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605.6R1 LAPTOP COMPUTER POLICY

The Wapello Community School District has laptop computers for its faculty members to use inside and outside of school in order to enhance, enrich, and facilitate teaching and administrative duties as well as school communications. All laptop computers and related equipment are school district property. The use of the District's laptop computers and related equipment shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set out in the District's policy on appropriate use of computers, computer network systems, and the internet.

Prior to using the District's laptop computers and related equipment, faculty members will sign a Laptop Computer Acceptance Form and agree to all outlined policies before being issued a laptop computer. Faculty members shall not attempt to install software or hardware or change the system configuration, including any network settings, on any District laptop computer without prior consultation with the District's administration. Faculty members shall not attempt to change or modify in any way any related equipment that they arc are issued with the District's laptop computers.

Faculty members shall protect District laptop computers and related equipment from damage and theft. Each faculty member shall be responsible for any damage to the laptop computer and related equipment they have been issued from the time it is issued to them until the time it is turned back in to the District, including damage to the computer, related equipment or the computer's hardware and/or software (including labor costs). Faculty members who choose to store school data, such as grades, tests or exams, on District laptop computers are required to back up this data on the District's network as a safety precaution against data loss.


Laptop Computer Acceptance Form

I understand that the laptop computer and related equipment I am being issued is the property of the Wapello Community School District. I agree to all of the terms and conditions in the Wapello Community School District Laptop Policy and the Wapello Community School District policy on appropriate use of computers, computer network systems, and the internet. I will return the laptop computer and any related equipment I am issued in the same condition in which receive it excluding normal wear and tear and unforeseen system breakdowns, i.e. hard drive failure, etc.

I understand that I am responsible for any damage or loss of any component of the laptop computer and/or related equipment I am issued. In case of damage or loss, I agree that 1 I will replace any damaged or lost component and/or equipment with components and/or equipment of equal value and functionality as approved by the District's administration.

Name__________________________________________ Date

Computer Serial #_____________________________________

Computer/Equipment Description and Serial #_______________