Safe-schools task force reports 'bell-to-bell' device enforcement with some pain points; code-of-conduct review to follow
Summary
Safe-schools presenters reported early results of the district’s device-policy task force—strong elementary compliance and bell-to-bell enforcement at middle school—and launched a code-of-conduct review to examine discipline trends and best practices.
The district’s Safe Schools report summarized recent trainings and the first meeting of a personal-electronic-device task force and announced a forthcoming review of the student code of conduct.
Superintendent Hoffman and Safe Schools Chair Allen described a task-force meeting that included teachers and students. Hoffman said elementary implementation has been successful, while middle-school “bell-to-bell” enforcement is being applied and the primary pain point is device use in the period before the morning bell; at the high school the notable friction is in study halls. Students on the task force reported both challenges and constructive practices — for example, informal “phone stacks” during collaborative activities to limit distraction, which staff said illustrated student buy-in.
The district also convened a code-of-conduct committee charged with three tasks: review three years of discipline data, compare current policy to best practices and recommend adjustments aligned with district values (including the portrait-of-a-graduate framework). Hoffman said the committee will seek input from principals, parents, teachers and students and produce recommendations that balance safety and development. Administrators emphasized that discipline policy should be teaching-focused and aligned to the district’s stated values.
No policy vote occurred; the committee will report back with data and recommended edits.
