A web site is like a diner. "It has a core arsenal of standard dishes…but it also must have a regularly changing specials menu that keeps its regular customers coming back for more. The assumption...is that a Web citizen...visits the site on a weekly, if not daily, basis.” -Gerald M. O’Connell from “A New Pitch,” Internet World

Great Web Sites: The Essentials (webreference.com) Credible Credible Original Original Well-edited Well-edited Responsive Responsive Organized Organized Easy to read Easy to read Easy to navigate Easy to navigate Interactive Interactive

Mission Statement The South Brunswick Web Site will be an integral part of a communications system that allows for a flow of accurate and timely information responsive to the needs of the district and community.

Web site Goals

Goals Consistency! Consistency! Appealing look Appealing look Easy to navigate Easy to navigate Important resource Important resource Timely and accurate Timely and accurate School Web Teams School Web Teams

What A Difference A Year Makes

New Features Switch from frame-based pages to inclusive pages Switch from frame-based pages to inclusive pages Tiered navigation Tiered navigation Redesigned, faster staff listing Redesigned, faster staff listing Redesigned announcement banner Redesigned announcement banner Building-based announcement banner Building-based announcement banner Emergency Mailing List Emergency Mailing List

New Features FAQ system FAQ system Homework Lister Homework Lister School Webmasters and Web teams – School Webmasters and Web teams – A team approach to reviewing and posting content A team approach to reviewing and posting content Updated Board Highlights and Agendas Updated Board Highlights and Agendas

At the Schools

The Process Web Team meetings Web Team meetings Clean sweep of each site Clean sweep of each site Established needs, goals, audiences and ways to make each school site an effective communication tool and reliable resource Established needs, goals, audiences and ways to make each school site an effective communication tool and reliable resource Evaluated feedback, formulated recommendations Evaluated feedback, formulated recommendations Presented recommendations to Web Oversight Committee for approval Presented recommendations to Web Oversight Committee for approval Work in progress Work in progress

Elementary Schools Consistency! Consistency! Many new features - Many new features - Principal’s/PTO Newsletters Principal’s/PTO Newsletters Photograph and message from Principal/AP Photograph and message from Principal/AP Contact Information for a teacher Contact Information for a teacher Updated Information from the Nurse Updated Information from the Nurse Monthly Lunch Menus Monthly Lunch Menus Current PTO pages Current PTO pages

Middle Schools Merge the sites – 2 Schools, 1 Community Merge the sites – 2 Schools, 1 Community New Features - New Features - Expanded navigation Expanded navigation Updated library resources Updated library resources Homework Lister (an expanded pilot) Homework Lister (an expanded pilot) Monthly Lunch Menus Monthly Lunch Menus Yearbook Purchasing Information Yearbook Purchasing Information Health Forms Health Forms

High School Better fit the needs of the high school community Better fit the needs of the high school community Expanded navigation – Expanded navigation – New Features – New Features – Homework Lister (an expanded pilot) Homework Lister (an expanded pilot) Athletic Message Boards Athletic Message Boards Contact Information for staff Contact Information for staff Health Forms Health Forms Academics Academics Activities Activities Athletics Athletics News News

District and Community Education

Community Education Create a more formalized presence – an extension of the District, but independent Create a more formalized presence – an extension of the District, but independent New Features – New Features – New “Skin” New “Skin” Register for camps, adult school courses Register for camps, adult school courses Contact a staff member Contact a staff member Download the latest brochure Download the latest brochure

District Meeting Agendas and Highlights posted regularly Meeting Agendas and Highlights posted regularly Updated registration information and health forms Updated registration information and health forms VTN Bulletins VTN Bulletins Visitor’s Center Visitor’s Center Interactive Calendar Interactive Calendar Press releases/announcements Press releases/announcements

Showcasing the Site Unveiled at 2005 Community Unity Day Unveiled at 2005 Community Unity Day Back to School Nights Back to School Nights District Web site brochure District Web site brochure September 2005 Spotlight on Schools September 2005 Spotlight on Schools

Moving Forward Work in progress Work in progress Much has been accomplished; but much needs to be done Much has been accomplished; but much needs to be done Redesign the District’s Home Page Redesign the District’s Home Page Think through many lenses – Think through many lenses – Continue to monitor our presence and improve the quality/content of the site based on the needs of our audiences Continue to monitor our presence and improve the quality/content of the site based on the needs of our audiences Stay tuned. More great things to come Stay tuned. More great things to come

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