New Richmond Exempted Village School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

7540.06 - WEB PAGE DEVELOPMENT ACCEPETABLE USE POLICY

The District's web site provides information to the world about school curriculum, instruction, school-authorized activities and other general information relating to our schools and our District's mission. The pages also serve as a link to educational resources on the Internet for students and staff to access. Creators of web pages need to familiarize themselves with and adhere to the following policies and responsibilities. Failure to follow these policies or responsibilities may result in the loss of authorizing privileges or other disciplinary measures.

Subject Matter

All subject matter on Web pages should relate to curriculum, instruction, school-authorized activities, general information that is appropriate and of interest to others, or it should relate to the School District, or the schools within the District. Therefore, staff may not publish personal home pages as part of the District Web Sites or home pages for other individuals or organizations not directly affiliated with the District. Staff or student work may be published only as it relates to a class project, course, or other school-related activity.

Quality
 A.All web page work must be free of spelling and grammatical errors.
 B.Documents may not contain objectionable material or point (link) directly to objectionable material.
 C.Regarding the question of quality or propriety of Web page material, appearance, or content, the judgment of the Superintendent and/or the Superintendent's designee will prevail.

Ownership and Retention

All Web pages on the District's server(s) are property of the school district.

Guidelines for Teacher/Class Page Content

Teacher web pages may include the following elements:

 A.Classroom goals and objectives

 B.Homework assignments

 C.Grading policy
 D.Links to curriculum related web sites
 E.Information about the class as a whole such as special projects, field trips, goals, etc.
 F.Examples of student work (used only with student/parent permission). Reasonable care should be taken to ensure that the content is owned solely by the student. Plagiarism in any form is not permitted.
 G.Personal information related to teaching assignment

 H.Original teaching materials
 I.Link to a possible class page
 J.Date when page was last updated

 K.Name and email of teacher (All e-mail links must be an "@nrschools.org" address.)

 L."Borrowed" material (graphics, etc.) can be posted only with the written (email or otherwise) permission of the author, which should be stated on the page, (This does not include free graphics available on the Internet or in clip art collections.)

Safeguards
 A.Student photographs may be published with parent permission, but never identify photos with the student's name, address, phone number, or other personal information. A student's name and photo shall not appear on the same page.
 B.Documents may not include a student's phone number, address, email address, or names of other family members or friends
 C.Web page documents may not include any information, which indicates the physical location of a student at any given time, other than attendance at a particular school, or participation in activities.

Avoid
 A.Resumes and personal message
 B.Non-job related personal information

 C.Personal opinions about school policy or related controversial issues

Policy Violations
 A.Appropriate disciplinary action will ensue should staff violation of these guidelines occur
 B.It is important to note that criminal and civil penalties may attach to violations in certain circumstances

Disclaimer

The New Richmond Exempted Village School District disclaims any responsibility for violations of this policy. The individual will bear liability for any damage caused as a result of failing to adhere to the policy provisions.

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Date

Technical Change 8/17/09