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Several people asked me to post a hit of responses to my request for any examples 
or information regarding web
page policies.  By web page policy I am referring to a school district's policy 
regarding rules and guidelines
for the creation of the district's website and individual school's web pages at 
that site.  The responses
were:

1.  Our school is already out, so don't have access to my school e-mail right now, 
but our county has an
Internet policy for students and also a web page policy.  If you go to our home 
page and contact webmaster,
Chuck Wunderlin, I'm sure he would e-mail you a copy.
        www.brevard.k12.fl.us

Our state information network also has some of this info.http://www.firn.edu

2.  You can refer to the TSC web page policy at
http://is099.tsc.k12.in.us/training/procede/intrpub.htm

3.  Check out these resources for webpage policies:

www.luminet.net/MaryAlice/WebPageGuidlines.html
www.fromnowon.org/
www.massnetworks.org/~nicoley/schools/

The policy which has been approved for our school identifies the kind of
information which is appropriate for placement on the web pages. More than
the issue of protection of identification of students, is the question of
information worthy of sharing with the world. I feel that studies or
projects
of local history, data collections through collaborative projects, or
research projects with unique information are examples of work which might
 be shared on the WWW.

It is my belief that simply putting student assignments (animal reports,
drawings, stories, etc.) while they may be interesting to parents, have
no place cluttering the www. An example which we experienced: searching
 for real information about "penguins", the report of some 3rd grader in
Ohio complete with picture of a purple colored penguin in the list of
sites provided by a reliable search engine.

Here is a portion of our school policy:

Discovery School Web Page Creation and Placement Policy


The availability of Internet access and a web domain for Discovery
School provides an opportunity for students and staff to contribute to
the school's presence on the World Wide Web. The school's web site
provides information to the world about school's mission, instruction,
school-authorized activities, and other general information relating to
our school. The Library / Computer Teacher is the designated Webmaster.
Creators of Web pages need to familiarize themselves with and adhere to
the following policies and responsibilities.

Content Standards

The Discovery School web pages should contain information which people
throughout the  world need to know. The Web presence serves several
purposes:
 1) as a public relations document to inform readers about our school and
potential benefits to students and families in enrollment;
2) as a repository of new, unique information gathered and processed by
students, such as local history documents, data collections from internet
projects, or other research projects; and
3) as a showcase for exemplary student work and internet projects.

The web pages content final approval will rest with the School
Headmaster, or designated Assistant, the Webmaster, and/or school
Library/Computer teacher.

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. Therefore, neither staff nor students may publish
personal home pages as part of the Discovery Web Sites, or home pages for
other individuals or organizations not directly affiliated with the
school. Staff or student work may be published only as it relates to a
class project, course, or other school-related activity.

Quality

All Web page work must be free of spelling and grammatical errors.
Documents may not contain objectionable material or point (link) directly
to objectionable material. Objectionable material is defined as material
that does not meet the standards for instructional resources specified in
school policies. Regarding the question of quality or propriety of Web
page material, appearance, or content, the judgment of the
Library/Computer Teacher, or school administrators will prevail.

Thanks to those of you who answered my request.  This is the first time I put 
together a "hit" so I hope it
makes sense and I didn't miss putting any of the responses here.

Eileen Cunningham, Library Media Specialist
Upper Merion Middle School
King of Prussia, PA
emc7@erols.com

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