04.30.07

Edline: A New Tool to Help Families Track School Progress

Posted in Dawn's Life, News at 10:12 am by Dawn Miller

Although it is apparently the bane of existence for teens, I was happy to read this morning in the Washington Post about Edline, a service that lets families track the daily progress of a student. You can go online to find out about your child’s daily quizzes and school progress.

In many stepfamilies, communication about school issues can be difficult. Report cards can be lost or withheld, and contribute to conflict between households. A shifting custody schedule means that even if you helped a child study for a test, you might not find out the end result for a week. Getting report cards out of my husband’s kids and his ex-wife has not always been easy for us. I’ve offered tips to help stepfamilies communicate more effectively with schools.

A service like Edline offers a new tool for families seeking to be involved in their children’s lives and schooling. Instead of waiting for the report card to arrive crumpled and in the bottom of a backpack, you can log onto a website and track their progress on a daily basis. Like any tool, micro-managing a child’s education can be overdone and taken to an unhealthy extreme, but the Edline service may take some stress out of school communication and help families be more involved in their children’s lives.

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Stephanie said,

April 30, 2007 at 3:37 pm

How very cool! I think it works great in both directions. We have had trouble getting report cards in the past, too. Now that we have primary custody, the impetus is on us to make sure we copy and distribute report cards and other important notices. Something like this would save us time and effort and allow Bio-Mom to access their records immediately and easily. I like it!
Christy Borgeld said,

April 30, 2007 at 7:11 pm

Dawn,
Our school district has had this for about 5 years now. It’s called “Parent Connect.” I love it. I was on the board to get his project going. I went to a private school and you could not be tardey or skip.Your parents got that call right away. My children are in a public school district and when my oldest thought it was easy to skip, NOPE, he learned that Mom got an email. Needless to say, we had no problems since!

You can also get an email for work or homework missing. If your child was tardey or missed the class. I love it! Keeps me informed on a daily basis and allows me to be on top of the whole school situation.

Christy

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04.30.07

Edline: A New Tool to Help Families Track School Progress

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