FAQ

You may opt-out by contacting the IT Support Technician in the Media Center of your school. Please note that very few, if any, parents choose to go this route.

Please refer to GPS Board of Education policy.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Protocol for the Use of Technology in the Schools 6141.328

BYOD devices connected to district Wi-Fi are filtered by school district firewalls.

BYOD devices using cellular data are not filtered by the school district.

Please see our Student Data Privacy page

The parent should report this to their student’s classroom/homeroom teacher. Alternately, the parent may inform a Media Specialist.

Google’s K12 Privacy and Security Document

Bottom line: Google does not sell or share student data and Google has signed the Student Privacy Pledge.

If the damage/loss is determined to be accidental, the device will be replaced. Otherwise, the cost of the device will need to be reimbursed back to the school district before a replacement is issued.

Case and wired keyboard - provided by district
Headphones - based on school policy

Elementary Schools
iPads refreshed every four years

Middle Schools
Chromebooks refreshed every three years

High School
Chromebooks refreshed every four years

We keep student Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets for thirty (30) days for students that transfer out of the district and for an additional school year for graduating seniors.

Student test results are kept by the Custodian of Records in the Research Department.

Parents have their own login to Schoology and are discouraged from using their child's account.