The Board of Education believes that Board-owned equipment is a valuable resource that may be loaned for community use under certain conditions only, provided that such use does not infringe on the original and necessary purpose of the equipment or interfere with the educational program of the District.

The Board may lend specific items of equipment on the written request of the user and approval granted by the Superintendent.

District equipment may be removed from District property by students or staff members and/or Board members only when such equipment is necessary to accomplish tasks arising from their school or job responsibilities. The consent of the building principal is required for such removal.

A Board employee may use Board-owned technology including cellular telephones (including "Blackberries"); laptop computers provided encryption software has been installed; and for school use off of school property. Technology devices owned by the Board may contain personally identifiable information about District students and/or staff. Federal and State laws prohibiting disclosure of such personally identifiable information apply to electronic records stored on technology devices. No school district equipment containing any student data or other confidential data may be removed from the District unless said data is encrypted. All other equipment may be used outside of the District. Board employees are advised to exercise caution when transferring personally identifiable information onto disks, flash drives, and other technology devices. A Board employee who loses or misuses student or staff personally identifiable information will be subject to disciplinary action as determined by the Board.

Removal of Board equipment from District property for personal use is prohibited by staff, students or Board members.

Revised 8/14/06
Revised 8/17/07
Revised 11/5/07