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POLICIES

District Department Director will approve the functionality of the technology and the Chief
Information Officer (CIO) will approve the technical aspects of the technology. Any further
processes are governed by Sub-paragraph 12.iv. Below.

i. Software and hardware installed prior to July 1, 2009 are grandfathered in but subject to
approval by the Superintendent/designee following submission to the TCC before they
are upgraded or replaced. Employees are responsible for using software in compliance
with restrictions that apply to those licensing agreements.

ii. The TCC is comprised solely of District staff members appointed by the
Superintendent/designee and will not include the decision-maker(s).

iii. Any fact-finding and recommendations submitted to the
Superintendent/designee(s)/CIO for a decision shall include all materials presented to
the TCC and there shall be no joint decision making with the TCC.

iv. All technology acquisitions shall follow School Board Policy 6.14 (Purchasing
Department),the Purchasing Manual, and other standard District purchasing processes.

f. All devices that are connected to a School District of Palm Beach County (SDPBC) network must
be approved by the District's Director of IT Infrastructure, or designee. These devices include, but
are not limited to, servers, workstations, modems, wireless access points, routers, switches or
hubs. Any unauthorized devices will be immediately disconnected from the District network. This
does not include devices wirelessly connected to the District’s Guest or Bring Your Own Device
(BYOD) Access Points.

g. Employees shall not make or facilitate the distribution of unauthorized copies of software.
Modifications cannot be made to any software without the authorization of the copyright holder.
The copyright legend or notice shall not be removed from the software or any of its
documentation.

13. Forms: The PBSD forms and other District documents mentioned within this Policy or within the
Manual are incorporated herein by reference, as part of this Policy. The forms can be found on the
District's Forms Management website at http://www2.palmbeachschools.org/formssearch/.

14. Implementation. -- The Superintendent or designee is authorized to issue bulletins and administer
procedures regarding the use of information technology in the District in accordance with the
standards set forth in this Policy including the Manual. The Superintendent will direct compliance
training for employees who use District technology. The training will be provided and designed to
promote the District's commitment to the standards as set forth within this Policy and the Manual.

15. Enforcement. -- Any employee failing to comply with this Policy or its implementing procedures and
standards may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination. Moreover, the
supervisor, may request reimbursement to the District for the actual cost of damages from the

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