Online grade reporting will help students, parents

By Staff
Beginning today, Russellville High School will post grades online and parents will be able to track their child's grades on a daily basis.
Students will be given user names and passwords today to a system that will give parents an almost instant look at how their child is doing.
Other schools throughout the state have already put the program into use.
The high school's website, rhs.rcs.k12.al.us, will have a link on the left side of the page named "STI Home."
By following that link, user's can find directions as how to use the site and gain access to it.
Students who have been receiving written progress reports on a regular basis will continue to get those as in the past.
The use of this new technology should enable parents to keep a closer eye on their child's grades, rather than just depending on report cards every six weeks or so.
Though many students may not like this, Russellville educators are in the forefront and we applaud these efforts.
Keep us posted.