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7540.02 - DISTRICT WEB PAGE
The Board of Education authorizes the creation of web sites by employees and students of the School District to be published on the World Wide Web. The creation of web sites by students must be done under the supervision of a professional staff member. 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 School District's Mission Statement.
The purpose of the web site is to educate, inform, and communicate. The following criteria should be used to guide the development of such web sites:
| A. | Educate | |
| Content provided in the web site should be usable by students and teachers to support the curriculum and School District Objectives as listed in the District's Strategic Plan. | ||
| 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 District's Mission Statement, Educational Philosophy, and the School Improvement Process.
When the content includes a photograph or information relating to a student, the District will abide by the provisions of Policy 8330 - Student Records.
All links included on the pages must also meet the above criteria.
Under no circumstances is a web site to be used for commercial purposes or to provide financial gains for any individual. Included in this prohibition is the fact no web pages contained on the District’s web site may: (1) include statements or other items that support or oppose a candidate for public office, the investigation, prosecution or recall of a public official, or passage of a tax levy or bond issue; (2) link to a web site of another organization if the other web site includes such a message; or (3) communicate information that supports or opposes any labor organization or any action by, on behalf of, or against any labor organization.
Pages should reflect an understanding that both internal and external audiences will be viewing the information.
School web sites must be located on District-affiliated servers.
The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines defining the standards permissible for web-site use.
R.C. 9.03
O.A.G. Opinion No. 2002-01
Adopted 4/17/00
Revised 8/11/03