SchoolSpan is a leading developer and provider of interactive web site solutions for K-12 school districts and their various schools and departments. Our new version turns static web sites into dynamic portals of information, using specially-designed tools including:

ï¿    An array of department, school and district modules, including various calendar formats,  newsletters, document libraries, surveys, form generation, set up automated response and communication solutions, task assignments, system update notices, group creation, scores of widget modalities, as well as  distinct teacher  portals.  Interactive classroom sites and portals allow the teacher or leader to implement schedules, references, activities and to encourage outside of the classroom communication and learning.

ï¿  , Comprehensive email solutions using Microsoft-based systems that SchoolSpan can initiate are available, as a low cost one- time cost.

Today's budget and communication challenges mandate  efficient yet powerful web solutions.  "Our applications and database tools provide the complex programming schools cannot do on their own, and unlike other third-party portal solutions, SchoolSpan delivers communication tools designed for K-16 schools.

Districts in 24 states now use SchoolSpan for their web solutions including districts of 150 to 50,000 students.

Schools awarded the grant will receive a complete web site makeover, including selections from existing  banner and mural designs and porting over of enough content  from their existing web sites to aid during the included train the trainer training session(s). Schoolspan solutions aid in content creation and editing, designing web pages, and controlling placement and utilizing publishing authorities for an entire page or merely one singular entry.  Setup fees and hosting fees will be subsidized through the grant, valued according to the size of the district. School, department and classroom site creation tools are included within the solution base for the district to utilize.

After consultation, prior to SchoolSpan building the site, SchoolSpan will provide an agreement for clarification of the important details for our mutual approval.  While there may be some changes to meet your needs, the agreement will outline a basic understanding of both parties commitment.

The grant will consist of this offer extending for a  period of 6 months from date of build creation or a 2011-12 eRate funding release whichever occurs first.. After the grant period, districts are expected to retain the SchoolSpan web site service for a period of two additional years.

Unusually high storage requirements, unusally high number of departmental web sites may require an additional but reasonable charge, custom high quality graphic work that can include flash generated  images on your district or any other web site is often provided but at an additional  reasonable charge.  Generally, districts turn on their new site within 6 weeks of the new site's build.