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Show THE PARK RECORD www.park record.com WED/THURS/FRI, SEPTEMBER 15-17, 2004 A-2I Education EDUCATION EDITOR: Jared Whitley 649-9014 ext.118 education@parkrecord.com Online tool is powering up education Briefs Middle school study skills Make middle school years successful by learning with good time management, study techniques, and social skills. The Park City Community Education classes will be held on Fridays from 7:50 to 8:40 a.m., from Sept. 24 to Nov. 5 at Ecker Hill and Treasure Mountain middle schools. The cost is $45 for six sessions. Sign up by registering online at pcschools.us (click "Community" then "Community Education", or drop by the district office at 2700 Kearns Boulevard and fill out a registration form in the fall issue of the Compass brochure. For more information, contact Julia Jones at 615-0215. UVSC community education classes Registration has started for fall Community Education classes held at Utah Valley State College's Wasatch Campus in Heber, offered through a non-profit partnership between UVSC and local school districts. The Discover Brochure listing the classes will be mailed to all homes in Wasatch and Summit counties with the exception of Park City, because of the robust offering of community ed classes offered there already. Classes begin Sept. 28, with titles such as Adventures in Watercolors, Computer Basics, Cooking: Dutch Oven, Debt-free Living, Get Hooked on Fly Fishing, Internet Basics, Healthy Living Using Living Foods, and the Complete Financial Management Workshop. Fees vary according to each course and range from $35 to $69. To request a brochure, call (801) 8638011. The brochure and registration can . also fcie accessed * Gtline at uvsc.edu/c.pjfljnunitygducation. PowerSchool gives access to grades, attendance for parents and students By JARED WHITLEY Of the Record staff It's 10 a.m. Do you know where your children are? PowerSchoo! does. PowerSchool, a program available through school district Web sites, allows parents, teachers, and students to access grades, future assignments, and track attendance. "It's an excellent communication tool between parents and students and between parents and schools," said Sue Thomas, Park City School District information systems manager. Three weeks into the school year, an average of 105 parents and 80 students log on to PowerSchool every day. The students are typically in high or middle school, Thomas said. "Generally the elementary students don't get in and check, but they can," Thomas said. PowerSchool is a good way to check up on students because the program allows parents to know instantly if their children have sluffed class or failed a test. "Parents tend to like it more than kids do," Thomas said. "Kids seem to think, 'Oh my gosh! I can't get away with anything!'" However, PowerSchool's not just about policing kids. If students do well, parents can know that instantly too. PowerSchool can also give students Logout PowerSchool Us P\ Grades and Grades Attendance History Attendance History Email Notifi cation m Teacher Comments * 3 School Bulletin $ Class Registration Balance COURTESY OF WWW.SSUMMIT.K12.UT.US KIOS 00. KluS Seem tO ttUnk, Utl my assignments when you're sick otherwise miss school, gosh! I can't get away with anything!'" Students can log on and get their assignments without - Sue Thomas having to contact teachers, and turn homework in when District IS manager they return to school. ^^^^™ "So you can get your This allows them to be an "advocate work done more quickly," Morrison said. Since parents can know instantly if a for themselves," said science teacher child is in class or not, PowerSchool is a Mary Purzycki. "It gives them ownership of what good motivator to stay out of trouble, they're doing," Thomas said. "They Morrison said, but there's a down side to don't have to wait and wonder what parents getting instant access. grade they're getting." "For the most part it's a pain for parPark City High School junior Laurel ents to know about bad grades before a Morrison says she uses PowerSchool "to kid has a chance to fix it," Morrison said. PowerSchool is also beneficial for see what my grades are and to see what I administrators, Thomas said, as the softgot on tests and stuff." Student attention to PowerSchool ware keeps teachers accountable for ble to that professional obligation of ours to keep their grades up to date." But the program also keeps districts on track. The Utah State Office of Education requires that" information, like Adequate Yearly Progress reports, all go through PowerSchool. "You can't do anything on paper. The state won't accept paper reports," Thomas said. But the program isn't perfect. "Could there be a problem? Of course there could," Thomas said. Derby said, "There are some problems with the programming, I considered majoring in computer programming and I would not want to be someone who's on the PowerSchool team." Please see PowerSchool, A-23 Parent/Teacher Conferences deadline is Sept. 17 what their preferred communication line is," said Kirsten Kohlwey, the Of the Record staff Parent Teacher Student Organization Park City High School's deadline to member in charge of scheduling for the register for Parent/Teacher Conferences conferences. is Friday, Sept. 17. "You want to have the communicaTo apply, parents can fill out an tion line with your teacher open so when appointment sheet published in the high something goes wrong you know how to school newsletter and return it to the contact them, what they expect, how to school main office. help your student," she said. "I think H's jreally. valuable at the Ra.r.ent/Teacher Conferences will be ^fpng'ol^h^'^irib'r^plarerits to find held Wednesday, Sept. 29 and Monday, out the expectations"^ the teachers and Oct. 4 at the school. Appointments will be scheduled between 3 and 6 p.m. both days, or parents can come to the open sessions from 7 to 8 p.m, which require no appointments. Principal Hal Smith encourages parents to come to the conferences. He said, "They're just very important in the sense of trying to set people up. We're having two in the fall because it is the largest time and we want to get the year off, tp:a.gre,at start." Ecker Hill and Treasure Mountain middle schools will hold its conferences By JARED WHITLEY on Oct. 13 and 14. The deadline to apply for appointments is Oct. 6 at Treasure Mountain, but Ecker Hill will not require appointments. For elementary schools, Parent/Teacher Conferences will be the first week of October, and teachers send letters home with students to arrange meeting times. "We usually don't have too big a problem with teachers setting the time," said Linda Martin, secretary at Trailside Elementary School. Sundance Art Exhibitions IMAGES OF AMERICA Graphic Artist Michael Schwab Experience the eye catching simplicity and signature style of gifted graphic artist Michael Schwab, during this exhibition of his work. August 20th - October 30th Screening Room Gallery September 18th Special Artist Reception 7pm-Sl5 For tickets, call 801-223-4567 8th A N N U A L HARVEST MARKET THVi 'TTi.U«* 11 • i* i . O i i i U U l Enjoy the spectacular beaucy of Mt. Timpanogos in autumn as Sundance BIG OR SMALL, WE'LL FRAME THEM ALL welcomes the season with its 8th Annual Harvest Market. More than 60 artisans will be on hand tor this year's event, which promises a myriad of artistic creations, hand crafted jewelry, produce, art from the Sundance Art Shack and clothing at the Sundance General Store. There will be musical entertaniment and Owned and operated by locals Jim Swenerton & Brian Shannon Sundance's famous barbecue. Admission is free. Oct. 2nd & 3rd Ray's Lawn • 10 am-4 pm Lodging Special ptr person per >...,..., standard unit, based on doiiblt occupancy, spai< availability, non-cmnmissionablc ~My~ Calendars PowerSchool offers a myriad of online resources for parents, students, teachers, and administrators. an advantage. If a score on a lest is varies. Morrison guesses she checks the recording their grades. Schools require incorrectly uploaded - a 96 becomes a Web site once every two weeks. teachers to update records at least once 69, for example - students can let their "Some won't check it at all and others every two weeks, she said, but attenteacher know and get il corrected. check it daily," she said. "It kind of dance is ''online instantly, as teachers depends on how anal they record that on computers anyway. are." Park City High School art teacher Morrison says the big John Derby said, "With the regulations Parents tend to like it more than advantage with PowerSchool that we have been given, it keeps us on is getting information about the ball in terms of holding us responsi- i: y *"* ART& FRAME Indulge in the Sundance experience in our rustically elegant mountain cottages and the opportunity to experience one of our cultural or nature events which includes the Michael Schwab Art Exhibition Reception, A u t h o r Series, Fall Foliage Hike, Harvest Market or Moonlight Hikes. 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