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Staff Social Media Guidelines

The Ritenour School District encourages teachers and staff to use social media as an educational learning tool and a way to engage with the district. Please remember to follow these district guidelines and expectations when using personal or district social media accounts.

Social Media Tips:

Do

  • Remember social media is an extension of not only yourself but the school/classroom.
  • Comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). *Learn more about FERPA at the bottom of this page.
  • Monitor your social media account, and pay attention to users you are following/users that follow you.
  • Maintain a high level of professional and personal responsibility.
  • Remember that all social media channels are considered public record, and therefore can become a personnel issue investigated by the Ritenour School District.

Don’t

  • Post student, school or district data that conflicts with board policy or FERPA privacy guidelines
  • Address personnel issues or address the district in an unprofessional manner. (See Policy EHB)
  • Communicate with students electronically for reasons other than educational purposes. (See Policy GBH)


Official Ritenour School Accounts
Ritenour schools that do not currently have an active Facebook or Twitter account may request one from the Communications Department. School social media accounts can be run by one or more staff members at your school who are actively engaged in social media. If you are interested in helping manage a current school account or creating a new school account, please contact Jenna Gandolfo at gandolfoj@ritenourschools.org.

Social Media Accounts:   

Ritenour School District

Facebook: Ritenour School District; Ritenour en Español
Twitter: @Ritenour Schools
Instagram: Ritenour Schools; Ritenour en Español
YouTube: Subscribe to Ritenour Schools

Pride & Promise Foundation
Facebook: Ritenour Pride & Promise Foundation

Superintendent Dr. Chris Kilbride
Facebook: @DrChrisKilbride

Gifted Education
Facebook: Ritenour Gifted Education (private group - must request membership)

Buder Elementary
Facebook:  Buder Elementary School & PTO

Iveland Elementary School
Facebook:  Iveland Elementary School

Kratz Elementary School
Facebook:  Kratz Elementary School

Marion Elementary School
Facebook: 

Twitter:  @MarionEaglesRSD

Marvin Elementary School
Facebook:  Marvin Elementary

Wyland Elementary School
Facebook:  Wyland Elementary & PHinS

Hoech Middle School
Facebook:  Hoech Middle School
Twitter:  @HoechMiddle

Ritenour Middle School
Facebook:  Ritenour Middle School
Twitter:  @PrincipalRMS

Ritenour High School
Facebook: 

Twitter: 

Instagram: KRHSmedia
YouTube: KRHS Media
Podbean: KRHS Media (for podcasts produced by KRHS Media)
Snapchat: KRHS Media
Student News Website: Ritenourlive.org

 

Administrator Accounts
Ritenour administrators are welcome to create their own social media accounts to use for personal and/or educational purposes. Please follow district social media guidelines when posting to your account.

Ritenour Department, Team and Activity Social Media Accounts
Ritenour departments and teams are welcome to create their own social media accounts or request a department account from the Communications Department. If you create a Ritenour department account, please email gandolfoj@ritenourschools.org with the username and password for the account so that we can keep an up-to-date list of all active Ritenour social media accounts.

If you run a district social media account and are planning to leave the district at the end of the school year, please make sure the Communications Department has an updated password for your account before you go.
*Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act:  FERPA

Photographing Students and Staff:
The Ritenour School District operates in compliance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. This law allows students and parents to opt out of the release of certain information about students, including photographs. A list of students who have opted out is available on TYLER. Please contact the Ritenour Community Services Department with any FERPA-related questions.

Information that IS NOT released:

  • Educational record (except information designated by the district as directory information)
  • Student health information

Directory information that IS released:
Directory Information currently includes the following data, in accordance with Board Policy JO-R:

a)      Student's name
b)      Parents’ name
c)       Grade level
d)      Participation in school-based activities and sports (including electronic and photographic records of activities such as sporting contests, artistic performances and creations, assemblies, service projects and awards ceremonies)
e)      Weight and height of members of athletic teams
f)       Honors, degrees, and awards received
g)      Art work or course work displayed by the district
h)      Photographs (including photographs of school activities that do not disclose specific academic information), videotapes, and digital images and recorded sound unless such items would be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy 

View the entire regulation here.