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Students can
access the weekly menu to see what is being served for breakfast,
lunch, and dinner. Also, they have access to
weekly themes for Field Day.
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Students can view
a calendar that shows them upcoming events, such as home visits, field
trips and doctor’s appointments. They can also enter their own personal
events on the calendar. This is very useful for transitional students
who have many job interviews and deadlines to meet.
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Each student has a
personal online mailbox where he/she can receive mail from teachers and
administrators and can respond to them.
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Students can view
their health goals and ask the nutritionist a question.
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Students can
submit suggestions and complaints to the school administrators. These
suggestions and complaints can be submitted with their name or
anonymously. All suggestions and complaints are taken very seriously and
followed up on.
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Students have
access to rules for all environments and situations at JRC. These rules
are updated as needed.
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Messages from
former JRC students are posted so that current students can see how
former students are doing.
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Each week,
students who have met a certain criteria have their pictures posted on
the home page of the website. This can happen if a student earns the
most points in a week, improves the most on their academics, or
behaviors.
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A very exciting
part of the student website is the discussion board. This is a forum for
staff and students to share ideas and discuss them. Messages can be
posted and replied to. Each post must be composed with correct spelling
and grammar and this serves as a valuable added learning experience in
English composition. Students are encouraged to post in several
different ways. Each classroom has a specific time set aside to read and
post messages. Students earn points for posting constructive messages,
and each week the student who posts the best suggestion earns money in
the contract store.
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Students can
create a profile, where they can list favorite movies, music artists,
hobbies, and television shows. This way they can see if any staff or
students share common interests.
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New feature
currently being developed: Students can
access the JRC Wellness website, which contains a wealth of valuable
information concerning nutrition and wellness.
JRC has created a special website for use by its
students. All staff, students and former students have access to the JRC
Student Website. The website is a source of information for both staff and
students and has the following features: 