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Upper Dublin reports early success with districtwide GoGuardian rollout; teachers report high adoption
Summary
District technology staff told the education committee the classroom-management platform GoGuardian was implemented districtwide this fall, with 1,353 teacher-led sessions and 884 manually scheduled sessions recorded as of Dec. 29 and largely positive, constructive feedback from teachers.
The Upper Dublin education committee on Jan. 7 heard an update on the districtwide implementation of GoGuardian, a classroom-management and monitoring platform adopted this fall.
Miss Yenzer described the rollout timeline: purchase in September, system configuration in October, staff notice and initial exploration, and staff training opportunities in November and December. "We were able to provide it districtwide," Yenzer said, adding that teachers from elementary through high school attended targeted professional-development sessions.
Yenzer gave early-adoption figures: 1,353 teacher-led scheduled sessions and approximately 884 manually scheduled sessions as of Dec. 29. She said teachers have used the product to create shared "scenes"—district-level configurations for classroom resources and restrictions—and to support small-group instruction and behavior management. "A lot of them had already started to explore... they were really curious to the learning," Yenzer said.
Board members asked whether the district had received negative feedback. Yenzer said comments have been constructive and that some elementary-level teachers asked for alternative configurations that can be handled through Chromebook settings or content filters. She also said the district submitted enhancement requests to the vendor and that GoGuardian evaluates requests on a national development roadmap.
A board member asked about the contract term; Yenzer confirmed the district signed a three-year agreement and said the district will annually review subscriptions and utilization to decide whether to continue, scale, or supplement the product.
What’s next: District technology and teaching-and-learning staff will continue professional development, track usage, and include the subscription in the annual software utilization review; the board will receive periodic updates ahead of future renewal decisions.
