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eRate Compliant SPIN No. FETC Presentation with Trinity Preparatory School March 23 - 3:10 p.m. - Room S322 SPECIAL OFFER: CASE STUDY Newport Independent Schools Kentucky Independent School District uses website as the primary source of communications and manage their marketing message. finalsite enhances the management of NIS's branding, essence, and content delivery via the web through their On-Demand web services for Schools including School sites, teacher sites, athletics sites and more. The Challenge How do we get relevant timely information on a great looking website that enhances our image? We want our parents, students, faculty, alumni, and community to embrace and entrust our site as a primary source of relevant timely communication. NIS's old website had information bottlenecks and an outdated appearance. NIS wanted to create an environment where they had 100% control of the website without having the need for a designer on staff. They needed a level playing field to easily train non-technical staff members to post information quickly without compromising design or style elements. The Solution NIS worked with the experienced finalsite design team to develop a graphic look and feel, intuitive storyboard navigation structure, and dynamic content that brought out the essence of the NIS experience. With the easy-to-use technology, NIS now has a fine tuned process for publishing timely content to the web in a controlled and manageable environment. The solution is scalable We see our investment in finalsite so that they can add on additional modules at any time. as one of the most important The Results NIS is fully utilizing their website as a primary source of communi- components in our district cations to all constituents. The site emphasizes the essence of NIS communications strategy. and more importantly has the content to back it up. The site now has a higher priority for updates because the constituent groups are educated that if they need information, the first place to go to Bill Shamblin, Director of Communications the website. DISTRICT PROFILE Benefits Summary Name:: Newport Independent Schools NIS Benefits - 100% control of the website that eliminates information Industry: K-12 Public School District bottlenecks - Uniformity in Design and Content reflects essence of NIS Location: Newport, Kentucky - Increased awareness and involvement for NIS events - Lower level content is more dynamic Size: 5 Schools - All calendars can sync from school to classroom to athletic fields URL: www.newportwildcats.org Benefits for Students, Parents, Alumni, and Community finalsite Technology Services: - Access to timely, relevant information from the classroom to the Content Management & Authoring athletics fields Graphic Design - Customization of content for each user Suppor t - Gated community access for alumni networking Training finalsite Modules: Benefits to NIS Staff Alumni - More direct control over departmental and classroom content Athletics - No technical knowledge needed - 15 minutes of training - that's it! Calendar/News - Quality Control. Users only get access to certain pages in the site eNotify with granular publishing rights Form Builder/Survey Media Manager Teacher Sites Additional information and case studies can be found at: www.finalsite.com. To schedule a virtual demo or purchase finalsite visit us online or call us toll free at 800.592.2469. http://www.finalsite.com http://www.newportwildcats.org http://www.finalsite.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - December 2006

Contents
Editor's Letter
Update
Inside The Law
Curriculum Update
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Mayor controls LA district
Who's In Charge In LA?
How Safe Is Your School
National school security plan
District Administration's 6th Annual Salary Survey
Fresh Chance for New Orleans Schools
Fresh start for New Orleans
Alfie Kohn on the homework myth
The Homework Myth
Conventional Guide to Birds of a Feather
Speaking Out
Anne Bryant on school board relations
Professional Opinion
Principal Opinion
Problem/Solution
Leadership Books
New Products
By the Numbers

District Administration - December 2006