TAHOMA PRINT SHOP GUIDELINES

The following guidelines are intended to help you place orders to the Print Shop. As always, our goal is to perform high-quality work to the customer’s specifications in as timely a manner as possible. To help us meet that goal, please read the following guidelines:

v Each school office will have copies of the Print Shop sample packet to help you choose the product that best meets your needs. We accept orders via e-mail, in-district mail or in person. To place an order, please fill out a Print Shop order form or send us an e-mail request by selecting “Print Shop” in the Outlook e-mail directory.

v Please use e-mail whenever possible for questions. Phone calls could require the technician to stop a job in progress (taking up to 10 minutes to restart). E-mail is checked regularly throughout the day.

v Establish a due date by planning on at least four (4) days per order (this does not apply to newsletters; please see the next item):

ü Day 1-- job is being delivered to the Print Shop

ü Days 2 & 3-- job is being printed

ü Day 4-- job is being delivered to you.

v Newsletters: Limit the size to three double-sided pages (two is better), print ready with minimal graphics. Allow seven days for delivery from the date the order is received by the Print Shop.

v Date your job orders with a specific due date. Please do not write in “ASAP.”

v Request white paper for jobs whenever possible. (If colored paper is essential, use only one color, not alternating colors from page to page).

v Always send white, unstapled, originals. Originals on colored paper do not reproduce well.

v Orders should be at least 10 copies.

v Notebook jobs should contain:

ü 8 ½ x 11 sheets only (they can be single- or double-sided)

ü unstapled, clean, unwrinkled white paper

Jobs may have to be contracted to an outside printer to avoid tying up staff and equipment for an excessive amount of time (i.e.: district newsletter, directory, etc.)

v Do not send requests for an entire quarter, semester or year unless it is a small quantity; if you have a question, please ask us. Please limit printing requests to one month’s supply.

v If there was an error in your print request, please inform the shop and return the job to the shop for review.

v If there will be a delay in returning your print request to you on your requested date the Print Shop will send you an e-mail that lists options.

Thank you for supporting our Print Shop. If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at the Print Shop e-mail address.

Shelia Carriveau and Stacey Weedman, print technicians.

Kevin Patterson, supervisor.