Schoolwires - MEDIA must be included as a Quicklink on the Home page. It must also be included on the Faculty/Staff webpages directory.
NCWISE - Betty sent an ALERT NOW phone and email message to parents - this is what it said......
"This is a message from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for parents who have been receiving Progress Reports through email. All student progress reports are now available through Parent Assistant, an online resource that allows parents to access student progress, discipline, and attendance any time, any day. Although the information is available 24 x 7, please allow teachers one week to input grades.
If you do not already have an account, please go to your child’s school (you should go to the school of your oldest child if you have more than one.)
We hope that many of you are already utilizing this resource as we strive to seek the most effective means for communication between home and school."
What is important in my mind is what is highlighted in yellow which is not what we have told our staff. (I think we said two weeks). I checked this against the School Board Policies online and this is also stated in there...... Maybe not a big deal this year - but next year we need to clarify this issue. AR 5124 Grade Reporting Regulations -
Betty also mentioned that we do not have to provide paper copies of Progress Reports unless there is no access to internet at home or if the parents ask for this. I know that we are going ahead and doing this for the remainder of the year but is something to think about next year.
Debbie Harmon - District NCWISE Manager -
Teachers have to check the box to "post to parent assist" to populate the date to post to parent, and if they don't parents will never see the detail in parent assist.
For student absences, if teachers don't mark unexcused then parent will not see the absence in parent assist, so teachers should mark unexcused until student brings in a note. Marking unexcused also drives automated calls thorugh alert now. So teachers need to mark unexcused under absence indicator until a note is brought in. Technology Orders - ALL purchasing orders that involve technology will go through the technology department for approval.
School Wires Information: (Tech Fac only)
Put in a heat ticket for all questions -
- Do not delete any sections.....
- District Directory - teachers will be identifed as TEACHER and not necessarily 8th grade or 7th grade - etc. the actual email address will be gone - will just say EMAIL and they will have a WEBPAGE link.
- Look at Union Cross as to how they did their Classrooms.
- You can ask general questions directly.
- Colors for spreadsheet - email Marlo with the color choice we want. Green
- How to change rotating pictures- TOOLS, FILES AND FOLDERS, HOME PAGE FLASH. Click on UPLOAD - find pictures and that is it.......
- 640 x 265 minimum make sure it is centered.
- Heat ticket if you want words on top of pictures.
- no need to get permission for pictures of students. but might be good idea.....
