• Communicate your clear expectations for your child’s virtual learning
• Create and maintain a learning environment to limit distractions
  
• Help your child create a School Schedule with Meeting Times for each class
• Have your child show you their classes and work in Schoology
• Review the work your child completed and uploaded to Schoology before 11:59 pm to stay informed of your child’s attendance and academic progress
• Use Home Access to check your child’s attendance and grades daily
• Check your child’s Composition Books/Interactive Student Notebooks (ISNs) to confirm that they are actively participating and working in their classes

Each grading period, your child’s middle school progress will be assessed in a variety of ways including but not limited to tests, homework, quizzes, discussions, warm-up and exit tickets, and projects. All of these will be used to determine your child’s understanding and progress of the content being taught. The content being taught is called the state mandated curriculum or TEKS, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. This means that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) directs what must be taught to your child in each specific class. Each grading period, typically every 3 weeks, your child will receive the following: 1 major grade, 2 minor grades, and 3 other grades. Students are given opportunities to makeup work, get extra help and retest if needed.

Grades will be shared with parents on the 11th of September. These grades, known as Progress Reports, will reflect your child’s first 6 weeks of work with 3 weeks remaining before Report Cards are calculated. Your child’s grade for each class will be calculated by adding their 4 Report Card grades and dividing the sum by four. Students with a score of 70 or better for each class will have passed their class and eligible to participate in UIL activities such as Art, Athletics, Band, Choir, Orchestra, Speech & Debate, and Theater.

Want to help your child improve in their classes? Have them read.