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Superintendent reports midyear data on electronic‑device policy; high school shows uptick in referrals
Summary
The superintendent presented a midyear evaluation of the district's electronic‑devices policy using teacher pulse checks, office discipline referrals (SWIS) and surveys. Staff reported 179 discipline referrals Sept–mid‑Jan and an increase in high‑school device incidents; full evaluation will be delivered to the board in June.
The Wallingford‑Swarthmore School District superintendent presented a midyear update March 3 on implementing the district's electronic‑devices policy, telling the policy committee the administration is using teacher ‘pulse checks,’ office‑discipline‑referral (SWIS) data and repeated teacher and student surveys to evaluate the rule.
The superintendent said the December pulse checks across the three elementary schools and the middle school showed “100 percent of our staff members said that they report a low frequency of…
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