The Ellis County Press: Midlothian parents access students’ homework on net

Midlothian parents access students’ homework on net
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Editor on 01/25/2001 00:00:00


JIM WILLIAMS
Ellis County Press
MIDLOTHIAN - All is not lost now when your child leaves his or her homework
assignments and materials at school.
In the Midlothian Independent School District, parents will have access to their
children's homework assignments and classroom announcements on the Internet at
http://www.midlothian-isd.net.
E-mail addresses of teachers are available.
Teachers can send an e-mail with information. Then information is uploaded to
the Internet automatically.
Kirk Paschall, an instructor and technology director in the MISD, said grades
have improved with this program and parental involvement.
A parent of a Midlothian High School student said students were more likely to
complete homework when parents were more aware of their assignments and tests.
Paschall said he hoped to eventually have students' grades accessible to parents
on the Internet.
Last year, Paschall and a MISD student, Nathan Yeldell, utilized First Class
Information Systems software for this program, currently available to all
teachers in the MISD.
Paschall said those at the high school have been using the program more.