Navigating Edline for Academic Excellence

1. Achieving Academic Success

2. Edline How can it help? * Verify Assignments * Check Grades * E-mail Teachers What can I do? Get information about: * ASB activities and voting * Counseling Office services * Career Center events

3. Important Links on Edline Links to resources

4. Guidance Department Page

5. College and Career Center

6. Don’t Fall Behind Get Organized • Use a calendar or agenda to write down all assignments and due dates • Keep your completed assignments in the same folder so that you can find them when needed Seek Help • Ask questions during class • Attend RAMS • Request tutoring

7. Grade Reporting Progress Reports • Issued every six weeks • Determine eligibility for school activities including athletic participation Semester Grades– January and June • Issued two times each year and permanently posted on the high school transcript • Determine eligibility for college

8. Reminder Good study habits = Good grades Good grades = Long lunch Students who have one “F” two “D’s” or a “U” in work habits for RAMS will be assigned six more weeks of study hall

9. Community Service Learning

10. What is CSL? • The CSL program is designed to encourage community involvement through service oriented activities at non-profit organizations • You must complete 100 CSL hours in order to graduate and we recommend 25 hours per year

11. Where Can I Complete Hours? • Service hours must be completed with a non-profit organization and students must provide proof of non-profit status if the organization is not on our approved list – Copies are available in the Counseling Office • Please see your counselor if you have questions about an activity

12. Activities That Count • Churches • Food Banks • Hospital Volunteer Programs • Public School Sponsored Tutoring • Preschools & Retirement Centers

13. Activities That DoNot Count • Babysitting • Tutoring students in their home • Working in a doctor’s office • Volunteering at a business that is for profit Note: Time will not be counted for lunch/dinner breaks or sleeping on overnight activities

14. How To Record My Hours • Time cards are available in the counseling office and on our website • Turn in the hours to your counselor soon after a project is completed Note: Hours must be submitted by the last day of school each year or they will not be counted • TCHS teachers will record your hours on a separate sign-in sheet

15. Reminders about Community Service Activities • Students are encouraged to complete more than the required CSL hours for universities/scholarships but only 100 hours will be recorded on the transcript • Keep copies of your time cards for personal records and reporting purposes • Family members may not supervise/sign for your community service activities

16. Time Card for Short Activities

17. Time Card for Longer Projects

18. Where can I find information about CSL opportunities? • Community Service Opportunities Board in the Counseling Office • Bulletin Announcements • Counseling Website • Remind App • Service Clubs

19. Questions