Parents

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Summer Reading Brochure
The Houston County School System recognizes that summer is a busy and exciting time. We wish you a safe and enjoyable summer, and we would like to encourage students to make reading part of the fun. This year we are introducing a new approach to summer reading that combines our commitment to life-long learning and the latest research in the field of literacy. This research supports the idea that when students have a choice in their reading selections they are much more likely to read the material and to gain a deeper appreciation for literature. To this end, we are providing a list of texts as a resource for parents and students to use when choosing reading selections. Students may use the recording form to note their reading, and this form can be turned into their English–Language Arts teacher during the first week of school.
Grades 6-8 (link to MS final)
Grades 9-12 (link HS final)
Grades K-5 (link ES final)

HCBOE Web Site Parents Page Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Houston Hints, Graduation Requirements for Classes of 2009, 2010 and 2011

*** HOPE Scholarship Program Changes***

Here are some helpful hints for homework:
Houston Hints, Homework Help
Houston Hints, Math Help

Below are some of the most common links parents use to help further their childs education.

Education Related Links:

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Georgia Department of Education

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Council for School Performance

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U.S. Department of Education

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Parent Institute

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State of Georgia

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Warner Robins Chambers of Commerce

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Perry Chambers of Commerce

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SAT/ACT Practice Test (No Charge)

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Military Child Education Coalition

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Big Brother, Big Sister Program

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Georgia PTA

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GA College 411

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Family TLC - Tools to enhance the parent/child relationship

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Fast Facts Helping Your Child Succeed

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Joshua�s Law - Drivers Education Information

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On-line Drivers Ed. Course

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The Heritage Foundation ---- Offering Grants for Our Schools

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The Lexile framework for Reading

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District Parent Involvement Plan2008-2009

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EKnowledge

SMARTWEB SYSTEM

Go online and check your childs homework assignments, projects, test scores, etc.
Smartweb Access

If you need to try a manual download, click on the link Java 1.4.2_03 and download the JRE version.

FAQ: Listed below are links and frequent problems parents are having accessing smartweb:

AOL Users:
If you are unable to download the java applet to your computer, AOL has advised upgrading to the latest version. Previous versions stop application downloads.

ALLTEL Users: If you are an Alltel user with a DSL connection, you have to log into the modem and set the firewall to off. Below is the link to alltel with directions on how to do it.
Disable Alltel Firewall

JAVA RUNTIME: Smartweb requires a specific version of Java to run. If you are running other versions they must be uninstalled. Here is a reference guide on how to uninstall java and load the correct version.
Java Uninstall Guide

ROBINS AFB EMPLOYEES: Robins AFB has opened the port Smartweb uses to access Student Grades.

OTHER STUDENT INFORMATION

(2nd Semester grade reports for middle and high school students.)
Student Information

Privacy Statement
The Houston County Board of Education (HCBOE) Web site is provided as a public service by the HCBOE. Authenticated encryption is used where data is transmitted to protect confidentiality. Information presented on this Web site is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested. For site security purposes, and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, monitoring software is used to prevent tampering and to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Unauthorized attempts to deny service, upload information, change information, or to attempt to access a non-public site from this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under Title 18 of the U.S. Code to include the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1987 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.