The school uses and creates Google Workspace for Education accounts for students starting in the elementary grades. If you would like to learn more about how student data is used, read the full Google Workspace for Education Privacy Notice linked here.
Please refer to the 'Digital 3rd party services' section in the school's Internet Safety and Use Policy.
Bark for Schools is one of the online safety services we use to help protect students when they use their school-issued accounts on the internet. When a potential issue is detected, internet alerts are sent to the Head of School, Lower School Principal, and the Upper School Principal receives notifications for student accounts as well as IT administration.
At the Elementary (3rd through 5th grades) and Upper School levels, as part of the Bark for Schools safety suite, parents are empowered to help support their student’s online wellness and safety. Junior High and High School parents will soon receive an email notification to opt-in and join Bark’s Parent Portal (optional). The portal allows parents to receive potential alerts connected with their student’s school account usage in order to help guide online choices. Alerts are specific to your student(s) for data privacy purposes (wider, more detailed alerts are sent to school and IT administration). The A.I.-based alerts are many times benign, but these services help address urgent issues and support our school in protecting students online and in real life.
Additional questions? Email Mrs. Richmond.
IT administration uses GoGuardian Admin to manage web filtering policies across student user accounts and student devices and the Chrome browser. The web-filtering policies implemented at different grade levels run on the student's account while on campus and off-campus.
While actively using devices in the classroom, teachers are able to use GoGuardian Teacher to manage student device screens to help foster a focused and engaged classroom.
Additional questions? Email Mrs. Richmond.