Students are advanced through grade levels based on their concept mastery rather than based on the amount of time that they spend. The courses are self-paced, so students are able to move through the course material at their own pace depending on how quickly they pick up the concepts. They have a set number of steps to complete before a course is considered finished. Once a course is complete, the student is welcome to move onto the next grade level in that subject area.
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Because attendance is completely up to the parents, students will never be marked as tardy or absent. The system will keep track of when the student signs into the program as well as what work they complete. Parents will always have final say on which days students will work. Attendance does not affect a student’s grade, so breaks or holidays do not need to be entered into the Acellus system. If a student takes a holiday, they will not be marked as absent.
For the weekly goal, some parents will have the student do extra on the remaining days to catch up. Others will just have the student ignore the Friday goal. It is up to you.
Starting next Monday, the weekly goals will restart with a fresh set of goals for your student.
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Attendance cannot be updated manually. The system will keep track of when students logs into work on their courses. To view how much time your student spent in a course, you may select the student hours icon next to the Attendance icon. We do not mark students absent or tardy in Power Homeschool.
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The calendar is operated by the Power Homeschool staff and changes made to it will be available to view for all students across the platform.
Students that are transferring mid-year from another school can often catch-up and complete their coursework on a typical academic timeline. The system is able to identify which concepts a student has mastered and will quickly move through those sections. Since Power Homeschool does not employ a rigid academic calendar, students can also work into the summer at the discretion of the parent.
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