03 May 2016
As of term 2 some more features have been added to the Parent Portal from our "SENTRAL" administration system. Previously parents were able to access their child's report and book an interview time for Parent/Teacher meeting nights. The Parent Portal now has:
- Reports
- Interview scheduling
- School calendar
- Student timetables
- Student attendance
- Student daily notices
Parents are able to see their child's attendance for the year. By hovering over each day and using the colour coded system you will be able to see what days they were attending, not attending or were attending for some of the day. Parents are reminded that they have 10 days from the date of the absence to inform the school. After that date the absence will be recorded as unexplained.
The daily notices are records logged by teachers providing information to students about events coming up on that day or reminders for the future. These notices are read to students in roll call (for yrs 7 to 9) and period 0 and period 1(for yrs 10 to 12). Reminders for example to bring in equipment for events, finalise payments for excursions, attend training for sporting teams, attend the various meetings that are on that day are a few popular notices.
As we trial more modules we are hoping to provide more information that will assist with planning at home and improve the contact between school and home. We do expect issues with the implementation of some of the modules and would appreciate any feedback from parents that would help refine the process.