Post on 17-Dec-2015
What does it mean for school districts?
Protecting Children in the 21st Century ActSigned into law by Congress in October 2008
Extension of Child Internet Protection Act of 2000 (CIPA), which required filtering of inappropriate materials for students
Adds an additional Internet Safety Policy requirement that districts educate students about appropriate online behavior
School board must adopt policy in compliance with new requirement prior to July 1, 2012 for district to remain eligible for E-Rate funding
What is E-Rate?Federal program run by the FCCProvides rebates and discounts to assist schools
in obtaining affordable telecommunications and Internet access
Rebates for eligible products and services range from 20% to 90%, based on poverty levels (ASD average is 45-50%)
Eligible products and services include: Phone lines Cell phone service Internet access Website hosting Networking hardware
New E-Rate Requirements:School board must have Internet Safety Policy
in place to certify district compliance with:Limiting access to inappropriate materials,
including:Depictions and images of obscene materialPornographyInformation harmful to minors (drugs, weapons,
etc.)Prevention of inappropriate network usage,
including:HackingUnauthorized disclosure and use of information
about students
New E-Rate Requirements (continued):Education, supervision, and monitoring of
student computer use
District must educate all students in the areas of:
Internet Safety
Interacting with others on social networking websites or chat rooms
Cyber-bullying awareness and response
District must provide ongoing supervision and monitoring of student computer use
Good news: We already do most of these things!Limiting access to inappropriate materials
Both ASD and State of Delaware have Internet filters in place to filter inappropriate content
Prevention of inappropriate network usage District has Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) in place
All students must read and have parents sign AUP before they are granted computer access
Education, supervision, and monitoring of student computer use
State of Delaware funds iSafe curriculum for all schools
Good news: We already do most of these things!Education, supervision, and monitoring of student
computer use (continued) All elementary and middle schools already include iSafe
curriculum in Technology Education classes. Topics covered include:
Cyber-bullying Internet safety Social networking Online personal safety Online behavior & etiquette Cyber citizenship
Student computer use is visually monitored by building staff, and remotely monitored by Technology Services staff periodically
All Internet and network activity is logged and can be reviewed whenever necessary by Technology Services.
What’s at stake?Appoquinimink receives nearly $70,000 each
year in discounts and rebates for school phone lines, cell phone service, and school websites
The State of Delaware also receives annual E-Rate rebates of approximately $65,000 to offset the cost of Internet access in Appoquinimink schools
Funding lost if board policy not adopted before July 1, 2012: $135,000 annually
Next Steps:Achieve 100% compliance with education
requirement Require high schools to include iSafe curriculum in
Technology / Business Education courses
Consider adding language in board policy to cover these requirements
Questions?