As a district committed to providing its students and the educational community with the necessary skills for a technically literate environment, it is important that Rio Rancho Public Schools lead by example.  In the past few years, business and industry have integrated the Internet and Intranets to provide better communication with clients and employees.  Utilizing the Internet, the district can increase the communication between teachers, students, parents, administration, and the community.

The Rio Rancho Public Schools Web Site will adhere to the following guidelines in addition to all other applicable district policies:

1.  All web pages on the District's server are the property of RRPS.

• All web page information shall be supervised and controlled by RRPS.
• The Superintendent or his/her designee shall have authority to approve or disapprove all web page information.
• The District server and web page(s) shall not be used as a forum for public speech. Rather, the District web page(s) are intended to provide information to students, parents, staff, and community members in a manner similar to that distributed by the District in written paper format.
• The District web page(s) may include:
  - General information about the School - District and its schools;
  - School Schedule(s);
  - District/School Policies;
  - Calendar(s) of District/School Events;
  - Names, school phone numbers, and/or school e-mail addresses of school administrators and staff;
  - Information otherwise available in Student and Parent Handbooks;
  - Other information deemed to be of public interest by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

2. To protect the safety and privacy of RRPS students, the District web page(s) shall not include:

• Student names, addresses, phone numbers, or e-mail addresses without express, written permission from parent(s);
• Photographs where individual students are recognizable without express, written permission from parent(s);
• Student information and student records protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA);
• Other information deemed by the Superintendent or his/her designee to be inappropriate for publication.

3. The District recognizes the importance of community access to its children's educators. However, in order to protect the safety and privacy of RRPS staff members, the District web page(s) shall not include:

• Staff home phone numbers, home addresses;
• Photographs where individual staff members are recognizable without express, written permission from the staff member;
• Any other information deemed by the Superintendent or his/her designee to be inappropriate for publication.

4. Staff and student web pages on the District's server are the property of RRPS. All information, graphics and pictures on staff and student web pages are subject to approval, supervision, and control by RRPS.

• All student and staff web pages shall be submitted for approval to the Superintendent or his/her designee.
• All changes, additions, modifications, etc. to staff or student web pages shall be submitted for approval to the Superintendent or his/her designee.
• Student web pages may include only a student's first name.
• Student web pages may not include a student's address, telephone number, e-mail address, family or friends' names.
• Staff web pages may include the staff member's name, school, school telephone number(s), and school e-mail address.

5. Only authorized, District personnel may add or make changes to District web pages. Any person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization directly, or indirectly alters, changes, damages, disrupts or destroys any web page(s) or information, graphics, or pictures on the District's server will be subject to the New Mexico Computer Crimes Act, NMSA 1978 30-45-1 et seq. Additionally, students involved in such activity shall be subject to the District student discipline procedures, up to and including suspension or expulsion. Staff members involved in such activity shall be subject to employee discipline, up to and including discharge.

Rio Rancho Public Schools Adopted: September 20, 1999