Seattle Public Schools
UpcomingK–2 school-device shift
Moves K–2 from assigned one-to-one iPads to shared classroom devices, with a general daily screen-time range of zero to 30 minutes.
- Jurisdiction
- Seattle Public Schools · District
- Policy status
- Announced · future implementation
- Implementation phase
- Upcoming
- Requirement
- Required with local discretion
- Grades
- K–2
- Audience
- Students
- Learning evidence
- No student-learning claim
- Instrument
- District policy / directive
Dates & implementation
Legal start
Jan 4, 2027
Shared classroom devices begin January 4, 2027.
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
Approved instruction and required accommodations; screen use is not required.
Learning connection: Access limits do not establish whether students receive computer science or AI-literacy instruction.
Funding & support
Support provision; funding not confirmed
Dedicated funding was not verified in this review.
Read funding sourceEvidence & source location
Future implementation date is explicit; the announcement is not evidence that the change had already occurred.
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.
Record ID: VERIFIED-SPS-2026-DEVICES
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