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Disconnect to Reconnect: Returning to a Focus on Learning and Engagement
Beginning this school year, Valdez City Schools will implement Board Policy 5138: 'Student Possession and Use of Portable Electronic Devices' to create a more focused learning environment for our students.
Board Policy 5138 requires all students to store personal devices (such as cell phones, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds) powered down in their lockers throughout the school day.
Learn More about BP 5138
Learn More about BP 5138
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Hermon Hutchens Elementary School serves approximately 300 students in preschool through fifth grade and is located in Valdez, Alaska on beautiful Prince William Sound. Our school offers great educational opportunities for every student with curriculum-based best practices. All students also attend "pull out" classes in physical education, art + tech, music, and library.
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