Martin County Education Association
 

Martin County School Board Policy Revisions

Web Pages

 

The District has been in the process of revising School Board policies.   There are hundreds of policies that have been revised, dropped, or added.  Your Executive Board Members have been reading through stacks of documents listing the policy changes for the past 8 months.  Many of the changes have a direct impact on you as a classroom teacher – not always for the better.  Your Executive Board Members have been addressing these policies at every School Board Meeting.  We have made quite a bit of progress and have had some very significant positive impact on these policies.

At the June 7, 2005 School Board Meeting a policy regarding web sites was passed.  Please read the excerpts from the policy very carefully if you do a class or personal web site.

 

District Web Page

The Board authorizes the creation of web sites by employees and students of the District 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.

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 the Board’s Objectives as listed in the Board’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 communicate information about the plans, policies and operations of the District to members of the public and other persons who may be affected by District matters.

 

Under no circumstances is the District web site to be used for commercial purposes, advertising, political lobbying or to provide financial gains for any individual. 

An employee, volunteer, contractor or booster club of the District who creates a web site about the District or its students must locate the web site on Board-affiliated servers.

Except as otherwise provided by FERPA and State law:

A.     Under no circumstances shall students be identified by name, nor shall information relating to and/or photographs of students be posted on the District website or on websites created by District employees;

B.     Furthermore, under no circumstances shall student class work be displayed on the District website or on websites created by District employees.

 

If you would like a copy of the complete District Web Page policy, contact the MCEA office.