For this reason, St. Mary’s Academy’s technology program endeavors to provide a wide range of technological tools and experiences that will enable students to become fully prepared to:
It is our belief that in order to develop good technology skills, our students must be given the education and the responsibility to manage their technology tools.
SMA is committed to providing the leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education!
SMA declares unethical and unacceptable behavior as just cause for taking disciplinary action, revoking information network access privileges, and/or initiating legal action for any activity through which an individual:
For more information, contact:
Dong Nguyen, Technology Director
[email protected]
1-504-245-0200 Ext. 117
The mission of the St. Mary’s Academy Library is to support the school’s overall curriculum through the acquisition and organization of educational resources in various print, electronic and media formats.
Monday-Thursday: 7:15AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 7:15AM – 3:30 PM
Students are welcome to check out and return materials any time the library is open. Students must have permission from their classroom teacher to checkout books or work in the library during classroom time.
Students are able to check out the following number of materials, based on grade level:
Check out privileges will be limited or stopped if students do not return materials.
Students may check out materials for one week. Library materials may be renewed for an additional week if no one has requested that item. Students are responsible for returning books that are charged out to them. Please do not have anyone else return your books for you. Fines will be assessed in your name only.
A fine of .25 cents per day will be assessed for all overdue materials. Students are responsible for lost or damaged books. The school may withhold the grades for students who fail to clear financial obligations with the library.
The Library is primarily a place for students and faculties to study and conduct library research. We ask that all students be considerate of each others right to study and conduct research in a clean and quiet library environment. We ask that all SMA students observe the following rules:
We ask that you help us make the library a clean, quiet and comfortable place for studying and conducting research by not bringing food or beverages into the library. Spilled food & drinks will damage library materials and library furnishings, and may attract insects that damage library materials. There is a smoke-free policy at SMA and this policy is also enforced in the library . Students need the library to be a quiet place to study and do research; therefore, cell phones and other noisy devices must be turned off and not used while in the library.
Students and faculty who have lost or damaged a book should report this to the library staff immediately. You will be responsible for overdue fines and replacement cost associated with lost/damaged item(s). Once staff is notified we will suspend fines and you will only be responsible for over due fines as per the date of notification. If the book is out of print, additional expenses such as search fees will be applied to your bill.
Anyone caught stealing and /or mutilating library materials will be subject to the following: The incident will be reported to Sr. Jennie Jones Principal SSF.
Computers are available on a first come basis. Out of fairness to other students we will only provide five minutes, for students to leave their workstation unattended to return. Once a student leaves a computer for a maximum of five minutes all information and/or browsers will be closed. Students are not allowed to load software or their personal files into computer hard drive. All files other than those authorized will be erased. Students are not allowed to alter the computer desktop or any of the files on the computer: this includes messages, screen saver alterations, or any other manipulation of the Windows environment. Patrons are not allowed to make changes to the configurations of software & hardware. Failure to observe these rules may result in a loss of library privileges.
Library orientations will be provided for new students and faculty. Workshop or assistance with library databases and evaluation of web resources are available upon request by faculty and students.
The Internet is largely an unregulated medium that provides a wide variety of electronic information resources, ranging from educational, scholarly and recreational to offensive, to illegal, controversial information. The information obtained from the Internet may not be authoritative, accurate, current or un-biased, therefore patrons are solely responsible for the access and use of information obtained on the World Wide Web. The library neither endorses nor can be held responsible for patron use of such information. The library staff expects all patrons to use their Internet privileges responsibly, ethically and consistent with the purpose for which the workstations are provided for. Below outlines for Internet use and regulations regarding conduct and privileges.
Patrons cannot use Internet access for the following:
For more information contact Michelle Ochillo, School Librarian at [email protected]