 Introduction
Experts agree that web sites are the most essential communication tool for school systems. Not only do they deliver information 24 hours a day, they can foster greater interaction with the community and become the only means of disseminating information in a crisis.
But whether your district has 1,000, 10,000 or 100,000 students, you're likely to encounter obstacles that prevent you from making your web site an effective communication channel. During consultations and at workshops, the problems are all too familiar:
- "Our IT staff is too busy to help manage the site"
- "We simply don't have the expertise to create anything fancy"
- "Our administration is too nervous about security to let anyone other than Bob have a password"
- "I can barely keep up with the content on our existing site...I don't have time to take on even more work."
- And the list goes on and on...
We've witnessed the evolution of school web sites, and know what tools are most-often requested by school administrators.
We've seen the competition, and noticed their shortcomings. So, when we set off to build SchoolSpan, we created a simple philosophy that sets us apart from your other options:
When our experts sat down and created the SchoolSpan solution, we agreed it must:
- Provide the technology to help simplify the growth and management of K-12 sites;
- Be driven by the need to facilitate communication between school and community;
- Allow for safe, collaborative contributions by all members of a school community, including faculty, students, parents and staff;
- Work in the background of your existing web site and not compete for attention (the only one who knows you're using SchoolSpan is you - there are no logos and company references);
- Not take up excessive time for the person(s) in charge of managing your web site;
- Turn the burden of managing your web site into an asset; and,
- Be affordable for districts of every size.
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