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Verona board gives first reading to draft wireless‑device policy to comply with Wisconsin’s Act 42
Summary
Administrators presented a proposed amendment to OE10 and an accompanying administrative rule to meet 2025 Act 42 requirements that boards adopt policies on student wireless devices; the board approved the draft as a first reading and signaled preference for an indicator-based annual implementation summary.
The Verona Area School District board took a first reading May 18 of a proposed amendment to Operational Expectation 10 to comply with 2025 Act 42, which requires school boards to adopt policies on the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time and to provide monitoring information to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
Nate (district staff) told the board the statute requires a board‑approved policy and that DPI plans to collect districts’ policies and any annual updates; because of that monitoring component administration recommended adding OE10.2A and maintaining a matching administrative rule (533) that would contain operational details. Administration presented two indicator options: (1) a basic existence/alignment indicator that the policy exists and follows statute, and (2) an indicators-plus-annual-summary approach that would require an annual implementation summary and selected data to assess any impacts on the learning environment. The staff and most board members favored option two to preserve substantive oversight rather than a checkbox.
Board members probed what constitutes a “positive learning environment,” how to use climate‑survey data or code‑violation counts as indicators, and the level of detail an annual summary should include. Superintendent and staff suggested districts could pair policy existence with concrete measures (for example, discipline codes tied to inappropriate device use, or climate survey responses) so future boards receive useful attestation about whether the policy supports instruction.
After discussion the board voted to adopt the draft OE10.2A as its first reading and indicated it would refine indicator language before a second reading; the transcript records the board agreeing to treat the draft as a first read and leaning toward option two for indicators. Administration said it will return with an updated draft, including indicator language and supporting administrative rule, for a second read.
