1. Woonsocket School District Chancery Software K-12 Planet Accessing Student Performance and Attendance

2. K-12 Planet Overview  It's an exciting, new and breakthrough way for parents to become involved in their children's education and long-term success at school.

3. K-12 Planet Overview  It's an Internet-connected information and communication tool that gives parents, students and teachers secure access to individual student data directly from a school's student information system.

4. K-12 Planet Overview  K12Planet also gives students, parents, and teachers the ability to communicate with each other anytime, from anywhere, using e-mail.

5. K-12 Planet Overview  K12 Planet effectively brings a student's parents into the classroom enabling them to participate fully in their child(ren)'s education.

6. K-12 Planet Overview  K12Planet has the potential to dramatically impact student outcomes by actively complementing the work of the teacher, whether as a result of parental guidance and motivation or through the vast depth of educational resources it offers the student web-user.

7. K-12 Planet Overview  Parent’s Advantages –Easy access to data –Secure and safe –Easy communication –Spot problems early –Quick intervention –Keep up to date –Plan for success

8. K-12 Planet Overview  Student’s Advantage –Easy feedback –Organize homework –Prioritize needs –Links to information –Easy to use

9. K-12 Planet Overview  Teacher’s Advantages –No extra data entry –Secure communication –Easy access to data –Draws from WIN School modules

10. K-12 Planet Overview  District Needs –Provide access to parents who do not own a PC –Schedule training sessions for users  Parental Needs –Computer with Internet access –Email account –Password for each student –Guidelines and Instructions

11. K-12 Planet Overview  What’s next? –Enroll parents –Determine training needs –Set training times/dates –Open new era in educational communication in our District