Student Cellphone Policy

Dear Andrew J. Rickoff Parents, Guardians and Supporters,

We’re making our schools a phone-free space to improve teaching and learning experiences. 

This change aligns with CMSD’s board policy that states that “To maintain a secure and orderly learning environment, students who choose to bring a personal cellphone or electronic device to school will have their phone/device subject to collection and/or storage during the student school day.”  This policy follows Ohio House Bill 250, which requires the minimization of cell phone use in schools.

We utilizes a simple, secure system that stores phones. Every scholars phone, earphones, and smartwatches are secured in a personally assigned pouch when they arrive at school. Scholars will receive their phones/devices at the end of the day. They are required to turn in their phone/devices upon arrival and are responsible for picking them up at the end of the day.

We believe that phones have great utility. We have also found that learning and social behavior improve drastically when students are fully engaged with their teachers and classmates.  Here are some statistics below regarding cell phones.

•    65% of schools saw an improvement in academic performance
•    74% of schools saw an improvement in student behavior
•    83% of schools saw an improvement in student engagement in the classroom
 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school directly at 216-838-4150 or attend one of our upcoming meetings regarding student culture and policy.

If there is an emergency, and you would like to get in contact with your child, please reach out to the main office at 216-838-4150. To best serve your child, we appreciate your full support in the cell phone policy.

Thank you,

Nilsa Walker
Principal