| Van Buren Intermediate School District |
| Administrative Guidelines |
7540.01A - PERSONAL USE OF DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY
The following guidelines will govern the personal use of Board technology by staff members as well as use for school purposes by either staff or students while at home. No personal, that is, nonschool, use of Board technology may be made by any student at any time.
| A. | Form 7540.01 F1 – Permission to Use/Import Software is to be submitted to the system's manager before any personal software is brought to school. In addition, the staff member must provide either the licensing agreement from the manufacturer or a proof of purchase. The staff member must also confirm to the system's manager that s/he has analyzed the content of the software using the criteria established in Form 2521 F1 – Rating Nondistrict Instructional Materials and has rated it no higher than "2" on any of the four criteria. The staff member should retain a copy of the form. It is essential that Form 7540.03 F1 and Form 7540.04 F1 address the issue of the proprietary rights related to the web site design concerning web sites and/or pages hosted on the Board’s servers. | |
| B. | Prior to making a copy of any Board owned software, a staff member or student should contact the system's manager to find out whether or not there is any licensing agreement associated with that software, and if so, whether the license allows the staff member or student to load the material on his/her home computer. If reproduction is allowed, the staff member or student is to complete a check-out form (see Form 7540.01 F2) in which s/he agrees to make only one copy and only for personal use and not for use by others. If the license does not allow this, then no copy is to be made. | |
| C. | No staff member or student will be allowed access to the Internet or other networks without first signing the Student or Staff Network and Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Agreement, Form 7540.03 F1 or 7540.04 F1. All student use of the Internet must be under the supervision of a staff member or approved volunteer. | |
| D. | Neither staff members nor students are to use the Internet for recreational, personal, discriminatory, or unlawful purposes but only for purposes related to the Board’s educational program or to operational needs. | |
| E. | With regard to personal E-mail, staff members may use it to send and/or receive personal messages providing such use is limited to nonduty time and does not involve the conduct of any personal, discriminatory, or unlawful business (including commercial purposes, advertising, and political lobbying). |