7540.02 - CORPORATION WEB PAGE

Wa-Nee Community School Corporation

Bylaws & Policies

The School Board authorizes the creation of web sites by employees and students of the School Corporation 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 Corporation, its employees, and students. The content of all pages must be consistent with the School Corporation’s Mission Statement and is subject to prior approval of the Superintendent.

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 Corporation's Objectives as listed in the Corporation’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 Corporation’s Mission Statement, Educational Philosophy, and the Academic Improvement Process.

When the content includes a photograph or information relating to a student, the Corporation will abide by the provisions of Policy 8330 - Student Records.

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.

Pages should reflect an understanding that both internal and external audiences will be viewing the information.

School web sites must be located on Corporation affiliated servers.

The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines defining the standards permissible for web-site use.

The Corporation retains all proprietary rights related to the design of web sites and/or pages that are hosted on the Corporation'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 Corporation's web site.

Adopted 3/02