1.
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I don't
have the time to click on all the links in the Parent
Organizer. I want to go to the website and scroll through all
the pages of the "packet", just like I did when it was paper.
I miss the information that was consistently in the packet
(ie, the date that morning enrichment class sessions end).
With just a glance at the Thursday packet front page calendar,
I could be reminded of what's coming up and plan for it. I
want to do the same in Parent Organizer. When I open PO up, I
want to see as much detail as possible immediately--I'll
choose whether or not I read it. Because I can't take the
computer with me wherever I go and glance through the packet
whenever I have a free minute, I need to glean as much as
possible from the precious few moments I have at the
computer--not click on every link etc. |
2.
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Hi! I
enjoy getting the Parent Organizer on a daily basis. Sometimes
I feel that upcoming events are easily missed if I'm not on
top of reading all the details online or if I find that I am
experiencing computer issues. It would be nice to have a
combination of paper and electronic information. Maybe a
Thursday packet once a month? Thanks so much for being
interested in our feedback. I really appreciate it.
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3.
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I think
you are providing a very helpful tool. It is much easier to
look at email than to look through pages and pages of
information on thursdays. I am happy you have provided a way
for me to get notification of school closures and emergencies.
Thank you. |
4.
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The
only reason that I disagreed with most of the statements in
question #1 is that I haven't trained myself to really look at
PO daily. I am very involved at school and before PO I read my
Thursday packet religiously and noted any events of importance
to me in my planner, as well as I felt informed about
everything. I find that with PO, if I'm in a hurry, I
sometimes don't even look at it, and for example, I completely
missed the Third Grade Play because I don't have a third
grader and didn't specifically read about it. This is no one's
fault but my own - I just need to train myself to use PO. I
think it's a great thing and love the fact that we are saving
trees. Keep up the good work, and I promise to do my part and
learn to use it so it works for me. |
5.
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Parent
Organizer has allowed me to feel much more informed in a
faster, easier format. There was constantly different papers
sitting around on table tops that I couldn't keep track of.
They would eventually get lost and I would have to search for
the information again in some other way. Thanks to the entire
team for pulling this off. It is TERRIFIC!!!! |
6.
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It
seems like half the time I try to get the online calander, it
takes forever or I've had to try another time. I'd rather have
it emailed to me so I can quick reference it when I want to
and not rely on whether I can access the site or not.
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7.
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Would
love to have much more robust features similar to "Skyward
Student" features that would allow us to interact regarding
academics and other school activities, such as same-day
attendance info, food services meals ordered by child, current
grades in each class, missing assingments, etc. Would also
like kids to be able to submit homework electronically as much
as possible. |
8.
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I was
fine with the weekly packet and never had an info problem when
we used it. Therefore, I had to disagree that parentorganizer
provided better info. the info is about the same. but I do
support using less paper and therefore I support
parentorganizer. since I only get it weekly, however, I wonder
if I am getting all the info. |
9.
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- Even
though I customized my activity lists for each family member,
my daily emails contain many notices of activities that do not
apply to me (for example, after school art classes and poetry
club). Rarely do they contain the information that I really
need (debate class, Spanish class, Classic Book discussions).
- I think more options should be added for activities and
interests (e.g. foreign language, Classic Books, Debate) - The
website functionality could be improved. When I access the
website from my email and navigate from there to a different
page, the "Back" or "Return" buttons don't work. - I would
like to be able to customize my calendar so that repeating
events could just be scheduled once and set to repeat on a
regular basis until a specified end date (e.g. Spanish is
every Monday and Wednesday from 8am-9am until December 12th).
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10.
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I
personally liked getting paper. I could put it on my wall and
refer to it instead of having to go searching through a
website--it was all right there on paper. thanks!
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11.
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I use
many online services and love them, but I don't find Parent
Organizer all that helpful. It's too easy to let something
slip by. I'd like a short summary with each clickable headline
and some sort of reminder service where I can pick enrollment
items that I am interested in and get reminded as the deadline
comes up. |
12.
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I think
enrollment in outside organizations must be suffering without
the "paper"! |
13.
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It is
easier to have a week at a time to see everything, then be
able to fill it in on the family calender. Emails are too
easily missed or only read by one family memeber or not seen
at all if you don't use the computer on a daily basis.
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14.
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Thanks
for setting this up! I prefer this very much over getting a
bunch of papers in folders every week. |
15.
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With
time and experience things will be great. Keep up the good
work!!!! |
16.
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This
has been a miserable experience for me. I am frusterated that
we've been thrown into this system, with virtually NO
information about what it is capable of doing, or how to use
it. Yesterday I managed to find a calendar, somewhere, in the
site....that was a miracle. I have not been able to find it
again.... I am not informed about WHAT Parent Organizer does
or HOW to find information in it, and I don't have time to try
to figure it out on my own. |
17.
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I would
like to see more of the forms, such as sign ups for certain
events and such on Parent Organizer. It might be beneficial to
all if at the beginning of the year, there was some sort of
education for the parents demonstrating the use of parent
organizer so that they do not feel intimidated and more
comfortable using and understanding the capabilities of this
great system. |
18.
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-
Overall, Parent Organizer has improved communications
considerably .. now, if I could only get my childs personal
communication to me to improve. . can it help that? ;)
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19.
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I liked
the written packets, and I find clicking through weblinks to
get info I need cumbersome. But if this saves money, I'm all
for it. |
20.
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Its a
wonderful application thank you to the team that made it
possible. |
21.
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I love
the listings (links) at the bottom of the emails headlining
past and present items. This way if I missed something in a
previous email, I can catch up with things I find of use to
me. From my perspective, the electronic information has become
much more useful this school year and I am receiving
everything I need without the Thursday packet! I think this
has a lot to do with the committee responding to what we are
asking for in regards to clarity and content. Thank you!
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22.
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I want
to be able to be notified about my childs volunteer activities
i.e. student council meetings, safety patrol meetings, etc...
Perhaps I have not done our profiles correctly. Also,
everything I can sign up for at curriculum night I would like
a check box in the profile for - classic books, book swap,
food drive, etc... |
23.
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Please
encourage more people, including staff, to use P.O. in a
timely manner. For instance, we didn't know that gift wrap and
report cards were coming home on the 17th until that morning's
Calendar of Events. Families could have made plans to pick up
their kids that day if they had known in advance.
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24.
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I like
the electronic communications. Unlike Thursday packets, which
get misplaced or recycled, I can always go online and check
the PO. |
25.
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I
really rely upon the what's happening tomorrow section of the
email, but have recently found this to be very dangerous.
Twice now I have nearly missed early dismissals. I strongly
feel that items such as early dismissals and Innisbrook/Cookie
order arrivals or any items that impact my schedule should be
PROMINENTLY displayed on the opening page. Amazingly even
today's notice read that there was nothing unusual going on
tomorrow-like early dismissal. |
26.
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From my
logon, profile, provide easy to find links to LWSD, Wilder and
Wilder PTSA websites. |
27.
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This is
not a complaint, simply an observation: I submitted an event
listing for Parent Ed (Nov 15) and didn't know that I had to
request to send reminder notices - I thought that would have
been automatic. Now I know I should have requested that more
reminder notices be sent the week prior to the event. I know
the event was on the calendar, but as a user, I myself rarely
check the calendar and rely mainly on the email updates. I
wonder if a few email updates in the week prior to the event
may have helped raise attendance. |
28.
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It has
improved greatly since it started. I believe that you have to
actively want to seek out the info. It is great for the people
who do that, but for the parents who hardly read the Thursday
Packet, this is harder. Perhaps they are training themselves.
Great job to the Parent Organizer team though!!!!
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29.
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Good
job, it's a wonderful tool. |
30.
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What a
superb job the team has done in smoothly implementing this
transition! |