Purpose

Walton County School District has a need to augment traditional communication methods with the use of social media channels. This need primarily stems from public demand and the rapid growth of social media used by other local, state and federal governmental entities as an indication that social media can be used effectively to enhance constituent communications. The use of social media presents opportunities to individual schools and departments, as well as the District as a whole. In general, the District supports the use of social media technology to enhance communication, collaboration and information exchange to meet the mission and goals of the School District.

WCSD Employee Social Media Account Requests

The process for requesting a social media account through the Walton County School District is as follows:

• Request permission from your site administrator at which time the administrator will request access for you to the Social Media Course

• District level personnel will assign you to the Social Media Course in Edivate at which time you will receive a confirmation email

• Once the course and all appropriate paperwork is complete and turned in to the district an email will be sent to the applicant, the requesting administrator and the WCSD technology department stating that the applicant has met all the requirements of the approved social media platform(s)

• Once the social media account is set up appropriately it is then archived with ArchiveSocial in order to be compliant with public records laws

WCSD Approved Social Media Platforms

Approved Social Media links for schools’ and departments include the following: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Any other social media platforms are not approved or recognized for professional use by Walton County School District employees.

WCSD Social Media Disclaimer

The Walton County School District Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Youtube pages are maintained for the purpose of communicating with the parents of the children we serve and the Walton County School District community.

The Walton County School District Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Youtube pages are provided for the school district community to share information on specific school district topics of interest. We will update this page as often as possible to share as much as we can about the Walton County School District and the achievements of the students and staff as well as other relevant school district community information.

All posting of comments on this page are at the discretion of the page administrators. The intent of this policy is not to keep any negative or critical information from being posted, but to protect the privacy and rights of Walton County School District staff and students. Naming specific employees or students in a negative way will not be allowed. The page administrators will review all postings to make sure they do not conflict with school board policies or the school district’s Acceptable Use Policy regarding Internet access and practices.

The inclusion of advertising, logos or website links on this website does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by the Walton County School District.

The Walton County School District neither endorses links nor approves of links to external sources.  External links are made available to assist the internet user in his or her search.  The WCSD takes no responsibility for a links operation or content. 

The links within the website that are shown are not an exclusive listing of available organzations.

If you have a comment or would like to report an inappropriate comment for us to review, send an email to: Joshua Bledsoe, Public Information Officer
 
Please keep in mind that if you do not want your comments or identifying information released in response to a public records request, DO NOT POST to any WCSD social media platform. Instead, contact the school district by phone or in writing.