By: Brock Gustafson
D’Evelyn will be rolling out a new student technology policy after winter break. The Accountability Committee started studying this issue more than a year ago in the hopes of coming up with a uniform policy to eliminate distractions in the classroom. The Steering Committee would like to first recognize and thank those on the Accountability Committee for their thoughtful efforts in researching and crafting the genesis of this policy. Throughout the process, both the Accountability and Steering Committees solicited, received and considered feedback from students, parents, teachers and administrators. We especially appreciate those students and parents who got involved and came to provide their feedback to the Steering Committee directly during our public meetings in the past six months. Based on feedback from the D’Evelyn community, the Steering Committee has adopted a policy that requires student personal electronic devices to be stored out of sight with all notifications turned off/silent during classroom instructional time. In light of parent feedback regarding potential emergency situations, students will not be required to keep their phone in their lockers during the school day; students can stow their silenced devices in their backpacks. We hope that this new policy will reduce distractions in class while still allowing parents and students the opportunity to stay connected during passing and lunch periods. You will find the new policy on the D’Evelyn Steering Committee website under Student policies (ST-06-R4). Steering Committee Election The D’Evelyn program is unique, and the Steering Committee is tasked with ensuring the school’s liberal arts curriculum, policies, performance, and hiring follow the principles found in the D’Evelyn Founding Document. Thanks to all who have shown interest and attended the first Steering Committee Candidate Training in November! The next candidate training is scheduled for February 7th, 2021, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in the library immediately following the Steering Committee meeting. We are looking for one parent and one teacher to join the Steering Committee for the next term starting summer of 2022. If you are considering becoming a candidate and missed the first training, it is important that you contact Brock Gustafson ([email protected]) to get the details on how to complete your application. As a reminder, the application for the 2022 openings is posted here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16x8M4DPf7yYahCx-XZ81jZhYLTFX48hZ0gMp6QCIk_I/ Comments are closed.
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