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Reynolds Technology Mission Statement

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I graduated from Reynolds High School in 2015 and I have always wanted to go back and teach there. Personally, I thought that Reynolds' technology guidelines were thoroughly thought out and well written. That being said, as a future parent and educator I did have some concerns.
For the most part, I felt that the guidelines covered everything I would have thought of if I were to create technology guidelines for a school district. For example, in the first part, they described piece by piece what I assume to be their technology mission statement. When I first read their mission statement, which talks about protecting minors I immediately thought of seniors who turn 18 and are no longer minors. I wondered if turning 18 automatically allowed a student to access whatever they would like to on school technology. However, upon reading …show more content…

My main concern is if these guidelines are actually put into practice. On paper, it seems like a fantastic plan, but in practice, I feel like there is only so much educators and the district can control. At the beginning of the school year, Reynolds has students, students' parents and staff sign a technology agreement saying that they understand the technology guidelines and the consequences that could potentially follow for not following them. As Reynolds alumni, I remember receiving these letters, and not once in my four years at the high school do I remember signing the agreement or showing it to my parents. I know of many other students who did not sign their technology agreements as well, however, we were all allowed to use the technology provided by the school. I do not know if things have changed and this has been more closely monitored, but when I was a student, in my opinion, it was not monitored well. As a future parent and educator, this is my one concern with the districts technology

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