JAMF Parent
Jamf Parent is an innovative tool designed to empower parents by allowing them to manage their children's school-issued Apple devices effectively. With Jamf Parent, parents can set restrictions, control apps, and monitor device usage, ensuring a safe and productive digital environment for their children. The easy-to-use interface offers features like app lock, device locating, and time management settings, giving parents peace of mind while their children use their devices for learning and beyond. Jamf Parent seamlessly integrates with school systems to support educational goals while maintaining a secure and controlled technology experience at home.
For more detailed guidance on getting started, visit the Jamf Parent Guide for Parents.
Securly Home
Securly Home is a comprehensive solution designed to help parents safeguard their children's online activities across school-issued and personal devices. This powerful tool provides parents with real-time insights and controls over their child's internet usage, promoting a safe and balanced digital experience. Key features include web filtering, screen time management, and detailed activity reports, enabling parents to monitor and guide their children's online behavior effectively. Securly Home also offers alerts for concerning activities, ensuring timely intervention when needed. By partnering with schools, Securly Home ensures consistent internet safety policies both in and out of the classroom.
For more information, visit the Securly Home for Parents page
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PowerSchool Parent Portal
The PowerSchool Parent Portal is a powerful tool that enables parents to stay connected with their child's education. It provides access to real-time grades, attendance records, assignment updates, and teacher comments. Parents can also track their child's progress, receive notifications, and communicate with teachers directly through the portal. This comprehensive platform ensures that parents are informed and engaged in their child's academic journey, helping to support their educational success.
For information on setting up your account, visit How to Log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal
For information on what the Portal does, please visit the Parent Portal FAQ’s
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Varsity Bound
Bound is an all-in-one platform designed to streamline the management of high school sports and activities. It provides tools for athletic directors, coaches, and administrators to handle event scheduling, ticketing, camp management, team fundraising, activity registration, and communication with athletes and parents. The platform integrates various functions into a single system, ensuring efficiency and consistency for schools and their communities. Bound is built by athletic directors for athletic directors, focusing on enhancing the overall experience of educational athletics.
For more details, visit Bound's website.
Team Reach
TeamReach is an app designed to simplify communication and coordination for sports teams, clubs, and groups. It provides features like group messaging, event scheduling, and notifications to keep everyone informed and organized. The platform is user-friendly, making it easy for coaches, team members, and parents to stay connected. With TeamReach, teams can easily manage schedules, share updates, and ensure smooth communication, all in one place.
For more information, visit TeamReach's website.
Leader in Me
LiM is a whole-school transformation model and process that helps students develop leadership and life skills essential for success. Based on principles from Stephen Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," it aims to create a culture of leadership by empowering students, enhancing academics, and improving school climate. Leader in Me integrates social-emotional learning, academics, and character development, fostering habits such as goal-setting, proactive behavior, and collaboration. It’s not just a curriculum but a framework that encourages all members of the school community to take initiative and work together effectively. To learn more, you can visit the official Leader in Me website or check out this overview from FranklinCovey Education.
Schoology
Schoology is a comprehensive learning management system (LMS) that enables educators to create engaging and personalized learning experiences for students. Part of PowerSchool's Personalized Learning Cloud, Schoology facilitates collaboration between teachers, students, and parents through an easy-to-use platform that supports blended and remote learning. It integrates curriculum, assessments, and communication tools to streamline teaching and learning, allowing educators to deliver content, track progress, and engage with students efficiently. To learn more, visit the Schoology Learning page.
Parent Submitted Attendance
Parents can submit absences through the PowerSchool Portal. This can be done up to 30 days in advance of an absence. Parent/Guardians can go to the Parent Portal (https://earlham.powerschool.com/public) and find the Attendance Monitor on the left navigation. Directions on how to submit attendance can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KBnQmycVqsYplOm4zPeX_9MP0eUrdxadm6Wq9g25OdA/edit?usp=sharing