Parent Resources
Whether you are a parent, grandparent, guardian, relative or friend
of a Career & Technical School student, we hope you find this page
helpful. We also welcome your suggestions and comments. Email
Monique Jacobs at
mjacobs@gw.neric.org.
Parent Portal for eSchooldata - Your link to your student's records (academic, attendance, demographic, etc.):
E-School Data (Parent Portal) link for parents
Careers without limits e-newsletter
Career & Tech Video
Careers
Without Limits Career & Tech Video
College, Career and Life Planning - a helpful website
College, Career and Life Planning.com is a
noncommercial website for students, teachers, counselors, and
parents devoted to college, career and life planning. Bob Fisher,
the web site operator, has an extensive business background, has an
MBA from Harvard, and is an adjunct professor at So. Florida
College. He has a sincere interest in helping young adults with
college, career and life planning.
The website has numerous links for students, teachers, counselors,
and parents related to the above topics. In fact, the NYS Department
of Labor Career Zone (Link W232) is one of the many links in Career
Planning Tools section of the site. Here is the link:
http://www.collegecareerlifeplanning.com
Connect-ED Albany campus calling system letter (pdf)
course guide:
Careers
Without Limits: 2012-13 Capital Region Career & Technical School
Course Guide
Cybersafety: Be aware of what your child is doing online
Remember when you had that tattered leather diary with the little lock and key? You could find a clever hiding place for it in your room . . . someplace where no one would read it and invade your privacy. Things are a little different for today's teens. In fact, many children are posting their innermost thoughts right on the Internet on such social networking Web sites as MySpace.com and Xanga.com. As a parent, you'll want to be aware of these sites. Even though students are blocked from accessing them on school district computers, they can still get to the sites from other computers with Internet access. Read more by downloading this article, which is in pdf format.
Forms, downloads and Applications (link to page)
H1N1/Swine Flu:
Staying healthy and preventing disease, including
swine flu
The New York State Department of Health makes the following general
recommendations to help protect yourself and your family from H1N1
(Swine) flu and other illnesses:
- Wash your hands often with soap and warm water, for about 20
seconds, as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice.
Alcohol-based hand cleansers are also effective.
- Avoid people who are ill.
- Stay home from work or school if you are sick.
- Use tissue when you cough, sneeze or spit, and dispose of the
tissue in a covered trash bin. If you don't have a tissue, cough or
sneeze into your elbow. Don't spit on the ground.
- Keep hands away from your face. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or
mouth.
- Clean shared space more often such as phone receivers, keyboards,
steering wheels and office equipment.
- Refrain from sharing personal items such as forks, spoons,
toothbrushes and towels.
Useful information on H1N1 is available from the federal Centers for Disease Control & Prevention at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
New Visions one-sheet flier and open house info:
New
Visions flier & open house dates
online books, webcasts, excellent resources: U.S Library of congress Read.gov
Read.gov, from the U.S. Library of Congress, provides free reading resources for children, teens and adults. It features online versions of out-of-copyright books for children, and features webcasts of authors, such as Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, as well as writing contests, suggested booklists, teaching resources, and more. http://www.read.gov
Roof replacement at Albany campus, summer 2011
Sex offender registry - nys Division of criminal justice services
Sex Offender information: For information on sex offenders living anywhere in the state, go to the NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Student & Parent Handbook:
2011-2012 Career & Tech Student & Parent Handbook
Handbook includes:
Class schedule, phone numbers, mission statement, staff
Fees
Attendance policy
Code of conduct
Disciplinary code
Student rights, grievance procedure, attitude, safety
Career Center
Articulation (college credits)
Academics
School not in session
Parent conferences
Student organizations
Transportation
School districts served
Forms: ConnectEd, Photo/video/web release, No Child Left Behind
Military Recruiting Form
BOCES Acceptable Use (of computers) Policy
Suicide prevention: Some helpful resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hot line 1-800-273-TALK
Child Guidance Center 381-8911
The Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center 689-4673
Ellis Hospital crisis center 243-1300
Family and Child Service of Schenectady Inc. Counseling Program 393-1369
Haven Grief Counseling Center 370-1666
Capital Region BOCES-CAPIT 464-3944
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Capital Region Chapter 899-0021 or 289-5183
Working with your hands takes brain power: Article from the NY Times by a philosopher motorcycle mechanic:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=Matthew
More articles of interest:
The following articles are provided for your information only and are not to be re-published, re-printed or sold.
The Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress
The Teen Brain: by Dr. Laurence Martel
[1/2012]
