Dear Students and Parents/Guardians,
Your class has been chosen to participate in an online program called ALEKS this year. ALEKS is an
online program designed to strengthen skills that a student may be weak in. Your experience will begin
with an online assessment to determine where you should place in the Algebra program. Once you have
taken the online assessment, ALEKS will design a program just for you to work through lessons where
you have some weakness.
You will begin the program in the Common Core Algebra 1 course in order to review key concepts that
are extended to Algebra 2. Once you have reached an 80% on your percentage of skills learned pie, you
will be moved to Algebra 2. After you finish the first assessment in Algebra 1, you will be required to
complete 5 lessons a week in ALEKS in the Algebra 1 course. Once you have reached the 80% and are
moved to Algebra 2 and have completed the initial Algebra 2 assessment, you will be responsible for 3
lessons a week. Progress will be checked every Monday morning before school starts, and a grade will
be given based on weekly completion.
Since this is an online program, computer access is a must. If computer access is an issue, Power Hour
offered every Monday and Thursday from 3:50-4:50 would give you an opportunity to work at school.
Also, I stay after on Wednesdays from 3:45-4:30, and you could stay then to work in the computer lab.
Otherwise, you may have to go to the public library to complete your assignments. If you have any
problems setting up ALEKS, you may stop by my room any morning before school (I am normally here by
7:45), during homeroom, or right after school (until around 3:45). I will not answer questions about
logging in or where to go in the middle of instruction time.
The website is aleks.com. There is a specific code that must be typed in when you go to login. You
need to write down the code given to you in class.
Code:_____________________________________________
Student UN:__________________________________
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
Angelique Piotrowsky
TL Hanna Math Teacher
angeliquepiotrowsky@anderson5.net
Student PW:____________________________