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Parent Resources

 

Ukiah Unified School District provides parents and guardians resources to support student’s academic and social-emotional success. School sites have specific staff in addition to classroom teachers to help parents access resources which include:  Social-Emotional Counselors, Student Success Coordinators, Academic Counselors and Family Community Liaisons. Please click on the links to the right to access district level resources.

 
 
When Summer arrives, we encourage all Ukiah Unified School District students to read, read, read. Please use the link below to see a book list created by our UHS Librarian of recommended books for your child to read.
 
Reading has so many benefits, and we hope by encouraging children to read for entertainment rather than school, they will discover the pure joy of it. Mark Twain said, “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read.” Let’s give our children every advantage.  Let's fill them with a passion for reading.
 
The California Department of Education provides a list of organizations that provide support to the youth and their families who have been subjected to school-related discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying. This also includes resources for youths affected by gangs, gun violence, and psychological trauma caused by violence at home, school, and in the community.
 
You can access this list by clicking on the green link to the right and scrolling down the list to access services in Mendocino County.  
 
 

Foster youth may be at greater risk for poor academic performance due to their family circumstances, disruption of their educational program, and emotional, social, and other health needs. The district provides such students with full access to the district's educational program and other support services necessary to assist them in achieving state and district academic standards.

 

Please refer to Board Policy 6173.1 and Administrative Regulation 6173.1 for more information. 

 

Foster Youth Rights

 

For assistance, please contact our Foster Youth Liaison:

 

Jason Iversen

Director of Student Services

511 S. Orchard Ave., Ukiah, CA 95482

(707) 472-5065

[email protected] 

Technology can be a very powerful and helpful learning tool for our students. When students are using technology, please make sure to monitor their activities closely. Remind students not to accept invitations to communicate with anyone they do not know and do not give out personal information when online. 

 

Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online

  1. Have a conversation with your children about being safe online
  2. Keep your computer in a common area of the house
  3. Set rules and warn about dangers
  4. Be sure to verify the identity of anyone your child is communicating with online
  5. Monitor computer activity
  6. Keep lines of communication open with your children
  7. Consider partitioning your computer into separate accounts
  8. Consider implementing parent controls

 

Learn more about keeping kids safe online at the Department of Homeland Security website here.

 

See reviews and get advice to help navigate the digital world with your kids at the Common Sense Media website here.

In order for the District to continue to provide your students with the most effective tools to enhance their learning, school administrators and teachers may use educational web-based services and applications. Many of the Terms of Service and/or Privacy Policies of these applications state that, due to Federal Law, any users under the age of 13 must obtain parental permission to use their sites and often require an email address or other personally-identifying information. Our web-based learning will be operated not by the District, but by third parties, such as ZOOM.  In addition, some of the applications used are ClassDojo, YouTube, Google Meet, etc. 

 

For our students to use these programs and services, certain personal identifying information such as the student’s name and registered IDs must be provided to the web site operator, in this case, school administrators and teachers and ZOOM.  Under federal law entitled the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), these websites and the District must provide parental notification and obtain parental consent before collecting personal information (photo/audio/video recordings) from children under the age of 13. For more information on COPPA, please visit https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/ 

 

The law (COPPA) permits the District to consent to the collection of personal information on behalf of all of its students, thereby eliminating the need for individual parental consent given directly to the web site operator (i.e. ZOOM, Google Meet, Etc.).  

ZOOM School and District Privacy Policy

 

If you have questions or concerns about your student participating in programs such as ZOOM, please contact your school's principal.

Xfinity Hotspots  https://wifi.xfinity.com/

Cost: Free - Speed Varied - Xfinity hotspots across the country will be available to anyone who needs them – including non-subscribers.

 

AT&T  https://digitalyou.att.com/low-cost-internet/

High-Speed Home Internet for $10 a month.

 

AT&T  https://m.att.com/shopmobile/internet/access/

View AT&T Internet Services.

 

Comcast  https://corporate.comcast.com/covid-19

View Comcast Internet Services.

Category

Training/Tutorial Link

General Guidance

Guidance for video conferencing with students

Using your Computer as a Phone through JIVE

Google Suite

GMAIL:

Basic Gmail Use  VIDEO  (6:21 min)

In-Depth Gmail User Guide  WEBPAGE

Google Teach From Home Website

GOOGLE MEET:

Google Meet Training Slides  SLIDES

How to Use Google Meet   VIDEO (2:41 min)

Scheduling a Google Meet    VIDEO  (2:18 min)

GOOGLE CLASSROOM:

Getting Started with Google Classroom    VIDEO  (1:52 min)

The New Google Classroom - Full Tutorial    VIDEO (2:20 min)

Google Classroom Quiz, Assignments, & Locked Mode VIDEO (1:18 min)

Using Google Forms to create a quiz    VIDEO (1 min)

Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Teachers  PDF

ZOOM 

Getting Started with ZOOM    Website

Educators Guide for ZOOM    Website

Schedule Meetings with ZOOM    VIDEO (1:47 min)

Meeting Controls    VIDEO (10:16 min)

Join a Meeting    VIDEO (1:09 min)

How to Use Waiting Rooms    VIDEO (4:28 min)

Video Breakout Rooms    VIDEO  (3:19 min)

How to Secure Your Virtual Classroom (Best Practices)  DOC

SCREENCASTIFY

SIGN IN TO SCREENCASTIFY    WEBSITE

Entering a CUpon for Screencastify     VIDEO  (15 seconds)

How to Use Screencastify    VIDEO (7:49 min)

FLIPGRID

Log in for FLIPGRID    WEBSITE

How to Use Flipgrid    VIDEO (6:58 min)

How to Solve Math Problems with Flipgrid    VIDEO  (3:35 min)

EDPUZZLE

Log In for EDPUZZLE     WEBSITE

How to Use Edpuzzle    VIDEO  (13:25 min)

How to Sync Your Students from Google Classroom    VIDEO (1:14 min)

Grading in Edpuzzle    VIDEO (2:39 min)

NEARPOD

Nearpod Tutorial    VIDEO  (20 min)

How to Create a Lesson Using Nearpod    VIDEO  (2.38 min)

Launching Live & Student-paced Nearpod Lessons    VIDEO  (2.46 min)

Using Nearpod in Google Classroom    VIDEO  (2.56 min)

CLASS DOJO (K-5)

Content coming soon

FRECKLE  (K-8)

Basic Freckle Tutorial   VIDEO (32:22 min)

CORE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Grade Level

Resource

Web-site

Student Access

K-5 ELA

Benchmark Education

Benchmark Universe

Clever

K-5 Math

Bridges

Bridges Math Learning Center

N/A

6-8 ELA

Study Synch

N/A

Accessed through McGraw Hill app when students are logged into their google account

6-8 Math

Open-Up Resources 

Open-Up Resources

N/A

6-8 Science

HMH Science Dimensions

HMH

SSO via the link provided at the beginning of the year

9-12 Science

California Inspire

N/A

Accessed through the McGraw Hill app when students are logged into their google account 

9-12 Math

Glencoe Math

N/A

Accessed through the McGraw Hill app when students are logged into their google account 

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Grade Level

Resource

Web-site

Student Access

K-5 Science

Mystery Science

(Supplemental)

Mystery Science/

Mystery Science

K-5 Literacy

Lexia

Lexia

Lexia

2-12 ELA

Listenwise

Listenwise

Listenwise

2-5 ELA

Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader

Accelerated Reader

K-8 Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies

Freckle

Freckle

Freckle Student Dashboard

K-12 ELA

ReadWorks

Readworks

Readworks Student Log-in

K-12 Math

Khan Academy

Khan Academy

Khan Academy Student Log-in

Category

Training/Tutorial Link

General Guidance

Parent Notifications 

Online Safety Tips 

Common Sense Media             WEBSITE

Supporting your Child 

 Parent Toolkit                           WEBSITE

 Wide Open School- K-5           WEBSITE

 Wide Open School- 6-12         WEBSITE

MCOE State Preschool Resources      WEBSITE

Google / Gmail

Accessing your Gmail Account

Using Your Gmail Account    VIDEO (6:21 min)

Accessing & Using Google Classroom (This is how secondary teachers are posting their assignments)   VIDEO (9:45 min)

Google Classroom

Google Classroom For Students &  Parents   VIDEO (3:53 min)

La Guía de los Padres de Salon De Google VÍDEO (3:20 min)

Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Students   DOC

Google Meet

Parent’s Guide to Google Meet   VIDEO (2:40 min)

Cómo utilizar Google Meet VÍDEO (2:08 min)

ZOOM 

Student & Parent’s Guide to Setting Up Zoom  VIDEO (5:59 min)

Student’s Guide to Using Zoom    VIDEO (13:22 min)

Cómo utilizar Zoom VÍDEO (3:31 min)

AERIES Parent Portal

Aeries Parent Portal   DOC

Instructional Resources

Links to a variety of Instructional Resources your child can access at home.  Your child’s teacher may assign work / activities from these sites, or your child may want to explore on their own.

Freckle Learning Platform   VIDEO (3:22 min)

Khan Academy   VIDEO (4:44 min)

Khan Academy Log in    WEBSITE

Scratch    WEBSITE

Scholastic    WEBSITE

Mendocino County Library: eBooks    WEBSITE

Brain POP   WEBSITE

Brain POP Jr    WEBSITE

ReadWorks      WEBSITE

Storyline K-4    WEBSITE

Mystery Science    WEBSITE

K-5 Bridges Math at Home (parent resource)    WEBSITE

School 

Liaison 

Phone  

Email

Calpella 

Viviana Carlon 

472-5683 

[email protected]

Eagle Peak 

Omar Vasquez 

472-5262 

[email protected]

Frank Zeek 

  Monica Ivicevich 

472-5130 

[email protected]

Grace Hudson

Lorena Evans 

472-5481 

[email protected]

Nokomis 

Rubi Alvarez 

472-5551 

[email protected]

Oak Manor 

Gloria Vaine 

472-5185 

[email protected]

Pomolita 

Maria Chavez Carmen

472-5357 

[email protected]

Big Picture Ukiah 

@ South Valley High

Irma Camargo 

472-5150 

[email protected]

Ukiah High School 

Gloria Lopez 

472-5851 

[email protected]

Ukiah High School  

Arisbeth Reynoso

472-5778

[email protected]

Yokayo 

Glen Robles

472-5725

[email protected]

District-Wide 

Jimena Castaneda

472-5048 

[email protected]

District-Wide 

COVID-19 Liaison

Jose Najera Martinez

472-5047

[email protected]

Migrant Education 

District-Wide 

N Building at UHS

Maria Ceja 

472-5932 

[email protected]

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