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Standards, Regulations, and Best Practices  for the MCPS Web

MCPS Webmasters should adhere to a set of standards and best practices. Here are some basics to help you make sure your site is aligned with these expectations.

Regulation on use of MCPS Web

First of all, as a webmaster you should read and review the MCPS Web Regulation

Related: Regulation IGT-RA(28K PDF), User Responsibilities for Computer Systems and Network Security

Webmaster responsibilities

What is expected of MCPS webmasters

Follow the Section 508 Accessibility Guidelines for MCPS websites

Expectations and best practices for web writing

Look and feel of MCPS Web sites

• Non-school sites
• School sites

Where your Web site should be hosted

• All content should be hosted on MCPS managed systems
• More about hosting

Publishing student info on web

• See the Web Regulation FAQ