With online learning, we know there are some questions on attendance and how to ensure students are marked present for the day. Here’s what families need to know:

• Log in and attend class in real-time with your teacher during the morning and the afternoon.

• If you were unable to attend a session because of a technology issue, don’t panic. Students attending either the morning or afternoon session will be counted present for the day.

We know some families may have trouble sticking to the daily schedule because of a variety of issues, including parents’ work schedules, power outages, technology problems or distractions at home.

If your student for some reason misses both the morning and afternoon live instruction with their teachers, they can still make up the work by logging into Schoology and completing the day’s assignments. For that effort to count, however, students must do this before 11:59 p.m. each day to be counted present.

Even with all the challenges of online learning, attendance is still being tracked and still counts. Attendance matters, and we want our students in class and learning every day, 100 percent of the time. At a minimum, state standards require students to attend school at least 90 percent of the time the class is in session to receive credit.

If your family is struggling with attendance, let us know now so we can help!

If you haven’t already downloaded the Spring ISD mobile app, take a few minutes to do it today.

The app is available from Google Play or the App Store and features a personalized experience so parents and guardians can easily use their smartphone to access important student information, including assignments, classes, grades, lunch balances and attendance.

Just as important, parents can update their contact information to ensure they’re always in the know when messages get sent at either the campus or district level. Please see the step-by-step guide on how to get started:

1. Once you have downloaded the app, you can access your student’s information by selecting the “Student Info” icon.

2. Now type in your “myspringisd” username and password.

If you don’t know your username and password, please contact your school.

1. Once you log in, you will see icons with your name and the names of your children. Select your student’s icon.

2. Now you will see lots of great information like your student’s classes, grades, assignments and lunch balances.

3. Click on your name, too, to make sure your phone number, text/SMS number and email address are correct. That way, you’ll be sure to get important campus and district information.

4. Lastly, make sure to set your alerts. You can get notifications including: missing assignments, class grade updates, assignment grades, and cafeteria balances. Doing this will help you help your student have a successful year!

The district is joining with the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Care Van to offer free immunizations to students from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 14 at the Spring ISD Community Engagement Center, 17125 Ella Blvd. The event, which will require appointments, offers parents a chance to make sure their children’s required immunizations are complete and up-to-date, at no cost.

Due to COVID-19, health and safety measures will be in place this year to protect families, clinic staff and volunteers, and the number of available doses will be limited. For this reason, parents and guardians must register ahead of time. To register your child for an immunization appointment on Sept. 14, 2020, contact the Family and Community Engagement department at 281-891-6685.

Participating families should bring their children’s immunization shot records and make sure that everyone over two years of age has a mask covering their mouth and nose. Clinic staff may also perform a brief screening and temperature check to ensure students are well enough to receive their shots. Participating students will receive a free backpack donated by Community Health Choice.

The only way for students and parents to access Schoology is to log into the mySringISD portal from the district’s website using their district-issued username and password and then clicking on the Schoology icon.

Families who have been trying to log in through the Schoology mobile app or through the Schoology website will be unable to do so because the district is using single sign on, which makes it easier to access all instructional resources.

We know some parents and students downloaded the Schoology mobile app in the spring but we would urge everyone to delete that from your phone and log into the portal directly from the district website.

Spring ISD is hosting webinars on Tuesday, Aug. 25 and Wednesday, Aug. 26 for all prekindergarten parents to help families with new students start the school year strong.

Parents and guardians will have the chance to learn more about:

• Schedules

• Language support and testing

• Special Education and Early Childhood Special Education services

• Technology and Schoology support

District leaders will be on hand to provide you with all of the information you need for a successful school start for your Pre-K student.

English Session: Tuesday, Aug 25 at 6 p.m.: https://zoom.us/j/94338340038