IJNDB-R

REGULATION

USE  OF  TECHNOLOGY  RESOURCES
IN  INSTRUCTION

(Safety and use of Electronic Information Services)

Use of the Electronic Information Services (EIS) requires that the use of the technology resources be in accordance with the following guidelines and support the educational vision, mission, goals, and policies of the District.

Access  to  EIS

District employees, students, parents, and other authorized community members may have access to:

A.  Internet and World Wide Web:  Filtered access to the Internet and World Wide Web through the District’s wired, wireless and virtual network services and infrastructure.

B.  District Enterprise Accounts:  The District issues user accounts and credentials to access devices; enterprise communication and collaboration tools; digital curriculum; assessment, productivity, creativity, and educational tools, applications, and software.

C.  Educational Appropriate Software and Tools:  The District users may have access to a number of educationally appropriate software, applications and tools including, but not limited to, enterprise communication and collaboration tools; digital curriculum; local or cloud-based data and tools for assessment, productivity, creativity, research, etc.

D.  District Owned Hardware:  The District may provide physical devices, hardware, peripherals, or other technologies issued to, or for use by, staff or students for teaching, learning, and/or business functions that must be used and cared for appropriately.

E.  District Communications:  The District operates and maintains an Internet website at the following URL: http://pusd10.org.  EIS may be delivered through connections and links to the District, classroom, or ancillary websites or bookmarks, the District mobile app, the grade portal, District calendars, District social media, or other District communications tools.

F.  Training:  District employees and students who use the District's network and have access to the Internet are provided training and support on the use and integration of available technology.

G.  District Systems:  Filtering, monitoring, and access controls shall be established to:

1.  limit access by minors to inappropriate content on the Internet and World Wide Web.

2.  monitor the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of digital communications.

3.  monitor for unauthorized access, including so-called "hacking," and other unlawful activities by minors online.

4.  restrict access by minors to materials harmful to minors.

Content  Filtering

On-campus content filtering, or similar technology, shall be used on the networked EIS as well as on standalone devices capable of District authorized access to the Internet.  The technology shall at a minimum limit access to obscene, profane, sexually-oriented, harmful, or illegal materials.  Should a District adult employee have a legitimate need to obtain information from an access-limited site, the Superintendent may authorize, on a limited basis, access for the necessary purpose specified by the employee's request to be granted access.

Education,  Supervision,  and
Monitoring

It shall be the responsibility of all District employees to be knowledgeable of the Board's policies and administrative guidelines and procedures.  Further, it shall be the responsibility of all employees, to the extent prudent to an individual's assignment, to educate, supervise, and monitor appropriate usage of the EIS and access to the Internet.  District, department, and school administrators shall provide employees with appropriate in-servicing and documentation to assist employees with the implementation of Policy IJNDB.

As a means of providing safety and security in digital communications and to prevent abuses to the appropriate use of EIS, all access to the Internet through the District EIS or standalone connection shall be monitored periodically or randomly through in-use monitoring or review of usage logs.

Access  Control

Individual access to the EIS shall be by authorization only.  Designated personnel may provide authorization to student or staff data.  The Superintendent or appropriate designee may give authorization to other persons to use the EIS.

Acceptable  Use

Each user of the EIS shall:

A.  use the EIS to support personal educational or employment objectives consistent with the stated educational vision, mission, goals, and policies of the District.

B.  agree not to submit, publish, display, or retrieve any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually-oriented, discriminatory, threatening, racially offensive, or illegal material.

C.  abide by all copyright and trademark laws and regulations.

D.  not reveal home addresses, personal phone numbers, personally identifiable data, or financial information unless authorized to do so by designated school or District authorities.

E.  understand that digital communication is not private and may be read and monitored by school or District employed persons.

F.  not use the network or District devices in any way that would disrupt the use of the network or devices by others, or cause any security risk.  Not attempt to gain unauthorized access to data, resources, accounts or settings, nor use tools that circumvent District filtering, monitoring, or controls.

G.  not use the EIS for commercial purposes.

H.  follow the District's code of conduct, policies, regulation, and guidelines.

I.  use District systems, the Internet, or other data communications tools to identify, intimidate, bully, harass or embarrass other students or staff members (including communications made outside of school if the action[s] cause a disruption to school operations).

J.  not attempt to harm, modify, move, repair, add, steal, damage, vandalize or destroy software or hardware, nor interfere with system security.

K.  understand that inappropriate use may result in cancellation of permission to use the EIS and appropriate disciplinary, financial, or legal action up to and including expulsion for students or termination for employees.

L.  not impersonate any person, organization, business, or other entity.

M.  not disclose Board or District trade secrets, or confidential or proprietary information, including student or employee record information, without authorization or without proper security measures.

In addition, acceptable use for District employees is extended to include requirements to:

A.  maintain supervision of students using the EIS.

B.  agree to directly log on and supervise the account activity when allowing others to use District accounts.

C.  take all responsible precautions, including password, file, and directory maintenance and protection measures, to prevent the use of personal and District accounts and files by unauthorized persons.

D.  agree to comply with the Social Media Accounts Practices and Procedures affiliated with Payson Unified School District.

Intellectual  Property

District employees conducting the duties of their employment engage in work that results in the creation of intellectual property. The District owns all intellectual property created by District employees working within the scope of his or her employment duties under the work for hire provisions of the Copyright Act. The District's ownership of such intellectual property remains in effect after the employee’s employment relationship with the District has ceased.

Personal  Responsibility

Users will report any misuse of the EIS to the administration or system administrator, as is appropriate. Users understand that many services and products are available for a fee and acknowledge it is the user's personal responsibility for any expenses incurred without District authorization. In addition, any physical device issued to staff or students must be cared for appropriately. Detailed information on the use of staff devices can be found in the appropriate staff handbook and the Assigned Technology User Agreement. Detailed information on the use of student devices can be found in the Student Device Handbook (http://bit.ly/pusdsdh).

By using District EIS, each user acknowledges the IJNDB policy, regulation, and exhibit.  A user who violates the provisions of the policy, regulation, or exhibit will be denied access to the EIS  and may be subject to other appropriate disciplinary, financial or legal action. Accounts may be closed and files may be deleted at any time.  The District is not responsible for any service interruptions, changes, or consequences.