Technology Standards for School Administrators
VI. Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Educational leaders understand the social, legal, and ethical issues
related to technology and model responsible decision-making related to
these issues.
Performance Indicators
Educational leaders:
- ensure equity of access to technology resources that enable and empower
all learners and educators.
- identify, communicate, model, and enforce social, legal, and ethical
practices to promote responsible use of technology.
- promote and enforce privacy, security, and online safety related to
the use of technology.
- promote and enforce environmentally safe and healthy practices in
the use of technology.
- participate in the development of policies that clearly enforce copyright
law and assign ownership of intellectual property developed with district
resources.
Role-Specific Technology Leadership Tasks:
Superintendent
Superintendents who effectively lead integration of technology typically
perform the following tasks:
- ensure that every student in the district engages in technology-rich
learning experiences.
- recommend policies and procedures that protect the security and integrity
of the district infrastructure and the data resident on it.
- develop policies and procedures that protect the rights and confidentiality
of students and staff.
District Program Director
District program directors who effectively lead integration of technology
typically perform the following tasks:
- involve program participants, clients, and staff in dealing with issues
related to equity of access and equity of technology-rich opportunities.
- educate program personnel about technology-related health, safety,
legal, and ethical issues, and hold them accountable for decisions and
behaviors related to those issues.
- inform district and campus leadership of program-specific issues related
to privacy, confidentiality, and reporting of information that might
impact technology system and policy requirements.
Principal
Principals who effectively lead integration of technology typically
perform the following tasks:
- secure and allocate technology resources to enable teachers to better
meet the needs of all learners on campus.
- adhere to and enforce among staff and students the district's acceptable
use policy and other policies and procedures related to security, copyright,
and technology use.
- participate in the development of facility plans that support and
focus on health and environmentally safe practices related to the use
of technology.
These standards are the property of the TSSA
Collaborative and may not be altered without written permission.
The following notice must accompany reproduction of these standards: “This
material was originally produced as a project of the Technology Standards
for School Administrators Collaborative.”
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