Re: equipment loan policies and teachers

[Cheryl Sturgeon <csturgeo@OHIO.NET>]

And now about damage -
How do you assess a teacher for damages to equipment.  Unless they admit
that it was run over or dropped in the lake how can you hold them
responsible.  We have a Olympus digital camera that will not turn on.  I was
tghe last one to use it.  I did not cause the problem through any
mistreatment it just malfunctions.  The on/off button won't work any more.
We had a problem when it was new and it was fixed by manufacturer.  Now they
say it is our problem and it will be $156 to fix (send at our expense to
Long Beach, CA)  Admin. and tech dept say forget it, we can get a new one
for not much more.  It bugs me however to just let this thing that was
originally $600 become trash.  So I guess I have two points here:
How do you assign responsibility for damage?
AND has anyone else had problems with an Olympus DL-600 digital camera.
We had 4 in the district and I think 2 are still operating.

Cheryl A. Sturgeon
Elem. Library/Media Spec.
Highland Local Schools (OH)
csturgeo@ohio.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "beverly straneva" <bstraneva@SAU29.K12.NH.US>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: equipment loan policies and teachers


> Does anyone have a policy about staff borrowing equipment?
>
> While we really want to encourage staff to use the digital cameras, video
> cameras, laptops, and so on, we have lost pieces of them. We do need to
> tighten up on checking the equipment as soon as it is returned, I know,
but
> do you require staff to sign an agreement that they are responsible and
> agree to return it in the same condition, etc?
>
> Do you lend equipment to students? do you require them to sign anything?
>
> Thanks,
> Bev Straneva, Media Specialist
> bstraneva@sau29.k12.nh.us
> Center for Instructional Resources, Technology and Training
> Keene School District
> Keene, New Hampshire
>
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