Content on ASD websites shall be consistent with the purpose of supporting and enhancing learning and teaching, and preparing students for success.
ASD’s Web site includes information about the district and functions as a communication tool. It is expected that all staff members follow the Internet Guidelines.
Staff members are expected to adhere to the Internet User Agreement and copyright laws. Staff members, schools, and departments are encouraged to publish and maintain a Web page for their school and/or departments. Content on Web pages must be school and/or district related. |
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1.1 |
Intranet and Internet Servers |
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Intranet servers are allowed at ASD schools and departments. |
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1.1.2 |
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Schools may request that Information Technology assign a domain name for ease of access to their Intranet web server. However, if approved, this domain name will be available only on the Anchorage School District domain name servers. |
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Maintenance and support for Intranet servers is a site responsibility. |
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ASD Internet servers, once approved by the Office of the CIO, will be housed at Information Technology. |
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1.2 |
Management of Internet Web Pages |
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1.2.1 |
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School and department web pages should be maintained on the ASD web server. |
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Schools and departments are responsible for the content and maintenance of their web pages. |
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Student pages may be posted as part of a teacher’s web page. |
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Schools and departments will provide Information Technology with the name of the individual responsible for their web page. |
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While the content for school or department web pages may be developed by a number of individuals, it is recommended that only one person be responsible for uploading data to the ASD server. |
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1.2.6 |
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The importance of content accuracy and appropriateness, as well as the need to be reasonable in terms of file size and redundancy, should be considered when uploading files to the ASD web server. |
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The Anchorage School District cannot be responsible for the content of pages posted on servers other than their own. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the person(s) posting pages to ASD web servers to periodically verify that all links on their web pages fall within the requirements of Anchorage School District Policy. |
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The ASD Web Master will monitor and manage disk space usage on the web server. |
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1.3 |
Staff Web Publishing Access and Privileges |
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1.3.1 |
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Any staff member may publish a page or pages on the District web server to provide information related to ASD curriculum or ASD business. These pages may be created with the District Site Builder (available through the District Connection) or using stand-alone applications and uploaded through an FTP account. Currently Site Builder is available only to teachers. |
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All web publishing accounts have 20 megabytes of space on the server. In the event that a staff member needs more, he or she can contact the Information Technology department to discuss increasing this allotment. |
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To receive a Site Builder or FTP account, a District employee must have a signed Anchorage School District Internet and Electronic Communication Staff Agreement on file. To use Site Builder, an employee must also have access to the District Connection. |
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Each school and department may assign one or more people to maintain a web site. Access to that school or department site will be added to each person’s existing FTP account upon approval of the school principal or District department head. |
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An employee with access to Site Builder may create an FTP account without contacting anyone at Information Technology. This will grant access only to that person’s directory o the web server. For access to other directories (such as a school or department directory, as specified in 1.3.3), a person must contact the IT department. |
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Each person with a Web Publishing account is responsible for maintaining the security of his or her password. (Don’t tell anyone.) |
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1.4 |
Publishing Student Information on the Web |
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In order to ensure the safety of our students, it is important that we follow guidelines concerning the publication of student information on student, staff, department and school home pages. |
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All Schools and Departments and Students: |
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No home phone numbers or addresses of students may be published. |
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Content of the web page(s) must comply with the ASD Internet User Agreement. |
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Links to student web pages not located on ASD web servers may not be made from schools’ web pages. |
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Should any student or staff member fail to abide by the Internet Guidelines of the Anchorage School District or the Internet User Agreement, he/she may face disciplinary action. |
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Elementary Students: |
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No individual elementary student photographs, e-mail addresses or last names may be published. Group photographs are permitted, but last names and e-mail addresses shall not be included. |
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Middle Level & High School Students: |
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Students may publish their e-mail address, but are required to notify a teacher or other school official immediately if they receive inappropriate e-mail. |
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Students shall not include personal information such as places of employment, specific times and dates of extracurricular activities, class schedules, and other information that could be used inappropriately. |
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Photographs of middle school and high school students may be published only if a parent or guardian has signed a media release form. Signed forms must be kept on file at school/department location. |
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1.5 |
Commercial Product Advertisements |
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It is the policy of the Anchorage School District not to permit any advertising, function, or activity, which has a motive of profit to a private individual, firm, or corporation. Any material bearing commercial advertising must have the written approval of the Superintendent (ASD School Board Policy 832). |
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A school may acknowledge school business partners on the website by creating a page for those acknowledgements. This page may be linked from the school’s homepage using a text link or the School Business Partnership logo. |
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The acknowledgement page may contain names and logos of any school business partners, as well as a short description of the partner’s contribution(s). The logos should be no larger than 72 x 72 pixels and should be static images. Do not use animated logos. |
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Descriptions of partners should be restricted to their involvement with the school, and should not promote the use of a partner’s product or service.
Examples:
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[School Name] would like to thank [Business Name] (link) for assistance in creating our new computer lab. The employees of [Business Name] (link) helped us buy the materials and build the tables that were needed for the new computers. |
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[School Name] would like to thank [Business Name] for assistance in creating our new computer lab. The employees of [Business Name] helped us buy the materials and build the tables that were needed for the new computers. Visit [Business Name] for all your [business] needs! (link) |
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1.6 |
Web Support and Training |
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Staff members should refer technology questions to the building technology coordinator/contact person. The contact person will request assistance from the Help Desk if necessary. |
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A school or department contact person will be assigned an appropriate access account for the posting of web pages. Instructions will be given for access and modification of the pages. |
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Information Technology will provide FTP and SiteBuilder training on an as needed basis to building technology contacts and will support account users in regard to questions, problems, and concerns about the web server. |
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FTP and SiteBuilder training will also be incorporated into appropriate ASD credit courses and workshops. |
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Technology Self-Help Guides will be available via the ASD web server. |
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1.7 |
Filtering Software |
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In order to address the issue of inappropriate web-based material, the District has installed an Internet filtering system at the District Information Technology Center. |
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All Internet web-based content accessed through computers connected to the District network is filtered through this system. |
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Installation and operation of this, or any, Internet filtering system on ASD computers by no means precludes staff, students and community members from their responsibility to use ASD network services responsibly, as outlined in the ASD Internet and Electronic Staff Agreement. |
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Categories of web content to be filtered are determined by the Chief Information Officer with input from District staff. |
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1.7.4 |
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Specific exceptions to content filtering should be forwarded to the Chief Information Officer for review. |
