Mission

Our mission in Technology Services is to facilitate and enhance the learning environment, communications and district management through effective use of technology.

Consent requirements

• The District reserves the right to post original work created by any District student on a web page under the District's control. Original work will not be posted if the student's parent has notified the District in writing requesting that their work not be displayed.

• No personally identifiable information about a District student will be posted on a webpage under the District'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 Rights and Privacy Act and District policy. This includes student pictures posted on campus or District websites. (See CQ Webpage Development and policies at FL)

Appropriate Student Computer Use

Standards that apply to all users of the District's electronic information/communications systems:
1. The individual in whose name a system account is issued will be responsible at all times for its proper use.
2. System users may not use another person's system account.
3. System users must sign off their computers when not in use. System users must not share passwords and must change passwords in accordance with District directives.

Acceptable Activities:

The system is to be used for student centered activities and research in support of Leander ISD educational objectives under the supervision of a qualified staff member.

Prohibited Activities:

• Making unauthorized copies of software, or using software in violation of the license agreement is absolutely prohibited

• Only district authorized personnel may load software on a computer system. All such software is LISD authorized and legally licensed

• The system may not be used for illegal purposes, in support of illegal activities, or for any other activity prohibited by District policy or guidelines.

• Transmission or access of any material in violation of any U.S. or state regulations, including, but not limited to, obscene or threatening material, copyrighted material, or material protected by trade secret is prohibited.

• Students may not distribute personal information about themselves or others by means of the electronic communication system.

• Students may not access the system without supervision by a qualified staff member.

• Students may not incur or attempt to incur any financial liability. This includes, but is not limited to, accessing any fee-based services.

• System users may not redistribute copyrighted programs or data except with the written permission of the copyright holder or designee. Such permission must be specified in the document or must be obtained, in writing, directly from the copyright holder or designee in accordance with applicable copyright laws, District policy, (EFE Legal, Local, Exhibit) and administrative regulations. Copies of any such authorizations must be provided to the District Technology Director.

• System users may not send or post messages that are abusive, obscene, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, damaging to another's reputation, or illegal.

• System users may not purposefully access materials that are abusive, obscene, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, damaging to another's reputation, or illegal.

• System users may not waste District resources. Storage of personal, redundant, or out-of-date materials wastes valuable and expensive resources. Users are periodically to review their files and delete unnecessary information.

• System users may not gain unauthorized access to resources or information.

• Any attempt at circumventing Internet content filtering is prohibited. Disabling the filter for student use is prohibited as per federal law. (Child Internet Protection Act CIPA)



Leander I.S.D. reserves the right to examine all data stored in all district computer systems to make sure that all users are in compliance with these regulations. Leander I.S.D. also reserves the right to use electronic means to restrict access to questionable material and to track and monitor system use, including electronic mail, Internet, and files.



Vandalism Prohibited

• Any attempt to harm or destroy District equipment data, or data of another user of the District'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 District policy and administrative regulations and may constitute criminal activity under applicable state and federal laws. In such cases, the District will file charges. Such prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to, the uploading or creating of computer viruses.

• Vandalism as defined above will result in the cancellation of system use privileges and will require restitution for costs associated with system restoration, as well as other appropriate consequences. [See DH, FN series, FO series, and the Student Code of Conduct]

Forgery Prohibited

Forgery or attempted forgery of electronic mail messages is prohibited. Unauthorized attempts to read, delete, copy, or modify the electronic mail of other system users, deliberate interference with the ability of other system users to send/receive electronic mail, or the use of another person's user ID and/or password without written permission from the campus administrator or District coordinator, as appropriate is prohibited.

Participation in Chat rooms and Newsgroups

Students are prohibited from participating in any chat room or newsgroup accessed on the Internet.

Development of Web Pages

Purpose: To provide a means of communication with the global community for the purpose of:
• Providing information about our schools, curriculum and instruction, activities and organizations, and specific teachers, classrooms or classes
• Provide a means for students to research, create, and present assignments via the web



Web Publishing Standards
• All work must be free of any spelling or grammatical errors. All student work must follow district published work guidelines.
• Documents may not contain any objectionable material. This includes religious, racial, sexual, violent or profane material.
• No unlawful copies of copyrighted material may be produced or transmitted.
• No names will be posted with student pictures. First name only will be posted with student work.
• There will be no personal reference made about staff or students (i.e., home phone numbers, addresses, names of other family members, etc.)
• Published e-mail addresses will be restricted to those of staff members.
• No advertisements or endorsements of any kind will be allowed or linked to.

Termination/ Revocation of system User Account

• The District may suspend or revoke a system user’s access to the District’s system upon violation of District policy and/or administrative regulations regarding acceptable use.

• • Termination of student’s access will be effective on the date the Principal or District coordinator receives notice of student withdrawal or of revocation of system privileges, or on a future date if so specified in the notice.

Disclaimer

• 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 that the system will be uninterrupted or error free, or that defects will be corrected.

• Opinions, advice, services, and all other information expressed by system users, information providers, service providers, or other third-party individuals in the system are those of the providers and not the District.

• • Access to the Internet is provided on an as is basis. The Leander I.S.D., its Board of Trustees, agents and staff members make no representations or warranties, whether expressed or implied, of any kind with respect to the Internet, Time Warner or the L.I.S.D. network, or any information or software accessed or received by the user.

Leander I.S.D. will not be responsible to or liable to the user for any claims, losses, or damages the user may suffer as a result of these Terms and Conditions or access to the Internet, including without limitation any losses, claims, or damages arising from Leander ISD's negligence or the applicant's own errors or omissions.

The applicant agrees that this limitation releases Leander I.S.D. from any claims, damages or losses suffered arising from the use of this system. Use of any information obtained over this network is at the applicant's own risk.

• 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.

• Students who are authorized to use the systems are required to abide by the provisions of the District’s communications systems policy and administrative procedures. Failure to do so can result in suspension or termination of privileges and may lead to disciplinary action.