7:190-AP9 Lightspeed Classroom Use Procedure
7:190-AP9 Lightspeed Classroom Use Procedure
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Student Behavior, Digital Monitoring, Classroom Management
Purpose
To establish expectations for the appropriate use of Lightspeed Classroom as an instructional and classroom management tool. Lightspeed Classroom allows staff to view and manage student device activity during assigned instructional periods.
This procedure supports consistent use, protects student privacy, and establishes guardrails for staff access.
A. Definitions
- Lightspeed Classroom. A tool used to support instruction and manage student device activity during assigned instructional periods.
- Misuse. Use that is inconsistent with instructional purpose, student privacy, assigned class rosters, or District expectations.
B. Responsibilities
- Staff Users are responsible for using Lightspeed Classroom in a professional, reasonable, and instructionally appropriate manner.
- Building Administrators are responsible for reviewing concerns related to misuse, student privacy, or staff access.
- Technology Department is responsible for maintaining access, integrations, rostering, troubleshooting, and support documentation.
C. Authorized Use
- Lightspeed Classroom may be used to support instruction, redirect students, manage digital distractions, and maintain an appropriate learning environment.
- Use is limited to assigned class rosters and assigned instructional periods.
- Staff should use the least intrusive classroom management action needed.
- Lightspeed Classroom shall not be used for general surveillance, personal curiosity, or non-instructional monitoring.
- Staff should use Lightspeed Classroom in a manner that supports student responsibility, attention management, and appropriate digital citizenship. When appropriate, staff should pair digital redirection with classroom expectations, student reflection, or other strategies that help students develop self-management skills.
D. Student Privacy and Guardrails
- Staff must respect student privacy when using Lightspeed Classroom.
- Screen visibility should be used only when connected to instruction or classroom supervision.
- Staff may not use the tool to embarrass, shame, target, or publicly display student activity unless instructionally necessary.
- Staff may not monitor students outside of assigned instructional responsibility.
- Student concerns observed through Lightspeed Classroom should be handled through normal classroom, building, or disciplinary procedures.
E. Access Review and Removal
- Access is based on role, roster assignment, and instructional need.
- Access may be removed or limited if the tool is misused or used outside assigned instructional responsibility.
- Building administration, Human Resources, or the Technology Department may identify concerns for review.
- The Technology Department may remove or modify access when directed by the appropriate administrator or when needed to address an immediate technical, privacy, or security concern.
- Removal of access does not replace any applicable supervisory, corrective, or disciplinary process.
F. Relationship to Existing District Procedures
- Classroom management is grounded in teaching and reinforcing positive classroom expectations. Lightspeed Classroom supports those efforts but does not replace classroom management, student discipline, student support, or staff conduct procedures.
- Concerns identified through Lightspeed Classroom should be addressed through existing District and building processes.
- Student safety concerns should be escalated according to established crisis response, threat assessment, or student support procedures as appropriate.
G. Operating Principles
- Lightspeed Classroom supports instruction and classroom management.
- Student privacy must be protected.
- Use should be reasonable, proportional, and connected to assigned instructional responsibility.
- The tool should support, not replace, classroom management, student discipline, digital citizenship, and student self-regulation.
- Staff should use the least intrusive action needed and avoid overreliance on monitoring or control features.
- Access may be removed when the tool is misused.
Student Behavior, Digital Monitoring, Classroom Management
Purpose
To establish expectations for the appropriate use of Lightspeed Classroom as an instructional and classroom management tool. Lightspeed Classroom allows staff to view and manage student device activity during assigned instructional periods.
This procedure supports consistent use, protects student privacy, and establishes guardrails for staff access.
A. Definitions
- Lightspeed Classroom. A tool used to support instruction and manage student device activity during assigned instructional periods.
- Misuse. Use that is inconsistent with instructional purpose, student privacy, assigned class rosters, or District expectations.
B. Responsibilities
- Staff Users are responsible for using Lightspeed Classroom in a professional, reasonable, and instructionally appropriate manner.
- Building Administrators are responsible for reviewing concerns related to misuse, student privacy, or staff access.
- Technology Department is responsible for maintaining access, integrations, rostering, troubleshooting, and support documentation.
C. Authorized Use
- Lightspeed Classroom may be used to support instruction, redirect students, manage digital distractions, and maintain an appropriate learning environment.
- Use is limited to assigned class rosters and assigned instructional periods.
- Staff should use the least intrusive classroom management action needed.
- Lightspeed Classroom shall not be used for general surveillance, personal curiosity, or non-instructional monitoring.
- Staff should use Lightspeed Classroom in a manner that supports student responsibility, attention management, and appropriate digital citizenship. When appropriate, staff should pair digital redirection with classroom expectations, student reflection, or other strategies that help students develop self-management skills.
D. Student Privacy and Guardrails
- Staff must respect student privacy when using Lightspeed Classroom.
- Screen visibility should be used only when connected to instruction or classroom supervision.
- Staff may not use the tool to embarrass, shame, target, or publicly display student activity unless instructionally necessary.
- Staff may not monitor students outside of assigned instructional responsibility.
- Student concerns observed through Lightspeed Classroom should be handled through normal classroom, building, or disciplinary procedures.
E. Access Review and Removal
- Access is based on role, roster assignment, and instructional need.
- Access may be removed or limited if the tool is misused or used outside assigned instructional responsibility.
- Building administration, Human Resources, or the Technology Department may identify concerns for review.
- The Technology Department may remove or modify access when directed by the appropriate administrator or when needed to address an immediate technical, privacy, or security concern.
- Removal of access does not replace any applicable supervisory, corrective, or disciplinary process.
F. Relationship to Existing District Procedures
- Classroom management is grounded in teaching and reinforcing positive classroom expectations. Lightspeed Classroom supports those efforts but does not replace classroom management, student discipline, student support, or staff conduct procedures.
- Concerns identified through Lightspeed Classroom should be addressed through existing District and building processes.
- Student safety concerns should be escalated according to established crisis response, threat assessment, or student support procedures as appropriate.
G. Operating Principles
- Lightspeed Classroom supports instruction and classroom management.
- Student privacy must be protected.
- Use should be reasonable, proportional, and connected to assigned instructional responsibility.
- The tool should support, not replace, classroom management, student discipline, digital citizenship, and student self-regulation.
- Staff should use the least intrusive action needed and avoid overreliance on monitoring or control features.
- Access may be removed when the tool is misused.