1. REVIEW OF GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT LAPTOPS DEAN RUSK MIDDLE SCHOOL

2. WHY PROVIDE LAPTOPS TO STUDENTS LEVELS THE “LEARNING FIELD” SUPPORTS PERSONALIZED LEARNING SUPPORTS DIFFERENTIATION ENCOURAGES ENGAGEMENT PROVIDES EQUITY IN ACCESS FACILITATES ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT

3. PLAN FOR DEPLOYMENT PROVIDE PARENTS WITH INTRODUCTION LETTER FROM SUPERINTENDENT AND COPY OF GUIDELINES CONDUCT PARENT MEETINGS – WEEK OF AUGUST 8 TH DEPLOY LAPTOPS AUGUST 17 - 19

4. WHAT IS THE DEVICE HEWLETT PACKARD X360 (MODEL 310) INTEL PENTIUM PROCESSOR 4GB RAM/128GB SOLID STATE HARD DRIVE TOUCH SCREEN ENABLED 360-DEGREE SCREEN ROTATION INTEGRATED 802.11AC WIRELESS 3.27 POUNDS

5. LAPTOP DEPLOYMENT EACH LAPTOP HAS A UNIQUE ASSET TAG – ASSET NUMBER, SERIAL NUMBER/SERVICE TAG, P.O. NUMBER EACH LAPTOP WILL HAVE A LABEL ON THE BOTTOM WITH STUDENT NAME AND ID NUMBER (BARCODE) TECH SERVICES WILL PROVIDE LABELS - ALPHABETICAL BY HOMEROOM POWER ADAPTER – NOT LABELED – DEVICE WILL BE “CHECKED-OUT” AS A LOAN TO THE STUDENT IN SAME MANNER AS TEXTBOOKS DESTINY WILL BE USED TO MANAGE THE DISTRIBUTION

6. LAPTOP DEPLOYMENT SOFTWARE WILL/CAN INCLUDE: MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 – OPERATING SYSTEM INTERNET EXPLORER VERSION 11, CHROME MICROSOFT OFFICE 2016 AND ACCESS TO OFFICE365 AVAST (ANTI-VIRUS, ANTI-SPAM, ANTI-MALWARE) APPLICATIONS SPECIFIC TO A PARTICULAR COURSE

7. LAPTOP DEPLOYMENT DEVICES WILL BE COLLECTED AT THE END OF EACH YEAR, REFRESHED AND REDISTRIBUTED STUDENTS TRANSFERRING OUT OF DRMS WILL LEAVE THEIR DEVICE AT DRMS DEVICES ASSIGNED TO PROGRESSING 8 TH GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE ROTATED TO THE INCOMING 6 TH GRADE STUDENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ACADEMIC YEAR

8. STUDENT EXPECTATIONS DEVICES WILL BE BROUGHT TO SCHOOL DAILY DEVICES WILL BE CHARGED AT HOME SO THEY ARE READY UPON ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL STUDENTS NEED TO LOGIN AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE DAY TO RECEIVE UPDATES DEVICES WILL BE SECURED WHEN NOT IN USE CLASSROOMS WILL BE LOCKED WHEN NOT IN USE

9. STUDENT INTERNET USE STUDENT DEVICES WILL HAVE SECURED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND BROWSERS WILL ROUTE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S CONTENT FILTERS STUDENTS MAY REALIZE MORE FREEDOM WHEN BROWSING AT HOME THAN WHEN AT SCHOOL DURING SPECIFIC HOURS {STILL RESTRICTED, BUT A LITTLE MORE OPEN, (E.G., GAME SITES)}

10. DEVICE SUPPORT STUDENTS WILL REPORT LAPTOP ISSUES TO THEIR HOMEROOM TEACHER TEACHERS WILL ENTER TICKETS INTO THE HELPDESK SYSTEM TECH SERVICES WILL MONITOR HELPDESK FOR SPIKES IN REPAIRS AND ASSIGN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS NEEDED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REPAIRS CAN ONLY BE PERFORMED BY CCSD TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PERSONNEL A LIMITED SUPPLY OF LOANER DEVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE WHEN REPAIR TIME WILL BE EXTENSIVE - ON FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVE BASIS. SAME DAY REPAIR DEVICES MAY NOT WARRANT A LOANER DEVICE.

11. DEVICE SUPPORT SUPPORT IS LIMITED TO NORMAL CENTRAL OFFICE WORKING HOURS AND PROVIDED ONLY AT SCHOOL SYSTEM UPDATES WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR MORNING DEPLOYMENT

12. THEFT, LOSS AND DAMAGE THEFT, LOSS OR DAMAGE MUST BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO HOMEROOM TEACHER OR GRADE LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR APPROPRIATE REPORTS MUST BE FILED. POLICE REPORT, PROPERTY LOSS/DAMAGE WITH SCHOOL ADMIN AND COPIES SHARED WITH TECHNOLOGY SERVICES – ASSET MANAGEMENT.

13. FEE’S USAGE/PARTICIPATION FEE$0 1 ST NON-WARRANTIED DAMAGE INCIDENT$50 2 ND NON-WARRANTIED DAMAGE INCIDENT$100.00 3 RD NON-WARRANTIED DAMAGE INCIDENTACTUAL COST OF REPAIR INTENTIONAL DAMAGEACTUAL COST OF REPAIR INTENTIONAL DAMAGE TO LABELS$10 INTENTIONAL TAMPER W/INSTALLED SOFTWARE $10 POWER CORD/ADAPTER$36-49

14. POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION… IF YOU FIND A STUDENT DEVICE WITHOUT THE STUDENT LABEL, THE SCHOOL T.S. OR MEDIA SPECIALIST CAN ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING TO WHOM IT BELONGS. POWER ADAPTERS WILL GET MIXED UP; IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD HAS ONE. STUDENTS WILL NEED ACCESS TO CHARGE THEIR DEVICES DAILY WHILE AT SCHOOL, ADDITIONAL POWER STRIPS CAN FACILITATE THIS. STUDENTS MUST USE LAPTOP FRIENDLY BACKPACKS THAT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PROTECTION TO THE DEVICE. EXTRA PADDING IS PROVIDED TO LAPTOP FRIENDLY BAGS TO DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGING THE LAPTOP.

15. OPTING OUT STUDENTS MAY OPT OUT OF TAKING A LAPTOP TO AND FROM HOME AND SCHOOL. THEY CANNOT OPT OUT OF USING THIS EDUCATIONAL TOOL DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL DAY. EACH TEAM WILL WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION ON SECURING THE LAPTOPS FOR ANY STUDENT WHO HAS OPTED OUT. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO BRING THEIR OWN MOBILE LEARNING DEVICE TO SCHOOL. CCSD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL SOFTWARE OR PROVIDE ANY HARDWARE SUPPORT TO STUDENT-OWNED DEVICES.

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