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Blue River Valley will keep K–4 Chromebooks at school under updated technology guidelines
Summary
The board approved updated technology guidelines that keep K–4 school-issued Chromebooks at school (charged overnight) while maintaining 1:1 devices for all K–12 students; administrators said this aims to limit screen time while ensuring students can access required online assessments.
Administrators told the board on July 23 that the district will keep K–4 school-issued Chromebooks at school and charge them overnight, while maintaining a 1:1 device model across K–12. The change is framed as a tool to balance screen time concerns and to ensure younger students are prepared for required online assessments.
"K to 4, 1 to 1 technology will stay at school," an administrator said, describing the shift and noting weather and logistical contingencies the district will manage. Administrators emphasized teacher discretion in classroom use and said the move is intended to reduce at-home screen exposure for the youngest students while preserving access where needed for learning and testing. The board approved the technology guidelines by voice vote (motion carries 3–0).
