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ASD opens amid changes
Leader Times - August 30, 2004
School is open in the Armstrong School District and for the first time parents no longer need to ask the question: "How much homework do you have?"
Rather than relying on the cryptic response of a child bolting out the door to play, parents can now find their children's homework assignments online, one of many new things rolled out for the new school year.
This year the district will require its teachers to post homework assignments and student grades on the Edline system, a [website] that gives parents an opportunity to check on their child's progress from home.
"It's just a valuable tool for letting you know what the kids need to do," said Beverly Long, the district's federal programs coordinator who is also a parent...
"Each school will be doing it a little bit differently," said Cheryl Lane-McKillop, network and systems administrator, of setting up parent accounts for Edline.
Parents of sixth graders at Kittanning Area Middle School, seventh graders at Elderton, West Shamokin and Ford City, and freshmen at Kittanning Senior High School will be receiving letters with their access codes and instructions on how to use Edline, she said.
Those who received a letter last year but did not set up an account or those who need assistance can call the school their child attends for help, Lane-McKillop said.
Edline is just one of many things that will be different this school year, according to Superintendent William Kerr.
Larry Robb, principal at Kittanning, was reassigned to the district office for duties as a districtwide mathematics coordinator, and teachers in each building have been assigned as literary and math coaches as part of the No Child Left Behind program.
"They'll provide strategies for increasing student performance," Kerr said. The positions were funded through the district's state accountability grants, which must be allocated to improving student achievement.
"This year we have the funding to meet the mandates of No Child Left Behind," he said.
The district also made additions to its technology by adding a new wireless computer lab at Ford City High School, and will add time for additional professional development for its teachers and administrators.
"It's a big district so it's a real challenge as to when and how you do that," Kerr said. The staff development is part of the district's wider goal of "quality teaching and quality leadership," he said.
Armstrong and Redbank Valley school districts opened today, but students in other area school districts have been going to class for a few days.
Apollo-Ridge started school last Thursday; Lenape Technical School on Aug. 19; and Freeport opened last Wednesday, as did Leechburg.
Michael Miller can be reached at mmiller@tribweb.com or (724) 543-1303 ext 219.