Presented by: Kris Graves & Denise Warner Date: November 17, 2006 Time: 10:35 11:25

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1 1127 Co. Rd. 800 N. Tolono, Illinois, Presented by: Kris Graves & Denise Warner Date: November 17, 2006 Time: 10:35 11:25

2 Community Unit School District # 7/Unit Seven Schools Preschool through 12th grade. The school district covers 173 square miles Tolono, Philo, Sidney, Sadorus, and Pesotum. Learning Centers Unity East Elementary Unity West Elementary Unity Junior High Unity High School

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4 A District, School, Teacher website: Represent the District, School, Teacher in a professional manner Provide anytime, anywhere access to relevant information Not a printable format, but a means of sharing valuable information in a clear, well organized, and timely manner.

5 Integration of technology knowledge and skills Illinois Learning Standards Professional development of teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and other personnel Best teaching practices. Updated equipment Frequent and easy access. Data collection and program evaluation to measure and evaluate progress. Technologies support the development of advanced knowledge and skills. Technologies allow personalization of learning. Expand and enhance student learning opportunities.

6 In order to facilitate the district vision: we prepare learners for the future, District # 7 is committed to providing as many tools and resources as possible for its learning community. It is clearly evident that one aspect of the present that will have tremendous impact in the future is the Internet. In this way, the world can view the wonderful learning experiences and activities occurring within the schools of District #7. Web documents that do not comply with these standards will not be published on the District website.

7 All web documents are: the property of and copyrighted by District # 7. considered official publications of the District and therefore they cannot access personal pages on other servers, online services, or commercial/business advertising or endorsements. subject to approval by the District Director of Community Relations and the Superintendent. to follow the philosophy of the district vision, goals, mission. directly related to a district-approved curriculum and/or school-authorized activity. an enhancement to the educational environment of the district.

8 WRITING/SPELLING/GRAMMAR All spelling and grammar is checked for accuracy before being published. Writing is straightforward, clear and concise. Content is: organized in short, brief sentences broken up by headings shaped into single idea paragraphs organized with key phrases in bold face (avoid italics) organized by bulleting key points free of jargon or rhetoric

9 LAYOUT/DESIGN The school's approved header that includes the school's nameplate and navigational buttons is at the top of each page. The bottom of each web page contains the following: the district approved graphic that shows the district logo with the vision statement underneath, linked to the District home page; the verbiage: a contact person's name linked to that person's district address. Links are not made to incomplete pages, even if an Under Construction notice is displayed. Graphics are used sparingly. Their purpose must be to enhance or clarify page content in order to improve learning.

10 LAYOUT/DESIGN All graphic links must have an alternative text link available as well. Layout is simple and clean, and pleasing to the eye. White space is used effectively. Backgrounds are simple and of high contrast to allow easy viewing of cont. Long areas of content-related text are broken into smaller sequential chunks on separate pages. All documents should be previewed on different web browsers, especially Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, prior to posting on the district server.

11 NAVIGATION Navigation is intuitive, logical and easily understood. All external links work and relate to the theme or purpose of the page. The district staff member creating the web document is responsible for checking the working order of all external links contained in the web document at least once every three months. Return links to the school and district web site are present and easily visible on every page. (Optional)

12 COPYRIGHT/SAFETY Web documents will not identify any child's name, home phone number, address, or the names of other family members. Photographs, and/or student original work will not be published on the district web server without expressed written permission of the student and parent or guardian. Such requests will be handled on a case-by-case, as-needed basis. Web documents may not contain objectionable material or point directly to objectionable material. Creators of original work that reside on the district web server, will retain authorship of the work even though the documents will be copyrighted by the district. Published district addresses shall be restricted to those of staff members. All district affiliated web pages shall reside on the district web server. Documents residing on the district server will not contain material (i.e., text, graphics, multimedia elements) violating copyright and permission laws in accordance with the District Copyright Policy. Proper permission must be documented for all copyrighted material.

13 Unit Seven Schools District Site.

14 Unity High School s Website

15 Unity Junior High School s Website

16 Unity West Elementary Site

17 Student handbooks Community Unit School District No. 7 magnets Report Cards Registration Student Management Program