The district’s infrastructure includes high-speed (Category 5) cabling in all buildings combined

with 802.11b and 802.11g wireless to allow for 100 Mbps wired and 11 or 54 Mbps wireless

communications throughout the network. Communications between buildings is handled by

Cisco networking equipment. The McKinley campus, including the McKinley School, the

Intermediate School, the Primary Learning Center, and the Arts Center, is inter-connected via

high speed fiber. The Oxycocus School, Ocean Acres School, and the Administration Campus

are connected by a 100Mbps wireless WAN.

A central data center houses district-wide services which include:

Servers in each building support local file storage, print services, DHCP/DNS services and

network authentication.

Currently the district has standardized on Microsoft Windows-based network services and

3321 ACCEPTABLE USE OF COMPUTER NETWORK(S)/COMPUTERS AND RESOURCES BY

TEACHING STAFF MEMBERS

The Board recognizes that as telecommunications and other new technologies

shift the manner in which information is accessed, communicated and transferred that

those changes will alter the nature of teaching and learning. Access to

telecommunications will allow teaching staff members to explore databases, libraries,

Internet sites, bulletin boards and the like while exchanging information with individuals

throughout the world. The Board supports access by teaching staff members to

information sources but reserves the right to limit in-school use to materials

appropriate to educational purposes. The Board directs the Superintendent to effect

training of teaching staff members in skills appropriate to analyzing and evaluating such

resources as to appropriateness for educational purposes.

The Board also recognizes that telecommunications will allow teaching staff

members access to information sources that have not been pre-screened using Board

approved standards. The Board therefore adopts the following standards of conduct for

the use of computer network(s) and declares unethical, unacceptable, inappropriate or

illegal behavior as just cause for taking disciplinary action, limiting or revoking network

access privileges, instituting legal action or taking any other appropriate action as

deemed necessary.

The Board provides access to computer network(s)/computers for administrative

and educational purposes only. The Board retains the right to restrict or terminate

teaching staff members access to the computer network(s)/computers at any time, for

any reason. The Board retains the right to have the Superintendent or designee,

monitor network activity, in any form necessary, to maintain the integrity of the

network(s) and ensure its proper use.

Standards for Use of Computer Network(s)

Any individual engaging in the following actions declared unethical, unacceptable

or illegal when using computer network(s)/computers shall be subject to discipline or

legal action:

1. Using the computer network(s)/computers for illegal, inappropriate or

obscene purposes, or in support of such activities. Illegal activities are

defined as activities which violate federal, state, local laws and

regulations. Inappropriate activities are defined as those that violate the

intended use of the network(s). Obscene activities shall be defined as a

violation of generally accepted social standards for use of publicly owned

and operated communication vehicles.

2. Using the computer network(s)/computers to violate copyrights,

institutional or third party copyrights, license agreements or other

contracts.

3. Using the computer network(s) in a manner that:

a. Intentionally disrupts network traffic or crashes the network;

b. Degrades or disrupts equipment or system performance;

c. Uses the computing resources of the school district for commercial

purposes, financial gain or fraud;

d. Steals data or other intellectual property;

e. Gains or seeks unauthorized access to the files of others or

vandalizes the data of another user;

f. Gains or seeks unauthorized access to resources or entities;

g. Forges electronic mail messages or uses an account owned by

others;

h. Invades privacy of others;

i. Posts anonymous messages;

j. Possesses any data which is a violation of this policy; and/or

k. Engages in other activities that do not advance the educational

purposes for which computer network(s)/computers are provided.

Violations

Individuals violating this policy shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary actions

as defined by Policy No. 3150, Discipline which includes but are not limited to:

1. Use of the network(s)/computers only under direct supervision;

2. Suspension of network privileges;

3. Revocation of network privileges;

4. Suspension of computer privileges;

5. Revocation of computer privileges;

6. Suspension;

7. Dismissal;

8. Legal action and prosecution by the authorities; and/or

9. Any appropriate action that may be deemed necessary as determined by

the Superintendent and approved by the Board of Education.