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Website: STA Style

Website: STA Style. Spring Workshop St. Thomas the Apostle School May 6, 2009. Website: STA Style. Beginning Building Benefits. Beginning the Website. Goals Where to Start First Steps Division of Labor Tips for Success. Beginning the Website. Goals

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Website: STA Style

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  1. Website: STA Style Spring Workshop St. Thomas the Apostle School May 6, 2009

  2. Website: STA Style • Beginning • Building • Benefits

  3. Beginning the Website • Goals • Where to Start • First Steps • Division of Labor • Tips for Success

  4. Beginning the Website • Goals • Respond to the needs of our families more quickly • Answer questions • Project the STA’s image as if people were visiting • Illustrate the mission of the school • Reduce paper waste • Reduce redundancy

  5. Beginning the Website • Where to Start • Time • Hours to devote to the prep and the maintenance of a website • Talent • Someone who will follow through with the process • Someone who will take charge and make decisions • Someone with a sense of style • Treasure • Title Funding, grants or budget allotment for each year

  6. Beginning the Website • First Steps • Gather people with contacts or send a survey • Generate a list of questions • Gather documents that will answer the questions • Crisis Plan, Family Handbook • Yearly Calendar, Activity calendars • Directions to Basketball Games • Show off!!!!!! • Gather e-mail addresses • Log the e-mails into your system in digestible nuggets • Test the accuracy of the list

  7. Beginning the Website • Division of Labor • Break down the tasks for the team • Prepare the documents • Update everything • Proof read, proof read • Don’t be sensitive • Decide how you want the documents to appear • Consider parent needs • Use a critical eye • Make a time table and stick to it

  8. Beginning the Website • Tips for Success • Choose your manager wisely • Check all documents for accuracy…often • Use pictures and ask permission of parents • Update the website… often

  9. Building the STA Website • Goals • Web Designer • Process • Site Maintenance • Factors for Success

  10. Building the STA Webpage • Goals • Supply information for current and prospective families • Provide greater visibility • Allow for ease of use • Present from the reader’s point of view

  11. Building the STA Webpage • Web Designer • Organization • Elements • Menu • Process • Retrieving data from the server • Web hosting • File transfer protocol

  12. Building the STA Webpage • Site Maintenance • Updating • Printing pages • Proofreading • Software • Factors for Success • Who can do the job? • Web analysis

  13. Benefits of the Website • Communication with current families • Reaching out to prospective families • Reaching out to alumni and other supporters

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