NPS Student Gmail Activation

From the NPS IT Department

Dear Families,

Students in grades 3-12 have already been issued login information to various Newton Public Schools tools for online learning. This includes the Google Suite of Tools (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, etc). In an effort to increase communication between students and teachers including the sharing of learning resources we are turning on Gmail for students beginning on Monday, April 6. We hope to have this implementation completed in the morning on Monday, though it may take until Tuesday to fully implement. Here are some additional details about this rollout:

  • Student Gmail will be INTERNAL ONLY meaning emails can only be sent to and from recipients within the Newton Public Schools Domain (newton.k12.ma.us). Students will be able to email each other, to email faculty and staff, and to receive email from faculty and staff. Restricting email in this way helps ensure a more secure environment for students.
  • NPS does maintain an archive of all documents and email generated by students. This is to ensure safe and secure use of these services.
  • Every year students are provided with instruction on the acceptable use of technology in a school environment as well as on how to be a good digital citizen. All students are expected to abide by the district’s Students’ Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, including the Acceptable Use Policy, Acceptable Use Guidelines and the Rules of Behavior and Discipline of Students.
  • Student GSuite accounts are subject to Google for Education Privacy Policies and Google’s online use policies.

It is also important that parents play an active role in monitoring student online behaviors and email use, and provide guidance on the proper use of online tools. Below are some resources you can use with your child in teaching them about acceptable use of online tools:

Please see Gmail Login Instructions for two methods students can use to access their account. For technical assistance with logging into your child’s account, please email us at familytechsupport@newton.k12.ma.us.

Thank you.

Steven Rattendi
Director of Information Technology and Library Services