Free tools for public libraries and schools that must meet the Children's Internet Protection Act to keep their E-Rate support. Write the policy, check your records and see where you stand.
The records that show CIPA compliance for one funding year, with where to find each one and how long to keep it. Use it before a USAC review, when you file the Form 486 and before a board meeting.
An editable policy that covers every element CIPA requires, with a schools section, an optional adult access section for libraries and an adoption record for your public meeting.
Answer nine short questions about your filter, policy, public meeting, records and CIPA form. You get a gap list with next steps and a page to print for your E-Rate file.
Our study of where over-blocking comes from, with what it means for a filtering policy. Free to read, cite and reuse.
These resources are general information for school and library staff, not legal advice. For the background, read What is CIPA?, CIPA audit: what USAC asks for and the CIPA and E-Rate glossary.
Set one DNS address on your router and every device on the network is filtered: the CIPA categories blocked, a staff PIN for adult research, and reports for your records. Nothing to install.
