NETWORK PUBLISHING ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS

This document outlines the responsibilities of potential DCS System publishers and provides guidelines for the publishing of home pages and other electronic documents.

POTENTIAL DYERSBURG CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM PUBLISHERS

Potential electronic publishers include all students and employees of the DCS System. General publishing rules apply to both groups and are detailed below. Manuals specific to particular groups of publishers or types of documents may be desirable to provide additional guidelines. As such manuals are developed, they should be reviewed by the Technology Coordinator prior to distribution.

GENERAL PUBLISHING RULES

Content published via the DCS System network must comply with the following regulations.

*All publications must comply with all policies and regulations of the district and all state, federal, and international laws concerning copyright, intellectual property, and use of computers.

*All Dyersburg City School System publications should reside on the district’s communication network. Any exceptions must be approved by the Technology Coordinator.

*All content must be appropriate, decent, in good taste, and not intended to harass or demean individuals or groups.

*Correct grammar and spelling should be used.

*Student work may be presented on a web page but NOT with both first and last names. Products can be identified with (1) first name and (2) age or grade level. Individually identifiable pictures of students are NOT to be published.

*Publications must include a statement of copyright, when appropriate, and indicate that permission has been secured to include copyrighted materials.

*Factual information must be documentable.

*The date of creation and the date last updated are recommended on all publications.

*Commercial use (advertisements, business logos, etc.) is prohibited. (A listing of school adopters is permitted.)

*Documents should be high quality and structured for clarity and readability.

*All publications must be reviewed and approved by the Technology Coordinator as described below.

INTERNET PUBLISHING BY DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

Design and Development:

Design of the district home page is the responsibility of the Technology Coordinator. Other publications intended for the public may be designed and developed by individuals or groups of employees with permission and approval of the Technology Coordinator.

Approval and Implementation:

Information published on the Internet by the DCS administrative personnel that states or suggests districtwide position or policy must be approved by the Superintendent. In addition, any links from the district home page must be approved by the Technology Coordinator. Publications that pertain to subject matter or content in a specific division must be approved by the Technology Coordinator.

Implementation of published material involves tying the new information via links to existing networked information. The Webmaster (Technology Coordinator or designee) is responsible for final testing and all new Internet information published at the district level. New publications should be submitted to the Webmaster (see the Webmaster section).

Maintenance:

Management staff of the site/division originating the publication is responsible for ensuring that content is accurate and current. This includes the regular review, testing, and modification of all links and the withdrawal of any documents which become inaccurate or irrelevant.

INTERNET PUBLISHING BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS

Design and Development:

Project pages and other documents for publication may be designed and developed as desired by individual students, teachers, or groups as appropriate. The content of the school's home page is left to the discretion of the school except for the required elements specified in the General Publishing Rules section of this document.

Approval and lmplementation:

The school's home page and all other documents published by schools must be reviewed by the Technology Coordinator (or designee) before being implemented on the Internet.

Maintenance:

School principals are responsible for ensuring that all publications implemented by their respective schools are updated as necessary to maintain accurate and current content. This includes the regular review, testing, and modification of all and the withdrawal of any documents which become inaccurate or irrelevant.

THE WEBMASTER

The Webmaster will provide assistance as requested in the design and development of electronic documents. In addition, the Webmaster will monitor all DCS System publications and be responsible for maintaining the integrity and recoverability of the publications.

Revised 10/02/06