Web page documents may include the student’s first name and the first initial of the last name. Teachers must first check with the school office or the District office to determine if the student’s parents/guardians have signed a request to withhold Directory Data through the regular Data Privacy restriction process.

Documents may not include a student’s phone number, address, names of other family members, or names of friends.

Published e-mail addresses are restricted to staff members or to a general group e-mail address where arriving e-mail is forwarded to a staff member.

Identifiable photographs and student work may be published with the student’s first and last name with specific written permission from the student’s parent/guardian.

Web page documents may not include any information that indicates the physical location of a student at a given time, other than attendance at a particular school, or participation in activities.

At the bottom of the Web page, there must be an indication of the date of the last update to that page and the name or initials of the person(s) responsible for the page or update. It shall be that person’s responsibility to keep the Web page current.

At the bottom of the Web page, there must be a link that returns the user to the appropriate point(s) in the District Web pages. A template will be provided for all users.

Additional consistency standards will be developed by the District as the need arises.

All Web pages must be submitted to a building Computer Coordinator and the District Technology Staff for review prior to their placement on the District server(s).

No computers other than the assigned district Web servers shall be configured as Web/FTP servers.

Users must exhibit care when creating Web pages with extensive tiled backgrounds or large graphics. Such files require extensive download time, are frustrating for modem users, and slow down the file servers. As a general rule, a Web page should not take longer than one minute to download over a 14.4K modem connection. Graphics files shall be under 60K in size unless a special situation exists that requires a larger graphic.

The building Computer Coordinator, District Technology Staff, building or district administrator will edit and test the page(s) for accuracy of links, and check for conformance with standards outlined in this policy.

Web pages may not contain links to other Web pages not yet completed. If additional pages are anticipated, but not yet developed, the text that will provide such a link should be included. However, the actual link to said page(s) may not be made until the final page is actually in place on the District server(s).

All Web pages must be given names which clearly identify them. The names of all documents shall coincide with current District naming practices and structures.

Any graphics, sounds, or video used on Web pages must conform to the format currently used or approved by the District.

Web pages may not contain any student e-mail address links, any survey-response links, or any other type of direct-response links.

Final decisions regarding access to active Web pages for editing content or organization will rest with the building principal, with input from building Computer Coordinators, and/or the District Technology Staff.

All Web pages shall be linked to other District pages in relation to their current location on the server(s).

Material on Web pages reflect an individual’s thoughts, interests, and activities. Such Web pages do not, in any way, represent individual schools or the Black River Falls School District, nor are they endorsed or sanctioned by the individual school or the District. Concern about the content of any page(s) created by students or staff should be directed to the building principal of that school or to that building’s Computer Coordinator.

Given the rapid change in technology, some of the technical standards outlined in this policy may require change throughout the year. Such changes will be made by the District Technology Staff with approval of the Superintendent. This Web Page Policy will be updated on an annual basis, or more frequently if required.