ICN - APPROPRIATE USE REGULATION
I. ICN Appropriate Use Responsibility.
A. The Authority for appropriate use of electronic ICN programs and facilities is delegated to the authorized employees and students, community members and organizations. For the purpose of this policy, ICN is defined as:
A collection of interconnected computer networks involving numerous computers, classrooms and thousands of users in Iowa and the United States. It is a collaboration of private, public, educational, governmental and industrial sponsored educational experiences whose staff and/or directors cooperate to maintain the network’s infrastructure.
B. Instruction in the proper use of the ICN system will be available to employees who will then provide similar instruction to fellow employees, students, community members and organizations on an as-needed basis.
C. Employees, students, and community members are expected to practice appropriate use of the ICN programs and the serving equipment. Any violations may result in discipline for misuse or damage as determined by the supervisor, building principal or superintendent.
II. ICN Access
A. Access to the ICN facilities is available to employees, students, community members and organizations as a source of information for post secondary and high school courses and as a vehicle of communication from numerous entities who are scheduled on the monthly ICN schedule and as a staff development or personnel inservice vehicle.
1. It is the expectation of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School to allow employees, students, community members and organizations access to the numerous opportunities on the ICN network, while the District protects the rights of students to the primary access to the facilities and programs. All other groups will be scheduled on a space available basis and the availability of an ICN supervisor. Related cost shall be assigned to the organizations as delegated by the sender and for the cost of the ICN supervisor.
2. The optimum operation of the network relies upon the proper conduct of the end users who must adhere to strict guidelines which require efficient, ethical and legal utilization of network resources and facilities.
3. Transmission of material, information, programs or software in violation of any board policy or regulation is prohibited.
4. The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District provides no assurances or guarantees as to the accuracy or transferability of information received on the ICN or the viability of the post secondary or high school course work provided as it may relate to content or transferability.
III. Authorized Use of ICN - Annually, parents may be required to grant permission for their student to use the ICN on a prescribed form.
A. Post-Secondary Course Guideline:
1. The number of courses a student may take in any one (1) semester as a talented and gifted student, or as an 11th - 12th grader, would be limited to not more than six (6) college credits or two (2) courses each semester.
2. Courses may not be taken on the ICN which are offered in the regular high school program.
3. Students are required to take at least four (4) high school courses in conjunction with the post secondary courses.
4. All students who apply for post secondary courses must have a 2.95 GPA prior to signing up for the post secondary course.
5. All students who select post secondary courses in a core course area must have maintained a 2.95 in the related high school core classes.
6. Talented and gifted students (9-12) may take the post secondary courses but must take at least four (4) high school classes, two (2) of which must be academic core courses, and must meet the GPA standards outlined.
7. The post secondary student must meet the entrance standards of the post secondary institution without the option of a waiver by the district.
8. A three (3) credit post secondary course shall be computed as one (1) high school course (three (3) credits = one (1) high school course) with the grade computed into the high school GPA. The course shall be a dual credit course recorded on the student’s high school transcript.
- A student (or his/her parents) who drops a post secondary course or fails the course shall reimburse the District for all course expenses. Failure to pay these expenses shall disqualify the student from further enrollment in any ICN course.
IV. Employee and Student Use of ICN facilities and program.
A. Equal Opportunity - The ICN facilities and programs shall be available to all District employees, students, community members and organizations within the school district. The amount of time available for each entity may be limited by the number of available learning stations, the demands for each station, the programs available, classroom space or student, staff and community member’s schedules, the time sequence or the availability of an ICN supervisor. Cost for program and ICN use shall be assumed by the user organization.
B. ICN Etiquette.
1. The use of the ICN facilities/programs is a privilege and may be revoked for violation of board policy or regulations. As a user of the ICN, students, patrons, and organizations may be allowed access to available programs. Each program may have its own set of policies and procedures. It is the user’s responsibility to abide by the policies, regulations and procedures of these programs.
2. Students should adhere to on-site protocol:
a. Respect all copyright and license agreements.
b. Cite all quotes, references and sources.
c. Apply the same privacy, ethical and educational considerations utilized in other forms of communication.
d. Be respectful of other users in the facility.
e. Exit the site by the most direct route being attentive to other activities in the building.
f. Respect and care for the facilities and leave them in good condition.
C. Restricted Material - Staff, students and community members shall not intentionally access or download any program or engage in any conference that includes material which is: 1) obscene, libelous, indecent, vulgar, profane or lewd, 2) constitutes insulting or fighting words, the very expression of which injures or harasses others, or 3) presents a clear and present likelihood that, either because of its content or the manner of distribution, it will cause a material and substantial disruption of the proper and orderly operation and discipline of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School or school activities or will cause the commission of unlawful acts or the violation of lawful District regulations.
D. Financial Responsibility - If a student or community member accesses any program via the ICN which has a cost involved or if a student or community members incur other types of costs as a result of ICN usage, the individual(s) accessing such programs or student’s parents will be responsible for those costs.
V. Student Violations - Consequences and Notifications.
Students who misuse equipment or materials on the ICN shall be subject to the following consequences:
1. First Violation - A verbal and written “Warning” notice will be issued to the student and his/her parent(s). The student may be denied ICN access for a period of ten (10) school days at the discretion of the immediate supervisor and/or the student’s immediate principal. A copy of the notice will be mailed to the student’s parent and a copy provided to the building principal or superintendent.
2. Second Violation - A verbal and written “Final Violation” notice will be issued to the student by the student’s immediate principal. A copy of the notice will be sent to the student’s parent and a copy provided to the supervising staff member and/or effected staff. The student shall forfeit all ICN privileges for the balance of the school year and lose any course credits which have not been finalized and assume all expenses incurred for the programs/courses not completed or failed.
Adopted: March 10, 1997
Reviewed: March 20, 2000
November 21, 2005
May 16, 2011
June 13, 2016