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Goochland school board debates shifting device issuance, seeks data before limiting screen time
Summary
Board members and staff discussed proposals to shift device issuance (issuing iPads at kindergarten instead of preschool and delaying home take-home until fourth grade), asked for minute-by-minute telemetry, and encouraged teacher and pilot testing before policy changes.
Goochland County School Board members spent the bulk of a work session debating how the division issues devices and monitors daytime screen use, and staff urged the board to collect more classroom data before adopting strict limits.
Superintendent Dr. Armstrong opened the discussion by saying the review was not a criticism of Goochland County Public Schools and framed the meeting as an opportunity to "get ahead" of device and screen-time questions. Staff presented a profile of current device distribution — iPads in early elementary, mixed iPad and keyboard use in middle school, and laptops in high school — and a recommendation to shift some issuance…
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