Monarch High School Acceptable Use Policy
The purpose of this document is to inform parents, guardians and students of the rules governing
the use of district, building and personal technology resources/devices while on or near school
property, in school vehicles and at school sponsored activities, as well as the use of district or
building technology resources via off-campus remote access. Please read the following carefully
before signing. Boulder Valley School District / Monarch High School reserves the right to modify
the terms and conditions of this document at any time. The latest version of this document is
available from the Monarch High School web site at: www.bvsd.org/schools/monarchhigh
Introduction
Monarch High School is pleased to offer students access to district computers, communications
systems, the Internet and an array of technology resources to promote educational
excellence. Each student is responsible for her/his use of technology, whether personal or
district-provided. While using district and personal technology resources on or near school
property, in school vehicles and at school-sponsored activities, as well as using district
technology resources via off-campus remote access, each student must act in an appropriate
manner consistent with school, district, and legal guidelines. It is the joint responsibility of school
personnel and the parent or guardian of each student to educate the student about his/her
responsibilities and to establish expectations when using technology.
Loss or Damage
If your property is lost, damaged or stolen it is your (the student’s) responsibility to take the
necessary steps to replace your technology in reasonable time. Loss or theft of property must be
reported to your teachers and Monarch main office by the next day after the occurrence along
with accompanying police reports or insurance documentation. Monarch will provide some form
of loaner equipment in the case of loss, damage or theft. The loaner equipment is to be checked
out from Monarch’s library and will be available for use for one week. After one week, the student
must request an extension in order to keep the computer for an additional week. It is expected
that you (the student) will make arrangements with your teachers so as not to fall behind in
course work. In order that your grade is not affected you are expected to make arrangements
with your teachers.
Monarch High school highly recommends each family consider purchasing insurance from an
independent source. Neither Monarch High School nor Boulder Valley School District insurance
will cover any student’s personal property. Personally-purchased insurance may provide for
repair or replacement in the event of damage or theft of your personal technology. Monarch can
be responsible only for replacement or repair of technology that has been issued to students by
the school .
It is the student’s personal responsibility to monitor and care for his/ her technology when either in
or outside of the building. For example during, field trips, sporting events or other events that the
students may be attending, Boulder Valley is not responsible for the care or storage of personal
technology.
Student Responsible use guidelines for Technology, Access and Digital Communication:
As a digital citizen I will:
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Charge my computer at home and bring my computer to school every day.
Avoid leaving my computer unattended anywhere, even with a friend.
Keep private information private (My password(s) and identity are mine and not to be
shared.)
Treat others with respect both online and offline.
Have appropriate conversations in all my interactions with others both on and offline.
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Report anyone who tries to use the computer to hurt or harass me to a teacher or other
adult.
Strive to be a responsible digital citizen.
Encourage others to be responsible digital citizens.
Use computers for school related purposes.
Credit my sources when I am using other people’s information, images or other material.
Follow District policies, rules, and regulations including the BVSD Code of Conduct and
Acceptable Use Agreement.
Follow Monarch High School policies, rules and regulations.
Exercise care when using School District / Monarch High School equipment- -hardware
and software.
As a digital citizen I understand:
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Any computer work may be lost and I should be careful to back up important work.
Some things from the Internet I read may not be true.
Cyber-bullying is a violation of BVSD/Monarch High School policies and if caught doing it
I can be subject to school disciplinary action including suspension or expulsion, legal
action, and/or restitution by the user for costs associated with any damages caused by
such violations.
The network and some computers may belong to the District/Monarch High School and
that using them is a privilege, not a right.
I may not create, transmit, or communicate any material accessible via the Internet that
contains items that are illegal, obscene, harassing, insulting, ostracizing, or intimidating to
others.
The intent is to make Internet access available to further educational goals and
objectives, students may find ways to access other potentially inappropriate materials as
well. BVSD/Monarch High School does not condone or permit the viewing or use of this
material and uses content filtering software to protect students to the extent possible.
Parents are also encourage to monitor their child’s Internet activity.
Content filtering tools are not completely fail-safe and while at school, direct supervision
by school personnel of each student using a computer is desired but not always possible.
That things I do using a school computer or network are not private; even when
generated on my personal device. Teachers and District staff may review my work and
activities at any time I am using a BVSD log on. Any and all BVSD log on histories can
be inspected. This includes Internet history/cache anytime during the school year. For
example; teachers may track BVSD log on access and activities today, last hour, last
week or last semester.
In addition to the Monarch Acceptable Use Policy, it is my duty to follow BVSD’s
Appropriate Use of Technology Resources regulation (JS-R at
http://bvsd.org/policies/Policies/JS-R.pdf) and my individual teacher’s individual
classroom policies governing acceptable use.
Parent/Guardian Name:________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature______________________
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Student Name:___________________________
Student Signature _________________________
Student Number__________________________