Esperanza High School

Students are expected to bring their Chromebooks charged every day to school. Replacement of charging cords for Chromebooks is $15. Students may only check in & out Chromebooks or chargers with collateral before school, at break, or at lunch. If students habitually need to check out chargers or Chromebooks due to being unprepared for school, consequences may occur. Students will be provided with one set of wired earbuds for use while completing credit recovery on Edgenuity. Students may use their own wired earbuds but no wireless earbuds or headphones will be allowed.

In the school environment, cell phones have become a distraction, interruption, and a method of illegal exchange of information. 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. As such, we will be cell phone free during instructional time and work experience time.

Students and parents are encouraged to see this as an opportunity for students to be “cell phone-free” for the bulk of their day, a desire that many parents have shared with the administration of what they want of their students in the home setting. Students will have the opportunity to improve their soft skills employers and higher education institutions are looking for, including social and face-to-face communication and problem-solving skills. We appreciate your support as we hope to facilitate a more active, engaged, and productive student body.

We will be making our school a phone-free space to improve teaching and learning using a system called Yondr. Yondr has been implemented in over 1,000 schools across 21 countries to facilitate an engaged learning environment. Every student is assigned a personal Yondr Pouch. While the Yondr Pouch is considered school property, it is each student’s responsibility to keep their Pouch in good working condition.

As students Enter the Building, they will:
1. Turn their phone off and collect their Yondr pouch.
2. Place their phone inside their Pouch and secure it in front of school staff.
3. Store their Pouch in a designated location in each classroom.

At the end of the day, students will open their Pouch, remove their phone, close their Pouch and return it to the appropriate location. Students leaving early must come through the front office to drop off Yondr pouches.

If students arrive after 8:20 M-F or after 1:05 on M & F afternoons, they will need to lock their cell phones in the provided cell phone lock box in the main office at the end of the day. 

If a student is found to be in violation of the policy, it will be typically handled in the following way; however, discipline is left to the discretion of the administration:

Using Phone During School
If a student damages their Pouch or is caught on their phone, Administration will collect the cellphone/Pouch and call home. A $24 fee will be owed in the event of any tampering or damage to the pouch.

The consequences may be as follows:
1st offense:

2nd offense:

3rd offense:

 

Additional offenses will be considered an act of defiance and may result in suspension. A student who refuses to comply with a request to surrender their electronic device by any member of the faculty and/or administrator will be considered defiant. Rules governing defiance will apply as deemed appropriate by administration.