Back to School Toolkit
2026 Principal Welcome Letter Templates
Back-to-School Flyers and Signs
Rights and Responsibilities Handbook
There are rights students are guaranteed when they are at school as well as responsibilities that accompany those rights. Both are summarized in the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook. In addition, the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook outlines the work SPPS is doing to build a positive school culture and hold students accountable for behavior that is not appropriate.
Back-to-School Website Checklist for Schools
The first day of school can be overwhelming for families, and school websites are often their first stop to gather all the necessary information. Here is a back-to-school website checklist to consider.
- Add welcome message to "What's New" feed under Posts.
- Update your school calendar: Ensure that the school calendar is up to date with important dates and events, including fall open houses.
- Update your Homepage Hero Gallery (rotating images): Refresh the homepage by updating the homepage hero gallery. Consider rotating images periodically to keep the website visually appealing
- Update administration webpage: Ensure that the administration page is up to date.
- Inactivate old news posts