eSchool Notes

Final Exam Week is here. Please continue to schedule your final exams with your instructor, and to be sure what conditions apply to your final exams. The lab will be open for evening finals on Wednesday and Thursday, as scheduled with your instructor. Quarter 2 ends on January 26th.

The KUSD school of choice selection form is for all grade 8 students, and must be returned to your counselor by January 31. Please contact your counselor with any questions.

The Quarter 2 Newsletter is here, and contains news and updates for all of our students.

The upcoming Youth Options Night will be Thursday evening, February 9, 2012 at 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm  in the Board Room at the ESC.

The eSchool Audit Request form will be used for valid audit requests for full time eSchool students. Part time students must obtain and submit an audit request form AND the usual eSchool course request form from your main building/ counselor. You will need two forms. Your counselor or the eSchool office are able to assist and answer any questions. ANY student, regardless of school location, requesting an audit for an eSchool course MUST have successfully completed Orientation as part of the audit eligibility. You cannot begin any eSchool without successfully completing Orientation.

Kenosha eSchool has now expanded its offerings to include full and part time enrollment for Middle School, grades 6-8. Available middle school courses are listed on on our courses page. The enrollment process is consistent with the current model for our high school students. The instructions can be found on our registration page.

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All full time 8th and 10th Grade eSchool students and their parents should schedule a meeting with Mrs. Gorman regarding their individual learning plan.

Please keep in mind that most communication requests to instructors are answered on the same day, but sometimes there are circumstances that may slightly delay their response. Wisconsin law provides a requirement that any request be answered by the end of the next school day from the date of the request. If you do not have an answer by this deadline, please contact your instructor by phone or call our office to resolve the issue. For example, the KUSD e-mail filtering system may be blocking an e-mail without our immediate knowledge.

The Kenosha Transit Bus Route has access directly in front of our office location.

For those students who would like to use computers at the Kenosha Public Library, please review their usage policy.

Parent/ Mentor Training Resources:

• eSchool forms
• PMTS Training Presentation

All full time eSchool students must have a current school ID for this school year. This should be present with them while in the eSchool office, as well as while out in the community during normal school hours. We now have our own ID machine, and will be able to provide each full time student with their first ID at no charge. If you lose your ID, you will need to pay for a replacement for a small district established charge. Full Time students can pick up their new ID usually any afternoon.

The College and University Admission Guidance web site is an on-line college admission counseling program that helps parents and students navigate through the college search, college admissions, and financial aid process. Please visit them at http://mycollegecalendar.org/.

It is recommended that Juniors take the ACT test in April or June of their junior year. Seniors should take the test in the fall or winter of their senior year if they haven’t already or if they want to retake the exam. The cost of the ACT is $32.00, the ACT plus the writing portion is $47.00. Students should register for the ACT on-line at www.actstudent.org. If you are interested in preparing for the ACT, you may visit http://knowhow2gowisconsin.org/ for free on-line review. You may also pick up an ACT practice booklet from Mrs. Gorman at eSchool. ACT info for parents can be found at: http://www.act.org/path/parent/tests/explore.html