PARENTS

Parents are, after all, a child’s first and most
essential teachers. The greatest milestones in learning
occur not in the classroom, but in the home.
Ernest L. Boyer
_________________________________________________________________________
S.T.E.P.S for Success (English)
S.T.E.P.S for Success (Creole)
S.T.E.P.S for Success (Spanish)
Parent Information and
Resource Center
Instructions to accessing Destiny and Parent Resource
List (English, Spanish and Creole):
1. Go to
www.andover.dadeschools.net/andover
2. Click Media Center Page
3. On the Destiny web page click on the "Login" button on
the top right hand corner of the page. Students can log
on with their Student Id.# for both User Name and
Password. MDCPS Employees may log on using their Employee
ID# and P-Synch password.
4. Once logged in, click on the MY INFO tab.
5. Click on Resources List (from column on the left side
of screen)
6. Click on Public Lists tab
7. Click on Parent Resource List
PAC and DAC
NEWS!
Parent
Website Resource
Miami-Dade County Council of PTAs/PTSAs
(MDCC) is a constituent
association of the National Parent Teacher
Association (PTA), the largest volunteer
child advocacy association in the nation. We are a
registered 501(c)3, chartered by Florida PTA in 1923.
With 230 active units and 58,000 members, MDCC is
the largest County Council in the state of Florida.
Our purpose is to strengthen and unify the local unit
PTAs/PTSAs in Miami-Dade County. Additionaly,
we develop community leaders and engage in
community service projects. Please take the time to
explore our site.
Accessing Your Child's
Grades
Want to keep track of
your child's school grades and attendance? Now it's easy,
through the use of Parent Portal. Please follow the
following steps to access Parent Portal.
1.
Obtain your Parent Pin Number by visiting our Student
Services office and requesting a copy of your child's
Parent Information Screen. (An ID picture is required to
obtain this information.)
2. Next go online to
www.dadeschools.net
and click on the "Parents" tab and click "Login to
Portal". In order to achieve a better understanding of
the registration process for Parent Portal parents do
have the option to view a
brief tutorial
video.
Parents/Guardians that do not have Internet access, can
obtain their child's grades and attendance via the
telephone, by calling the Automated Gradebook System at
(305) 995-1234.
To access the Automated Gradebook System,
Parents/Guardians must obtain the Interactive Voice
Response (IVR) Pin number. In order to obtain an IVR Pin
number please visit our Student Service Office and
request your a copy of your child's Parent Information
Screen. An ID picture is required to obtain this
information.
Forgot Your
UserID/Password
If
a parent has forgotten the parent account number or
password, he or she may retrieve the account number or
request a password reset from the Dadeschools.net Parent
Page by clicking the "Forgot Username/Password" link
below the Parent Portal login button at
http://www.dadeschools.net/parents/asp
Parent E-mail Alerts
Registration
Parents and students can
use the Parent Internet Viewer (PIV) to have automated
grade and attendance alerts sent directly to an email
address of their choice.
For more information on how to access and registrar for
Parent E-mail Alerts please view the reference
guide: Parent/Student Email Alerts
Registration Guide
Student
Portal
Please view our
"Student" web page to access MDCPS Student
Portal/Collaboration Site Reference Guide (upper left
hand corner).
School Hours:
9:10 AM - 3:50 PM
Code of Student
Conduct:
Schedule for Interim Progress Reports and Report Card
Distribution
Distribution of Interim Progress Report Schedule
Grading
Period 1...............September 21, 2012
Grading Period 2...............December 4, 2012
Grading Period 3...............February 20, 2013
Grading Period 4...............May 5, 2013
Distribution
of Report Cards
Grading
Period 1...............November 16, 2012
Grading Period 2...............February 8, 2013
Grading Period 3...............April 18, 2013
Grading Period 4...............June 27, 2013 (Please
submit a self-addressed envelope to Student Services and
continue visiting our website to obtain an exact date for
availability of Report Cards at our school site. As a
friendly reminder an ID picture is required.)
ID Pictures
Procedures:
New
students to Andover Middle School must submit their name
to their grade level Team Leader.
Students who were absent or did not receive an ID badge
are to submit their name to their grade level Team Leader
Students who have lost, damaged, or misplaced their ID
badge can obtain a replacement ID badge for a fee of two
dollars for the ID badge ($2.00) and one dollar ($1.00)
for the lanyard. Students who wish to purchase a
replacement ID may do so Tuesday and Thursday at the
ticket window (see Ms. Edgecombe) located on the outside
of the Administration building between the hours of 7:45
a.m. thru 8:45 a.m. Students who purchase a replacement
ID will be receiving their new replacement ID picture the
end of the week.
*Please note ID pictures WILL NOT be taken on the day of
a planned school activity and/or field trip.
_____________________________________________________________________________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|














