Website accessibility compliance has become front and center in the past few years for both schools and businesses. The history of the Americans with Disabilities Act started in the 1960s, but only recently have the Office of Civil Rights and lawyers focused...
What Makes the Best School Websites? Part 2How to use your school website for school marketing and parent engagement
The best school websites serve many critical purposes. To accomplish those many objectives, they must also be functional, usable, and accessible (which we covered in Part 1). Once you have fulfilled the required functional aspects of the best school websites, you...
California Schools: Know Your State’s Website Accessibility RequirementsIs your school's website ADA compliant?
Beginning July 1, 2019, California law requires state agencies and entities to post a certificate of accessibility on the home page of their websites. California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 434 into law on October 14, 2017. If you...
What Makes the Best School Websites? Part 1It’s not all about slick design. Find out what makes the best school websites work.
This is a question every school leader should ask. Is ours considered one of the best school websites? A school’s website is one of the most effective tools a school has to improve communication, engage parents, market its strengths, and build a solid, trusting...
How School Leaders Can Foster Community TrustMake yours the school of choice; build a culture of trust.
Trust—all across our country—is perceived as wounded and limping. Whether within corporations, the government, or our schools, many feel the damage is irreparable. We disagree, and you should as well. You have the ability to rebuild trust in your circle of influence...