318 E. Basin Road

New Castle, Delaware 19720

Colonial School District

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Student/Parent Agreement

The Colonial School District is implementing a BYOD program in your child’s classroom, beginning in September 2013. Attached you will find a brochure detailing BYOD and the positive impact it can have on learning and ensuring ‘Every Child College and Career Ready’!

Bring Your Own Device or BYOD allows for students to bring their own personal, district-approved technology into the school building for educational use. Students are expected to follow all guidelines and are fully responsible for taking care of their device throughout the day.

The following devices are permitted:

Smartphones (such as iPhones, Android phones, and Windows phones) and iPod Touches

Tablet devices (such as iPads, Android tablets, and Kindle tablets)

Laptops and Netbooks

Students must agree and adhere to the following:

Students may only use their devices in the designated classrooms. These selected teachers have been given special training to help with this initiative.

The purpose of Bring Your Own Device is for education. Students can only use their devices when the classroom teacher or school administration permits. It is the school’s decision whether or not to allow students to use devices outside of class (for example, in the Library, Cafeteria, Hallways, etc.).

Students must use the district protected Wi-Fi and not their own 3G or 4G connection.

The student’s device must be fully charged upon arrival because the school lacks adequate charging capabilities at this time.

Each student must know how to connect their device to a public wireless network. The Colonial BYOD program network will be available to them each day. It is a secure, protected network. While teachers and staff will have general guidelines for connecting to the wireless network, they will not have detailed instructions for every device.

Students must adhere to the district Acceptable Use Policy. Any violation of the policy can result in loss of student technology privileges and other disciplinary actions.

It is the responsibility of the student to record and retain the serial number of their devices in the event it becomes lost or stolen. It is also recommended that students mark the device so it can be easily identified.

The Colonial School District is not responsible for any technical issues that may arise while using personal devices in school. While teachers and staff will be able to advise students on how to resolve technical issues, district staff will not perform repairs or maintenance on student devices.

The Colonial School District is not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged devices.

If a student violates the Acceptable Use Policy or any of the above policies, the student is subject to discipline measures, as outlined by your child’s school.

Please return to your child’s teacher by: September 18, 2013

School-__________________________

Child’s Name-_____________________________ Gr. ______ Teacher-________________________

Does your child have access to the internet in your house?

_____-Yes

_____-No

Does your child have access to a computer or internet compatible device most nights/weekends?

_____-Yes

_____-No

Would you be willing to send your child’s device (laptop, electronic tablet, iPhone/iPod touch, etc…) to school for your child to use in the classroom?

_____-Yes (Please sign and date agreement below)

_____-No (Please return completed and unsigned form)

I agree to the terms outlined in this agreement.

Parent/Guardian Signature _____________________________ Date: ______

Student Signature ___________________________________ Date: ______

**If you are interested in purchasing an internet compatible device for your child at a reduced rate to be used at home/school, please visit our website www.colonial.k12.de.us/BYOD for details about participating vendors such as Dell, Apple, and Tiger Direct.

The Colonial School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or deny services on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or age.

Memorandum

Ede Paoletti

2013-08-28

Tech

COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT