[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Closed Shop

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Closed Shop
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1224215152.shtml


   As I've reported, District 281 recently launched their new web site,
   [1]rdale.org. As I've also reported, their old site was looking dated
   and the fresh colors alone were most welcome.
   I was a bit surprised to see this change, completely unannounced. I've
   been attending a Communications Advisory Council and more than once
   hinted I'd be happy to assist with such a makeover. You would think
   the District would have sought some input, maybe a dry run, at least
   to find and fix the many broken links. Still, I thought it was
   progress, and it was.
   But curious about their referendum, I visited the [2]Minneapolis
   Public Schools web site. I'm not a web designer like Chief, but I know
   what I like and I love what MPS did here. It embodies the maxim that
   "great engineering is simple engineering."
   Already, the new 281 site looks old by comparison, mostly because it's
   cluttered and (in my opinion of course) poorly organized for
   navigation.
   As to their referendum, again MPS is much better, all resources nicely
   grouped and indexed. And instead of a chippy "myths and facts"
   section, here we have "Bet you didn't know ..." where I learned that
   Northside Kindergarten registration is up 50% this term.
   Nicely done, MPS. I'd vote for your referendum, too.

References

   1. file://localhost/var/www/powerblogs/speedgibson/posts/rdale.org
   2. http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/