Parent welcome presentation

1. Follows all sports …
Bucs, Rays,
Buckeyes, and
Kentucky
Welcome to
Drives Education
Coach Matt Mitchell
Full Time Online HOPE/DE Teacher
515-599-1SVA (1782)
http://svade-hope.lattiss.com
Married to Cathy
(she teaches at
NPHS) we have 3
kids
Graduated HS
in 1996
(Citrus High)
Our family loves to
visit MLB stadiums!

2. Agenda for this Slide Show!
1. Parent Contacts (Slide #3)
2. Creating a Parent Account (Slides 4 & 5)
3. FREE Office 365 (Slide #6)
4. Pacing Expectations and the Grace Period (Slides 7-10)
5. Contacting Me (Slide #11)
6. Discussion Based Assessments (DBAs) (Slide #12)
7. Scheduling an Appointment (Slides 13– 19)
8. What to Do Next? (Slides 20 & 21)

3. Parent Contacts
Every Wednesday a “WEEKLY
UPDATE” (Progress Report)
will be sent via
EMAIL
If you could respond once a
Month it will count as your
parent monthly contact…
Please respond to this email!

4. Creating a Parent Account – 1 of 2
1) Go to www.FLVS.net 2) Hover over “I am a Student / Parent”
3) Click on “Parent / Guardian Account”

5. Creating a Parent Account – 2 0f 2
4) Click on the blue link under #2 5) Click “NO” on this page
6) You MUST have your Student’s Username & Password

6. Office 365 is FREE for ALL students!
Go to:
http://o365.sarasotacountyschools.net
Use your “N” Number & Pin to log in
Microsoft Office 365 – FREE
If assignments requires students to write or
make a project, they will need to us a program
like Microsoft Word or PowerPoint and save it
to their computer or flashdrive

7. The student can “drop” this course
WITHOUT penalty anytime during the 28 day
grace period
IF the student completes 20% of the segment
BEFORE the 28 day grace period … the student
CAN NOT drop WITHOUT penalty
The student MUST complete AT LEAST 20% of the
segment to remain the course after the 28 day
grace period!

8. Pacing Expectations and the Grace Period
• It’s expected that students complete at
least 2-3 assignments each week in order
to be “on pace” in the course
• At this pace, your student will be able to
finish the class in 6 weeks
On the Weekly Update Email you will
receive EVERY Wednesday, there should
NEVER be a ZERO here

9. Pacing Expectations and the
Grace Period
•Students are expected to
complete the class within 9
weeks!
• IF the student has not completed the
class within 9 weeks  the student
may be removed from the course or
given a FIRM deadline to complete.

10. Pacing Expectations and the Grace Period

11. 3 Ways to Contact Me … 1) You can TEXT ME
• 925-421-6747
2) You can
email me
through the
course email
If you schedule a call through the online scheduler, I will
answer! (Unless I am talking with another student or parent and the calls goes
longer than the scheduled time)
You can call anytime! If I do not answer, the only way you are
getting a return call is if you leave a message!
I will call you back as soon as I am available!

12. Discussion Based Assessments (DBAs)
• DBAs are where I speak to your student
over the phone and discuss topics from
the class
• DBA last approximately 5-10 minutes
• There is one DBA in module 8
• Students must schedule a time for their
DBA by using my online scheduler:
**Your student calls me
at their scheduled time**
http://svade-hope.lattiss.com

13. Student / Parent schedules the
appointment and calls then calls ME
(Coach Mitchell)

14. Scheduling an Appointment
You can schedule
a time to call on
the course home
page.
Just click the
“Schedule an
Appointment”
Tab
Or
You can go
directly to the
online scheduler
http://svade-hope.lattiss.com

15. Scheduling an Appointment
Choose the
type of call you
would like to
complete.
Click “Book
Now”

16. Scheduling an Appointment
Choose the
date that you
are available to
call.

17. Scheduling an Appointment
Choose the
time that is
available when
you are able to
call!

18. Scheduling an Appointment
Choose
“Continue
without login”

19. Scheduling an Appointment
Please fill out
ALL of the
information

20. 1) Make sure your student views the complete “Student Welcome Presentation”
2) After viewing the “Student Welcome Presentation” make sure they visit
http://svadriversedmitchell.weebly.com and register for a live session to complete your
Welcome Contact or Make an appointment on lattiss for the Welcome call http://svade-
hope.lattiss.com
• The Welcome Contact sessions last for 30 minutes
• Remember … make sure your JAVA is updated
• The Welcome Call will last up to 10 minutes
• Student and parent/guardian will need to participate during this contact
• Your student should start working in the class before we complete the Welcome Contact

21. Explain to me the “Grace Period”.
How many Assignments should you complete per week?
Explain how the DBA work.
The 3 ways to contact me (Coach Mitchell)

22. (Not me)