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Pickerington shifts to blended-learning focus, aims to cut passive screen time
Summary
The district's instructional-technology team outlined a move from SAMR to a Triple-E framework to prioritize active screen time, said some digital tools were cut for a $196,000 savings, and previewed analytics to measure in-school device use.
Brooke Rakapoff, a member of Pickerington Local’s academic innovation and instructional technology team, told the board the district will emphasize purposeful, active technology use in classrooms rather than passive screen time.
"If technology is not extending, enhancing, or engaging instruction, we are gonna say walk away from technology," Rakapoff said, describing the district’s shift from the SAMR model to a Triple-E framework (engage, enhance, extend) and a curriculum aligned to state technology standards and ISTE/ITSD guidance.
Rakapoff said the district joined a ClassLink Analytics beta in May that showed an average student screen time of about 25 minutes per day (a seven-day, 24-hour average) and that the district will refine measurements next year to capture school-time use only. She also described a selection process for digital tools that checks FERPA, COPPA, ADA and PLSD protocols.
The presentation included estimates of cost savings tied to software decisions: Rakapoff said eliminating or reducing several digital programs yielded roughly $196,000 in savings this year. The team plans to share more building-level analytics throughout the school year so principals, teachers and parents can track how devices are used.
Board members praised the presentation and asked for follow-up data on usage patterns and outcomes. Rakapoff said the district will provide analytics and surveys as the school year progresses.
