925 Policy: Website Editing
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all district internet and school websites reflect the mission, policies, standards and expectations of the school district
II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
A. The school district provides and maintains district and school websites for the following purposes:
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Providing current and prospective parents/caregivers and community members with relevant and timely information related to schools and the school district.
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Providing staff with relevant information for their roles via the staff portal portion of the website.
III. PUBLISHING PRIVILEGES
Persons who have been granted website editing privileges must comply with this Policy 925 – Website Editing, and Policies 441 and 524 - Network/Internet Acceptable Use. Failure to comply may result in loss or suspension of editing/authoring privileges and other disciplinary measures.
IV. CONTENT
All documents, content, and links must conform to school district policies and guidelines as well as state and federal law, such as data privacy, copyright and accessibility, and may contain no obscene, objectionable, harassing, defaming, or libelous material. Content must support one or more of the purposes described in Section I of this policy.
V. INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS
Information about students may be published on school district and school websites according to the directory information provisions of Policy 515 – Protections and Privacy of Student Records.
VI. STANDARDS AND CONSISTENCY
The Community Relations team is responsible for developing district and school website standards and communicating those standards to individuals with website editing privileges. Those with website editing privileges must adhere to the established standards. Failure to adhere to the established standards may result in loss of editing/authoring privileges.
Revised: 6/24/25
Revised: 1/19/16
Revised: 7/17/12
Adopted: 3/4/03
Cross References
Policy 441 – Network/Internet Acceptable Use Policy
Policy 515 – Protection and Privacy of Student’s Records
