1. Parents Guide to the CMSD Website A CYC Elective 3-29-12

2. Outcomes Increase parents awareness of the resources and information available on a school districts website Teach parents how to bookmark important links for easy retrieval Teach parents how to search for school information

3. Getting Started Successful school website navigation starts with understanding how to use bookmarks – Allows you to quickly find resources that are important to you – Helps you organize all of the information and resources you find on school websites

4. Bookmarks or Favorites Saves the address of a favorite Internet site in a file in order to revisit that site in the future. Explorer: favorites

5. Firefox: bookmarks Bookmarks or Favorites

6. Search Successful school website navigation is assisted by utilizing search tools. Two methods – Search using the CMSD Schools Search – Search using Googles Advanced Search Tools

7. CMSDnet.net Search Searching using the School Websites Search tools Navigate to www.cmsdnet.netwww.cmsdnet.net Enter search words into the search field at the top of the page and hit return on your keyboard

8. Google Advanced Search Navigate to www.google.com/advanced-search www.google.com/advanced-search – Enter www.cmsdnet.net in site or domain:www.cmsdnet.net – Enter your search in all of these words: – Click on Advanced Search Button

9. District Email and Phone Phone (main Administration Building) 216-574-8000 Email info@cmsdnet.net

10. School Communication Links to individual schools (which list phone numbers) School Administrators link provides phone and email addresses of principals.

11. More School Communication Office of Family and Community Engagement http://net.cmsdnet.net/FACE/SPOhome.htm Office of Family and Community Engagement http://net.cmsdnet.net/FACE/SPOhome.htm CMSDs Ombudsman – a person who investigates and attempts to resolve complaints & problems.http://net.cmsdnet.net/ombud sman/ CMSDs Ombudsman http://net.cmsdnet.net/ombud sman/ Parent Mentors – Serve as advocates for parents of special needs students. http://www.cmsdnet.net/Departments/A cademicsDept/SpecialEducation/ParentM entors.aspx Parent Mentors http://www.cmsdnet.net/Departments/A cademicsDept/SpecialEducation/ParentM entors.aspx

12. More School Communication

13. CMSD Frequent Contacts

14. Communication – Social Media Follow CMSD on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/clevemetrosd Follow the CEO, Eric Gordon on Twitter@ericgordon_ceo@ericgordon_ceo CMSD YouTube Channel CMSD SchoolTube Channel

15. Communication - Calendars District Calendar

16. Search Activity Search for the following: – Scholarships – Summer school programs – Homework help – Athletics – Kindergarten registration – Graduation requirements – Transcript

17. Parent Engagement CMSDs Parent University CMSDs Parent University CMSD Parent University provides information through workshops on a variety of topics such as: computer basics, reading at home, advocacy for students and college readiness, which will help parents and caregivers increase their ability to advance student learning and promote academic success. CMSD Parent University is free to all parents and caregivers of CMSD students.

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