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Board members praise new phone policy; discuss middle-school enforcement and DMACC authenticator issue
Summary
Board members said the high-school phone policy has been enforced successfully and noted a DMACC authentication workaround; they discussed differences in enforcement between middle and high schools.
Board members used their Oct. 6 comments time to report back on a recently implemented student phone policy and related technology issues.
S6 said the phone policy has been "great," adding that enforcement in the high school appears effective: "Every time, like, I witness somebody, like, on their phone when they're not supposed to be, like, as soon as, like, an adult walks by, like, nope. Give me your phone." S7 and others said the policy change went smoothly and noted classroom exceptions exist when phones are used for specific instructional purposes.
S7 also described a resolved issue involving DMACC authentication on students' phones, explaining that students can use an authenticator via a computer to access needed apps, which reduced the policy friction for college programs. Board members discussed that enforcement seemed less consistent in some middle-school settings and suggested continued monitoring.
There was no formal action on the phone policy at the Oct. 6 meeting; board members agreed to track outcomes and compliance at future meetings.
