ATTENTION STUDENTS:

This summer, we will be doing general maintenance and making upgrades to our network servers.  Therefore, as of Thursday, June 5th, anything that students have stored on their "P Drive" through Novell will be deleted as normal summer maintenance.  Students should back up or copy anything they want to save before Thursday, June 5th.

Also, with the many different programs that students are now able to log in to, we are trying to consolidate usernames & passwords to as many of these programs as we have control over so students will only have to remember one username and one password.  Over the summer, your username and password for Novell (your network login), Gaggle (your school provided email account), Skyward Student Access (your student information, homework, attendance, grades, etc), and Career Cruising (a career planning program for Middle School and High School students) will be changed.

The new scenario for your username/login will be the first five letters of your last name followed by the first four letters of your first name.  This would be all lower case with no spaces.

Example:  Jason Smith
LOGIN:  smithjaso

If you do not have five letters in your last name and/or four letters in your first name, you would use your whole name as follows:

Example:  Jan Doe
LOGIN:  doejan

Example:  Janet Doe
LOGIN: doejane

Your password on all of these accounts will be set to your lunch pin number (four digit number used to purchase lunches).

The only program which will be available for you to log in to this summer will be Skyward.  As changing these usernames and passwords to make it more convenient for students will be an on-going project this summer, if you have trouble logging in to Skyward using either your old login and password or the new scenario above, email Carla Knowlton at carla@caro.k12.mi.us.  As of September 2, 2008 (the first day of school), all logins and passwords for Novell, Gaggle, Skyward & Career Cruising will be changed to the new scenario above.  We hope this will make it easier for students to remember!

 

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ATTENTION PARENTS THAT USE SKYWARD FAMILY ACCESS:

In an effort to reduce postage, paper cost and the time involved in mailing report cards, parents now have the option of viewing and/or printing report cards from Family Access instead of receiving a "hard copy" in the mail.

 
Even though with Family Access, you have the option of looking at your child's grades on a continuous basis with "real-time" information, you can also click on the "Report Card" link at the left and view or print their report card.

Therefore, if you DO NOT WANT to receive report cards in the mail any longer, please email the building secretary at the building that your child attends (email listed below) and in the message area, type: I no longer wish to receive a hard copy report card for: and then list your child's name and grade.

McComb Elementary (K, 1, 2):  cmartin@caro.k12.mi.us

Schall Elementary (3, 4, 5):  doedy@caro.k12.mi.us

Caro Middle School (6, 7, 8):  cbesonen@caro.k12.mi.us

Caro High School (9, 10, 11, 12):  camend@caro.k12.mi.us

Caro Alternative High School (Alternative Ed):  carla@caro.k12.mi.us

Thank you for helping us to save funds and paper!

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AN EXCITING NEW SERVICE BROUGHT TO YOU BY CARO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND TUSCOLA COUNTY ADVERTISER . . . 

Caro Community Schools, in cooperation with the Tuscola County Advertiser, Mix 92.1 and Tuscola Today, is initiating a new procedure for contacting parents and staff in the event of a school closing - the Caro Community Schools e-Alert.  This system will be used to announce delayed openings and school closings in addition to TV5, TV 12, TV 25, WKYO, Mix 92.1, WHNN and WIOG.

How will the system work?

Log on to http://www.tuscolatoday.com/caro/schoolalert/ and create a membership. When school is cancelled or delayed and you are a member and have clicked "Email", an email will be instantaneously be sent to you showing the closing information.  If, when creating your membership with Tuscola Today, you checked "Cell Phone", a text message will automatically be sent to you.  You can also click on both email and cell phone and both will be sent. 

When you become a member, sign up for the Caro Community Schools e-alert system.

THIS IS A FREE SERVICE.

The system is Internet based, allowing family members to maintain a secure, password protected online profile. You can log into your profile at any time to update your contact information. Maintaining the accuracy of your profile will increase the ability of the school to keep you informed.

The protection of your personal information is very important to us. Our alert system will not be used by any organization other than Caro Community Schools for the purpose of sending instant delayed school openings or school closings.

Your online profile will enable you to:
� Input your personal contact information (cell phone number and e-mail address where you would like to receive alerts).
� Select Caro Community Schools e-alert.
� Take advantage of all other features offered on the http://www.tuscolatoday.com/.

Go to http://www.tuscolatoday.com/caro/schoolalert/.  Sign up is easy and it's free!

If you need assistance with your profile, please send an e-mail to jenn@edwgroupinc.com Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

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