Thursday, November 15, 2012

Skyward Access

Team Guidance is very excited to let you all know that Skyward "Student Access" is now available, and that "Family Access" will be available in January!
Skyward Student Access is a web-based component of Skyward, our student database management system. This access will enable students to view their educational information. At this time, this is only available to our middle school students in grades 6, 7, and 8. This access is secured by a unique username and password.
 
With this system students will now have access to the following information:
Student Demographic Information—View general information and emergency contact information to make sure everything is up to date in our database records.
Student Grade Book Information—View students current grades , missing assignments, and teacher com-ments.
 
Message Center—View messages from your student’s teachers to you and the ability to reply back on a one-to -one basis.
 
Student Attendance—View every absence or tardy recorded for the student in an easy to use calendar format.
 
Student Schedules—View the student’s schedule as well as teacher and contact information for each class.
Student Health Information—View immunization records and other health related information on file about your student.
***Current grades--There are many factors that determine how soon a teacher can assess and return assignments. Essays and research papers take longer to grade than a quiz or daily work. Coaching, club sponsorships, and fami-ly commitments can also affect turnaround time, as well as a teacher's student load. We have encouraged our staff to post grades every 3 business days at the minimum for quizzes and daily work, and every 5-7 business days for research papers and projects. We urge students and parents to be patient as teachers do their best to return as-signments and post grades as promptly as their schedule allows.

Also, we are excited to announce that our Skyward Family Access will be available in January. At our Curriculum Night on December 13, Skyward Family Access will be one of our featured topics. We will demonstrate what this system has to offer and how to navigate through your child’s school information. Please mark your calendars and join us as we will share the vast capabilities of Family Access.
For now, you can use your child's login to monitor their academic progress.  In January, you will receive your own login ID and password to view more detailed information under the "Parent Access" portal. 

***Student Access:
Login ID = Student ID #
Password = 8 digit birthday (after first log in - will be prompted to change password)

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