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ACCESS 2024-2025 Course Calendar

Note:

Students in a full-year course must complete the Semester 1 work by the term end date.

Students cannot complete Semester 1 work during Semester 2 for traditional courses or Quarter 1 work during Quarter 2 for block courses.

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Academic Integrity

ACCESS materials should not be copied, shared, or reproduced without the written permission of ACCESS.

Posting ACCESS course materials violates ACCESS copyright and may result in consequences from ACCESS and the local school/school system.

ACCESS Intellectual Property and Copyright

Posting ACCESS information on websites, such a Course Hero, is copyright infringement Report Copyright Infringement Issues to ACCESS by using the online form, ACCESS Copyright Infringement Reporting Information

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Facilitator Schoology Login

Who is your backup facilitator?

ACCESS Schoology web address

accessvl.schoology.com

Facilitator training must be completed before you will be linked to students.

You may have multiple Schoology accounts:

Your School’s Schoology
ACCESS Schoology

accessvl.schoology.com

Teaching & Learning Schoology

alsde.schoology.com

Log in to your LEA Instance of Schoology.
Click the arrow next to your name in the upper right-hand corner.
Click on Settings.
Click on Link Account.
Enter the username and password of the account you want to link.
Both accounts will appear
To switch between accounts, click on your name in the upper right-hand corner and click on the arrow. The green check mark will show which instance you are in.

Linking Schoology Accounts

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Facilitator Advisor Dashboard

JOIN the Facilitators’ Group - Access code: 6KH6-Z2FS-7DWK9

Log in to accessvl.schoology.com
Go to TOOLS>>ADVISOR DASHBOARD

3. Search the name of the student (type first or last name)

4. A summary of the student’s current courses will show.

5. Click the Grades tab. You can download the Student Report. It will displace a list of the student’s grades.

6. Click each course for grade details.

**For a student's average in a course, log in to PowerSchool Cross LEA grades to see averages. Instructions

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Students’ Schoology Login

Link to Schoology Login Flyer

All classes are on ACCESS Schoology.

The web address is accessvl.schoology.com.

(Student: Mickey Mouse)

The password will be the following combination:

(all lowercase)

First two characters of first name

First two characters of last name

Last two characters of first name

Last two characters of last name

(New Accounts add 2024 to the end of the password.)

Select Login Button

For the 2024-2025 school year, the username for the student will be their SSID number. This is the 10-digit number on their student record.

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“Private Access” Error Message

Students will get this error, if they try to access Materials but have not completed the Student Orientation activities in each course.

Students must complete BOTH of the following activities:

ACCESS Student Orientation Acknowledgment
Student Information

Students will download, complete the Student Information sheet, save, and submit the completed assignment before Materials will be available.

Students must do this for each ACCESS course they take.

Link to Student Orientation Flyer

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Student Grades

Are located in PowerSchool.

Are visible in ACCESS Schoology.

If they request a progress report, please follow your school district’s policy on sending grades electronically.

Will NOT populate into your school’s progress reports.

Can be viewed in PowerSchool the day after the push date.

ACCESS Running Averages:

ACCESS Daily Grades:

ACCESS Final Grades:

Parents:

Students will NOT be allowed to work in S1 of a course after the S1 grade has been pushed. Please ensure students complete work by the end date.

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How to Read Student Grades

S1 = 1st half of class

S2 = 2nd half of class

F1 = current average of S1 and S2

F1 = running average and final grade

S1 = 1st half of class

S2 = 2nd half of class

F1 = current average of S1 and S2

Traditional (Tda) Classes

Fall (FS) & Spring (SS) Semesters

Fall (Fa) & Spring (Sp) Blocks

Q1, Q2, Q3, & Q4

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ACCESS Course Requirements

Beginning Kinesiology

Career Preparedness

Requires students to complete the Physical Fitness Test on campus with a P.E. teacher trained in APFA test administration.

Counselors will need to provide students with login information to Alabama Career Planning System website.

Health Education

Requires the school to provide hands-on CPR & AED training to students enrolled in the course. (Facilitators must request the password from the teacher once the hands-on CPR & AED training has been completed by the student.)

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If a student scores less than 350 after their first 2 attempts,

the student may choose to move on to the next unit or submit work in the current unit.

Student may request a third attempt at the Unit Test by messaging their teacher.
There will be NO work requirement before 3rd attempt is granted.
Unit work may NOT be excused if the first 2 attempts are 325 or lower.

Each unit consists of 1,000 points.

If student passes pretest after first 2 attempts: Pretest (500 points) + Test Passed (500 points)
If student does NOT pass pretest after first 2 attempts: Pretest (500 points) + Unit Lessons (500 points)

Credit

Recovery

Student completes Student Orientation: Acknowledgement Quiz AND Student Information Sheet

Student takes Unit 1 Test. (NOTE: Password must be entered by Facilitator.)

After taking the Unit 1 Test, the student may move on to Unit 2, regardless of score.

Students must move through the Term in order, but can take all pretests without earning a passing score.

Earning a 350 or higher on subsequent attempts does NOT excuse the unit’s work!

If a student scores a 350 after their first 2 attempts, the teacher will excuse ALL of the assignments for that unit and enter the score in the Test Passed column in their Gradebook. (This item is unpublished, and not visible to students.)

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Important Dates

Quarter 2 (Q2) - Ends 12.12.24

Fall Block (Fa) - Ends 12.12.24

Traditional (Tda) - Term 1 Ends 12.12.24

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Struggling Student Tips

Email the parent.

Reach out to their coach.

Provide early or late testing.

Pull the student from a class they are passing.

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Disturbing Content

If you see a student with disturbing content on their computer, please reach out to your school’s counselor and/or administration.

Please follow your school district’s policy on reporting any content where a student may harm themselves or someone else.

Please report to the Support Center as well and we will reach out to the school.

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Know Your Students

Student Login

Attend Facilitator Meeting

Contact the Teacher

Monitor Students

Contact the Support Center

Best Practices

LINK TO DOCUMENT

Phone: 256.774.4609

Email: mcaccesshelp@madisoncity.k12.al.us

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Communication

Teachers

Parents

Reach out to the teachers with names of students that you facilitate, times of day you have students in class, school calendar, etc.

Please follow your school district’s policy on communicating with parents electronically.

ACCESS Students

Support Center

When communicating with absent students, please do so using ACCESS Schoology Messenger.

Include as much information as possible, student name, course name, teacher name, issue the student is having and any screenshots, if available.

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Accommodations

Accommodations are processed through PowerSchool Special Programs.

If a student has accommodations and not receiving them, please contact the Support Center.

Once the accommodation is uploaded, the ALSDE program will trigger the MC Support Center to send a Persons Responsible form that teachers must sign.

Please make sure you are familiar with the student’s accommodations.

Please monitor expiration dates and upload any new documents as needed.

Each August accommodations must be uploaded again as the system is wiped clean in July.

As the facilitator, it is your responsibility to communicate with the ACCESS teacher concerning any school-based accommodations that need to be made for the student(s). This includes but not limited to large-font/screen enhancement, read aloud tests, etc.

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Unit Tests &

Term Exams

If you need a password, contact the Support Center.
Email: mcaccesshelp@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Phone: 256.774.4609

Request passwords from ACCESS teacher.
Do NOT share the passwords with the students.
Facilitators should enter the passwords for tests & exams.
Tests should be completed during class time.
Ensure students click the submit button before leaving class.

Term exams are part of the coursework.
Unit tests and term exams must be completed before school ends on the last day of the course.
If students are testing with you after school hours, please send the teacher an email, so the student is not flagged for cheating.

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VirtuOwl for Students

Click below and see how to get started using VirtuOwl!

Click below to Log In!

*ALL new students add 2024 to the end of your password.

VIRTUOWL FOR STUDENTS

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Upcoming Meetings & Holidays

September 2, 2024 - Labor Day

November 11, 2024 - Veterans Day

November 28-29, 2024 - Thanksgiving Holiday

December 23, 2024-January 3, 2025 - Winter Holiday

January 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

February 17, 2025 - Presidents’ Day

March 10-14, 2025 - Madison City Spring Break

May 26, 2025 - Memorial Day

ACCESS 24-25 Holidays

Next Facilitator Meeting

Upcoming Parent Meeting

January 6, 2025, @ 9:00 a.m.

December 4, 2024, @ 12:00 p.m.

Madison City ACCESS Parent Website

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Schoology Update December 18, 2024

Password Change

This will not impact people with a Single Sign On in their district’s instance on Schoology. But this will impact ACCESS Schoology and ALSDE Schoology.

For all new accounts (support center staff, teachers, facilitators, students), the new account holder will be prompted to reset their password on their initial login. ALSDE can reset a password, but the account holder will be prompted to change it in PowerSchool. It is possible that all current accounts will be prompted to change the password as well. We will not know for certain until the update is complete on December 18^th.

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November ACCESS of the Month

Teacher

Counselor

Administrator

Vallie Martin -

Retired Albertville HS

Lorri Haynes - �Athens Renaissance

No nominations

submitted

Facilitator

Doug Swann -

Hackleburg HS

Student

Emilia Wingo - Bob Jones HS

Davis Potts - Scottsboro HS

Click here to nominate someone for December 2024.

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Meet Our Team

Instructional Specialists

Bookkeeper

Success Coaches

Shannon Bentley

Melissa Lee

Jennifer McCain

Ashley Strode

Andrea Wilkinson

Lindsey Barrett

Macie Couey - Special Programs

Charlene Deakyne - Math

Kim Holmes - ELA

Data Support Manager

Sheri Smith

Coordinator

Carolyn Harvey

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Earn PD Credit for Facilitator Meetings

Attend

Complete

Attend the live session at 9 am or watch the recorded session.

Course: 321533 Section: 517388

Complete the Google Form by the end of the month.

Earn 2 clock hours per meeting

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Our office hours are

Monday - Friday

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

256.774.4609

www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/access

211 Celtic Drive, Madison, AL 35758

mcaccesshelp@madisoncity.k12.al.us

ALSDE ACCESS Twitter:

@ACCESS.ALSDE

ALSDE ACCESS Facebook Page:

Click Here

Name: Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide

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