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Committee hears teachers report improved engagement after new WCHS cell-phone policy
Summary
Minutes note teachers reported a "major improvement" in classroom behavior after the district's new cell phone policy; the committee also approved pass slips for students needing electronics outside class.
The minutes record that, since the new cell phone policy was implemented, teachers have reported improved student engagement and more in-person collaboration.
"Since the new cell phone policy was implemented, teachers have reported a major improvement in the classroom," the minutes state. To accommodate students who need to use electronics outside classroom instruction, the committee noted that new pass slips have been created for study halls and similar settings.
The minutes do not attribute the reported improvements to a named teacher or provide quantitative measures of behavior change. No formal policy change was recorded in these minutes; the entry appears under "Other."
