The vision of Red Brick Guides is:

"To provide every parent ... of every child ... in every community
access to needed resources that will empower them to get, and stay, involved
in their children's educational process."

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO ... Parents, You Are Now Invited!

     Aspen, our online educators tool for entering grades and attendance has finally reached a stage where we can sign up to "see into" our children's school time activities, at least a little bit. The system is more integrated, allowing teachers to input the data AND parents are now able to look at the information surrounding our children in more-or-less real time. Teachers have a 7-day window for entering grades on homework/formative assignments and a 14-day window for entering grades on classtime/summative assignments. Attendance is taken every period or mod and you can get a history of tardies and absences anytime.

     Once you sign up for access to the Parent Portal, you will be able see all of this information about your child's grades and attendance. Since you can see the names of your child's teachers you will be able to communicate more directly with them about your child's overall educational progress. You won't have to wait for your children to bring home a report card of their progress, or for a teacher to contact you about areas that need attention.

     These tools are their to give us that interaction that is proven to help us provide our children with the education they need and deserve. Have a look at the newly redesigned Manchester School District website while you're out in cyber space and feel free to send along your feedback and suggestions for ways to make it even better. Your children will thank you by being better prepared to be contributing members of society!

Debi Rapson/Kathy Staub
President, Red Brick Guides/President, MCQE

We have made every effort to verify the information presented here, but cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness. We welcome corrections.

Dear Parent, Guardians, and Friends of Education,

As your Superintendent, I am proud and honored to provide an endorsement of The Parent Resource Guide. One of the unique
characteristics of the Parent Resource Guide is the fact that it is written by parents for parents. It presents a variety of educational
practices and issues from the parent’s perspective. The contents of this guide are current and relevant with one common goal in mind –
quality education for all students. It provides the reader with strategies and examples of best practices of collaboration within the
community in accomplishing that goal.
We all play a role in meeting the goal of quality education for all students and this guide plays a significant role in providing pertinent
information to parents as we work together in making the Manchester School District a safe and positive learning organization for our
students, staff, parents and community. There are many areas that require parental and community attention in assisting our district in
meeting the needs of all of our students. One of the most important areas is that of school attendance. If our children do not attend
school, we will not be able to help them to be successful. If you see a child on the street during the school day, take the opportunity to ask
why they are not in school. I know you may consider it a risk but it is a risk worth taking…show them that you care and are involved!!
We all benefit from increased knowledge, involvement and understanding. The Parent Resource Guide brings us one step closer to
gaining the knowledge and understanding we need to accomplish the goal of providing quality education for all students. The
involvement depends upon you!!
Respectfully,
Thomas J. Brennan, Jr., EdD
Superintendent of Schools, Manchester School District

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to be the best advocate possible for your child's education.

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