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Policy committee advances updated cell-phone policy with July 1 implementation deadline
Summary
Committee selected Sample Policy 1 as the framework for Policy 443.5 on electronic communication devices, agreed to align handbook and building practices, and set a timeline for first reading in May, final approval in June and full implementation by July 1.
The Policy Committee reviewed Policy 443.5 on electronic communication devices and agreed to update the district’s student cell-phone expectations using Sample Policy 1 as the starting point.
Minutes record that committee members discussed aligning the new policy with current handbook language and building-level practices. The committee set a schedule: "First reading in May Final approval in June Full implementation by July 1," and emphasized that the full board should be reminded the June vote will be final because of the implementation deadline.
Administrators and staff were asked to review the draft to ensure consistency with current expectations surrounding student device use and to return a draft for the committee’s May/June review cycle.
