Dear Kondra
For a university assignment last month, I wrote a draft policy for our
school website and, after a lot of searching, I found that the very best
site to use as a guide for the sorts of issues that needed to be addressed
was the Queensland (Australia) Department of Education's site at
http://education.qld.gov.au/corporate/publishing/internet/html/guidelines/sc
hools/
which you could adapt to meet your particular circumstances.
In Australia, we do not have local school districts as such, but a
state-based education department and Queensland has to be at the global
forefront of education, so it really has authenticity and credibility. The
only thing that I would add to what they offer is that the first thing you
do is identify the purpose of your site; it's audience and their needs and
then prioritise those. Not only does that you give you the rationale for
what should be included (and excluded) it also gives you a pathway of
development and a timeframe.
I can see a very real place for having staff, students and parents involved
in the process insofar as they tell you what they would like to see/be able
to access/ use on the website. That would give you valuable information and
provide the evidence for the timeline that you establish.
Kia ora
Barbara
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
Palmerston District Primary School
PALMERSTON ACT 2913
AUSTRALIA
T. 02 6205 7241
F. 02 6205 7242
E. barbara@austarmetro.com.au
W. http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au
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