Desert Sands outlines RISE-based screen-time policy, says district will block open YouTube browsing on student accounts

Aug 18, 2026

Chief innovation information officer Tiffany Norton presented a new district approach emphasizing pedagogical purpose over minute-based caps, using the RISE framework and implementation steps including Google admin settings to block algorithmic YouTube browsing and an audit to prioritize a core five-app stack per subject.

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At the Aug. 18 board meeting, Tiffany Norton, Desert Sands Unified’s chief innovation information officer, presented the district’s new approach to screen time and intentional technology use, framing it around the RISE decision-making framework and a departure from strict minute-based caps.

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