Internet Web Page Development Standards Approval Procedures

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1. Authors of District 99 web pages must conform to the rules identified in the Design Rules section of this document.
2. One staff member must be identified as responsible for each District 99 web page. This staff member is responsible for its accuracy and currency for the entire time it is part of the District 99 Internet presence. Students or other staff members may be instrumental in the creation or maintenance of a particular web page, but responsibility for the page remains with the identified staff member.
3. Applications to publish a new web page (or substantially change an existing one) are available from the Associate Principal who oversees technology in each of the buildings. Minor changes to existing pages need not go through this application process. Such changes may be made, without delay, by the person responsible for the web page.
   
   The following process is to be used to seek approval for new pages, pages for whom the target audience has been changed, or pages where the concept has changed significantly from the present page. Approval at this stage is based upon presentation of a concept and desired outcome, not on a detailed design of the actual web page.
4. Application Process:

1. Submit the completed web page proposal to your Department Chair.
2. After review, the Department Chair will forward the proposal to the Associate Principal with a recommendation for approval of the proposal.
3. The Associate Principal will review the proposal and forward it to the Web Page Committee for review and comment. This step will typically be accomplished without a meeting, and will be used to provide input, feedback, and recommendations to the Associate Principal. Feedback from at least 2/3 of the web page committee is necessary at this point.
4. The person who proposed the new or significantly changed web page will receive final word on approval or denial of their proposal.
5. If approval has been denied, the author will receive feedback that will provide direction on what would need to be done to increase the likelihood of approval. The author can choose to drop the request or make the suggested changes and resubmit the proposal.

6. Authors of web pages must adhere to the Design Rules and Style guide / Design considerations sections of this document. Authors should consult others who have successfully developed existing District 99 web pages. Web page templates may also be used to assist in the initial development of a new page. These steps will save the author time by ensuring that the District guidelines are fully understood before development begins.
7. Once the web page has been completed, final approval is secured as follows (this process mirrors the initial application process):

1. Place the completed web page files in the test area for review. A curricular technology consultant will assist you with this procedure.
2. Communicate the location of your completed web page files to your Department Chair for their review.
3. After review, the Department Chair will forward the completed web page location and information to the Associate Principal with a recommendation for approval.
4. The Associate Principal will review the web page and forward it’s location to the Web Page Committee for review and comment. This step will typically be accomplished without a meeting, and will be used to provide input, feedback, and recommendations to the Associate Principal. Feedback from at least 2/3 of the web page committee is necessary at this point.
5. The person who submitted the new or significantly changed web page will receive final word on approval or denial of the web page.
6. If approved, the author of the page moves (publishes) the web page files from the test area into the production District 99 web page hierarchy. A curricular technology consultant will assist you with this procedure.
7. The author is given password access to update their pages in the future, when minor changes are required. A curricular technology consultant will demonstrate the update procedure.

6. At the end of each school year, every staff member who is responsible for pages within the District 99 web page hierarchy will be asked to indicate their intention to continue their web page(s). No response will be interpreted as no interest to continue that segment. Such pages will be deleted at the Associate Principal’s request.
7. For web pages developed at the District level, the roles of the Department Chair and Associate Principal will be accomplished by the Director of Technology & Information Services and the Superintendent respectively.