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Welcome Parents Of Aurora Central

November 2024 �Parent Coffee

Agenda

• Introduction of APS Board Member - Danielle Tomwing
• Introducción de la Miembra de la Junta de APS - Danielle Tomwing

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• Internet Safety - Chad Gilbert
• Seguridad en Internet - Chad Gilbert

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• Safety & Security - SRO. Cardenas & James Laing
• Seguridad y Protección - SRO. Cárdenas y James Laing

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• Announcements
• Anuncios

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APS Board Member

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Danielle Tomwing

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Cybersecurity & Internet Safety for Parents & Guardians

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Chad Gilbert

Site IT Technician

cgilbert@aurorak12.org

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The percentage of 3-18 year olds who have access to the internet at home according to a 2022 poll conducted by the Pew Institute.

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How is APS protecting your students?

With state-of-the-art systems designed with your students’ safety and security in mind.

• Firewall filtering
• Blocking access to material that is deemed adult content or violent in nature, in addition to social media apps that are deemed disruptive like TikTok and Facebook.
• Google Workspace
• Restricts the ability for elementary and middle school aged children to send or receive email from outside the aurorak12.org domain.

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How is APS protecting your students?

With state-of-the-art systems designed with your students’ safety and security in mind.

• ManagedMethods
• Works within the Google Workspace to block malware downloads and alert to adult or violent images being saved on student Google Drives or being sent or delivered via their aurorak12.org email addresses.
• GoGuardian
• Classroom level monitoring. Teachers/staff are able to view and manage their students’ APS Chromebooks to ensure students are staying on track in class.

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How is APS protecting your students?

With state-of-the-art systems designed with your students’ safety and security in mind.

• Linewize - Managed in partnership with APS IT, Security, and Mental Health
• Keystroke monitor for all APS student devices. Monitors for keywords related to suicide, bullying, sexual content, violence, drugs and alcohol, then uses AI to determine risk and alerts Admin and/or Security based on risk level. High-risk situations, including imminent self-harm and/or violence triggers an immediate call to Aurora Police Department, APS Security, and site Administration.

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Social Media Use & Children

Parental controls should be utilized in all cases of children under the age of 18 using social media

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Have parental controls available:

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TikTok

Instagram

Facebook

Snapchat

X (formerly Twitter)

Reddit

YouTube

WhatsApp

Do NOT have parental controls and should be avoided all together:

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Teaching Boundaries and Safety

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If you’re struggling with the concept of parental controls, try thinking of it this way:

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You probably wouldn’t let your child traipse around the city on their own, talking to strangers; however, allowing them to roam around the internet unsupervised is equally risky. Monitoring their behavior online is the same as keeping an eye on them offline.

A hub created for APS parents that includes articles, videos, courses, and more to help keep our students safe.

APS Online Safety Hub

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APS Online Safety Hub

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Cybersecurity in APS - Parents/Guardians - Full slideshow

Qustodio - Free parental control app

How to Stay Safe Online - Internet safety tips & course

Internet Safety for High School Students - 5 Tips

Common Sense Education - A lot of in-depth resources

Questions?

cgilbert@aurorak12.org

Links to more resources:

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SAFETY & SUPPORT

Seguridad y Apoyo

ACHS School Safety & Support

• 6 Campus Monitor - Throughout the building located in areas of the building at all times. Keep area safe and keep students in class.

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• 4 Deans of Culture - Throughout the building and are working with individual students, group of students, or entire grade levels of students to promote making good choice and behaving in and out of classes.

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• 2 Attendance Liaison & Family Liaison - In the building to communicate with parents.

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• Infinite Campus (Parent Portal) - Track students attendance and communicate to parents.

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• 2 School Resource Officers (S.R.O’s) APD who are attached to school

School Safety & Support

• During Lunch - 9th & 10th grade students stay in the cafeteria to eat. Students know when lunch is over and know when they must return back to class.

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• After lunch, and throughout the day, we have (2) golf carts that we use to drive around the neighborhood to encourage students to come to school.

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• During passing Periods - All staff members/adults are in the hallways encouraging students to get to class on time.

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• Once Class has begun, Campus Monitors sweep the hallways to ensure students are in class.

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• Nome Park during school hours off limit.

Off Campus

• Students need to stay on campus during school day.

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• Students can receive a Ticket from SRO’s if they are found on the Church property. School consequences can be given if found at Nome Park.

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Nome Park

Burns Church

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Response

Protocol

Announcements/Anuncios

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• Thanksgiving Break - November 27-29
• Vacaiones de Acción de Gracias - 27 al 29 de Noviembre

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• Parent-Teacher Conferences: December 5, from 4p - 6:30p
• Conferencias de Padres y Maestros - 5 de Diciembre, de 4p - 6:30p

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• ACHS Holiday Dinner - December 19, from 5:30p - 7p
• Cena Navideña de ACHS - 19 de Diciembre, de 5:30p - 7:00p

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• Second Quarter Grades will be available on Parent Portal - Starting December 23
• Calificaciones del segundo trimestre disponibles en Portal de Padres - Partir del 23 de Diciembre

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• Winter Break - December 20, 2024 - January 7, 2025
• Vacaciones de Invierno - 20 de Diciembre, 2024 - 7 de Enero, 2025

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Announcements Cont./Anuncios Cont.

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• Access Testing - January 13 - 17. 2025
• Pruebas de Acceso - del 13 al 17 de Enero, 2025

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• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 20, 2025
• Día de Martin Luther King Jr. - 20 de Enero, 2025

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• Parent Coffee (Concurrent Enrollment) - January 22, 2025, from 9a - 10a
• Café para Padres (Inscripción Concurrente) - 22 de Enero, 2025, de 9a - 10a

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Food Clinic

Questions?

¿Preguntas?

Thank you for coming!

¡Gracias por venir!