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Chico Unified reviews Chromebook use, monitoring and moves to update technology policies
Summary
At a Sept. 3 special meeting, Chico Unified staff presented spring 2025 survey results, research and a multi-layered security stack for district Chromebooks; trustees expressed concern about elementary use and unanimously voted to place technology-policy updates on a future agenda.
Chico Unified School District trustees on Sept. 3 reviewed spring 2025 survey results, research on instructional technology and the district’s layered approach to Chromebook management and monitoring, and voted to add a follow-up policy discussion to a future board meeting.
District presenters Tim Carris and John Vincent said surveys of students, parents and teachers show Chromebook engagement increases with grade level and that elementary in-class use most often clustered in the 30–60 minute range, while secondary students reported more daily homework time on devices. "Engagement with Chromebooks increases through the grade levels," Carris summarized, noting that homework is the main driver of secondary Chromebook use.
John Vincent described the district’s security stack as…
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