Administrator Hub
We know going phone-free is a big undertaking. This hub has everything you need: step-by-step toolkits, real-world examples, research-backed guidance, and ongoing support from our team and community.
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Administrator Resources
Complete package with policies, guides, templates, and research one-pagers.
Live sessions with proven strategies, lessons learned, and expert voices.
Work with UNC researchers to measure impact and share credible results.
An intimate community space to connect with peers and get state-specific support.
Professional Development sessions, policy Q&A, and coaching, before and after launch.
What’s in the Administrator Toolkit?
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Download the Administrator Toolkit
Everything you need in one package: model policy, rollout guides, letters, and ready-to-use resources.
— Secondary Principal, PA
How to create a Phone Free School:
You don’t have to be perfect. Start where you are; we’ll meet you there with resources, guidance, and community.
Plan the Switch
Audit procedures that currently rely on student phones (contacting home, after-school changes, exceptions, emergency comms) and map a simple rollout timeline (planning > pre-launch > launch > follow-up > review). Confirm how families/students will communicate during the day and how exceptions (IEP/medical) will be documented.
Communicate & Onboard
Share the "why" with staff, students, and families, address concerns directly, and emphasize the shift is rooted in care, not control. Use letters, presentations, and FAQs to set expectations before day one.
Make It Stick
Choose a storage method that keeps phones truly inaccessible all day (lockable pouches, lockers/cabinets, or low-cost envelopes/pouches) and pair it with clear, school-wide consequences, enforced the same way in every classroom.
Launch, Learn, Celebrate
Go live with all-hands support, then check in, make small adjustments, and share early wins. Collect post-launch feedback/surveys and, if helpful, join the PFSM/UNC research program to evaluate impact.
Get Ongoing Support from PFSM
From PD sessions to policy Q&A and one-on-one coaching, our team walks alongside school leaders before, during, and after launch so implementation actually works.
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