January 2025
Dear Parents,
We will be making our school a phone-free space to improve teaching and learning using a program called Yondr. Yondr has been implemented in thousands of schools across 27 countries to facilitate an engaged learning environment. This program will be fully implemented in our building on February 3rd, 2025.
We believe that phones have great utility. We have also found that learning and student mental health improve drastically when students are fully present with their teachers and classmates.
The Yondr Program utilizes a simple, secure pouch that stores a phone. Every student will be issued a Yondr pouch to secure their phone during the school day. Students will place their phone on airplane mode or turn them off as they arrive at school. Students will maintain possession of their phones and will not use them until their pouches are opened at the end of the school day. Students are required to bring their Yondr pouch to and from school each day and are responsible for their pouch at all times. Damage or loss of their pouch will result in a replacement fee of $35. Students who forget their pouch will store their phones in the office during the school day. Use of the Yondr pouch is non-negotiable.
In an annual survey of over 1,200 of schools that implemented the Yondr Program::
86% saw a positive impact in student safety and wellness
84% saw a positive change in student engagement
72% saw a positive change in student behavior
68% saw a positive change in academic performance
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school directly at 919-498-3331. All our students have access to use the student phone in our front office to contact parents/guardians as needed during the school day.
If there is an emergency and you would like to get in contact with your child, please reach out to our school receptionist at 919-498-3331.
In an effort to best serve your child, we appreciate your full support in adoption of the Yondr Program at our school.
Thank you,
Britton Sullivan
Principal