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Posted on April 7, 2011 How do you enlarge the pictures on the home page?
Posted on March 18, 2008 Who is the webmaster and how do I contact them?
The district-wide webmaster is the Public Information Officer. However, different people are responsible for different pages. Your best bet is to look at the bottom of the page...every person who maintains a page on www.shenet.org must have their e-mail listed at the bottom of the page.
Posted on May 29, 2008 What would a student have to do to get recognized for something on the front page of the website?
Have a teacher, advisor, coach or principal send it to the webmaster.
Posted on May 8, 2008 How does a team get something on the front page of the Shen website?
Have the coach e-mail the information to the webmaster.
Posted on April 30, 2008 Why aren't homework, tests and projects posted on the website?
That is up to the individual teacher. Many of our teachers have websites where they post homework and projects and many are beginning to use the parent portal.
Posted on February 5, 2008 When are Board of Education minutes posted on the website?
Minutes are posted after they are approved by the Board of Education. They are typically approved the following month at the next business meeting which is held the second Tuesday of the month. Grapevine
Posted on March 31, 2011 Not a question, rather a comment. I checked several of our neighboring school districts and did not see any blog sites at Burnt Hills, Niskayuna, North Colonie or Saratoga, yet people pose questions on the Shen Grapevine as if factions within the school are trying to hide information. I just wanted you to know that I appreciate the Grapevine and the Community Conversations with Dr. Robinson and all the ways that the Shen District provides transparency and opportunities for open communications. Not everyone does and you should be applauded.
Thank you.
Posted on December 21, 2010 Why aren't some questions answered on the grapevine? There's one that says kudos to the wrestling coach. is that necessary to be on the grapevine? and some questions are answered with a phone number. If i wanted to call Mr. Flynt, I would call him not post on the grapevine.
Posted on April 14, 2011 Have you considered creating a separate grapevine for students from parents because it seems like students questions don't get answered while parents are blowing up the grapevine with their ridiculous comments.
No.
Posted on June 14, 2011 The responses given on the grapevine are very cookie-cutter generic and bureaucratic. for the most part things are dumbed down to make the school look like its never at fault. furthermore it questions the intelligence of many students and parents who are 'misinformed'. most of these 'misinformed' parties are better informed than the public relations zombies fielding these questions, being that these people were actually present for the events in question. i am severely disappointed in the heavy slant put on the schools version of events. and thats not to mention the complete failure to address certain questions and giving answers with little relevancy to the topic. not to say this is always the case, some questions are answered effectively and accurately. its only when something is even vaguely controversial that its ignored or handled poorly. something to work on. wouldn't want to 'misinform' us any further.
Because of laws, policies and regulations, many decisions within a school district are cookie-cutter, generic and bureaucratic. All we try to do is provide the reasons for various decisions (i.e. laws, policies, regulations). You can agree or disagree but it is what it is. This site is filled with controversial questions. The only time a questions is ignored is if it is totally uncivil (and this question straddles that line) or it is more of an opinion/debate (in that case a phone conversation would be more appropriate).
Posted on January 13, 2011 Is it true that some questions are changed on this to make the school look better? Because there was one question a friend of mine asked and they said that was not what they had asked. No. Sometimes they are changed to take out bad words, or to remove name references. That is all. If a question you sent it appears differently, it may mean that more than one person asked it and I used the other person's wording.
Posted on May 29, 2008 How many questions does the grapevine get asked a day?
We get about 150-200 per week.
Posted on March 18, 2008 Why are grapevine questions changed?
Questions are edited if they are disrespectful or too long. Opinions may be removed.
Posted on May 27, 2008 Is the Grapevine questions ever answered on holidays or just school days?
No, just normal work hours for the district office.
Posted on May 12, 2008 When did the Grapevine start?
In February, 2008.
Posted on May 12, 2008 Are Grapevine questions ever answered over the weekend?
No.
Posted on March 13, 2008 How often are questions answered on the Grapevine?
As often as possible.
Posted on February 5, 2008 I was just wondering, who provides the answers to the questions on this page?
The questions go to the district's public information office. The PI Officer determines who could best answer the question and e-mails the question to that person. Once, the PIO receives the answer it is posted (that is why some responses take longer than others).
Posted on May 13, 2008 Is the grapevine really a positive tool for communication? It seems to encourage complaining and disrespect for professionals. I will not let my child read the postings here as many have a complete lack of respect for adults we have taught him to 100% respect.
The purpose of the grapevine is to reduce the “ballpark” chatter and provide a place for people to get accurate answers. It provides anonymity so that people can feel comfortable coming directly to this district’s information source rather than getting the information from their neighbor or rumor mill which is frequently inaccurate. We try our best to modify the questions to make them less confrontational and/or more respectful while still conveying the meaning of the sender.
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