2026–27 technology updates

Dates & implementation

Announced August 18 for the 2026–27 school year; exact board adoption and legal effective dates not separately verified.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Exceptions & instructional scope

Teachers may still use YouTube instructionally; remote-learning arrangements are addressed separately.

Learning connection: The district connects technology decisions with independent, critical and ethical learning.

Funding & support

Support provision; funding not confirmed

A dedicated implementation allocation was not verified.

Evidence & source location

August 18 announcement: elementary and middle updates. Ordinary assessment-integrity AI rules are excluded from the count scope.

Dated new policy package; does not establish the jurisdiction’s first restriction.

Review history

Reviewed against primary evidence

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: See audited register. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

Imported from the separately audited restriction register; source quality is disclosed in Evidence level. 2026-10-05 — Corrected empty grade-filter metadata using the recorded grade scope and policy summary. A match means at least one provision concerns this band, not that all students face the same restriction. Source verification date unchanged.

Record ID: VERIFIED-EPSD-2026-DEVICE