Baxter Digital Citizenship Expectations

Transportation

Student Parking

Students arriving by private vehicle or driving themselves must complete the required student driver registration form and be prepared to pay a monthly parking fee for use of the student parking lot located at: 3 Somerset Street, Portland ME - next store to the Verizon Wireless retail location. Student Pick-Up and Drop-Off by Private Vehicle Policy

To ensure student safety and to promote smooth transportation flow around BaxterAcademy, as required by the City of Portland, all parents and students must adhere to the rules for student drop-off and pick-up by private vehicle at 185 Lancaster Street. Please sign the form located in the intake packet to attest that you have read, understand, and will abide by our policy.Amap of pick-up locations is appended to this document.

Carpool arrangements are encouraged and can be made by students or parents on their own time. Interested parties should complete the linked Google Form. Once the form has been filled, you will be granted access to a contact database of other interested parties and can make arrangements from there.

Please, for the safety of our students, DO NOT pass buses with stop signs out and lights flashing. Not only is this a danger to students, it is against state law. Violations of this and other traffic safety laws will be reported to the Portland Police Department.

MORNING DROP OFF AFTERNOON DROP OFF

Students being dropped off at BaxterAcademy are required to exit the vehicle on the curb side and enter the building as quickly as possible. If a bus approaches the bus loading zone on Elm Street, parents must make way for the bus to pull over and offload students. Students who are walking, bicycling, or using public transportation will be dismissed first. Students who take Baxter’s school buses will not be dismissed from classes until 2:30 pm or until the buses arrive. Cars queuing on Elm Street to pick up students will be required to arrive at 2:40 p.m, per the City of Portland.

BaxterAcademy staff will enforce these rules on a daily basis. Pick-Up & Drop-Off Map

Lancaster St

8 spaces available for drop off. This is the front of the school. Please be aware of school bus loading and unloading at this location.

Elm St

Drop off prior to 8:15 a.m. only. Please be aware of public bus loading at this location.

Kennebec St

This is located at the back of the school and should be used for monitored exits only.

185 Lancaster St. Portland, Maine 04101 207-699-5500

School Buses

BaxterAcademy provides three chartered school buses for students commuting from more than sixty towns. The most current scheduling can be found on our website under Transportation.

Public Transportation

DiriGo TouchPassApp for Public Bus Transit Portland Metro, Metro Breez, South Portland Bus Service, and BSOOB Transit (Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach) are all under the same payment structure via the DiriGo TouchPass app. Students download the app and set up a username and password. Then, they will notify the school of their username and we will switch their account to be paid for by Baxter.Aregistration form can be found on our website under Transportation.

BSOOB Transit If you are a student living in Biddeford, Saco, Scarborough, Old Orchard Beach, or South Portland, you qualify for DiriGo Touchpass at no cost to you. There are quarterly passes available for those who ride the bus every day and punch passes for those who may be more infrequent riders.

South Portland Bus If you are a student living in South Portland, you qualify for DiriGo Touchpass at no cost to you. Students receive this pass on a monthly basis. Those who lose this pass must pay the cost of a full replacement.

Greater Portland Metro If you are a student living in Brunswick, Falmouth, Freeport, Portland, Westbrook, orYarmouth you qualify for DiriGo Touchpassat at no cost to you. Physical pass cards are also available for students who don’t wish to use the app.

Lakes Region Explorer If you are a student living in or around the following areas, you qualify for a Lakes Region Explorer transportation pass at no cost to you: Bridgton, Naples, South Casco, Raymond, and North Windham.

Casco Bay Ferry If you are a student commuting from Peak’s Island or another island in the Casco Bay, you qualify for a Casco Bay Ferry pass at no cost to you. Please contact the Operations Manager for a Casco Bay Ferry pass application.

Skateboarding/Bikes Bicycles, longboards, skateboards, and scooters must not be used inside and may not be used during school hours including at lunch. Bicycles should be locked up at the bike racks provided on Lancaster St. Boards must be stored inside the school coat room. Students using bicycles, longboards, skateboards, or scooters to travel to and from school must abide by all state and municipal law. Students may not use skateboards on sidewalks, must yield right of way to pedestrians, and must always demonstrate courteous behavior. Students who fail to comply with this policy may face disciplinary action including the confiscation of their skateboards etc.

185 Lancaster St. Portland, Maine 04101 207-699-5500

Baxter Digital Citizenship Expectations

Digital Copy

Baxter is a pioneer in digital platforms and we take pride in our leadership as a community to support safe, generative, productive use of digital technology and information literacy. In the larger context,Americans have the rights to freedom of expression; however, our school community also has a legal and ethical responsibility to uphold safety, forward academic progress, and even kindness. BaxterAcademy provides students with wireless and wired internet access in addition to Lenovo laptops with Microsoft Windows, Office 365, andAdobe Creative Cloud. This technology is available to students from September 2022 through June 2023. Please carefully read the digital citizenship expectations. Unacceptable use of technology may result in a revocation or suspension of privileges. There are 7 components of our digital citizenship expectations:

1. Professionalism

Students must understand professionalism in their academic lives as distinctly different from their social lives.

Students should maintain professionalism during class time. The Baxter Netiquette guide was created for Zoom classes, but its spirit holds true with other platforms. Stay on topic in the chat, only use reaction tools when appropriate and avoid virtual backgrounds that may distract other students. Professionalism is revealed in our written and spoken language patterns, tone, habits of work, and engagement with materials. Students should use appropriate digital communications, including email and other relevant platforms, to converse professionally. Remote learning requires a distinct level of generosity. Students should ask: How are we contributing to this community and making it better? When we turn our cameras off, we are attending to our own needs; when we turn our cameras on, we are helping to build our community.

Students will respect work tools. Students are fully responsible for the care of school issued devices and their personal devices. Students will use Baxter network and school related platforms, students will only access sites that are relevant to their educational experience.

2. Safety/Identity Protection

Students must protect their credentials to protect their identity. Students must respect the privacy of all community members.

Students should never share their school-provided or personal credentials online or in-person except with their parents or guardian or under the direction of their teachers if necessary. Baxter faculty and staff will never ask for a student’s credentials. If access to a school-provided account is necessary by staff, the student’s password will be changed and a new one provided.

Students have a right to privacy and to maintain the security of personal information in the digital community. This process begins by individuals controlling what personal information they share through the local network and Internet.

185 Lancaster St. Portland, Maine 04101 207-699-5500