2013-2016 Technology Plan - Osceola County School District

In turn, the District Website will contain a list, with appropriate links, to all School and Department
Websites, serving as a “master list” for all District Websites.
3. All Web Pages must reflect only educational, technological and community information that affects the
School or Department. Information not related to the educational process, such as commercial
endorsements or community information not related to School or Department activities, cannot be posted.
4. Each Osceola County entity that has a Website may have a section in their site that lists Business
Partners who are associated with that School or Department. If the Business Partner has a Website, the
entity may provide a link on the Osceola Website to the Partner’s Website. This will be the limit of
“advertising” for a Business Partner on an Osceola Website.
5. Designers of Websites may be identified as the Designer somewhere on the initial home page. The
identification may list their name and/or logo, and a link may be provided to their email address. Linking to
a designer’s Website is not allowed.
6. All Websites must provide a link to the District’s Disclaimer Policy, Network Acceptable Use Policy, and
the Privacy Statement. This link must be presented on the opening page of the Website. It is
recommended that Schools link directly to the District posted information so that all links provide the most
up-to-date information. All page links are listed below. (prevents broken links on your websites)
The address of the:
District’s Disclaimer is http://www.osceola.k12.fl.us/pages_2004/Disclaimer.asp
Network Acceptable Use Policy is http://www.osceola.k12.fl.us/pages_2004/NetworkAccept.asp
Privacy Statement is http://www.osceola.k12.fl.us/pages_2004/PrivacyStatement.asp
7. Pages in Websites must not be used as a forum for political or personal philosophy. They can, however
provide information.
8. Schools and Departments hosting a Website are responsible for keeping all data on that site current.
Old, out-of-date information should be “trimmed” regularly, and links to Internet sites outside of our
network should be checked regularly to be sure they are still active.
NOTE: The SDOC web site now has search capability. Item 8 is much more important now as
individuals can search the website and bring up pdf files and other documents. Please check your
pages and documents on the web to ensure old documents are removed. The web server is not a
good place to just archive your documents unless these documents are to inform the public and
have active links to them. Also remember to date / time stamp your documents as this makes it
easy to reference.
9. Each Website must have an email link on the first page to their Webmaster or person responsible for
maintaining all pages.
10. Concern must be paid to the intellectual property rights of others. Information and graphics shall not
be placed on a Website without prior approval of the author. If permission is then granted, appropriate
acknowledgement shall be made.
11. Signed permission is required for any pictures of students posted on a Website, even pictures that do
not have identifiable people in them. If student names are to accompany the picture, only first names may
be used. Additional information regarding a student, for example last name or achievement information,
may be posted only with the permission of the principal. All reasonable efforts must be made to insure the
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