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School websites have two primary goals.  The first is to act as an on-line brochure for prospective students and parents, providing them with as much information as possible to help them decide if your school may be right for them.  The second goal is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of communication between students, parents, teachers, and administrators.  Here’s a list of 12 things every school website should include in order to reach those two goals.
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Last week we started our series of education-related blog articles with my interview of Judy Steinbrueck (my mother) who has been managing a website for her second grade class for the last 5 years. This week, I’m keeping it in the family again by interviewing Melissa Steinbrueck, who is the wife of my brother and OCC’s Director of Marketing Services, Kurt.

Melissa has been teaching at Family of Christ Christian School in Tampa, FL for 2 years and finds herself in the challenging position of being responsible for managing a website for the entire school.
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As a part of Back to School Month here at OurChurch.Com, I thought it would be helpful to bring you some thoughts from people who have experience with school and class websites.  The first person that came to mind is my favorite teacher of all time.  She’s been teaching second grade at Immanuel Lutheran School in Brandon, Florida for 20 years (30 years teaching overall) and has managed a website for her class for several years.  So, I gave her a call, and fortunately my mother, Judy Steinbrueck, came through for me and agreed to an interview.

I think you’ll find the interview insightful.  If nothing else, the little nugget about how she has gotten her parents to read the online newsletter each week is gold.  That alone is worth the read, and the principle can be applied to other, non-education websites.
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