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Parents tell KIBSD to review 1-to-1 iPad program after reports of heavy classroom use
Summary
Two public commenters said the district's 1-to-1 iPad program is overused in early grades and raises learning and screen-time concerns; the board and administration heard requests to narrow device deployment and increase reporting on classroom use.
Kodiak Island — Two parents used the assembly/school-board joint work session to press the Kodiak Island Borough School District on its 1-to-1 iPad program and to urge a review of device use in younger grades.
Caller Brenda Schwannes told officials she had researched the district program and questioned why pre-K through sixth-grade students are issued iPads for classroom instruction when some teachers use them minimally. “From my understanding… 1 to 1 meaning every student…
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