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Blaine School District

Cell Phone Usage Agreement

Your signature below verifies that you have read and understand the Cell Phone Policy and guidelines, procedures and responsibilities outlined below and agree to comply with them.
Guidelines:

1. Cell phone users are responsible for following Board policy and carrying out administrative procedures.
2. All users issued a School District Cell phone must sign a District cell phone user agreement.
3. Use of School District cell phones is for School District business only.
4. The District will not reimburse personal cell phone bills for District-related business calls, except for extraordinary or emergency circumstances. Extraordinary or emergency circumstances should be rare, and under no circumstances routine and systematic.
5. Phone users will be held responsible for payment of on-work related calls.
6. Only cell phones and services outlined in the District cell phone contract(s) will be permitted.
7. Cell phone users shall not “loan” or otherwise make available their cell phone to non-District personnel.
8. Cell phone users are responsible for all calls on their respective phones.
9. Cell phones should not be used when a School District land line is available nearby, except when 2-way functionality is more efficient, effective and cost neutral.

Review Procedures

1. Cell phone users
1. The user must review their monthly invoice to ensure that all calls were initiated and placed for School District business.
2. The user will sign the monthly statement to acknowledge compliance with the District’s cell phone policy.
3. Invoices must be maintained in the Department files/school files.

User Responsibilities

1. Improper use of the cell phone can be considered misappropriation of School District funds which may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
2. A cell phone user must surrender the cell phone upon termination of employment (i.e., retirement or voluntary/involuntary termination) or upon re-assignment to another school/department. At this point, no further use of the cell phone is authorized.

Cell Phone User:  ___________________________________________            Date:  ____________
(signature)
Principal/Administrator:  _____________________________________            Date:  ____________
(signature)

Default Account Line:         ________      ________      _______            ______            ______
                            Loc               Dept.               Fund              Func.               Obj.
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Office of  Information & Technology Staff  Only
Date received in Telecom Office:  ________            Initials:  ________
Phone Number Assigned to Above Mentioned Employee:  __________________________________