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Troy High presenter Josh Monk says phone-management policy and partnerships 'transformed' student engagement
Summary
Josh Monk, presenting for Troy High School, told the board the school's phone-management tool (Yonder) and expanded college–career partnerships have sharply reduced phone-related disciplinary incidents and boosted classroom engagement and extracurricular opportunities.
Josh Monk, a presenter for Troy High School, told the Troy City School District board the high school’s phone-management policy and expanded partnerships have produced visible improvements in student engagement and behavior.
Monk said the school’s twin priorities — reducing chronic absenteeism and strengthening community partnerships — are central to improving outcomes for all students. He credited a phone-management tool called Yonder with a “night and day” change in hallways, cafeterias and classrooms, and said phone-related disciplinary incidents dropped from the roughly 90% of disruptions reported last year to about…
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