Buildings are nested within the district office group so that district administrators can see schedules for all school buildings. Putting scheduling information in a school's team folder enables that information to show up on the district calendar and on the buildings and grounds calendar, so that all relevant personnel can be aware of scheduled activities. Becker uses her folder, for example, to host the workflow applications that her department is developing for the district. Active Directory also controls user rights to post and access collaborative information. Teachers can access team information but can't post, delete or change it.
Administrators can delete or post information.
All users access the team information through Outlook 2000 or Outlook Web Access. Most find it easier to use the Web client and do so to access team and schedule information from anywhere in the district and, now, from their homes as well. This summer, Governor Mifflin launched a district wide intranet built on the foundation of Exchange 2000 along with Windows 2000 and SQL Server 2000. Becker says that interoperability was a critical component for the development of the district's new intranet. Their ability to work seamlessly together is crucial to the intranet successfully serving the instructional and administrative needs of Governor Mifflin School District.