Bloomfield school to get new web site

The school board gave the go-ahead for the redesign in a 7-0 vote during its October monthly meeting Thursday night.

The project has a price tag of $2,000 -- which is a one-time fee that also includes all training necessary for staff to manage the content of the Web site and it allows teachers to have Web pages.

But there was discussion on the matter.

Board Member Doug Frye questioned the reason for a new Web site.

"What's wrong with the one we have now?" Frye asked.

Superintendent Dan Sichting replied that the current Web site has flaws with the dropdown menus and its content needs updated.

The current site was designed by a former student long ago and the new design will be used as a marketing tool to promote the positives, he added.

"It will be the same address with a different design," he said.

Sichting provided additional details on the matter in a Friday morning interview with the Greene County Daily World.

"We are going to use our Web site to do a little bit of marketing. We believe it's (current Web site) adequate but it needs to portray the positives," he said, noting academic opportunities and programs at the school.

Discussion for the update has long been under way.

"We have been meeting since last spring as an administrative team to try to see what we want on the Web site," Sichting explained. "It will have a lot of things it currently has along with some new things."

When it comes to relocating, many people with children use school Web sites to determine where they will move, he added.

There is no set timeline for the new design to be up and running.

"We hope to have it done in a very short period of time," Sichting said, noting project details still need to be finalized.

Five Star Technology Solutions LLC will redesign the school's Web site. The company just recently redesigned the Eastern Greene School District's site.

You can view the Bloomfield School District's current Web site at www.bsd.k12.in.us/ . You can also find a link to the school's Web site at www.gcdailyworld.com under school links.