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Posted: Dec 12, 2024
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The Kansas State Board of Education voted this week to accept the final report of the Blue-Ribbon Task Force on Student Screen Time that outlines recommended guidance for student use of digital technology in schools.  

Prior to the vote, Melanie Haas of Overland Park, State Board chair, emphasized the board accepting the report was an acknowledgement of the task force’s work, not an endorsement of the recommendations. The board voted to accept the report and authorized the Kansas State Department of Education to release it to districts.  

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Posted: Dec 4, 2024
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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will vote on recommendations for how Kansas students interact with digital technology and social media during their monthly meeting in Topeka, Dec. 10-11. 

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Posted: Nov 14, 2024
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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education received a final set of recommendations during their November meeting that will serve as guidance for school districts’ policies regarding students’ use of digital technology. 

Ava Gustin, a senior at Mission Valley High School, Mission Valley USD 330, and Brian Houghton, principal of Fredonia Jr.-Sr. High School, Fredonia USD 484, co-chairs of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Student Screen Time (pictured above), outlined the recommendations that address the following topics chosen by the State Board:

  • Students' personal device use in school;  
  • Screen time and mental health; and  
  • Parental oversight of district-owned devices.  
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Posted: Nov 7, 2024
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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will receive a set of recommendations from the Blue-Ribbon Task Force on Student Screen Time during their monthly meeting, Nov. 12-13, in Topeka. 

The 36-member task force, comprised of students, teachers, administrators, parents, legislators and state board members Melanie Haas and Danny Zeck, have been meeting since August. They’ve shared and discussed information to formulate recommendations for the following three areas: 

  • Students' personal device use in school; 
  • Screen time and mental health; and 
  • Parental oversight of district-owned devices. 
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Posted: Oct 31, 2024
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The Blue-Ribbon Task Force on Student Screen Time held its 11th meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 30 with the focus on finalizing recommendations regarding parental oversight of district-owned devices.  

The purpose of these task force meetings has been to develop guidance/recommendations, based in research, on the following topics: 

  • Students' personal device use in school, 
  • Screen time and mental health; and 
  • Parental oversight of district-owned devices. 

 

The task force voted on the remaining set of recommendations which will be drafted into the final report presented to the board in November.

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