Laptop Procedures for a Staff Member Transferring to a Teaching Position

• Staff who transfer from a District Department Position to a Teaching Position must turn in their computer equipment to their department before beginning their new position.
• Transitioning staff member will receive a Teacher Laptop at their new campus.

Please email the Help Desk at 251Tech@springbranchisd.com or call 713-251-TECH (8324) with any questions concerning these procedures.

Tech Tip: Lock Your Computer!

LOCK YOUR COMPUTER WHEN YOU STEP AWAY EVEN FOR A MOMENT!

If you walk away from your computer and do not lock it or log off, it poses a security risk to you and your school. Someone can use your computer in an unauthorized way even if you are away for only a few minutes. 

Some examples include:

·       Send email from your account

·       Tamper with or delete attendance or grades

·       Access and download confidential data

The easiest way to prevent unauthorized access to your computer is to lock it when you are away. You will not shut down any programs or close any files you are working on. All you have to do to get back in is enter your password and you can pick up where you left off. 

Hold down the WINDOWS button on your keyboard then press the letter L.

Laptop Procedures for a Teacher Transferring to a New Campus

• Teachers who transfer to a new campus will take the following equipment to their new campus:
  1. Laptop
  2. Laptop Case (bag)
  3. Power Adapter

• Teachers will leave the following equipment in place inside the classroom of their former campus:
  1. Monitor
  2. Monitor Stand
  3. Laptop dock
  4. Keyboard
  5. Mouse
  6. Docking Station Power Adapter
  7. Classroom Based Technology 
   

Please email the Help Desk at 251Tech@springbranchisd.com or call 713-251-TECH (8324) with any questions concerning these procedures.

Laptop Procedures for a Teacher Transferring to a District Department Position

Teachers who transfer to a District Department must turn in their Laptop, before beginning their new position. 

• Returned equipment must include:
  1. Laptop
  2. Laptop Case (bag)
  3. Power Adapter
• Teachers will leave the following equipment in place inside the classroom of their former campus:
  1. Monitor
  2. Monitor Stand
  3. Laptop dock
  4. Keyboard
  5. Mouse
  6. Docking Station Power Adapter
  7. Classroom Based Technology 
• Teachers must turn in their laptop to the Campus Librarian and receive the Librarian’s signoff on the Principal’s check in form. 
• Lost, Stolen or Broken Laptops
  1. Lost – Create a Help Desk Ticket to determine procedure for replacement.
  2. Stolen – Get a SBISD Police Case Number and create a Help Desk Ticket.
  3. Broken – Create a Help Desk Ticket for repair.
• Teachers who transfer to a District Department after the Librarian leaves campus for the summer in June must return their laptop to the Help Desk located in ITV, next to the Guthrie Center. 713-251-8324

Please email the Help Desk @ 251Tech@springbranchisd.com or call 713-251-TECH (8324) with any questions concerning these procedures.

End of Year Procedures - Construction/Renovation Campuses

Construction/Renovation Campuses:

LMS

If your campus is under renovation or new construction, your campus principal will give you instructions for end of school year technology procedures.

Laptop Procedures for Administrators Transferring to a District Department Position

Ex: Campus to Department OR Department to Department 

• Administrators who transfer to a District Department should contact the Help Desk at x8324 to arrange turning in the laptop (unless you want to work out a different solution with the supervisor you are leaving to work with).
• If you want to take your computer with you, your supervisor will have to purchase a new computer for the person taking your place at your former campus. Contact the Help Desk at x8324 to begin this process.
• Returned equipment must include (take this equipment with you if you elect to take your computer with you):
  1. Laptop
  2. Laptop Case (bag)
  3. VGA Adapter
  4. Power Adapter (both pieces, 65 watt)
• Administrators will leave the following equipment in place inside the office of their former campus:
  1. Monitor
  2. Laptop dock
  3. Keyboard
  4. Mouse
  5. Docking Station Power Adapter

Please email the Help Desk @ 251Tech@springbranchisd.com or call 713-251-TECH (8324) with any questions concerning these procedures.

Laptop Procedures for Administrators Transferring to a New Campus

Administrators who transfer to a new campus will take the following equipment to their new campus:

• Laptop
• Laptop Case (bag)
• VGA Adapter
• Power Adapter (both pieces, 65 watt)

Administrators will leave the following equipment in place inside the office of their former campus:

• Monitor
• Laptop dock
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Docking Station Power Adapter

Please email the Help Desk at 251Tech@springbranchisd.com or call 713-251-TECH (8324) with any questions concerning these procedures.

Laptop Procedures for Retiring/Resigning Teachers

Teachers who resign or retire must turn in their Laptop before leaving campus at the End of the School Year.

• Returned equipment must include:
  1. Laptop
  2. Laptop Case (bag)
  3. Power Adapter
• Teachers will leave the following equipment in place inside the classroom of their former campus:
  1. Monitor
  2. Monitor Stand
  3. Laptop dock
  4. Keyboard
  5. Mouse
  6. Docking Station Power Adapter
  7. Classroom Based Technology 
• Teachers must turn in their laptop to the Campus Librarian and receive the Librarian’s signoff on the Principal’s check in form. 
• Lost, Stolen or Broken Laptops:

1. Lost – Create a Help Desk Ticket to determine procedure for replacement.
2. Stolen – Get a SBISD Police Case Number and create a Help Desk Ticket.
3. Broken – Create a Help Desk Ticket for repair.

Teachers who resign/retire after the Librarian leaves campus for the summer in June must return their laptop to the Call Center located in ITV, next to the Guthrie Center. 713-251-8324.

 
Please email the Help Desk at 251Tech@springbranchisd.com or call 713-251-TECH (8324) with any questions concerning these procedures.

End of Year Procedures - Summer School/Program Campuses

Summer School/Program Campuses: 

MHS, SWH, SOM, SOE, RGE, CBE, SBE, TFE, WCE, HBE, KIPP, YES Prep, SSE, WWE, WVE, PSE, NMS, LMS, SWM, SFM

1.   Outgoing teachers assigned to campuses being utilized for Summer School or Summer Programs are urged to take their laptops home with them. If you use your laptop at home, be careful that you do not install any upgrades. This may cause your job-related applications to stop working.  
2.    Leave your keyboard, mouse, docking station and monitor in place.
3.    Leave your phone plugged in.
4.    Networked printers should stay connected and turned on so it can be used during the summer.  
5.    Leave all Classroom Based Technology devices plugged and stored in the charging cabinets. Be sure to lock your charging cabinets.
6.    ActivBoards, ActivPens, Projector Remotes and Keys: 

• Do not disconnect the ActivBoard cables. Please leave all ActivBoard cables in place.
• Place the following items into a baggie:
  • ActivPen
  • Projector Remote
  • Key to the cabinet/closet where your ActivClassroom Equipment will be stored.
  • Key to the charging cabinet for your Classroom Based Technology devices.
• Label the baggie with your name and Room #.
• Check the items in to your principal for checkout by summer school teachers.
  

7.    All other ActivClassroom equipment remains in place, including ActiVotes. These will be used during the summer. 
8.    All classroom based devices remain in the room as devices are assigned to the room, not the teacher.
9.    The computers in the COWs need to be connected and the COW itself should be plugged into a power outlet, even if they will not be used for Summer School. Keys to the COW must be checked in to your Principal.
10.  Your campus principal will contact Custodial Services or the Campus CSE to address any special situation. 

Please email the Help Desk at 251Tech@springbranchisd.com or call 713-251-TECH (8324) with any questions concerning these procedures.