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Auction (spring) An adults only evening with great food, great company and great items to bid on. Usually held
every other year.
Community Cleanup Day (spring) Each Spring Touchstone families and neighbors clean up the trash that has
accumulated over the winter along the roads in our neighborhood.
Grandparents/Friends Day (spring) An Open House event for sharing the Touchstone experience with
Grandparents and Friends. Usually held every other year.
Toy Guidelines
Often children want to bring dolls, toys, or electronic games/devices to school. While we want to encourage
the sharing of objects of educational value in the classroom, children are asked to keep all toys and electronics
at home unless the teacher has requested items for a particular day of sharing. Exceptions will be made for
young children in need of special comfort objects.
Student Phone Use
Students with cell phones must keep them off and put away; any emergency calls must be made through the
office.
Computer/Internet Acceptable Use by Students
Students using computers at Touchstone Community School will follow the same Guiding Principles that govern
all other aspects of behavior within the Touchstone Community:
Our community is based on mutual respect. (We respect each other’s property and the school’s property.)
We believe students learn from each other and have a responsibility to help others learn and develop. (We
help each other take care of learning tools such as computers.)
We expect social, emotional, and academic progress and development from all members of our
community. (We have a responsibility to use computers at school only to enhance learning.)
Students are allowed to use the school’s computers, or their own computers while they are on the school’s
premises, only when directed to do so by a Touchstone staff member. Similarly, students will use programs
(software) and network connections only as directed by Touchstone staff. Students are not allowed to access
files and documents that they have not created themselves or been given direct permission to view by the
creator of the file or document.
If a student finds a computer left on and it is obvious no one is about to return to work on that computer it does
not mean the student can use the machine or read what is on the screen. This would be the same as reading
a personal letter addressed to someone else or using someone else’s property without their permission. The
student should report this to a Touchstone staff member.
Students will not attempt to go around any security measure installed on a computer. Attempting to guess
passwords or change security settings are examples of unacceptable behaviors.
Frivolous or improper use of computer resources is prohibited. This includes playing games during the school
day and going to any Web site without an adult’s permission.
Students cannot use the Touchstone computers for selling or advertising. They are to be used only for teacher-
approved activities.
When students choose to incorporate information that they find on the Internet, CD-ROM’s, or other computer
files, into their work, such as research papers and reports, they must give proper credit to the authors and
owners of any information they use. Using the work of others without giving proper credit is plagiarism.
Touchstone Community School computers are the property of the school and teachers and administrators may
view files and documents on any school computer. Students should be aware that files and documents might
also be viewed by adults when they are doing repairs or maintenance to a computer.