John Swett Unified School District
Computer Use and Data Management
Administrative Regulations
The
district’s electronic communications systems, including network access to email
and the Internet, is to be used primarily for administrative and instructional
purposes. Electronic mail transmissions
and other use of the electronic communications systems are not confidential and
can be monitored at any time to ensure appropriate use. John Swett USD provides electronic communications access to
promote educational excellence in John Swett USD
schools by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication. John Swett USD
believes that the valuable information and interaction available on the
Internet far outweigh the possibility that users may procure material that is
inconsistent with the educational goals of John Swett
USD.
Employees and students who are authorized to use the systems are
required to abide by the provisions of the district’s computer use and data
management policy and administrative procedures. Failure to do so can result in suspension or
termination of privileges and may lead to disciplinary and/or legal
action. Employees with questions about
computer use and data management should contact the technology director.
These policies shall apply to:
·
Users of electronic information
resources that are utilized with equipment located in JSUSD.
·
Users who obtain their access
privileges through association with JSUSD.
· Electronic information resources include (but are not
limited to) CD or DVD-ROMs, videodiscs, multimedia, on-line services, software,
videocassettes, the Internet and electronic mail.
District employees will have access to the District’s
electronic communications system with limited personal use of the system if the
use:
·
Imposes no tangible cost on the District;
·
Does not unduly burden the
District’s computer or network resources; and
·
Has no adverse effect on an employee’s job performance or on a
student’s academic performance.
Access to John Swett
USD’s electronic communications system will be governed as follows:
· The Superintendent or designee will oversee John Swett USD’s electronic communications system.
· John Swett USD will provide
training in proper use of the system and will provide all users with copies of
acceptable use guidelines. All training
in the use of John Swett USD’s system will emphasize
the ethical use of this resource.
· Copyrighted software or data may not be placed on any system
connected to John Swett USD’s system without
permission from the holder of the copyright.
Only the owner(s) or individual(s) the owner specifically authorizes may
upload copyrighted material to the system.
All software loaded on computers in John Swett
USD will be consistent with District standards and will be properly licensed.
·
No original work created by any
District student or employee will be posted on a web page under the District’s
control unless the District has received written consent from the student (and
the student’s parent) or employee who created the work.
·
No personally identifiable
information about a John Swett USD student will be
posted on a web page under the John Swett USD’s
control unless the District has received written consent from the student's
parent. An exception may be made for
"directory information" as allowed by the Family Education Records
Privacy Act and John Swett USD policy.
·
Students in grades Pre-K-2 will be granted
access to John Swett USD’s system by their teachers,
as appropriate. Students in grades K-12
will be assigned individual accounts.
·
All employees are
responsible for retention of their electronic records and email communications. Employee system users must purge all
electronic mail from the server at the end of each school year. All email communications will be archived as
part of the Record Retention Act.
·
Any malicious
attempt to harm or destroy John Swett USD equipment
or data or data of another user of the John Swett
USD’s system, or any of the agencies or other networks that are connected to
the Internet is prohibited. Deliberate
attempts to degrade or disrupt system performance are violations of John Swett USD policy and administrative regulations and may
constitute criminal activity under applicable state and federal laws. Such prohibited activity includes, but is not
limited to, the uploading or creating of computer viruses.
·
John Swett Unified
School District has established a No Tolerance policy and any attempt to
violate the provisions of these guidelines will result in revocation of a
user’s account, regardless of the success or failure of the attempt. Any user who does not comply with district
policies and procedures may face additional disciplinary actions including all
student discipline management techniques and/or appropriate legal action.
·
The District will cooperate fully with local,
state, or federal officials in any investigation concerning or relating to
misuse of the District’s electronic communications system.
·
The District’s system is provided on an as is,
as available basis. The District does
not make any warranties, whether express or implied, including without
limitation, those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with
respect to any services provided by the system and any information or software
contained therein. The District does not
warrant that the functions or services performed by, or that the information or
software contained on the system will meet the system user’s requirements, or
the system will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that defects will be
corrected.
·
JSUSD will not be responsible for any damages you
suffer. This includes loss of data
resulting from delays, non-deliveries, miss-deliveries, or service
interruptions caused by its own negligence or your errors or omissions.
The following individual user responsibilities will apply to all users
of John Swett Unified School District’s electronic
information/communications systems:
· I agree to promote acceptable use of the electronic information
resources and network etiquette. I agree
to maintain supervision of students using electronic information resources.
· I will take all reasonable precautions, including password maintenance
and file and directory protection measures, to prevent the use of my account by
unauthorized persons. I will not attempt
to use another user’s account.
· I understand that many services and products are available for a fee and
acknowledge that I am responsible for any expenses incurred. Failure to pay for expenses may result in
denial of my privileges.
· I agree not to submit, publish, display, or retrieve any defamatory,
inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, racially
offensive, or illegal material.
· I will abide by all copyright regulations.
· I will not use the system for illegal purposes, in support of illegal
activities, or for any other activity prohibited by John Swett
USD policy or guidelines
· I understand that electronic mail is not guaranteed to be private, and
the District will apply filtering of email for objectionable content in an
effort to prevent inappropriate junk mail.
· I will not use the electronic information resources in any way that
would disrupt use by others or for any commercial purposes.
· I will not use any software on my school computer other than that
purchased by JSUSD.
· I will not attempt to harm, modify, or destroy hardware or software, or
interfere with system security.
· I will not play non classroom-related games on the school computer
during school hours.
· I agree to accept financial responsibility for any intentional harm to
the system.