{"id":45719,"date":"2026-06-18T16:07:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/?p=45719"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:14:03","slug":"getting-ahead-of-the-screen-time-conversation-a-district-leaders-playbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_uk\/blog\/getting-ahead-of-the-screen-time-conversation-a-district-leaders-playbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ahead of the Screen Time Conversation: A District Leader&#8217;s Playbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45719\" class=\"elementor elementor-45719\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a60352 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a60352\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d917eb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d917eb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-831690d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"831690d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec554a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec554a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 Key Takeaways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e2419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43e2419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>The gap between perception and reality is your biggest communication challenge.<\/strong> Parents estimate students are on school devices four or more hours a day. The national average is 52 minutes \u2014 and the majority of that time is spent on vetted instructional tools, not social media or entertainment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Screen time data is more than a PR tool.<\/strong> It drives better decisions about curriculum and technology spend. Cypress Fairbanks ISD uses Lightspeed Insight\u2122 to share usage data with curriculum and instruction leadership, identify where device time is misaligned with instructional goals, and evaluate which software applications justify their cost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proactive, continuous communication beats reactive crisis management every time.<\/strong> The districts in the strongest position aren&#8217;t the ones with the most impressive data \u2014 they&#8217;re the ones that communicate it consistently, through multiple channels, before the board meeting is called.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0bed00 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0bed00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756a6e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"756a6e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pressure is real. School boards are fielding questions about it. Parents are worried. Media headlines don&#8217;t help.<\/p><p>But here&#8217;s what nine months of district conversations and millions of anonymized student data points keep telling me: the story about screen time on school devices is almost entirely different from what most people believe.<\/p><p>When I share that the national daily average for screen time on school devices during the school day is 52 minutes, the room almost always goes quiet.<\/p><p>Parents often put that number closer to four or more hours.<\/p><p>That gap between perception and reality is exactly where districts are losing ground with their communities \u2014 <strong>and it&#8217;s exactly why having your own data matters so much.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d442a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e5d442a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/wMGojMPrNAg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4881de9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4881de9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca904af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca904af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where the Concern Is Really Coming From<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb29d64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb29d64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b766c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b766c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I had the pleasure of spending an hour with Charles Franklin (the Assistant Superintendent of Technology at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfisd.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cypress-Fairbanks ISD<\/a> in Texas \u2014 a district of more than 115,000 students) to talk through how this issue landed on his radar and how his team is navigating it.<\/p><p>What he described is a pattern I&#8217;ve heard from districts across the country.<\/p><p>It started with a single board member asking about device use between 10 PM and 3 AM. That question sent Charles and his team scrambling to aggregate data, reach out to partners, and build a picture of what was actually happening. That one question became the catalyst for a much larger conversation about visibility, transparency, and how districts earn trust with their communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e1f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"25e1f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Anytime anyone is interested in a topic around education, around edtech,<font color=\"00afd7\"> <b>it's an opportunity. <\/b><\/font>It's an opportunity to strengthen the conversation. It's an opportunity to broaden it \u2014 not just to one focal point, but to all the additional things we're doing to keep kids safe.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-45721\" alt=\"cypress-fairbanks ISD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Charles Franklin<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Cypress-Fairbanks ISD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d109cfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d109cfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5024ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5024ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And when we polled our live webinar audience, the majority said screen time is a moderate concern right now. Not huge, but not going away. Charles made a smart observation: <b>moderate now doesn&#8217;t mean moderate in September, when board meetings kick back in and the media cycle picks up again.<\/b><\/p><p>The districts that are in the best position are the ones building the communication infrastructure now, not waiting for the pressure to arrive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e47c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91e47c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca19e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ca19e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the Data Actually Shows <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cac8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58cac8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641ee24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"641ee24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The national 52-minute daily average is one data point we share from aggregated, anonymized data across millions of students. But the where those minutes go matters just as much as how many there are.<\/p><p><strong>On school devices:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Students are overwhelmingly using instructional tools: classroom platforms, curriculum resources, productivity applications, and research tools.<\/li><li>YouTube usage in K\u20135 averages less than two minutes per day.<\/li><li>Screen time peaks in the middle school years, which probably matches most people&#8217;s intuition \u2014 but the numbers are still far lower than the perception.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>There&#8217;s no magic number of minutes that&#8217;s universally right.<\/strong><\/p><p>A classroom using assistive technology for students with disabilities should look different from a second-grade class doing a hands-on science unit. The data doesn&#8217;t tell you what to do. It tells you where to look, which conversations to have, and which teachers might benefit from some additional coaching or support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6f2f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c6f2f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525a66c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"525a66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bigger Risk: Overcorrecting in the Wrong Direction <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929650a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"929650a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c329b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c329b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most important parts of our conversation was about the pendulum. Cell phone bans came first in many states (Texas included) and now the focus is shifting to school-issued devices. Some legislation is pushing for zero devices in K\u20132 classrooms or hard minute caps at the elementary level.<\/p><p>Charles was direct about the risk here: if U.S. schools pull back from technology while the rest of the world accelerates toward it, we widen a connectivity gap that schools exist to close.<\/p><p>Public education is, as he put it, the great equalizer. Students who don&#8217;t have technology at home depend on school devices to build digital literacy and preparation for the workforce. Students are also taking state assessments on devices now. Limiting access doesn&#8217;t just affect today&#8217;s instruction \u2014 it affects tomorrow&#8217;s readiness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a83d105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"a83d105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"K\u201312 education, public ed, is the great equalizer. It allows students from any background to achieve and succeed. But if you come to school and you don't have technology \u2014 and you go home and some kids do and some kids don't \u2014 <font color=\"#00afd7\"><b>you start to see that preparedness gap move away <\/b><\/font>from those who may not have the economic means to provide technology.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-45721\" alt=\"cypress-fairbanks ISD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Charles Franklin<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Cypress-Fairbanks ISD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0623be4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0623be4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9cd4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9cd4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s also a self-regulation argument worth making. If schools implement hard shutoffs and zero-access policies, they&#8217;re removing the environment in which students could actually learn how to manage their own technology use.<\/p><p>A skill they&#8217;ll need in college, in a career, and honestly, in daily life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6338cea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6338cea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5eae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf5eae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using Screen Time Data to Lead the Conversation <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35206f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35206f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906193d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"906193d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Cypress-Fairbanks, Charles&#8217;s team uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_uk\/products\/lightspeed-digital-insight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lightspeed Insight\u2122<\/a> to pull screen time reporting and share it with curriculum and instruction leadership, cabinet-level staff, and increasingly, the broader community.<\/p><p>The data doesn&#8217;t just answer the screen time question.<\/p><p>It also helps evaluate whether apps and platforms are being used enough to justify their cost, and whether the mix of tools is producing the instructional outcomes the district is investing in.<\/p><p>That budget conversation is increasingly urgent. Across the nation, declining enrollment and reduced funding are forcing districts to make hard decisions about software contracts. Usage data turns that from a gut-feel conversation into an evidence-based one.<\/p><p><b>We also previewed something coming to Lightspeed Insight:<\/b> the ability to share screen time data directly through a parent portal, so families can see their own student&#8217;s usage rather than relying on assumptions or media headlines.<\/p><p>Charles reacted to that feature the same way I&#8217;d hope every district leader would \u2014 as a direct answer to the communication gap his board identified years ago.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb4888 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cb4888\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d079d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51d079d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to Say at Your Next Board Meeting <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2d00e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d2d00e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3cc2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c3cc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Charles&#8217;s advice for any district leader walking into a room where screen time concerns are on the agenda: <strong>don&#8217;t wait for a board meeting to have the conversation.<\/strong><\/p><p>Campaign around it intentionally.<\/p><p>Host a town hall. Bring parents into the conversation before it becomes adversarial. Be transparent about what you know, what you&#8217;re still figuring out, and what controls you already have in place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6862090 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6862090\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1feb11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"1feb11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\u201cWe're the silent data privacy ninjas and cybersecurity gurus. We do all these things because we know it makes sense \u2014 but we do it behind the scenes.<font color=\"#00afd7\"><b> Being able to surface that information is a big portion of it.<\/b><\/font>\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-45721\" alt=\"cypress-fairbanks ISD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cypressfairbanks-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Charles Franklin<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Cypress-Fairbanks ISD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e72646 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e72646\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc523a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dc523a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And when there&#8217;s a communication gap, people fill it. Parents who don&#8217;t understand what students are doing on devices all day will build their own narrative <strong>\u2014 and it probably won&#8217;t be accurate.<\/strong><\/p><p>The districts that communicate continuously, across multiple channels, and with real data are the ones that earn the trust to keep making good decisions for students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bac2c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9bac2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58eefc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f58eefc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start with Data. Then Own the Conversation. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8686b94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8686b94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f90d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90f90d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;ve built a Screen Time Communication Toolkit with slides, talking points, and ready-to-use language that helps districts go into these conversations prepared.<\/p><p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightspeedsystems.com\/en_uk\/screen-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screen Time Communication Toolkit<\/a> and <strong>give your team what it needs to lead \u2014 not just react.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a1d93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63a1d93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de43704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de43704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cb78d elementor-widget__width-initial custom-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"c7cb78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2090\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2090\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much screen time are students actually getting on school devices?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2090\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec06c5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec06c5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3911d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3911d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The national daily average for screen time on school-issued devices during the school day is 52 minutes. That figure comes from anonymized, aggregated data across millions of students. By comparison, many parents estimate students are on school devices for four or more hours each day. YouTube usage in K\u20135 averages less than two minutes per day. Screen time on school devices peaks in the middle school years but remains significantly lower than most parents and community members assume.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2091\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2091\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are students actually doing during that screen time?  <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2091\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cca6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3cca6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200b7ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200b7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vast majority of school device screen time goes toward instructional tools: classroom platforms, curriculum applications, productivity tools, and research resources. Social media access is typically blocked on school devices. Students are not scrolling Instagram or watching YouTube for hours \u2014 they are using the vetted applications their districts have approved for instructional use. This is a critical distinction when communicating with parents and board members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2092\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2092\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How should districts respond when school boards raise screen time concerns? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2092\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd78f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cd78f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3285d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3285d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Charles Franklin, Assistant Superintendent of Technology at Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, recommends leading with transparency and data rather than waiting to be put on the spot. If your district has screen time data available through a tool like Lightspeed Insight\u2122, bring it to the conversation proactively. If you don&#8217;t have the data yet, say so honestly and use the board&#8217;s concern as a catalyst to get the tools that can provide it. Avoid reactive board-meeting-only conversations \u2014 instead, build a broader communication campaign: town halls, parent roundtables, digital citizenship nights. Continuous engagement prevents the communication gaps that let inaccurate narratives take hold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2093\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2093\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are the risks of hard screen time limits or classroom technology bans? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2093\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f24a7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f24a7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f708b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3f708b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overly restrictive policies carry real risks for student connectivity and academic readiness. Public schools serve as a technology equalizer for students who don&#8217;t have reliable access to devices at home. If schools limit device access significantly while the broader economy and workforce accelerate toward technology, students from lower-income households face a widening preparedness gap. There&#8217;s also a practical concern: state assessments in many states, including Texas, are now conducted digitally. Students who aren&#8217;t regularly using devices at school are less prepared for those assessments. And by removing device access entirely, districts lose the opportunity to teach self-regulation \u2014 the skill students will need to manage their own technology use in college and career contexts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2094\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2094\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How can screen time data help with budget decisions? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2094\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ceccab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ceccab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a7d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a7d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Usage analytics from a tool like Lightspeed Insight\u2122 allow district leaders to cross-reference application usage against per-seat licensing costs. If a platform is rarely used, that data supports a decision to consolidate or cancel the contract. In a funding environment where many districts are facing budget cuts and declining enrollment, this kind of evidence-based decision-making is increasingly valuable. Cypress-Fairbanks ISD uses this data regularly to inform curriculum and instruction leadership on which tools are earning their place in the technology stack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2095\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2095\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What's coming next for screen time reporting in Lightspeed products? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2095\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa60a48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa60a48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a240a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a240a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lightspeed Systems announced enhancements coming to Lightspeed Insight\u2122 that will include the ability to share student-level screen time data through a parent portal. Parents would be able to see their own child&#8217;s usage data \u2014 by day, by week \u2014 alongside district and grade-level aggregates. 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