HAWTHORNE
CEDAR KNOLLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Network
Acceptable Use Policy for Faculty and Staff
The
network is provided to ease communications among staff and to facilitate
research within the school setting. The
District may rely upon this medium for its communications with all staff and
therefore requires that you check and read email messages daily. It is desirable that the faculty and staff
employ electronic mail as a primary tool for communications with the exceptions
notes below.
Faculty
must remain mindful that all materials accessed over the network should support
and enrich the curriculum and take into account the varied instructional needs,
learning styles, abilities, and developmental levels of the students.
Communications
over the network and Internet are public in nature and not entirely
secure. Privacy cannot be assured.
General
rules and standards for acceptable behavior are demanded of those who use the
district network. Incidental and occasional personal use of
telecommunications may occur before or after school hours when such use does
not generate a direct cost for the District.
Faculty
and staff may not engage in the following behaviors on the District network:
1.
Sharing of confidential information on students or employees.
2.
The sending, displaying or storing inappropriate or pornographic
materials, messages or pictures.
3.
Access Chat Rooms or Instant Messaging
4.
Destroy, modify, copy, damage, or
abuse hardware and software on District computers in any way.
5.
Install software that has not been purchased by the district.
6.
Engage in practices that threaten the network (e.g., loading files that
may contain a virus).
7.
Change computer settings, screen savers, or the downloading of software
off the Internet.
8.
Violate copyright laws.
9.
Obtain access to the files or communications of others without any
authorization or with no legitimate District business purpose.
10.
Constructing an electronic
communication so it appears to be from someone else
11.
Employ the network for commercial purposes or for-profit purposes, for
product advertisement, or for political lobbying, or for any charitable,
religious, or not-for-profit activities not sponsored by the District.
12.
Incur any financial obligations on behalf of the District through the
use of District telecommunications except with the consent of authorized
District personnel
13.
Create any home pages or web pages except with the express consent of
authorized District personnel.
The
Network Administrator may review files and communications to maintain system
integrity and to ensure that all staff and students are using the system
responsibly. Users should not expect
that files stored on the district’s servers are private.
USER
AGREEMENT:
I
have read and understand the District’s Network Policy and Acceptable Use
Policy. I hereby agree to comply with
both policies.
Name
(Print)_______________________________________
Signature:__________________________________________
Date:_____________________________