About the Office

The district Technology Office is responsible for the repairs and maintenance of all of the computer and technology related systems throughout the school district. With over 1000 Chromebooks and computers spread throughout all of the buildings, maintenance and upkeep is the major function of our office.

Final Forms Information

The Newton Falls Exempted Village School district uses a service called Final Forms for all of those forms that get sent home with students from year-to-year and for the registration of students within the district.

You can connect to Final Forms here.

For more information and directions on creating accounts and adding children to your existing account, check out the documents below:

Specific Kindergarten Pre-Registration Final Forms Documentation

Final Forms Online Registration Process for New Students

Final Forms Existing Parents Information

Parent and Student ProgressBook ParentAccess

Parents and students are able to access grades online to monitor progress and check for missing assignments and lesson plans from teachers through ProgressBook ParentAccess. There are two different ways to obtain an account to login to the site.

1.Students are able to login automatically to the ParentAccess site by using their school provided email address. Students do not need to have a separate account for ParentAccess.

2. Parents will need to request a Registration Key from the Technology Office in order to create their ParentAccess account. In order to obtain the security code, you must be registered as a contact with the appropriate school office. You can request a Registration Key from the Technology Office using the Help Desk.

Creating a ParentAccess account to access grades

Go here to put in a Help Desk ticket with the Technology Office to request registration keys.

Complete ProgressBook Parent Access Guide (using the software)

ParentAccess Notifications

Ohio Connectivity Champions

Ohio Connectivity Champions help families ensure internet access, which is foundational to closing the homework gap, increasing job skills, maintaining health and welfare, and increasing digital literacy.

To see the full information about Ohio Connectivity Champions and request Connectivity Champions support, go to this link.

GoGuardian Parent App

Parents are now able to monitor their child's activity on the Internet the same way their teachers, administrations, and the technology department can through the use of the GoGuardian Parent App. GoGuardian is a software program that is implemented by the district to monitor and filter internet activity for students. If a student spends hours upon hours not working on school work and watching YouTube videos, the teacher and school district is aware of this, and now parents can be aware as well. This app runs on Android and Apple phones.

To sign up for this feature, you need to do the following:

1. Download the GoGuardian Parent App from your device's app store

2. To complete to Tech Office GoGuardian Parent Request Form, go to this Google Form. Please make sure you enter the correct email address you will be using to register the app.

3. Once you complete the form, you will receive a confirmation email with the subject GoGuardian Parent App letting you know you can log into the app now. You will not be able to log into the app until you receive this confirmation email.

4. Log into the app!

District Email List for Information

The school district employs four different methods in making announcements to the community and parents:

We have an automated system that will place phone calls to all registered phone numbers with the district, we post information on the district's website, we post information on the district's Facebook page, and we now email the same information out to a districtwide email list.

The districtwide email list is pulled from the emails parents have entered into Final Forms. Please make sure that the email address associated with your Final Forms account is up to date to ensure that you receive the updates.

Student Internet Acceptable Use Policy

Each year, students and parents are furnished with the Student Internet Acceptable Use Policy. This is a board approved policy that outlines the proper usage of computers and the Internet within the school district. If a student violates any conditions within this policy, potential discipline actions may take place. Please be sure to sit down with your child(ren) and review this policy each year in order to ensure their safety on the Internet and proper usage of technology for educational purposes.

Go here to view and print the district's Internet Acceptable Use Policy.

Technology Support for Students and Parents

If any student and/or parent has any questions or concerns about technology used within the classroom or for connecting to educational services supported by the school district, please contact the district’s Technology Office for assistance. When contacting the Technology Office, please provide information on the issue you are having, as well as contact information so that we can get back in touch with you to resolve any issues. The following is our contact information:

Phone: 330-872-0294 extension: 7368

Email: techo@nfschools.org

Chromebook Assignment for Students

Each student (K-12) is assigned a Chromebook and Chromebook charger to be used for schoolwork. They will be assigned at the beginning of the school year or at open house times. These Chromebooks are turned in at the end of the school year for updates and cleaning. Once a Chromebook is assigned to a student, they will have the same Chromebook returned back to them the following school year (unless the Chromebooks are replaced through the district's rotation plan. As budget permits, grades K, 5, 9, will receive new Chromebooks each year). If a Chromebook or charger cords are not returned at the end of the school year, there may be issues with the student receiving another Chromebook the next school year. The Technology Office will make every attempt possible to contact parents to have Chromebooks returned at the end of the school year. Chromebooks cost $300 per unit, $40 per charger cord, and are property of and managed by the school district. If a student is experiencing issues with a Chromebook, please contact the Technology Office for assistance.

Filtered Internet

Under Federal Law, the school district is required to filter the internet to all students. The Technology Office works with our local ITC (NEOMIN) to monitor the activity of use of the Internet through the school network as well as monitoring their activity on our own. If the district did not have this filtering in place, we would not be eligible for any Federal Funding such as eRate, which helps offset the cost of the Internet or Federal Title Funding. We ask that you help us in protecting your children while they are on the Internet. Please review the Student Internet Use Policy and the GoGuardian Parent App Sections for more information.

Student Email

Every Newton Falls student will be assigned a school email address. This email is used for many things including signing into their Chromebooks. They also need these accounts to connect with their teachers and for use with Google Classroom. This email is filtered and students are not able to receive email messages from outside of the @nfschools.org domain (unless there is an educational related site that is used by teachers and/or guidance counselors).

Teacher Sales Tax Exemption

In Ohio, there is legislation providing an exemption from sales tax for teachers when they purchase computer equipment under certain circumstances. Please note hat this exemption only covers computer equipment (hardware). It does not cover separately sold software or computer supplies such as paper, ink, toner, etc.

Sales Tax Law H.B. 215 states:

"Sales of computers, computer monitors, computer keyboards, modems, and other peripheral equipment to an individual who is licensed or certified to teach in a elementary or a secondary school in this state for use by that individual in preparation for teaching elementary or secondary school in this state of ruse by that individual in preparation for teaching elementary or secondary school students."

What you need to give to the vendor:

1. Verification of your teacher license or certification signed and dated by your building principal on school letterhead. In place of this, a copy of your license or certificate is also acceptable

2. Unit Certificate of Exemption (tax exempt form)

To view the tax form, go to Teacher Sales Tax Exemption Form