The SCHOOL bears all
responsibility for the content of its public web folder and its
online presentation. Only a school designated webmaster, who must be
a paid employee of HCDE, will have access to uploading files to the
account. Others may be commissioned or used to develop content, but
there must be only one assigned webmaster that is responsible for
uploading files and checking all content before it is published to
the Internet. It is the further responsibility of this individual
to insure that the site is kept current.
The school must
maintain a current backup of their website. HCDE will not be
responsible for maintaining or restoring web content under any
circumstances.
The Information
Services Department of HCDE is happy to provide free space on our
web server(s) for every school in the district to utilize. We are
however, unable to provide web design, content development services
or consultation to the individuals who have been charged with the
creation and maintenance of a web presence for their school. We
will not provide support of any kind beyond that which is required
to insure the designated web server(s) is/are functional and that
the protocols necessary for file transfer via FTP:// or HTTP:// are
configured and functioning properly. Additionally, we will be
responsible for establishing the initial space on the server,
configuring security on that folder which grants permission to the
designated webmaster to add, change and/or remove its content but
allows only read access to the public viewing its content. We will
not be responsible for configuring the school’s web site in such a
way as to allow for read, write and execute permission required for
sites that wish to use input forms for data collection or are
database driven. If you require this level of service and support
we recommend you employ the services of a commercial Internet
Service Provider (ISP) as we do not have the staff or infrastructure
in place to support the implementation and maintenance of this
technology. There will be no exceptions.
*All web content and
hyperlinks must be consistent with board policy which includes, but
is not limited to:
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Photographs
depicting students must not be given file names that indicate the
child's name or identify them in any way. Additionally, it
is a violation of Board policy for the child's name to be
associated with their photograph in any way without the expressed
written consent of their legal guardian.
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No commercial or
political content which includes a prohibition against any banner
advertisements.
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No content deemed
obscene, suggestive, critical of individuals or institutions or
otherwise contrary to the mission and position of Hamilton County
Schools.
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When asked to
remove content for any reason, the school agrees to comply
immediately or risk loss of host privileges.
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The school will
not provide any portion of its space to entities other than those
directly involved in school operations. i.e. a PTA schedule of
meetings would be permissible, a website for the National PTA
would not be.
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An email link to a
school or website administrator who will respond to all email in
a timely manner must be included on the home page.
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