{"id":728,"date":"2012-07-03T14:34:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T19:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/?page_id=728"},"modified":"2020-06-17T11:10:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T16:10:33","slug":"school-site-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"School Websites \u2014\u00a0Info, Help, Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"728\" class=\"elementor elementor-728 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ybuovwe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ybuovwe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49467c7\" data-id=\"49467c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ada74f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ada74f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School Website Guide<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9e1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a9e1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Websites are a primary means of delivering school information to those seeking to learn more about our many fabulous schools.<\/p><p>We encourage schools to position their sites toward an audience that is unfamiliar with their community and use the font page as a way to welcome these individuals to your school and introduce them to the wonderful aspects of your environment. Smaller sections of the front page can still be used to highlight current announcements and secondary pages can be focused on specific audiences such as parents to serve them better.<\/p><p>Please avoid the temptation to turn your front page into a page of announcements, instead keeping it focused on telling people the wonderful story about your school. Let smaller parts of the front page and then purpose-built internal pages carry the weight of delivering announcements and information for your students, families and larger community.<\/p><p>If you have questions about anything read below or require assistance with anything at all, <a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/\">please contact us<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3602ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"f3602ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default\" href=\"https:\/\/lps.org\/go\/webjob\" data-text=\"Submit a Web Change request to Communications\">\n            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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#What_is_Required\" >What is Required?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#Front_Pages\" >Front Pages<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#Preferred_ContentLayout_for_Front_Page\" >Preferred Content\/Layout for Front Page<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#In_our_experience_the_following_placements_work_best\" >In our experience, the following placements work best:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#Finally_keep_perspective_of_who_your_home_page_is_for\" >Finally, keep perspective of who your home page is for<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#Calendar\" >Calendar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#Staff_Lists\" >Staff Lists<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#%E2%80%9CI_dont_see_all_our_staff%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9CThis_person_isnt_here_anymore%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I don&#8217;t see all our staff&#8221; and &#8220;This person isn&#8217;t here anymore&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#Newsletters\" >Newsletters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#Menus\" >Menus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#News_and_Announcements\" >News and Announcements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#AddingChanging_Site_Editors\" >Adding\/Changing Site Editors<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/web-communications\/school-site-standards\/#If_you_have_a_person_that_currently_has_access_and_you_need_to_add_another\" >If you have a person that currently has access and you need to add another<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Required\"><\/span>What is Required?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c95d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01c95d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>School sites have been asked to have the following elements on their front page:<\/p><ul><li>A photograph of the principal<ul><li>Speak with Cynthia Wehland-Falk in Library Media Services and she will arrange a time to take a photograph<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>A message from the principal OR a few paragraphs about your school<ul><li>200-250 words<\/li><li>Ask yourself &#8220;would I read this on another site?&#8221;<\/li><li>Broad audience. Talk ABOUT your school, not TO it<\/li><li>No more time-specific than you are willing to commit yourself to. Don\u2019t say \u201cWelcome to the new school year\u201d or mention seasons of the year if you aren\u2019t likely to remember to change it when those words make the message seem old.<\/li><li>The message you may write for your school newsletter is generally not the same message you would want on your school site. Your newsletter speaks directly to your parents while the site is for a much wider audience that may be seeking to learn about you.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Start and end times for school day (automatic)<\/li><li>Basic contact information: phone number, address, fax (automatic)<\/li><li>Links to social media (automatic)<\/li><li>Link to media center (automatic)<\/li><li>Link to meal purchase, menus, free\/reduced application (automatic)<\/li><li>Link to Let&#8217;s Talk contact form (automatic)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b169e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50b169e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4217c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4217c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Front_Pages\"><\/span>Front Pages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292e207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"292e207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preferred_ContentLayout_for_Front_Page\"><\/span>Preferred Content\/Layout for Front Page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62577c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62577c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-2328\" src=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/files\/2017\/08\/2017-08-28-at-2.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/files\/2017\/08\/2017-08-28-at-2.02-PM.png 976w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/files\/2017\/08\/2017-08-28-at-2.02-PM-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/home.lps.org\/communications\/files\/2017\/08\/2017-08-28-at-2.02-PM-768x650.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/>We encourage schools to position their front page toward an audience that is unfamiliar with their community and use the page as a way to welcome these individuals to your school and introduce them to the wonderful aspects of your environment. Smaller sections of the front page can still be used to highlight current announcements and internal pages can be focused on specific audiences such as parents to serve them better.<\/p><p>No space on a web site is more valued or contentious than the front page. \u201cPut it on the front page\u201d has sometimes become almost synonymous with \u201cput it on the web site\u201d. Rather than being the online version of a bulletin board, Your front page should be a tightly crafted message about who you are as a school, inviting visitors to learn more and providing your community with confidence that you are a well-run institution serious about education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d14f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1d14f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_our_experience_the_following_placements_work_best\"><\/span>In our experience, the following placements work best:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3136692 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3136692\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Place the principal image inside the letter and align it to the right. This both ties the face of the image with the voice of the letter and the alignment allows the text to be read easier. Some schools have tried placing the photo in one of the sidebars, but the sidebar space is so limited and useful that it usually a misuse of that area to try placing images in it.<\/p><p>If you are using your site&#8217;s ability to post news items, the recent posts widget works best at the top of the first sidebar. This allows those announcements that are important right now to have prominent position on the site in a consistent place where visitors can easily find them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8e7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d8e7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finally_keep_perspective_of_who_your_home_page_is_for\"><\/span>Finally, keep perspective of who your home page is for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3a0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a3a0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your home page is, in order of priority, for<\/p><ol><li>Guests completely unfamiliar with your school (moving to town, exploring neighborhoods, etc.)<\/li><li>Interested community members<\/li><li>Parents\/guardians (separately able to communicate with via school messenger, synergy, etc.)<\/li><li>Staff and students (separately able to communicate with via in-school methods, email, classroom, synergy, etc.)<\/li><\/ol><p>Consider any website that you use and imagine if it was also trying to communicate with internal audiences&#8230;<\/p><ul><li>What if the Target website had a big note on the front telling staff members to remember to clock-in?<\/li><li>What if the Verizon website had a box on the front page reminding staff to clean out the break-room fridge?<\/li><\/ul><p>Certainly your website communicates to many different people \u2014 but keep the front page most useful to those that just typed in your school website address or clicked on it in a search result and want to learn about you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a7c66 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36a7c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1748f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1748f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Calendar\"><\/span>Calendar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0309a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0309a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zimbra is used to maintain school calendars. If you do not have a calendar, please file a help desk ticket and a calendar can be created for your site. The calendar is typically placed on a page all to itself and given space in the main menu. If you wish, a widget can be placed on your front page that lists events occurring on the calendar within a specified number of days from the current date.<\/p><p>Maintenance of the calendar takes place in Zimbra. If your school has a calendar on the site which you are supposed to be maintaining, but you do not have access to it, please let us know to receive assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea7031f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea7031f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17505c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17505c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Staff_Lists\"><\/span>Staff Lists<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05f905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d05f905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For as long as we\u2019ve had school websites, one of the toughest tasks each year has been to maintain the staff list. It\u2019s never just been a matter of making sure that the names of positions were up to date \u2014 but usually also included keeping links to staff members\u2019 websites and other online resources up to date.<\/p><p>We offer an embeddable staff list which uses district data to keep these lists up to date, then provides individual staff members a way to update details of their listing including their preferred name, position and links to web resources.<\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_dont_see_all_our_staff%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9CThis_person_isnt_here_anymore%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see all our staff&#8221; and &#8220;This person isn&#8217;t here anymore&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p>The staff list is based on live directory data, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that it&#8217;s perfect. Some things to keep in mind&#8230;<\/p><ul><li>Schools typically don&#8217;t display their entire staff. Rather than show everybody and force schools to play whack-a-mole, the list only shows teaching and administrative staff by default. Personnel that fall outside of these groups can be manually added.<\/li><li>The list only shows staff whose primary location matches the site. Sometimes itinerant and other staff may have a location elsewhere. These staff must be manually added.<\/li><li>Periodically there are staff who are not at the building but whose primary location has not changed \u2014 this often happens with leave of absence and retirements. These staff can be manually removed.<\/li><\/ul><p>A good annual process, is to remove everybody in the school&#8217;s add\/remove lists on the web page, see who appears by default, then put people back into the add\/remove lists to get the desired results.<\/p><p>For more information OR to request that communications add\/remove staff, <a href=\"https:\/\/lps.org\/go\/webjob\">please file a request<\/a> and we&#8217;d be very happy to help you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ef982 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d5ef982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2ee9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc2ee9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Newsletters\"><\/span>Newsletters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01136e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01136e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many schools still send home printed newsletters or at the very least generate a traditional print-style newsletter even if it is only distributed electronically. Distribution of your newsletter can be done easily through your web site with the help of docushare. In order to to this the following setup is recommended.<\/p><ol><li>You should have a collection in your school\u2019s collection in docushare with permissions that give the group \u201cAll Users and Guest\u201d read access. This folder is often called \u201cWeb Site Assets\u201d but you can call it whatever you like so long as you remember what it is. An example of the placement of this folder would be \u201cSchools\u201d &gt; \u201cSheridan Elementary\u201d &gt; \u201cWeb Site Assets\u201d<\/li><li>You should place a \u201cnewsletters\u201d folder inside of your Web Site Assets folder (or whatever you called it). This folder will automatically pick up the permissions of the Web Site Assets folder, so you don\u2019t need to do anything with its permissions. An example path for this collection would be\u00a0\u201cSchools\u201d &gt; \u201cCuller Middle\u201d &gt; \u201cWeb Site Assets\u201d &gt; \u201cNewsletters\u201d<\/li><li>With the newsletter collection in place, you can put PDF versions of your newsletter into the folder. Please provide friendly names and perhaps even a description when you are placing them in docushare. For example, you might be uploading \u201caug26-2019-newsletter.pdf\u201d but you should give it a name in docushare of \u201cAugust 26, 2019\u201d (it will already have the context of being in the newsletters folder, so you don\u2019t need to say \u201cNewsletter\u201d on each file.<\/li><li>FINALLY, with this all in place, it is time to put it on the web site. Easiest thing to do is just holler at Brian Fitzgerald (bfitz@lps.org) and say that you want your newsletter widget\u2014just let him know where your newsletter collection in docushare is.<\/li><\/ol><p>Going forward, all you will need to do each time there is a new newsletter is place the newsletter in your collection. The web site will automatically detect it (sometimes takes a few hours) and put it the link on the site for visitors to view.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ecbb3c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ecbb3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e937ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e937ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Menus\"><\/span>Menus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a134f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a134f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your main menu (the items across the top of your site) should not extend to a second line. The best way to think of your menu is as drawers of a file cabinet. These aren\u2019t \u201cpopular pages\u201d as much as they are sections of your site. As you add pages to your site, you should always be considering \u201cwhere does this fit?\u201d or \u201chow can I group these?\u201d. WordPress makes it pretty easy to create main menu headers and then group sub pages under them as a pull down. If you start to get a lot of pages, consider putting parent resources together, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6149f57 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6149f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7d3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e7d3d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_and_Announcements\"><\/span>News and Announcements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf03094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf03094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>News and Announcements can range in size from a few words to 1,000 words, but they are all generally simple and need to be posted fast. News and\u00a0Announcements\u00a0are things that people want to find and read quickly. When is the field trip? When does the fund raiser money have to be in? Is there a PLC day tomorrow?<\/p><p>The easiest way to handle News on a School WordPress web site is to post announcements as posts and then include them on a front page using the Recent Posts widget which can display any number of posts on the front page that you wish. Posts can be created quickly and are automatically placed in the appropriate places on the school web site, so you don\u2019t have to make any decisions about what needs to be moved to make room.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235881c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"235881c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243fa57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"243fa57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AddingChanging_Site_Editors\"><\/span>Adding\/Changing Site Editors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cca69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48cca69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As your school staff changes, you may need to add and remove users from your site. This is easy and can be accomplished in a couple different ways.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6190621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6190621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_you_have_a_person_that_currently_has_access_and_you_need_to_add_another\"><\/span>If you have a person that currently has access and you need to add another<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6554869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6554869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any site administrator can use the \u201cadd user\u201d part of the dashboard to add another LPS staff person as a site editor. Simply choose \u201cAdd User\u201d, provide their username and choose \u201cAdministrator\u201d from the drop down menu, then add them. They should now be able to login and edit the site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School Website Guide Websites are a primary means of delivering school information to those seeking to learn more about our many fabulous schools. We encourage schools to position their sites toward an audience that is unfamiliar with their community and use the font page as a way to welcome these individuals to your school and introduce them to the wonderful aspects of your environment. Smaller sections of the front page can still be used to highlight current announcements and secondary pages can be focused on specific audiences such as parents to serve them better. Please avoid the temptation to turn your front page into a page of announcements, instead keeping it focused on telling people the wonderful story about your school. Let smaller parts of the front page and then purpose-built internal pages carry the weight of delivering announcements and information for your students, families and larger community. If you have questions about anything read below or require assistance with anything at all, please contact us!\u00a0 Submit a Web Change request to Communications What is Required? School sites have been asked to have the following elements on their front page: A photograph of the principal Speak with Cynthia Wehland-Falk in Library Media Services and she will arrange a time to take a photograph A message from the principal OR a few paragraphs about your school 200-250 words Ask yourself &#8220;would I read this on another site?&#8221; Broad audience. Talk ABOUT your school, not TO it No more time-specific than you are willing to commit yourself to. Don\u2019t say \u201cWelcome to the new school year\u201d or mention seasons of the year if you aren\u2019t likely to remember to change it when those words make the message seem old. The message you may write for your school newsletter is generally not the same message you would want on your school site. Your newsletter speaks directly to your parents while the site is for a much wider audience that may be seeking to learn about you. Start and end times for school day (automatic) Basic contact information: phone number, address, fax (automatic) Links to social media (automatic) Link to media center (automatic) Link to meal purchase, menus, free\/reduced application (automatic) Link to Let&#8217;s Talk contact form (automatic) Front Pages Preferred Content\/Layout for Front Page We encourage schools to position their front page toward an audience that is unfamiliar with their community and use the page as a way to welcome these individuals to your school and introduce them to the wonderful aspects of your environment. Smaller sections of the front page can still be used to highlight current announcements and internal pages can be focused on specific audiences such as parents to serve them better. No space on a web site is more valued or contentious than the front page. \u201cPut it on the front page\u201d has sometimes become almost synonymous with \u201cput it on the web site\u201d. Rather than being the online version of a bulletin board, Your front page should be a tightly crafted message about who you are as a school, inviting visitors to learn more and providing your community with confidence that you are a well-run institution serious about education. In our experience, the following placements work best: Place the principal image inside the letter and align it to the right. This both ties the face of the image with the voice of the letter and the alignment allows the text to be read easier. Some schools have tried placing the photo in one of the sidebars, but the sidebar space is so limited and useful that it usually a misuse of that area to try placing images in it. If you are using your site&#8217;s ability to post news items, the recent posts widget works best at the top of the first sidebar. This allows those announcements that are important right now to have prominent position on the site in a consistent place where visitors can easily find them. Finally, keep perspective of who your home page is for Your home page is, in order of priority, for Guests completely unfamiliar with your school (moving to town, exploring neighborhoods, etc.) Interested community members Parents\/guardians (separately able to communicate with via school messenger, synergy, etc.) Staff and students (separately able to communicate with via in-school methods, email, classroom, synergy, etc.) Consider any website that you use and imagine if it was also trying to communicate with internal audiences&#8230; What if the Target website had a big note on the front telling staff members to remember to clock-in? What if the Verizon website had a box on the front page reminding staff to clean out the break-room fridge? Certainly your website communicates to many different people \u2014 but keep the front page most useful to those that just typed in your school website address or clicked on it in a search result and want to learn about you. Calendar Zimbra is used to maintain school calendars. If you do not have a calendar, please file a help desk ticket and a calendar can be created for your site. The calendar is typically placed on a page all to itself and given space in the main menu. If you wish, a widget can be placed on your front page that lists events occurring on the calendar within a specified number of days from the current date. Maintenance of the calendar takes place in Zimbra. If your school has a calendar on the site which you are supposed to be maintaining, but you do not have access to it, please let us know to receive assistance. Staff Lists For as long as we\u2019ve had school websites, one of the toughest tasks each year has been to maintain the staff list. It\u2019s never just been a matter of making sure that the names of positions were up to date \u2014 but usually also included keeping links to staff members\u2019 websites and other online resources up to date. 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