Ann
On Sep 26, 2007, at 7:56 PM, Luthra, Shabbi wrote:
> Hi Bill,
> We purchase and provide tablets to our faculty and teacher
> assistants, and laptops to admin staff. Last year we put together
> an information agreement for staff technology use. This was done
> after observing a pattern of instances. We've noted a huge drop
> after this agreement was shared. We also have a lost/damaged
> equipment report that is filed by the staff member. Here's what the
> agreement says.
>
> INFORMATIONAL AGREEMENT FOR ASB STAFF LAPTOP AND TECHNOLOGY USE
>
> In order to facilitate instructional and administrative
> responsibilities, ASB provides laptops to professional staff for
> their use inside and outside the school. All laptops and its
> accessories are provided to staff members for the contracted/
> employment period of time at no cost to the employee and shall
> remain the property of ASB. Policies governing the use of
> technology, apply to the use of all school owned equipment
> (including the school network, digital cameras, digital video
> cameras, projectors, projector remotes, CD/DVD players, external
> hard drives) at all times whether inside or outside the school
> premises.
>
> 1. ASB will provide a laptop computer with ASB's standard image,
> including the basic operating system, Microsoft Office
> Professional, ASB licensed software and access to the ASB network
> on campus.
>
> 2. The school may assist in the installation of additional software
> on a machine / network only in accordance with licensing agreements
> and copyright regulations.
>
> 3. ASB is not responsible for maintenance of / provision of
> technical assistance for any applications or hardware not listed in
> the standard ASB image for school laptops. Should routine
> troubleshooting fail to address software problems, the standard
> image only will be re-installed.
>
> 4. Staff members are responsible for taking a backup of their
> laptop data. The school's responsibility is limited to reloading
> ASB's standard image and retrieval of data stored on the servers.
> Any cost incurred for retrieval of data from the laptop will be
> billed to the staff member.
>
> 5. ASB will provide each employee with a user account enabling them
> to access the network / internet at school.
>
> 6. ASB will use network management technologies to protect the
> network from viruses and security violations emanating from any use
> of the laptops.
>
> 7. Staff members are expected to protect school laptops and other
> technology equipment loaned to them from damage and theft/
> misplacement and to report all incidences of theft/misplacement and
> vandalism to the equipment within twenty-four (24) hours of their
> knowledge of the loss/damage to the Tech Office.
>
> 8. Staff members assume all risks of loss or damage to the laptops
> due to negligence and are expected to return it along with any
> peripherals in the condition in which it was received with the
> exception of normal wear and tear. The same applies to any other
> technology hardware loaned to the staff member.
>
> 9. ASB's guidelines for laptop warranty/insurance as well as the
> terms and conditions for non-insurance/non-warranty items (as noted
> on the portal) will be applicable to staff laptops as well. Staff
> members may be held responsible for any damage, loss or theft
> caused by abuse or negligence to any technology equipment loaned to
> them. For any loss/theft outside the school, staff members must
> file the police complaint/organize the paper work to enable the
> school to file an insurance claim.
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of William
> Stites
> Sent: Thu 9/27/2007 4:39 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: School own laptops and faculty accountability
>
>
>
> I am looking for information relating to policies and guidelines from
> schools who purchase and provide laptops to faculty. How do you
> handle:
>
> 1. Personal Information - Ownership/copy-write
> 2. Issues and policy related to loss or damage of the equipment
> outside of school, particularly how you hold faculty accountable and
> in what way(s)
> 3. Administrative Access to the machines - do you allow it
> 4. Back-up and recovery policies
>
> I am sure there are many other things to consider and anything you
> might think to add or include would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
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> William D. Stites, Jr.
> Director of Technology
> The Montclair Kimberley Academy
> 201 Valley Road
> Montclair, NJ 07042
> (P) 973-509-4595
> (F) 973-509-4596
> wstites@montclairkimberley.org
> http://www.montclairkimberley.org
>
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