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Students report takeaways from regional changemaker hub; phone policies and reduced tech trials top ideas
Summary
Two students who attended a regional changemaker event told the board their groups explored school policies and experiments to boost engagement; technology—particularly phone policies and classroom tech use—emerged as a top concern with students proposing pilot lessons without devices.
Two Crosby-Ironton students summarized their experience at a regional changemaker hub and told the board they returned with concrete ideas for improving engagement in district classrooms.
Introduced by a staff sponsor, the students described small-group sessions with peers from nearby schools where they compared policies and identified shared concerns such as homework load, phone rules and student engagement. Students said phone policies at some schools—where phones are collected at the start of the day—were praised by peers from those districts, while others reported students at Crosby found the stricter approach unnecessary.
The students said many groups chose technology as a test topic; in Crosby’s group the students proposed a voluntary experiment in which some lessons would be delivered without Chromebooks or other devices to test whether different lesson formats increased engagement. One presenter said adults later discussed taking those student ideas back to teachers and school leadership.
Why it matters: Trustees said student-proposed experiments can inform classroom practice and strategic planning because they reflect pupil perspectives on engagement. Several trustees encouraged staff to pilot the suggested lessons and to involve student leaders in follow-up discussions.
The board thanked the student delegates for representing the district and noted the students will be asked to help carry ideas into next year’s planning.
