Lifetime Citizen Portal Access — AI Briefings, Alerts & Unlimited Follows
District lauded as 'phone‑free champion'; West Columbus to open Family Resource Center
Loading...
Summary
A Yonder representative recognized Columbus County Schools as a phone‑free champion for early adoption of a phone‑pouch program; separately, West Columbus will open a Warriors Way Family Resource Center Friday with services for students and families.
District staff briefed the board on two student support initiatives on April 14: recognition for the district's phone‑free pouch implementation and the opening of a Family Resource Center at West Columbus School.
Chris Johnson, Yonder's account executive for North Carolina, praised the district's early action on phone‑free classrooms and presented an award, saying Columbus County Schools "is one of our, phone free champions in North Carolina in the nation." Johnson credited district leadership and alignment across administrators and buildings for the program's progress.
Separately, Shaq Davis, the community‑schools coordinator for West Columbus, outlined the new "Warriors Way Family Resource Center," which will offer food, clothing, hygiene supplies, laundry access, computer/internet support, and partner referrals. Davis invited board members to a ribbon cutting Friday at 10 a.m., with the center open for public visits roughly 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (hours of operation listed as 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday–Friday). He described a needs‑assessment process, school advisory board oversight, and partner coordination to sustain the center's services.
Board members and staff thanked presenters; staff confirmed community partners and clarified that only aggregated attendance and behavior data — not personal student records — will be used for program assessment.
