Middle School 6th-8th

Like other BSD schools, FLEX Online School is required to keep track of student attendance. Teachers will take attendance each day in their Canvas course. In order for your student to be marked present, they must log into each Canvas course for each A-day class on A days, and each B-day class on B days.

We understand that there are activities outside of Canvas that your student might be engaging in for school, however, for our records we require a Canvas log in and the navigation explained above.

If your student is going to be absent, please email flex-online-school@beaverton.k12.or.us or call 503-356-3720 and wait for the attendance voicemail prompt.

If you receive an attendance notification, please login to ParentVUE or StudentVUE and then click “Attendance” and then the red X on the date to see the specific class absence. Have your student reach out to their teacher. 

Here is an example of that:

Students:

Messages to your teacher should go through the Canvas Inbox(this helps them connect your name with your class, making the communications more efficient)             
Canvas Inbox video

Parents and Learning Coaches: 

• Canvas Inbox
• Email
• Schedule a phone or video call
• Send a ParentSquare message

Canvas is our learning management system where students can see their assignments, manage due dates on a calendar, turn in assignments, message with teachers and see graded work and feedback.
The parent/guardian account is an 'observer' account which gives access to the student's courses, student calendar and access to grades & feedback from teachers. Parents have their own inbox where they can message with any teacher associated with a course their student is enrolled in.
Please follow the directions on the district Canvas page to set up your account if you have not.

Students:

The Canvas calendar can show you what is due in each class. Watch the Canvas Calendar Video

Changing your settings and notifications in Canvas

Make sure you are:

1. Turning in an assignment

2. Checking to see if your assignment was turned in

3. Seeing teacher feedback and grades

​​Learning Coaches, students and teachers will work as a team to make sure that learning is progressing.
 
Where do I see how my student is doing?
Canvas calendar will show you what is due (with assignment details)
Canvas gradebook has grades and feedback from teachers
Emails and phone calls with teachers
ParentVUE will have progress report grades
 
It may be helpful for students to have a planner or calendar to track daily tasks for longer assignments or to plan out their learning day.
 

We use the ParentSquare platform for district, school and teacher communications, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent/guardian, using their preferred email address and phone number, but you do need to register in order to get app notifications and to change your notification settings.

Download the app or log into the ParentSquare web portal.

Click here to contact the FLEX office.

Click into each of your Canvas courses on the dashboard.
Welcome videos can be found either on the course homepage or under “Videos” in the modules section.
Weekly plans (for pacing yourself) and all the curriculum are found in Modules.
Use the weekly plans to create a weekly/daily schedule.
Go to the Zoom classes and check in with your teacher if you have any questions.

• Course related? Reach out to your teacher(s) using Canvas Inbox messages
• Technology or device related? See the Technology Support webpage to contact tech support and find tips
• Social, emotional, or general adjustment to online school related? Reach out to the middle school counselor George McMurtry (george_mcmurtry@beaverton.k12.or.us) 
• Something else? Contact the office and we are happy to help.