Parent training set Sept. 12

By Donnie A. Lucas

Parents of students attending Nancy Smith Elementary are invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday if they need assistance using the Ascender/Gradebook program or Google Classroom.

The Sept. 12 meeting will start at 5:00 p.m., and those attending will enter through the main front doors to be escorted to the meeting room.

Office staff and teachers will be on hand to show parents how to navigate both programs, principal John Gallagher said.

Teachers will walk parent through the Google Classroom program to show parents how to gain access in order to make sure students are staying up to date with assignments. Classroom is also used by teachers to notify students and parents of upcoming tests and projects.

Parents will be assisted with accessing the Ascender Parent Portal with parent logins. The online program is a data bank of student grades and attendance.

“Parents will receive hands-on support to login into the program, as well as teachers and staff being available to answer any questions,” Gallagher said.

Office secretary Stephanie Gleitz said that the meeting is open to all parents who need assistance, especially those new to the district.

“We held a meeting like this last year, and it proved to be very beneficial to parents,” she said.