COMPUTER STRIKE POLICY

Laptop Image: All student computers are provided with an operating system, standard applications, and course-specific software. The process of installing this customized collection of software is called imaging or ghosting. When student computers encounter software problems, the best solution is to re-image the laptop.

Standard Laptop Software: Our school standard platform is within the Microsoft ecosystem and includes MS Windows 10 Professional 64-bit and MS Office 365, MS Outlook, MS Teams, MS Class OneNote Notebooks, and MS Outlook. In addition, we license Adobe Creative Cloud (which includes Premiere Pro, Photoshop, etc.), Adobe Acrobat Pro, PDF Annotator, Laptop Tracking Software, Zoom, and Second Copy. Academic Software: There are more than 30 pieces of subject-specific software available to students in specific courses; these include Sage 50 Accounting, JCreator Java, Solid Works, Android Studio, MIT AppInventor, Arduino, Logger Pro Science, Vernier Graphical Analysis, Comic Life, Fathom Math, and Geometers Sketch Pad Math.

Online Site Licenses: Students have access to a wealth of paid subscriptions to online web services such as Edsby, Turnitin.com, Rosetta Stone, BrainPOP, CodeCombat, Mathletics, MathSpace, ArcGIS Online, SmartMusic Web, IXL Math, ExploreLearning Gizmos, Breezin’ Thru Music Theory, SoundTrap, Kahoot, EdPuzzle, Exam.net, and GoFormative.

Online Library Resources: Our librarian curates a wealth of paid resources for students to be successful in a wide range of courses and grade levels, such as Gale Periodical Search, Britannica, World Book, ProQuest Periodicals, and Follet eBooks and Collections.

Virus & Malware Protection: Each laptop is imaged with Windows Professional, Windows Firewall, CrowdStrike Anti-Virus, and Windows Defender. Students must make every effort not to infect computers or the network system with a virus or other types of malware. Students must not disable this protective software and should ensure their virus definitions are up to date.

Student-Owned Laptops: Student-owned computers (laptop or desktop) are NOT allowed on campus. Students can bring e-readers, iPads, Android tablets, and one smartphone to school and the boarding houses. Faculty and staff reserve the right to monitor and control student use of any electronic devices to ensure a healthy and productive educational environment is maintained. Students must ensure these devices do not disrupt the campus network.

Computer Strike Policy

Computer Misconduct Strikes: Students who violate any Computer and Network Policies will be given Computer Misconduct Strikes at the discretion of the faculty and staff of the school.

• Misconduct Strike 1: Faculty or staff report student laptop misuse to the Helpdesk.

Parents, advisor, and Heads of House are notified. • Misconduct Strike 2: Faculty or staff report a second incident of student laptop misuse to the Helpdesk. Parents, advisor, and Heads of House are notified. • Misconduct Strike 3: Faculty or staff report a third incident of student laptop misuse to the Helpdesk. Parents, advisor, and Heads of House are notified. This ensures the student takes his laptop to the Helpdesk. The student loses administrator access to the machine and becomes a restricted user for 90 days. The laptop is re-imaged and/or games, movies, images, and chat programs are uninstalled. This is at the discretion of the Helpdesk staff, given the situation.