The Technology Department asseses fines for student devices that are damaged, lost or stolen.  Devices should be handled with care while in possesion of students as per the Martinez Unified School District Mobile Devices Policy. Devices exhibiting normal wear and tear are not subject to a fine for damage.

Mobile Devices Policy (Martinez Unified School District Annual Notice)
…Users are expected to treat these devices with extreme care and caution. Users shall report any loss, damage, or malfunction to school staff immediately. Users will be financially accountable for any damage resulting from loss, negligence or misuse

If a fine is assesed on returned equipment, parents will be notified via email from the technology ticketing system IncidentIQ.  It will provide a link that can be used to view the fine assesed and a link for payment.

To file an appeal to a fine that was asseses parents are welcome to email technology@martinez.k12.ca.us.  Please provide your students’ name, school and any additional information that we should consider as part of our review.  We will get back to you as soon as possible if there are further questions or if a determination is made on your appeal.

Insurance can be purchased for each checked out student device with our partner School Device Coverage.  You can navigate to our School Device Coverage page for more information

Fines that are assed for damaged devices can be paid using mySchoolBucks.  For information on accessing mySchoolBucks and creating an account, please see our mySchoolBucks Page for more information.