Parent and Student Addendum

Parents and students have these added responsibilities with regard to technology resources, including Chromebook policies and management.

Your child will access technology resources and the Internet at Christ the Redeemer Catholic School.  With this educational opportunity also comes responsibility. It is important that you and your child read the Technology Acceptable Use Policy (TAUP) and this Parent and Student Addendum and discuss it together.

Remember that you are legally responsible for your child’s actions. Please stress to your child the importance of using only his or her own account and password, and the importance of keeping it a secret from other students. Under NO circumstances should your child let anyone else use his or her account and password!  

Although we have established acceptable use policies and put in place commercially available safeguards and filters, please be aware that there may be unacceptable material on the Internet that your child can access.

At the end of this addendum is a User Agreement. After you have read and discussed the Technology Acceptable Use Policy and this addendum with your child, please sign the agreement, have your child/children sign the agreement, and return it to your child/children’s homeroom teacher.

Student Devices

Students use shared classroom sets of devices in grades K-2.  Student devices are issued to incoming students in grades 3 and higher.  When issued, each device is on a lease-to-own program paid for by a portion of the Christ the Redeemer Catholic School registration fee, over the course of three (3) years.  At the end of three years, the device is completely funded, unlocked from school management tools, and may be taken home by the student.

If a student leaves the school before the device is fully funded, the parent will have the option of purchasing the device for the residual value of the lease.  Christ the Redeemer Catholic school will support and manage a functioning device while it is in use by the student for educational purposes during the lease period. From a loss, theft and damage standpoint, the devices are considered student owned.  Similar to other personally owned items, the school is not liable for the loss, damage, misuse, failure or theft of personally owned devices. For this reason and from past experience with service issues, we encourage parents to look into and consider purchasing personal device insurance.

Changes Beginning in 2022-2023 

Beginning in the 2022-23 school year, Christ the Redeemer Catholic School will be phasing out the current lease-to-own program for student devices. Chromebooks will be owned by the school, and students will not keep their devices after leaving Christ the Redeemer. This will only impact third graders, new students, and students receiving a new Chromebook going forward.  
 
CtRCS will manage and pay for repairs arising from ordinary wear and tear on the devices.  Christ the Redeemer reserves the right to charge the family for repairs arising from intentional or extreme damage to the device.  As always, students must use devices in a responsible manner and care for the devices appropriately.

Expected Behaviors

I will:

• Notify an adult immediately, if by accident, I encounter materials, which violate the standards of the Archdiocese or the Technology Acceptable Use Policy.

• Notify an adult immediately, if I am contacted by people I do not know or feel uncomfortable or bullied in any way by others on the network or the Internet.

• BE PREPARED to be held accountable for my actions and for the loss of privileges if the Technology Acceptable Use Policy rules are violated.

I will not:

• Use technology to harm myself, other people or their work.

• Share personal information via outside services, social networking sites or the Internet such as my age, address, phone number, school name or favorite places.

• Damage the network or any technology resource in any way.

• Interfere with network or computer operation by installing any form of software or knowingly permit the spread of computer viruses.

• View, send or display offensive messages or images.

• Share my password or in any way obtain another person’s password.

• Waste technology resources such as network storage or printing supplies.

• Trespass in another person’s work or files.

• Violate copyright laws.