Remote Learning @ AMS
Parent & Student Information
Student Sign-up
- Go to https://athens.schoology.com
- Enter your ACS email. (firstlast@eagles.acs-k12.org)
- Enter your Access Manager information (UN: first last & PW: first & last initial, a 4 digit number, first & last initial, ie., fl1234fl)
- Once you are in Schoology, your courses will appear.
Parent Sign-up
- Go to www.schoology.com.
- Click Sign Up at the top of the page and and choose Parent.
- Enter your Parent Access Code. This is a 12-digit code in xxxx-xxxx-xxxx format that you receive from one of your child's instructors.
- Fill out the form with your information.
- Click Register to complete.
When you use a Parent Access Code to create an account, you are automatically associated to your child. You can add additional children to your account using the Add Child button.
Notes:
- Parent Access Codes are unique to each student, but can be used to make multiple parent accounts.
- If your Parent Access Code does not allow you to register or, if the code does not have 12 digits, please contact your child's instructor or school for more information.
Students must log in to their Athens City Schools email in order to access remote learning tools. Here are some reminders to help you:
Access Manager
Username Format: first last (space is included)
Password Format: first & last initial, a 4 digit number, first & last initial, e.g., fl1234fl
Still don't remember? Complete the form linked below.
Most remote teachers are also in the classroom all day. Please honor their schedules. Feel free to contact them by email, and expect a response within 24 hours.
Participation is not optional. Failure to log in and complete assignments may result in truancy action.
Students fulfill attendance requirements through a combination of:
logging into their classes regularly
participating in required video conferencing sessions with teachers
completing assignments.
Students will be counted absent if there is not a good faith effort on their part to fulfill the above criteria.
Students will be assigned grades based on their completion of assignments in Schoology.
- given on a weekly basis.
- posted on Monday
- due by the following Sunday at midnight
In the event of extenuating circumstances (illness, death in the family, etc.) appropriate documentation should be submitted as per the 20/21 handbook.
Parents can access grades in iNow.
Zoom sessions will be scheduled by teachers to support social and emotional learning and to help small groups of students with specific skills. Scheduled sessions and links will be shared in Schoology.
Contact Information
AMS Sixth Grade Center Associate Principal: kim.moore@acs-k12.org
Athens Middle School Assistant Principal: jake.herrera@acs-k12.org
Athens Middle School
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/Domain/13
Location: 100 U.S. 31, Athens, AL, USA
Phone: (256) 233-6620
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthensMiddleSchool/
Twitter: @AMSeagles