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. A. “SQUATTY” LYONS ELEMENTARYWEB POLICY GUIDELINES Technology is here to stay and has become an integral part of daily school life. Therefore, Lyons Elementary School recognizes the importance of electronic services in supporting the curriculum and student learning. The Lyons Elementary School web site serves as a bridge for communication among faculty, staff, parents, students, and alumni. This website is a source of information providing current news in the Paw Prints, calendars, and school events both inside and outside of the Lyons community. INTRODUCTION Lyons Elementary School offers electronic services to faculty, staff, parents, and students including mail, software applications, network services, and Internet access. The Lyons Elementary School website contains school information including its mission statement, philosophy, school mascot, school colors, and school song. In addition, current and prospective students can locate school policies, directories, departments, clubs, programs, and student resources. TYPE OF PAGES Lyons Elementary Schoolweb site contains different types of pages intended to facilitate communication between the school, parents, and student communities. The school has also created an online alumni association whose mission statement is to create and foster relationships among and between alumni, students, and the community. The information, contents, and the timeline of the pages are developed and maintained by a school computer the school Webmaster. STANDARDS FOR ALL PAGES The general appearance and contents of the pages is aligned with the Houston ISD policy and regulations. The school follows i-Safe guidelines to prevent any harm to our students. Lyons Elementary School makes every effort to prevent faculty, staff, and students from any inappropriate use or abuse of the electronic services; however, any violation reported will be subject to disciplinary action. All pages shall not: CLASS I OFFICIAL LYONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHOME PAGE GUIDELINES The Lyons Elementary School official home page is designed to provide school information such as faculty, staff and department information to the general public. It also serves as a means to distribute the school's mission statement, and philosophy. Content standards for Class I page: The appropriate materials for Class I page should be: CLASS II OFFICIAL LYONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEB PAGE GUIDELINES A school webmaster updates the school website, and teachers and program coordinators are able to upload pictures to their own class page in the website through Google Photo (Picassa). Content standards for Class II page: Examples of appropriate materials for Class II page: CLASS III OFFICIAL LYONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEB PAGE GUIDELINES Students get access to helpful resources not only to build their characters but to increase their success in academic achievement. Content standard for Class III page: Examples of materials for Class III page: WEB PAGE GUIDELINES FOR UNOFFICIAL PAGES STANDARDS-BASED DESIGN GUIDELINES User-friendly pages which include an overview of each page content and features. All pages should focus on users by providing easy-to-follow navigation that helps users locate information easily. Include the Webmaster accessible contact information on all pages. The content of all pages must be created with the most user-friendly; easy to scan with key information. Provide users description about the content for all hyperlinks. Use a simple mechanism Spread to build the main menu that will connect all other pages. Create interactive web application using JavaScript and XML (AJAX) techniques. All pages created follow basic principles of graphic design such as connectivity, and contrast. CONSEQUENCES Lyons Elementary School has set standards in compliance with the district policies to preserve the integrity of the School website. The faculty and students must follow the Web Use Policy Guidelines for any material posted on its Web site. Lyons Elementary School reserves its right to view activities to maintain system integrity, as well as to remove or disable access to materials that violate the Web Use Policy Guidelines. Network use is a privilege, not a right, and activities that are not in compliance will result in a revocation of those privileges. The administration of Lyons Elementary School will take corrective action that is appropriate for the specific violation. The administration of Lyons Elementary School will review the case and make their final decision. Suspected violators will be informed of a hearing if it is necessary.
 * Class I Official Page displays general information about the school; introduces the faculty, staff, and departments; provides contact information.
 * Class II Official Page is a resource and communication tool for parents by providing up-to-date information about events, activities, athletics, and other pertinent news.
 * Class III Official Page is as a resource and communication tool where students can get access to school events, activities, athletics, and other pertinent news. Additionally, the site provides useful resources to help students improve their social skills and academic achievement.
 * All pages of the Web site must comply with the following:
 * Submit a request in writing to the Webmaster for uploading or posting any announcement on the official pages.
 * Teachers need to make a request for creating their class pages in order to post syllabi, class resources, and homework assignments.
 * All pages must be checked and updated properly in order to provide current information and to avoid the existence of dead links.
 * All logos and graphics used must adhere to the original.
 * All pages must abide by Houston ISD policy and laws. [] for full details.
 * Display materials beyond the Creative Commons normative on sharing.
 * Post any material that misrepresents the image of Lyons Elementary School.
 * Post no copyrighted materials which include educational materials subject to copyright without permission of the copyright owner.
 * Use material that contains inappropriate language or images.
 * Reveal personal information of students.
 * School mission statement and philosophy.
 * School motto.
 * Faculty and staff members' contact information.
 * Directions to school
 * Information for current and prospective students
 * School calendar
 * School information and announcements
 * Information for our community
 * Club’s pictures
 * Updated news.
 * Clubs pictures and school
 * Lyons News
 * Houston ISD 2009-2010 Calendar
 * Internet Search Engines and Other Important Tools
 * Link to electronic resources for students
 * Grammar Online
 * Encyclopedia Britannica
 * Tumblebooks
 * Accelerated Reading
 * The use and access to the unofficial pages must be in support of education and research.
 * Students shall notify a teacher or an adult supervisor when they come across messages or information that may be harmful and inappropriate.
 * Students must not conduct unauthorized dissemination of any person’s personal information, including address and phone number.
 * Students must not utilize unauthorized access to log into another person's e-mail account.