IJNDBUSE OF TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
IN INSTRUCTION
IJNDBElectronic Information Services
The District provides Electronic Information Services (EIS) to students, teachers, staff members, and other authorized community members in order to improve learning, teaching, and efficiency of the District's operations. EIS helps accomplish these goals by:
A. Fostering interpersonal communication;
B. Providing access to a wide variety of information resources, applications, research and teacher training; and
C. Promoting collaboration and dissemination of successful educational practices, methods, and materials.
The District provides and maintains a variety of common and ubiquitous Electronic Information Services. Due to the emerging nature of information technology, the District reserves the right to add, change or remove electronic information services without notice. The Superintendent is directed to develop, implement, monitor, evaluate, and modify administrative procedures and agreements to implement this policy, as needed.
EIS exists for limited educational purposes and may only be used for educational purposes. The term "educational purposes" includes classroom activities, career or professional development, District operations, limited high-quality personal research and other work-related purposes.
The District's goal is to foster and promote responsible use of EIS. Acceptable and authorized use of EIS is enabled and governed by agreements - see exhibits. Acceptable and authorized use of EIS is defined as use in direct support of the District's stated educational vision, mission, goals and policies. Any use outside of that scope is considered unacceptable and unauthorized.
EIS is not a public access service or public forum. The District has the right to place reasonable restrictions on the material accessed or posted through the system.
All data stored or transmitted on the District EIS can and will be monitored by authorized District personnel. Users have no reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to such data. In addition, electronic information created by District employees on District computers may be subject to and accessible under public information requests and state public records laws.
Technical Services Provided through EIS
Electronic Information Services may be accessible through wired and wireless networking services and through end-user devices such as desktop and laptop computers, handheld or mobile devices, or some combination thereof. The District retains sole discretion in determining which services to provide and how services will be delivered and utilized across the District.
Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA)
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [20 U.S.C 1232(g)], Governing Board Policy JR and Administrative Regulation JR-R, District employees shall ensure the same rules of confidentiality for students' educational records apply with respect to student records that are stored or transmitted on the EIS system. In addition, safeguards shall be developed to protect students' privacy rights when exchanging or sharing records with other school districts or public agencies.
Content Filtering Services
The District equips EIS with content filtering and other monitoring solutions in an attempt to prevent users from gaining access to inappropriate material. The District will actively update the filter as needed, but recognizes filtering and monitoring solutions are fallible. Teachers and staff must actively monitor students using EIS.
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes certain types of requirements on any school or library that receives funding for Internet access or internal connections from the E-Rate program - a program that makes certain communications technology more affordable for eligible schools and libraries. In early 2001, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued rules implementing CIPA. The District participates in the E-Rate program and is therefore subject to this law.
Appropriate Online Behavior
The District shall provide all students with Digital Citizenship instruction related to appropriate online behaviors including, but not limited to, internet safety, legal considerations interacting with other individuals on social networks and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response.
Acceptable and Responsible Use and
Terms of Use Agreements
There will be automatic access with parental option to opt out for students. Employees must agree to the terms as part of accepted and signing their employment contract. While accessing the District's EIS, users are expected to respect and protect the rights of other users in the community and on the Internet. Users are expected to act in a responsible, ethical, and legal manner. Users shall act in accordance with this policy, its accompanying administrative procedure and agreements, as well as all applicable state and federal laws. In addition, any physical device issued to staff or students must be cared for appropriately. Use of EIS is a privilege, not a right. Those who abuse this privilege may be denied access to EIS and may be subject to other appropriate disciplinary or legal action.
Disclaimer of Liability
The District makes no warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, for the electronic information services provided. The District does not assume liability for information retrieved via EIS, nor does it assume any liability for any information lost, damaged, or unavailable due to technical or other difficulties. The District shall not be liable for damages suffered by the user, caused by the user's inappropriate use of the EIS system, copyright violations, mistakes of negligence. The District shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by the user without the District's prior written permission.
This policy shall be reviewed annually by the Governing Board and revised as appropriate.
Adopted: date of Manual adoption
LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
13-2316
13-3506.01
13-3509
15-341
15-808
15-1046
34-501
34-502
20 U.S.C. 9134, The Children's Internet Protection Act
47 U.S.C. 254, Communications Act of 1934 (The Children's
Internet Protection Act)