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- 1. “GradeTree came up in class the other day, and half the class said, ‘oh, I love Gradetree’, and the other half said, ‘I hate GradeTree’ (laughs). It sounds like it’s making a big impact. I know I’m reaching many more parents than I ever have.” - Sarah Wheeler, English Teacher, Estacada HS “Missing assignments went down. Academic achievement went up. What’s not to love about GradeTree.” - Jeff Linman, Science Teacher, Milwaukie HS Current parent portal usage vs. GradeTree weekly reporting ǂ The Effect of Teacher-Family Communication on Student Engagement: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment. Matthew A. Kraft, Shaun M. Dougherty, Harvard Graduate School of Education. October 2012 Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. † Estacada High School, Estacada School District, Estacada, Oregon Guaranteed to increase parental involvement and student performance Effects of increased teacher-parent communication on student performance parent portal usage GradeTree weekly reporting existing district SIS data source simple data import API 20 minutes full GradeTree district integration www.gradetree.com GradeTree is fully-compatible with virtually every existing Student Information System. Most school IT departments can provide the necessary information for full integration in a matter of minutes, then we do the rest. Compatible with any SIS Parent-activated language translator Testimonials “She knows I know what’s happening every week now. We talk a lot more. I know a lot more about how she’s doing in school this year. I love getting them (GradeTree weekly reports) every Monday morning. And I love that I get text messages from her teachers right on my phone.” - Aimee Cavitt, mother of 9th grader “GradeTree is going to transform public education. There’s no doubt about it.” - Michael Ralls, Asst Principal, Milwaukie HS
- 2. GradeTree gives teachers a direct and real-time messaging system pre-connected to each parent/guardian’s email and/or mobile text number, enabling them to communicate with each parent/guardian in one touch for a single student or the whole classroom. GradeTree proactively collates each student’s academic performance information from the SIS into a weekly Student Status Report and sends it automatically via email to every parent/guardian. Real-time teacher-parent communicatorWeekly reporting www.gradetree.com What teachers send What parents receive