Have you entered your school’s calendar of events for the new school year yet? If so, great! You can stop reading here.
If not, here are some instructions and a file from which you can import the minimum basic school … Read the rest
20 Things That Are Not Cool!
I am not talking about the fact that it is summertime in Florida or how you feel when you lose electricity due to a storm and your air conditioning does not work. No, I am talking about the OCPS websites … Read the rest
Extracurricular Activities
Hello Principals!
As was done last year, the extracurricular activities site will be cleared over the summer (today) in order to prepare the site for updates for next year. The site will be available for updates after July 15, 2019. … Read the rest
Elementary School Clubs
As an elementary school, you have options when it comes to posting clubs on your school’s web site. Because you do not currently fall under the same legal requirement that middle and high school must follow, I recommend using one … Read the rest
New YouTube Videos for the 2018-19 school year
New Code of Student Conduct videos highlight important reminders for students in the new school year
Aug. 3, 2018 – As hundreds of thousands of students in Orange County Public Schools head back to class, Monday, Aug. 13, the district … Read the rest
Home Page Clutter
Not everything is important
We know there is a lot going on at your school, but not everything is important enough to be on the home page. The net effect of putting too much stuff on your home page is … Read the rest
School Safety – (from SchoolMessenger)
Is It Back-to-School Already?
No matter how you package it, back-to-school is a time of transition. Ask most of your students when they want to go back to school and you’ll likely get the same answer, “Not yet.” Ask their … Read the rest
Use External Link Pages Wisely
Using a whole content page to link to another site:
In this first case, another site could be another OCPS site other than your own, or it could be a site outside of OCPS. An example might be a reference … Read the rest
The Countdown to the Start of School Continues
The countdown to the start of school is getting closer. Over the last two weeks, I reviewed all the schools sites from elementary through high school. Overall, I am pleased to tell you that the state of the school web … Read the rest
To Hide Section or to Hide Selection, That is the Question
When you open Page Status (under the Page Options menu), you see all the active child pages beneath the current page. Of course this is only one level down. So see the page under any child page, you have to … Read the rest