Student Device & Technology Use Updates for the 2026-2027 School Year

During the 2025–2026 school year, the Conejo Valley Unified School District formed a Technology Committee composed of stakeholders representing a variety of roles. Together, the Committee members met regularly over a six-month time span, to review proposed technology policies, gather feedback, and develop thoughtful updates to technology guidelines and systems for the 2026–2027 school year.

The work from this Committee, along with a review of proposed amendments to district technology policies, were presented to the Board of Education at its May 6, 2026 meeting. Click here to view the presentation that was shared at the May 6th Board of Education Meeting. A video recording of this Meeting’s presentation is also available to watch online here.

As a result of this collaborative work, and building on the District’s existing technology use practices, the following updates will be implemented for the 2026-2027 school year: 

• Blocking TK-8 students’ access to search YouTube, which was previously filtered.
• New CVUSD Elementary Student Use Technology Guidelines, which set the framework for instructionally focused and gradual technology usage at elementary grades. No device usage for TK-5 students before, after, or during lunch/recess unless supervised by certificated staff.
• LightSpeed Parent Portal to allow parents/guardians to monitor, manage, and limit district devices when used away from school.
• Eliminating use of student personal devices to increase online safety and staff monitoring.

This fall, the CVUSD will be continuing its work of Technology use oversight with the formulation of a districtwide AI policy.

More information about some of the aforementioned key updates is available below.

New Elementary Technology Guidelines - With YouTube Blocked on All TK-8 Devices

The District’s new Elementary Technology Guidelines (available in Spanish here) focus on technology as a support for learning. Instructional goals drive decision-making with technology use supporting and enhancing students’ achievement of those goals. There is grade-level differentiated guidance (TK-5), included below, which outlines clear categories for technology use, ultimately supporting students’ progression toward digital literacy, and responsible and appropriate technology use.

Supporting Safe & Focused Learning: New Student Device Policy

Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, students will no longer be permitted to use personal devices, such as student-owned laptops and ipads, on campus. All students will continue to have access to district-issued chromebooks and classroom-based devices to support learning both at school and at home. This update is intended to create a more safeguarded and consistent learning environment for all students.

Moving away from student "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) for school instruction will help us:

• Improve online safety and strengthen cybersecurity protections for student accounts and data.
• Provide a more consistent classroom experience and reduce time spent troubleshooting different personal devices.
• Support classroom focus by reducing distractions from personal apps, games, and notifications.
• Improve network reliability and performance across school campuses.
• Allow teachers and schools to better support students using district-managed tools and systems.

We appreciate your partnership and support as we implement this transition.

Introducing the LightSpeed Parent Portal for the 2026-2027 School Year

As part of the Conejo Valley Unified School District's continued focus on digital safety and family partnership, the CVUSD will be rolling out the LightSpeed Parent Portal for families this fall. The LightSpeed Portal is an optional resource that gives parents and guardians greater visibility into their student’s activity on district-issued devices outside of school hours, including weekly summaries of web activity and the ability to manage certain at-home access features. Parents and guardians will be able to disable access to specified websites outside of school hours, or even pause internet browsing completely.

The goal is to strengthen communication between schools and families, support healthy technology habits, and provide parents with additional tools to support safe and responsible digital citizenship at home. CVUSD successfully piloted the LightSpeed Parent Portal this spring with current CVUSD parents and guardians, who provided positive feedback regarding this digital tool.

CVUSD parents and guardians will receive an email from LightSpeed this fall with instructions for how to set up their cost-free, optional LightSpeed Parent Portal accounts.