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Board weighs accelerated survey on cell phones and screen time; staff and parents press to shape questions
Summary
District staff presented a proposed staff-and-family survey on personal-device and screen-time policies; directors suggested adding community-sent questions and possibly phasing the survey to balance urgency and response rates.
District staff presented a proposed survey and timeline for gathering staff and family feedback on personal-device policy and student screen time at the April 14 meeting.
Lucas and district staff outlined three objectives: present rationale based on prior policy work, solicit staff and family feedback through a survey, and identify an implementation timeline for potential changes before the next school year. The presentation noted two significant elementary software costs (Happy Numbers and Lexia) combined at roughly $250,000 and acknowledged that technology financing was one factor cited by consultants in the district—s current fiscal challenges.
Directors and public commenters urged the staff to review additional community-suggested questions before launching the survey. Several directors recommended either splitting the work into two shorter surveys (cell-phone policy and broader screen-time/tools) or phasing questions so respondents are not overwhelmed. The board also discussed translation and outreach to increase response rates.
Next steps: staff proposed sending the survey as early as the following day (per the timeline presented) and suggested allowing approximately 10 days for responses; several directors asked staff to incorporate additional questions and to circulate the revised survey for review before distribution.
