Dear Parents,

Today your student(s) will be bringing home two important pieces of information.  The first notice will be a letter from me with directions about how to access your child's information via Parent Access. Research shows that students do better when their parents are informed and involved in their education. Parent Access is a Web-based tool to help parents stay informed and engaged with their students' education. Parent Access allows parents to view student information, lunch account balances, and parents are able to fill out a volunteer application.  New this year to Parent Access are student grades and assignments which became available on October 4th in the Student Information section. Help and instructions are available on the district home page at www.lwsd.org. Go to the parents tab and under highlights look for the Parent Access - Stay Informed and Involved link to find detailed access information. New users must register to receive a username and password. Click the new user link to follow the instructions or watch the registration video.
 
Also coming home today will be a conference sign up letter.  Parent conferences are extremely important to keep parents and teachers working closely together.  This year the conference timeline has changed and half day conferences will be held on October 21, 22 and 25. The focus of the conference this year will be goal setting.  Students will participate in setting goals for the year with their teacher and they will also participate in the conference. Our goal for conferences this year is 100 % participation.  Interpreters will be available for those who might need them.
 

Thanks,