District Content Filtering - Level 1 (1-200 Devices)

The amount of devices that is used for determining your participation level is obtained from the annual e-rate application submitted by the district.

Must participate in 650.845.70

Planning with district and content filtering team/WAN team as part of implementation/planning process.

Attend any announced content filtering workshops/meetings.

If authorized override is used in district, must determine district procedures for distributing and keeping override ids secure (Optional).

If district chooses to maintain own customized filtering library, a designated administrator is named, trained, and is overall responsible for maintenance of filtering on a daily basis.

Must submit required legal documentation to RIC (AUP, signed Superintendent Content Filtering Policy document, BOE resolution, authorized override option document, and IP ranges to filter in district).

Report problems/issues to the WNYRIC to maintain quality service.

Designate a Content Filtering Administrator for communications between the WNYRIC and the school district. Any change in contact person should be provided to the WNYRIC.

Review weekly reports.

The WNYRIC utilizes cost effective best practices determined by research that allows our experienced and trained technical staff to perform robust testing and support of the WNYRIC network in the areas of security, infrastructure, energy management, virtualization strategies, disaster recovery and business continuity. Therefore, we are able to be a district advocate for vendor contract issues and aggressively negotiate contract pricing and performance terms.   Staff follow best practices in order to provide necessary security as it relates to the most recent student, teacher and principal data security and privacy regulations.

Service Desk can be reached Monday –Friday from 7:00 a.m. –  4:30 p.m. by calling (716) 821-7171, 1-800-872-0780 or by e-mail at servicedesk @e1b.org.  A representative will be available from 4:30 p.m. through 11:00 p.m to assist you with calls regarding emergency situations. During all other hours and holidays, a caller will receive important information regarding coverage.