The district strongly believes in the educational value of the Internet. In this connected world, students must have access to tools that enable them to effectively communicate, collaborate, and create. By providing this access and guiding students to mastery in this area, we promote excellence, prepare students to become effective citizens, and enable them to participate in the global learning community.

Teachers will instruct students in the proper use of the Internet and the district network and will guide them toward appropriate materials. Outside of school, families bear the same responsibility as they deal with the Internet, television, movies, radio, telephones and other worldly media. However, students may encounter material that is controversial and that may be considered inappropriate or offensive. It is a shared responsibility of district staff and parents/guardians to supervise student access to Internet content, and it is the student's responsibility to avoid accessing such material.

Email accounts enabling communications outside of the school district will be assigned to students in grades 9th through Adult school. E-mail accounts enabling communications within the school district and with approved vendors and entities outside of the district for instructional purposes may be assigned to students in grades Kindergarten through Adult school.

Value Statements and Behavioral Expectations

We value communication, collaboration, and creativity, therefore we will:

• use thoughtful and appropriate words, being mindful of how they may be interpreted by others.

• apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes.

We value privacy, therefore we will:

• keep our login accounts and personal identification information secret.

• understand that anything we do online is public and can be monitored.

We value honesty and safety, therefore we will:

• access, post, submit, publish and display appropriate, constructive, or educational content.

• represent ourselves honestly and seek help from an adult if others are not.

• properly give credit to those whose work we reference in our own projects.

We value learning, therefore we will:

• use the district network responsibly and primarily for educational purposes.

• carefully evaluate the validity of information presented online.

We value respect for self and others, therefore we will:

• use only our own accounts to access devices and the network.

• take proper care of devices and the networking environment and report misuse to adults.

Statewide Assessments

Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 852 (c), parents may annually submit to the school a written request to excuse their child from any or all parts of any test provided pursuant to Education Code section 60640 for the school year. If a parent or guardian submits an exemption request after testing has begun, any test(s) completed before the request is submitted will be scored and the results reported to the parent or guardian and included in the pupil's records. To request an exception, parents may submit a written request to their school principal. Any questions regarding a student’s participation or any other questions regarding the 2021-2022 CAASPP administration should be directed to Assessment Operations at 707-416-2434.

Student Report Cards

Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, electronic and paper report cards will be available. Parents can opt-out from receiving a paper report card via Parent Portal or communicating their preference to their respective school site(s).

Aeries Parent Portal Account Creation: (Middle & High Schools)

• Contact your school's front office staff and verify your student's permanent ID number, the primary telephone number on their record, and request the Verification Code

• Visit Parent Portal and click the "Create New Account" link beneath the red Sign In button.

• Complete the prompts that follow and watch your inbox for a verification email (not the same as the verification code, above)

• Once your account is verified and you are able to log in, enter the information you obtained in the first step to add your student(s) to your account Illuminate Parent Portal Account Creation: (Elementary & K-8 Schools)

• Contact your student’s teacher or school site and request an Illuminate Parent Portal Letter

• Visit http://fsusd.illuminatehc.com and click the Create Account button.

• Use the instructions and information from the portal letter to create your account *If you need assistance creating a portal account in either system please contact your student’s school.

The District provides each student with one or more learning devices like ChromeBooks, Android tablets, or iPads. The district also has Cellular Hotspots available for students that do not have reliable internet in their homes. All these devices are owned by the district and checked out to students while they attend FSUSD. These devices are provided with the necessary power cords and wall chargers. Students will be charged the cost of the power cords and/or the wall chargers if they are not returned when the device is returned to the district. The current costs are as follows:

• iPad Wall Charger $19

• iPad USB Cable $19

• ChromeBook Wall Charger $30

• Android Tablet Wall Charger $25

• T-Mobile HotSpot Wall Charger $25

Students may be charged for lost devices and/or negligent damage to devices. Our most common repairs are as follows:

• ChromeBook Screen $50

• ChromeBook Keyboard $80

• ChromeBook Bezel $30

• ChromeBook (Total Loss) $250

• HotSpot $90