Freshmen Orientation 2015

Welcome to Lane Tech!

Orientation Day

• Met in auditorium (same as first day of school)

• Matched with a mentor who has common interest/activities at Lane

• Reviewed folder: School Map, Who’s Who, Student Personnel Services, FAQ’s, School Song, Getting to Know the school, Ways HS is different than ES

• Team Building Games & Scavenger hunt

• Lunch on the lawn

First Day of School

• Meet in the auditorium (same seating as today)

• Go to division for first hour

• Receive ID’s, schedule, announcements in Division

• Go to full day of classes (shortened periods)

• Dismiss at 3:15

• School 8 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Monday - Friday

General Announcements

• Construction- the building is safe! Windows replaced throughout the year

• 30 Band students> Guitar or Music Appreciation

• Summer Reading- either assignment is acceptable

• AP Human Geography- Mr. Bradish

• Official Class of 2019 t-shirts- in school store

Upcoming Events

• September 8 (Tues)- Athletics Meeting• 6 pm, auditorium

• September 9 (Wed)- Friend of Lane• 6:30 pm, cafeteria

• September 10 (Thurs)- Welcome Party• Parents- Memorial Garden, Students- East Lawn

• September 29 (Tues)- Meet the Teachers

• October 9 (Fri)- Freshmen Tailgate

Parent Portal Quick Guide

Establishing an Account

• Parent Portal can be found on the lanetech.org website under the Parent link on the home page

• Select “Click here to sign set up” 

Establishing an Account

• Complete the required fields.

• Provide your email to receive “triggers” for changes in the attendance and grades of your students.

• You can add your email by clicking the Add Email button.

Establishing an Account

• Read the User Agreement and acknowledge agreement

• Complete the process by clicking Sign Up.

Linking to a Student Record

• Log into your account on Parent Portal and the following message will be present on the screen:

• Click on the link Add a student to my account.

Linking to a Student Record

• Obtain your student’s PIN from Lane Tech.

• Repeat if you have more than one student.

Linking to a Student Record

• After filling out all of the required fields, click Submit. If you have more than one student in a CPS school, repeat this process as necessary.

Using the Parent Portal

• Important functions include:

• Grades• Attendance• Report Card• Triggers

Note: The Report Card link will only be made available AFTER report card pickup at school

Grades• Blue letter grades are the current grades for

each class. Click on any blue letter grade to find the listing of grades per assignments. This will also show any missing assignments and the overall percentage for the class.

• Cycles grades are progress reports. Semester grades are final and part of the student’s transcript.

Click for detail

Grades

Attendance

• This link will display a list of all attendance events (absences, tardies), both excused and unexcused, recorded for your student during the school year.

Triggers

• Triggers allow parents to set customized thresholds or “alert events.”

Thank you!

Stay in touch with your child’s

progress through Parent Portal