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Osborn Elementary District holds annual public hearing on CIPA compliance
Summary
District technology staff held the required public hearing on Children’s Internet Protection Act compliance, describing dual filters, a review committee for site unblocks/blocks, teacher/principal monitoring tools, and how parents can contact the technology department for questions.
Osborn Elementary District technology staff told the governing board and community that the district is compliant with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), a condition for E‑Rate funding. The presenter said the district uses two layered filters, maintains a committee to review unblock and block requests, and gives principals and teachers visibility into student browsing and assignment‑specific URL access.
Why it matters: CIPA compliance is required for districts that receive federal E‑Rate discounts on internet services. Staff stressed that filtering is curriculum‑driven and that parents may contact the technology department with questions or requests for more information.
Details from the hearing: The presenter said the filters operate both on campus and, for district‑managed devices, at home, and that teacher controls can limit which URLs students may access for assignments. For security reasons staff declined to provide the exact name of the filtering software but said they would share it with parents on request. The presenter also described an internal review process for requests to unblock sites and monitoring practices intended to protect students.
No formal action was required; the public hearing served to document compliance and inform families and was followed by the regular board agenda.
