eChalk Access for Families What is eChalk?

eChalk Access for Families
Edgemont Junior/Senior High School
What is eChalk?
eChalk is a school information system that is designed to help teachers, students, and
parents share information and communicate. Here are just a few of the things that an
account on eChalk can provide for families:
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Weekly, monthly and annual calendars of events
Your child’s homework assignments
Your child’s upcoming exam schedules
Notices of school cancellations/delays
Daily bulletin (which is read to your child during 1st period)
Sports schedules, with directions to other schools
After-school club schedules
Notices about upcoming meetings for parents
EHS College Planning Guide
Health examination forms
Parental permission forms for Sports
PTSA Goldsheet
Teachers’ e-mail addresses
Who can use eChalk?
eChalk is available to parents and guardians of students at Edgemont Junior/Senior
High School. Each family receives one account.
Logging On – Directions for new users
Step 1:
Go to the Edgemont Junior Senior HS webpage. The address for this page is
ehs.edgemont.org. Please note that this is different from the School District Webpage
whose address is www.edgemont.org.
Our page has a banner that looks like the one below. Please note that it says
“Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School” not “Edgemont School District.”
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Step 2:
Please type in your username (first initial
followed immediately by your full last name) and
enter the temporary password welcome. Then
press Enter (or click on the Login button with
your mouse.)
Step 3:
This will bring up a screen that shows our Acceptable Use Policy.
This is the same Acceptable Use Policy that you and your child(ren) signed in order
for them to use the computers at school. Please click on Accept to continue.
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Step 4:
This will take you to the change password screen seen below.
Please enter the password that you would like to use for access to your eChalk
account in both boxes and then click Submit.
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Step 5:
This will take you to the Welcome page seen below.
It is not necessary to enter any information on this page. Simply click Submit at the
bottom of the screen.
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You will then see a Welcome Message with your username and email address.
Click Continue and you will see your child’s/children’s classes.
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Step 6:
To customize your homepage, click on My School on the left side of the page:
Check each box and click Next.
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eChalk Tip:
Forward Your eChalk Email to Your Personal/Work Email Account
As you probably know, your family eChalk account includes an email address. Most
parents don’t want another yet email account to check and manage each day. Yet
teachers, administrators, and staff send out blast emails using parents’ eChalk
address. The solution? Tell eChalk to forward all incoming email messages to your
home and/or work account. Here’s how:
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Log in to eChalk.
Click the My Email button.
Click the Options button underneath “My Email”
Open the Forward/Reply tab by click on + on the right
5. Click on Add – a new box will open.
6. Enter your personal e-mail address in the box and click Add.
7. Uncheck the box below so that forwarded email does not remain in mailbox and fill
it up. There is a 25 Meg mailbox storage size.
8. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page.
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If you have any problems logging on or need help navigating the home page,
please contact:
Roseann O’Toole (914-725-1500 ext. 1488; rotoole@mail.edgemont.org) or
Ahunna Akoma (914-725-1500 ext. 1589; aakoma@mail.edgemont.org).
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