Appendix E

Responsibilities of Network Users

Inform the Technology Director of any problems you encounter with your computer by e-mail to
---@whittierchristian.org.
Maintain an orderly file structure organized under the My Documents folder provided and conduct
regular back-ups to the server.
It is the policy of Whittier Christian School that teachers save any documents related to the curriculum
at their grade level on the server. Each teacher will have a file for their grade level under Users.
Documents, lesson plans, tests or related materials for that grade level must be saved in that file. Any
personal files or documents that relate only to their particular class can be saved in the individual
teachers folder on the server. Files should be saved under My Documents on individual computers as
well. Back-ups of the files in My Documents should be saved to the server (Users) regularly.
Keep personal files in a Personal folder on your hard drive. Your Personal folder must not be a
subfolder of your My Documents folder. Personal files consist of photo, music, and other files that
are not directly related to the performance of your duties. The Technology Director and
Administration reserve the right to withdraw your permission for personal files as deemed necessary or
helpful for the benefit of the network as a whole.
Check whittierchristian.org e-mail daily. Please respond to all communications within one school day.
Users on the network will consider your whittierchristian.org address to be the primary means of
communicating with you by e-mail.
Remember your username and passwords. If you have difficulty remembering them, write them down
and keep them in a secure (and memorable) location.
Complete your training on the use of specific software used in the performance of your duties.
Restrictions on Use of Network
In order to sustain a network that is stable, reliable, and efficient, all network users are expected to
observe the following restrictions on the use of their computer and the network.
Any use of the computer for purposes which are morally inappropriate is strictly prohibited. All use of
the computer should conform to the biblical standard of moral purity.
Your computer has been provided primarily for the performance of your professional duties. Use of
your computer for non-professional purposes should be minimal. Please limit streaming from the
Internet, both of music and videos.

Do not install software of any kind on your computer. If software needs to be installed, contact the
Technology Director, who will make every effort to provide you with the software you need as quickly
as possible.
Do not make any significant changes to your system or your settings without contacting and informing
the Technology Director in advance. Failure to observe this restriction limits the Technology
Directors ability to restore your system properly if your computer crashes or if your computer is
upgraded.
Resolving Network Problems
All computers and networks produce problems from time to time. Most frequently, these problems
occur at the least opportune times. Understanding that the IT staff are eager to help you resolve the
particular problems you are encountering, observe the following guidelines to make that process most
effective.
Before contacting the Technology Director for help
Reboot (shutdown the computer, wait 1 minute, turn the computer back on) and see if the problem
persists. Some problems disappear with a reboot.
When appropriate, check for loose cable connections or cables, which may have become disconnected.
If an error message is given, write it down exactly as stated (including any numbers) and send it to the
Technology Director in your e-mail.
Requesting help
If the problem has not been solved by a reboot or plugging in loose cables, contact the Technology
Director by e-mail. If your computer or Internet is completely down, use another computer in the
workroom or a classroom.
When you request help, please include a clear description of the problem, omitting any references to
the importance of your data, the level of your frustration, the oppressive deadline you are facing, the
degree to which you despise Bill Gates, implications for national security, and any possible
connections to the Apocalypse.
The Technology Director will contact you and begin the process of fixing the problem.

CBC/WCS Social Media Policy for Employees

Interacting online with colleagues, students, parents, alumni and other individuals is no different than
face-to-face interactions. As CBC/WCS employees, you are required to maintain the respect, dignity,
and professionalism that is reflected in our position as employees of Calvary Baptist Church and
Whittier Christian Schools, and our commitment to our Christian Role Model statement. As stated in
our Employee Handbook, violations of the Christian Role Model statement have consequence for
employees, up to and including termination. Further, we must always demonstrate great care and
concern for the safety and protection of our students in all our interactions. At all times, we must
maintain professional adult-child boundaries with our students, in person and in our social media
interactions.
1. Use of Social Media for Marketing/Alumni Relations Purposes
WCS and CBC have a social media presence (e.g., Facebook page) for development, alumni
relations, internal marketing, and other school and church related purposes. All postings to this
school-controlled site will be initiated under the direction of the Pastors, the Superintendent and
their designees. Note: The remainder of this policy concerns use of social media for employees, as
Christian Role models, personally and professionally, rather than for official school purposes.
2. Friending Students, Alumni, and Parents
Do not initiate or accept social media relationship requests (also known as friend or
contact requests) from all current WCS students of any age and use good and godly judgment
in accepting requests by former students under the age of 18.
Use professional discretion when friending alumni 18 and over. Please recognize that many
former students have online connections with current students (including younger siblings and
underclassmen friends), and that information shared between recent alumni is likely to be seen
by current students as well.
Employees are asked to use judgment in friending parents of current or prospective students,
due to the inherent conflicts of interest that this may raise (e.g., perceptions of favoritism,
influencing grading or student treatment, etc.).
Never tag a current student or alumni under the age of 18, or refer to them by name in any
posting.
Employees are not to post pictures of any current students on personal social media websites, or
post pictures of students received from parents or others. Veracross is the best and only place to
share pictures of your class. Please caution parents on field trips or at school events, not to post
pictures or use names of students on personal social media websites.
Do not post from a field trip or any location until after youve left that location.

3. School-Related Friends (Co-workers, supervisors, and subordinates)

Employees are asked to use good and godly judgment when making and/or accepting friend
(or connection) requests to or from school colleagues.
All employees are particularly encouraged to use caution when making friend requests of
their supervisor or subordinates -- due to the potential for both parties to feel pressured to
accept the request, potentially impacting the work relationship (as well as raising conflict of
interest, unequal treatment, discrimination, or similar concerns).
4. Non-School Related Friends
Remind all other members of your network of your position as an educator whose profile may be
accessed by students and other members of the school community. Please ask them to monitor their
posts to your network accordingly. This includes being tagged in photos on the sites of friends or
others, especially where the photos may imply activities not appropriate for viewing by students
and other community members.
5. Posted Content
Exercise care with personal profile data and posted content, to ensure that this
information does not reflect poorly on your ability to serve as a godly role model or otherwise
create a conflict of interest. Content should be placed thoughtfully and
periodically reviewed; and grammatically correct.
6. Privacy Settings
On most sites, privacy settings can be changed at any time to limit access to profiles and
search ability. Employees must be prudent in limiting access to their personal content, in
with the above guidelines.

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7. Time on Social Sites

Employees must refrain from using social media or blogging sites for personal use during work
hours except for incidental usage (e.g., spending a moment or two checking a site in between other
work activities). In no case may use of social media interfere or impede the employees completion
of his/her job duties and responsibilities to the school and our students.
8. Online Identity and Posting to Blogs
As a Christian School community we encourage active engagement in a range of activities,
intellectual pursuits, causes, and the likeincluding social, political, religious, and civic-oriented
groups, blogs, etc. At the same time, an individuals right to participate in these groups must be
balanced with CBC/WCSs right to manage public communications issued in its name or on its
behalf.
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