New Parent Internet Viewer Activated!

By Brian -
This week we reached another milestone with our Pinnacle system implementation - we activated the Parent Internet Viewer. Parents should have received a copy of their login instructions for this new system in the mail this week. Anyone who needs this information sent again can contact my office at 603-642-3341.

The new Parent Internet Viewer will be an upgrade from our old system (Edline). Parents will now have access to more accurate and useful skill and assessment information, have the flexibility to set user-defined notification preferences, and have the ability to easily interact with teachers. This winter, students will use the system to complete their course registration for the 2011-2012 school year.

You can learn more about how the Parent Internet Viewer from Pinnacle can benefit you by visiting the company's website below:

http://www.globalscholar.com/Who-We-Help/Parents.html

Please understand that when you log into this system now, some teachers may not have grades loaded. This is due to some technical issues we are still working through with the company for specific courses and sections. We expect these issues to be resolved in the next week. In the meanwhile, please feel free to contact teachers directly to see how they are doing in class. Please also take advantage of the opportunity to meet your child's teachers at our open house next Monday, September 20, from 4:30-8:00.

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