| School Board of Alachua County |
| Bylaws & Policies |
7540.02 - DISTRICT WEB PAGE
The Board authorizes the creation of web sites by schools and departments of the School District to be published on the World Wide Web. All District/school web sites must be located on Board-approved servers. The creation of web sites must be done under the supervision of the Superintendent. These web sites must reflect the professional image of the District, its employees, and students. The content of all pages must be consistent with the Board's mission statement and is subject to prior approval of the Superintendent.
The Board also authorizes the creation of individual web sites by employees for purposes related to the District's academic programs and other school activities. Individual web sites must be located on Board-approved servers and are subject to Board policies.
The purpose of such web sites is to educate, inform, and communicate. The following criteria should be used to guide the development of all such web sites:
| A. | Educate | |
| Content provided in the web site should be suitable for and usable by students, teachers, and the community to support the curriculum and the Board's objectives. | ||
| B. | Inform | |
| Content may inform the community about the school, teachers, students, or departments, including information about curriculum, events, class projects, student activities, and departmental policies. | ||
| C. | Communicate | |
| Content may communicate information about the plans, policies, and operations of the District to members of the public and other persons who may be affected by District matters. |
The information contained on the web site should reflect and support the Board's mission statement, educational philosophy, and the school improvement process. Pages should reflect an understanding that both internal and external audiences will be viewing the information.
When the content includes a photograph or information relating to a student, the Board will abide by the provisions of Policy 8330 - Student Records. Students who want their class work to be displayed on the Board's web site must have written parent permission and expressly license its display without cost to the Board.
All links included on the pages must also meet the above criteria and comply with State and Federal law (e.g. copyright laws, Children's Internet Protection Act).
Under no circumstances is a web site to be used for political or commercial purposes. Therefore, no web pages contained on the District-approved servers may:
| A. | include statements or other items that support or oppose a candidate for public office, or the investigation, prosecution or recall of a public official or employee; | |
| B. | support or oppose passage of a tax levy or bond issue; | |
| However, the Board may adopt a resolution at a public meeting to declare that a statement supporting a tax referendum that is proposed by the District serves a public purpose. Such statement may then be posted on the District's web site or on any web pages linked to the District web site. | ||
| C. | link to a web site of another organization if the other web site includes such a message; | |
| D. | communicate information that supports or opposes any labor organization or any action by, on behalf of, or against any labor organizations; or | |
| E. | include advertising or provide financial gains for any individual. | |
| However, in order to promote the recruitment and retention of teachers and other employees, the District web site may feature paid commercial advertisements for special offers and discounts that are available to all District employees. The Superintendent will establish guidelines for such advertisements. |
The Board retains all proprietary rights related to the design of web sites and/or pages that are hosted on the Board-approved servers, absent written agreement to the contrary.
The Superintendent shall prepare procedures defining the standards permissible for web-site use.
F.S. 104.31(1)(a), 110.233(2), 110.233(4), 112.313(6), 1001.32(2), 1001.42
H.R. 4577
P.L. 106-554, Children's Internet Protection Act of 2000
People Against Tax Revenue Mismanagement v. County of Leon, 583 So. 2d
1373 (Fla. 1991); Commission on Ethics: In Re: Patty Lynch, Case No.
2068EC (1994)