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MHS Cell Phones

Update 2.24.25

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Background- 2016-17 SFH

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Background- 2016-17 SFH

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Background- Last Spring

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Background- Last Spring

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End of School Year

  1. Information to school board
  2. Begin taking in feedback; summertime ThoughtExchange with high engagement rate
  3. Summertime family forum
  4. Interactions with administrators in other districts

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Fall

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Cell Phones ( JV )

No airpods or headphones connected to a phone

Note: wired and connected to Chromebook is okay when teacher allows it

No Warnings

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Violation 1 ( JV )

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First offense:

    • Phone taken to Student Center
    • Pick up at 3:30
    • Parent contacted by teacher

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Violation 2 ( JV )

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Second offense:

    • Phone taken to Student Center
    • Pick up at 3:30
    • Lunch detention
    • Parent contacted by dean

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Violation 3 ( JV )

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Third offense:

    • Phone taken to Student Center
    • Referral for defiance with progressive school consequences
    • Pick up by parent at dean/parent/student conference

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How’s it going?

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August - September

  • Overall positive from teachers; ex:
    • “This just gives us permission to do what we already wanted to do”;
    • “Best thing this school has ever done”
  • Challenges with 504 / IEP language around use of music / headphones
    • “This policy is ableist”
  • Broadly, unpopular with students

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October 2024

  • State released guidance (CLICK HERE)
    • MHS landed on the least restrictive examples from the state
      • Aligned with Hillsboro SD, Beaverton SD, West Linn - Wilsonville SD
  • School Safety ThoughtExchange after swatting incident included many interactions with comments related to access to cell phones and potential emergency events

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November - December

  • Reiterated focus with staff at end of quarter
  • Student Wellness Survey: 1,175 responses; three mentioned phones, one mentioned music

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January - February

  • Reiterated with staff keeping phone in classroom when students take bathroom breaks
    • This management consideration remains challenging to implement
  • Attendance ThoughtExchange- another small group of comments (about five across all open-ended questions) centered around music / phones

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The numbers as of 2/19/25…

  • 424 total electronic device incidents processed
    • Average: 4.2 / day
  • 82 x two incidents (lunch detention)
  • 37 x three incidents (after school detentions)
  • Currently 8 students on daily check-ins

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Next Steps

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Continue collaborating with staff, students and administrators in other districts

Ex: What we are hearing from Grant HS students

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I recommend continuing with “Class Time = Phone Free Time”

Ongoing student/family safety anxiety; greatest impact on learning; “common sense”

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If our district moved toward a more restrictive practice, we would need…

  1. Funding allocated for a device/product, or
  2. Staffing to monitor common areas

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Other perspectives…

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Student/Teacher Feedback

Students

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Do you think the cell phone rule at MHS is fair? Why or why not?

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Is the enforcement of the rule consistent across different teachers and classrooms?

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How do cell phones help or take away from your learning experience?

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Teachers

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Do you think the cell phone rule at MHS is fair? Why or why not?

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What improvements have you seen since the rule was reintroduced?

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What has been challenging about the reintroduction of the rule?

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Science Data &

Curriculum Implementation

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Science Data 2023-2024

By Student Group

MSD trends at or above state average for science scores

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Science Data 2023-2024

By Grade Level

Science is tested in

5th, 8th and 11th grade

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8th and 11th above

state average (+6.8-7.4%)

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5th grade slightly

below state average (-1.8%)

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Historical Perspective

Consistently above state average

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Test changes in 2018-2019 impacted the results statewide

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Pandemic impacts on instructional minutes for science at elementary

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Obstacles to Opportunities

Pipeline challenges to opportunities for advanced courses

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Prerequisite of Algebra 1 in 8th grade for many

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Collaborated with regional science HUB for solutions

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Patterns at MHS

Common science sequence for all students

9th Grade: Physics

10th Grade: Chemistry

11th Grade: Biology

12th Grade: AP or Electives

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Open Source Curriculum

Built and maintained by cohorts of Oregon science teachers

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Implementation

22-23 Physic launch

23-24 Chemistry launch

24-25 Biology launch

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New Curriculum Adoption 202

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JANUARY

Convene committee and review ODE approved materials

MARCH

Bring committee’s top recommendations

to all Science teachers for feedback

MAY-JUNE

Finalize recommendations for first and second reading of board approval

FEBRUARY-MARCH

Committee independent research time with approved materials (Cook campus)

APRIL

Review feedback & final recommendations with board instructional subcommittee

SUMMER 2022

Order materials, plan professional development, & next steps for implementation

In alignment with ODE

OAR 581-011-0050

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Adoptions by Level

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P A T T E R N S S C I E N C E F O R A L L

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Amplify Training for Elementary

  • 8/1 - In depth full day Training for Science leadership team
  • 8/9 - ½ day training for administrators - curriculum orientation
  • 8/21 - August training for all classroom teachers
  • Quarter 1 - Traveling Roadshow - implementation tips and tricks
  • Train the trainer sessions quarterly with Amplify reps
  • 1/17 - Walk through with consultant to provide suggestions for improved implementation and coaching for the teachers
  • Amplify rep report Q1 and Q2 to review usage reports
  • Ongoing coaching, instructional field trips, and modeling by TOSAs
  • 2/28 - Edcamp sessions from Amplify (primary/intermediate offering)
  • 11/1, 1/27, 4/11 - Training on grading days (deep dive into prioritized unit)
  • Spring Science Leadership team reflection and next steps sessions

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Twig Training for Middle School

  • Spring 2024: Full TWIG Pilot available to all 6-8th grade science teachers. TWIG representatives on hand to answer questions and guide unpacking.
  • August 2024: TWIG Platform and module training for all 6-8th grade science teachers with consultant.
  • November 2024: Grade level collaboration with a focus on TWIG unpacking and implementation, standards alignment and pacing guide adjustment. Collaboration sessions were full day workshops with participating teachers from both middle schools.
  • October 2024, November 2024, January 2025 (Inservice vertical collaboration time): Mid level teams collaborate with high school teams to develop grade 6-12 skill progressions with TWIG modules highlighted.
  • *Coming in April*: Second round of grade level collaboration with a focus on TWIG unpacking and implementation, standards alignment and pacing guide adjustment.

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