Last week, I attended a webinar sponsored by the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center, “21st Century Policies,” featuring Janell Hallgren, manager of policy services at Erie 1 BOCES. Janell, who runs a service manned by five professionals including three with law degrees, covered the gamut of services Erie 1 offers in the burgeoning field of social media policies for school districts. “We don’t reinvent the wheel in policy services,” said Janell, but “obviously technology is changing the way we communicate and the way we do business.” In a nutshell, she said, most districts simply need to update existing policies — most notably Codes of Conduct and Acceptable Use Policies. This webinar has been archived and is free to view now. So check it out. I found it invaluable in understanding the concerns and issues around 21st century school district governance and policy.
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