EDSBY

EDSBY FOR PARENTS VIDEO LINK:

https://vimeo.com/1006435035 

We are excited to inform you that we will soon be inviting the parents and guardians of our students to a new way of communicating and staying connected with your child's progress at school. We believe that better access to information about your own child will empower you to have richer and more engaging conversations at home which will ultimately assist your child academically. Our engagement program, Edsby, pulls together up-to-the-minute information about each of your children and presents it in a clear, easy to understand and comprehensive format. You can see their assigned homework, their attendance and the specifics of what they're being taught in each class each day. Edsby also provides you with activity reminders as well as their academic/group/team calendars. To keep you up to date with school news, there is also a news feed providing you with the latest news from your school. Edsby also keeps everything safe and secure within the confines of our school district meaning there is no access from the internet OR any other way unless the individuals are part of our school community - everything is password protected. If you would like to learn more about Edsby security, there is a lot of information here:   https://www.edsby.com/about-privacy-data/?highlight=privacy

We invite you to get involved! The teachers and students are just starting to use this communication tool within the classroom now. The next step will involve inviting you into the classroom. Because your username will be your email address, now is the time to ensure the school secretary has your current and correct email address. Edsby provides each parent with their own account, so all parents are encouraged to share their email addresses.

When the time comes, you will be sent information via email to set up your account. You will be sent an auto generated password but that may be changed when you sign up.

If you have more than one child attending our schools, you can use the same information to log in and see information for all of your children.

If you would like to start learning more about Edsby, visit    https://www.edsby.com/help/parents/.  This page is dedicated to parents including an introductory video you can watch, called "Edsby for Parents" - you can find this video at the bottom of the page after visiting the above link.

We will also be doing a presentation to parents about Edsby at our Meet the Teacher night in early September.

Edsby also has a free app for all iOS and Android smartphones. The power of Edsby while using your smart device means you'll have up-to-the minute access regarding school information anywhere, anytime.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. 

Yours sincerely,

Vince Hill