Air Date: 02/14/2005
Online report cards. Parents can check grades, attendance-- even how often their child volunteers in school. But is this peek at Trinity Catholic High school just prying? 7's Amy Johnson logs in with the details.
Most of us have access to a computer these days- and for students at Trinity Catholic High School in Newton- that means their parents always have access to their grades. Full Storypdf | Video
Kids' grades just a click away
New school software brings parents into the classroom equation
By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | February 10, 2005
Slackers, beware! Hiding your report card, forgetting it was in your backpack, changing minuses into pluses -- those are no longer options at a high school in Newton.
Trinity Catholic High School has installed a system that allows students' grades to be viewed daily by parents using the Internet. Educators and parents say it's a useful tool to spur kids to do better in school. Article
Step by step instructions for families to access PowerSchool. If you would like to access a demo file you can use the user id of 'morga' and password of 'falcons'
