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7540.02 - CENTER WEB PAGE
The Governing Board authorizes the staff members to create web pages/sites that will be hosted on the Board's servers and published on the Internet. The web pages/sites must reflect the professional image of the Center, its employees, and students. The content of all pages must be consistent with the Board's Mission Statement and staff-created web pages/sites are subject to prior review and approval of the Superintendent or designee.
The purpose of web pages/sites hosted on the Board's servers is to educate, inform, and communicate. The following criteria shall be used to guide the development of such web pages/sites:
| A. | Educate | |
| Content should be suitable for and usable by students and teachers to support the curriculum and the Board's objectives as listed in the Board's Strategic Plan. | ||
| B. | Inform | |
| Content may inform the community about the Center, 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 Center to members of the public and other persons who may be affected by Center matters. |
The information contained on the Board's web site should reflect and support the Board's Mission Statement, Educational Philosophy, and the Strategic Plan.
When the content includes a photograph or information relating to a student, the Board will abide by the provisions of Policy 8330 - Student Records.
All links included on web pages must also meet the above criteria and comply with State and Federal law (e.g. copyright laws, Children's Internet Protection Act, ADA).
Under no circumstances is a web site to be used for commercial purposes, advertising, political lobbying, or to provide financial gains for any individual. Included in this prohibition is the fact no web pages contained on the Center’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. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the Board from linking on the Center's web site to recognized news/media outlets (e.g., local newspapers' web sites, local television stations' web sites).
Staff members are prohibited from requiring students to go to the staff member's personal web pages/sites (including, but not limited to, their Facebook or MySpace pages) to check grades, obtain class assignments and/or class-related materials, and/or to turn in assignments.
Pages should reflect an understanding that both internal and external audiences will be viewing the information.
Center web sites must be located on Board-affiliated servers.
The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines defining the rules and standards applicable to the use of the Board's web site and the creation of web pages/sites by staff.
The Board retains all proprietary rights related to the design of web sites and/or pages that are hosted on the Board'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 Board.
Prior written parental permission is necessary for a student to be identified by name on the Board's web site.
R.C. 9.03
O.A.G. Opinion No. 2002-01
Revised 6/9/09