1. Our New Web CMS Introducing a new web content management system for schools Lisa Luten + Kenya Ford

2. Centricity2 by Schoolwires

3. Communicate with your parents in real-time. Parent engagement. Uniform, robust website Teacher and classroom pages 3 rd party web space Personalized parent portal Robust calendaring Web 2.0 tools like surveys, blogs

4. Responsive design that works together. Mobile friendly.

5. Centralized content. Academic information Staff directories Bus routes Lunch menus School calendars

6. Centralized content.

7. Unified branding. Schools will be able to customize their own websites, so they reflect their individual school communities. School logos Photos and promos School colors Backgrounds Content News and events

8. Unified branding. Some portions of the everyone’s website will remain the same – like global navigation elements. Layout Global navigation

9. District web content Content types Evergreen content Unlikely to change regularly (Dress code) Not time sensitive Owned by the district (a policy, procedure, practice, program or service) Evergreen content lives in the formal content structure. Fresh content An event (Kindergarten kick-off) or seasonal issue (EOGs prep) A change (Notice of a change in dress code) Promotion (Combs wins Magnet School of the Year) Fresh content lives in blogs, calendars, and news stories

10. Audiences www.wcpss.net External Parents, students, community www2.wcpss.net Internal Staff and paid employees

11. District web content Navigation improvements PARENTS STUDENTS ACADEMICS Curriculum Programs Services Testing Accountability COMMUNITY CAREERS ABOUT US Leadership Board of Education Demographics Facilities Real Estate Maintenance

12. Unified branding. Some portions of the everyone’s website will remain the same – like global navigation elements. Layout Global navigation

13. Now2015 July 2014 Design district website. September 2014 Start with first group of school website. Nov 2014 Start 2 nd group of school websites. June 2014 Kick off project. August 2014 Launch district website. Design school template. Oct 2014 First group of school websites go live. Jan 2015 Start 3 rd group of school websites. Schedule And so on…

14. Next steps. Share information with your team staff. Review your current content on the website. Schedule a meeting to discuss improvements. Talk with your team about school web content. What is your opportunity? Be prepared in August to review content quickly. Concerns or questions? Contact Kenya Ford, Project Manager

15. Thank you.