Grades 6-12 iPad Loan Agreement

Please review these iPad rules with your child. In order to take your iPad home, you and your child must be willing to accept the following responsibilities.
Student Responsibilities
  • I understand that the iPad is my responsibility.
  • I will not remove my iPad from the case, write on or destroy the case, or change cases without approval from the Technology Office.
  • I will do everything I can to prevent my iPad from being damaged.
  • I will not leave my iPad outside or in any unsupervised areas.
  • I will honor the DYRSD iPad Procedures and Use Guidelines and the DYRSD Technology Responsible Use Agreement.
  • I will not view, create, send, or download inappropriate material.
  • I will bring the iPad to school with a fully charged battery.
  • I will treat the iPad as a valuable piece of equipment and will report any issues with my iPad to a teacher immediately.
  • I will not attempt to add, delete, access, or modify other user accounts on the iPad.
  • I will not do anything that could interfere with the DYRSD network.
  • I will return the iPad in good working order at the end of the school year, when requested, or if I withdraw from the school District 

Parent/Guardian Responsibilities

Your child has been issued an iPad as part of the DYRSD initiative to enhance the educational experience and prepare students to use technology in the 21st century. It is essential that all procedures and guidelines be followed to ensure the safe, efficient, and ethical operation of this device. Therefore, we ask that you agree to the following:
 
  • I will supervise my child’s use of the iPad at home
  • I will discuss the DYRSD iPad Procedures and Use Guidelines and the DYRSD Technology Responsible Use Agreement information with my child
  • I will ensure that my child understands the Student Responsibilities in this loan agreement
  • I will relay the expectations of the DYRSD regarding the use of the internet at home and will supervise my child’s use of the Internet
  • I will prohibit the purchase of apps or other goods via the iPad
  • I will ensure that my child reports any mechanical or technical issues with the iPad to a teacher or administrator
  • I agree that the iPad will be returned to DYRSD in good working order at the end of the school year, when requested, or upon withdrawing from the school District 
  • I will pay the non-refundable user fee before an iPad will be issued to my child
  • I agree to pay a replacement charger fee if the original iPad charger is not returned with the iPad
  • I agree to pay a replacement cover fee if the cover is returned with intentional damage such as graffiti or other similar damage
Failure to uphold the responsibilities listed above is misuse. Misuse of DYRSD online and digital technologies may result in restricted access. Such misuse may also lead to disciplinary and/or legal action against students, including suspension, expulsion, or criminal prosecution by government authorities. The District will tailor any corrective action to the specific issues related to each violation. 
 
Disciplinary action may also be taken when a student intentionally posts speech online understood by school officials to threaten, harass and intimidate a staff member or fellow student, even when such online action originated and was disseminated off-campus without the use of school resources. 
 
Students are welcome to take and post pictures online in their uniforms and/or with the school logo, recognizing that those images should display appropriate decorum. Disciplinary action may also be taken if students post pictures online in their uniforms and/or with the school logo that displays conduct unacceptable of the team/school and/or disrupts the school’s operation.
 
As the parent or guardian of this student, I have read this Technology Responsible Use Agreement for DYRSD and have dicussed it with my child. I agree to the terms above and accept responsibility for the DYRSD-owned iPad. I understand that I am accepting responsibility for any damage, destruction, or loss of the assigned iPad. I understand that I am responsible for the total cost of replacing a damaged, destroyed, or lost iPad.
 
I understand that technology access is provided by DYRSD and is for educational purposes in keeping with the academic goals of DYRSD, and that student use for any other purpose is inappropriate. I recognize that it is impossible for DYRSD to restrict access to all controversial materials, and I will not hold the school responsible for materials acquired on the school network. I understand that children’s technology activities at home should be supervised as they can affect the academic environment at school.