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7540.02 - DISTRICT WEB SITE
The Board of Education authorizes the creation of a web site of the School District to be published on the World Wide Web. The web site 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
and is subject to prior approval of the Superintendent or designee. All District sponsored clubs and activities and athletic programs shall be included under this web site. All District support organizations have the option to include their information under this web site.The purpose of
such web sites 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 suitable for and 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 provide an avenue to communicate with the community. |
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 Student Records Policy.
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 commercial purposes
, advertising, political lobbying, or to provide financial gains for any individual.The Superintendent shall prepare whatever administrative guidelines are necessary to ensure effective implementation of the District web site policy.
The site should reflect an understanding that both internal and external audiences will be viewing the information.
School web site must be located on District-affiliated servers.
The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines defining the standards permissible for web-site use.
The District retains all proprietary rights related to the design of web sites and/or pages that are hosted on the District's servers, absent written agreement to the contrary.
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 District.
Prior written parental permission is necessary for a student to be identified by name on the District's website.
Adopted 10/11/99
Revised 12/11/03