SFPS unveils classroom screen‑time guidance; kindergarten recommended under 10 minutes daily

District digital‑learning leaders presented a draft classroom screen‑time guidance as part of a broader digital wellness roadmap, proposing conservative grade‑level benchmarks that staff called "guidance, not rigid limits." Michael Hagley and the digital‑learning team suggested kindergarten guidance of about 10 minutes per day and a 90‑minute per‑course per‑week guideline for middle school content courses.

Board members pressed for clearer plans to include families, classroom teachers and students in the task force and asked how guidance would interact with required state screeners and targeted interventions. Hagley said the guidance is intended to support teachers’ planning and that the district will onboard a tool to monitor application use and identify high‑use "hot spots," while also training teachers in off‑screen instructional strategies.