March 4, 2024
Highlands Academy Families,
Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month. This is a wonderful opportunity to look at our history through a lens that honors the many contributions of women. Here is a link to learn about 100 women trailblazers: www.britannica.com/explore/100women/the-women/profiles.
Report Cards
The Report Cards for the last grading period will be mailed home next week.
Awards Assembly
Our next Awards Assembly is Thursday, March 7, at 2:30. If your child is receiving an award you will be notified and invited to attend.
Online Safety
Your child has access to a Chromebook that allows access to educational materials. When students access the internet using the KUSD wi-fii, we filter content to prevent students from seeing inappropriate material. One of the tools we use to monitor for safety is Gaggle.
Gaggle is a program that monitors all student and staff email and any content saved on the computers. It is designed to flag material that may indicate potential harmful or inappropriate content. If unsafe material is detected, warnings are sent to site administrators to review, so they can check on the student’s well being. This system only monitors email, chat and Google Drive content. If the Chromebook is on, this program is running.
Another way we increase internet safety is through the use of a Firewall, which blocks internet content deemed inappropriate for students. This feature is only in place when the system is using our district internet service.
Sincerely,
Tara Bianchi
Alt Ed Principal 707-701-0288