Web Works Newsletter Spring 2026

School Website Check-Up ☀️

Before summer begins, take a few minutes to prepare your school website for summer communication and back-to-school updates.

A little cleanup now can make back-to-school updates much easier in August.

• ✔ Select a school website editor if your school does not currently have one assigned
• ✔ Ensure at least one 12-month staff member has website access during the summer
• ✔ Update or post school supply, uniform, and summer information if available
• ✔ Remove or archive outdated announcements, newsletters, and expired events
• ✔ Review the Principal’s Welcome page and remove references to the 2025–2026 school year where appropriate
• ✔ Review your school's handbook. Remove references to the 2025–2026 school year; then you only have to update it when necessary!
• ✔ Move important family resources higher on the homepage such as supplies, registration, transportation, and summer information
• ✔ Check staff and administrator information including counseling assignments, grade-level contacts, sponsors, and teacher links
• ✔ Verify ownership/access for communication tools such as Twitter/X, Google Sites, Canva, shared drives, and calendars
• ✔ Test important links, forms, and PDFs to ensure they still work correctly. Use Siteimprove to monitor your site.

• Need Help? The Web Services team is available throughout the summer for support, training, and troubleshooting.

Office Website Check-Up ☀️

Before summer begins, take a few minutes to review and refresh your office website so staff and families can easily find accurate information during the summer months.

• ✔ Review office contact information, office hours, and department emails
• ✔ Remove outdated announcements, alerts, newsletters, and expired events
• ✔ Check staff directories and leadership pages for staffing changes
• ✔ Make sure important forms and documents are still current
• ✔ Move high-priority resources higher on the homepage such as summer programs, family resources, hiring information, and department services
• ✔ Test important links, forms, and downloadable PDFs through Siteimprove.
• ✔ Refresh outdated homepage photos or banners where needed

• Make Important Information Easy to Find

  Take a fresh look at your homepage and ask:

• Can visitors quickly find the most important services?
• Are key resources visible without excessive scrolling?
• Are emergency, enrollment, hiring, or summer resources easy to access?