Information for Parents/Guardians About Mr. Mulhern’s Classes
You can keep up-to-date about how your student is doing in class through the following methods:
- Check attendance through the Focus application. (You also receive daily phone calls for any class your student does not attend.)
- Check Focus for grades: high school classes. Check D2L for grades: college classes. Your student will be able to show you how to find these applications.
- Ask your student to see his/her grades. Sometimes Focus and D2L are not up-to-date because of delays; however, students are required to record all grades in their class binders.
- Contact Mr. Mulhern through his email if you have a concern or just want to check in: james.mulhern@browardschools.com.
- Check this website regularly for all assignments. (Rarely, I give students the assignment in class only, so be sure to ask if there is an assignment they took notes on in their binder.) Ask your student if he/she has completed the work. Due dates and exact, elaborate directions are posted (or sometimes given orally in class) for every assignment. You need to scroll through the first two pages of this website to make sure you see all assignments that are due. Click on the blue “Older Posts” to see the following pages. Assignments and announcements are in no particular order. I teach more than one class.
- Check out Canvas. There is a lot of information as well as helpful links posted in Canvas to assist students. (My website also has helpful links for students.)
- Read the rules and expectations for my class by clicking on the tab at the top of my website.
- Be aware of Interim Report dates and check your student’s grade.
- Use the Search Box in the upper left corner of my website (see the white B inside the orange box) to look for important information. The website contains many resources. Put in a Search term.
- Read the sample syllabus for the course.
- Scroll through my website to see the types of assignments that may be assigned in the future. There are also information pages about what juniors and seniors should be aware of during these important years. You need to click on the blue “Next Posts” at the bottom of the web page to see more information. Do not be concerned about your student completing an assignment unless it has a due date. Some of these posts may be used in the future; some may not be used. Nevertheless, you get a good understanding of the class by reading through the posts.
- Please note: Most assignments will be posted on this website; however, some may be announced verbally in class. Students are told to write those assignments in their binders. You should ask to see your student's binder occasionally throughout the semester so that you know all assignments and also to keep track of student productivity and organization. Teachers are not required to keep a website.
- Please assist me in helping your child succeed by checking grades, attendance, and my website for assignments and due dates. Asking to see completed work is also helpful. Please email me with any concerns: james.mulhern@browardschools.com.
Thank you!
