EIMS Guidance Office

The counselors are available to meet with parents and/or students as a resource and support system for a variety of academic or personal issues.  Please don’t hesitate to call us

if we can assist you in any way.  We can be reached during school hours at the following numbers: EIMS School Phone: 481-3630; Mr. Eckert: 485-4107; or Mrs. Gasaway: 485-4103.  A message can also be left on our voice mail and we will return your call as soon as possible. 

 District Testing:

 For your school-year planning, the window to the Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA) for Grades 4 – 8 is April 25 to May 13^th.  The exact testing schedule will be posted as soon as it is set by the Ohio Department of Education and Grandview School District.  Practice tests for the OAA’s can be found at http://www.ode.state.oh.us

The SUCCESS Web site at:  www.success.ode.state.oh.us has the released items available in an online practice-test format that may be taken interactively and that provides instant feedback. The SUCCESS Web site contains an integrated set of materials that provides information about the Academic Content Standards, annotations of test items and other information that will support the interpretation of achievement assessment scores.

 Progress Book:

After Labor Day, letters of instruction for parent/student access will be mailed home to all 6^th grade students and to any 7^th and 8^th grade students who are new to the district.  All returning 7^th and 8^th grade students will have the same login information and passwords as last year.  If you need assistance, please feel free to contact the middle school office, 481-3630.  The district is in the process of setting up Progress Book for 5^th grade parents and students.  Letters of instruction and passwords will be mailed to all 5^th grade families as soon as possible after the initial information is available.  See the “Progress Book” Link on the EIMS home page for more information.

Community Resources:

The Edison Intermediate/Grandview Heights Middle School does not recommend one resource over another.  We have compiled a list of counselors and counseling agencies with their specialty areas that is available through our office.  This is not a comprehensive list of services or therapists.  It is a starting point in finding a private or community-based  therapy service to best fit your family’s needs.  We also suggest you to contact your family doctor or pediatrician and your insurance company to find out what type of mental health coverage you have and for their recommendations.

Helpful Homework Tips for Parents and Students:

1) Ask your child what will help.  They are often very insightful and can tell you how they can learn best if you ask them.

2) Provide structure.

3) Post rules and expectations.

4) Set limits, boundaries.  Do it consistently, predictably and promptly.

5) Monitor their progress through progress book and the homework hotline..

6) Watch out for overstimulation.  Use techniques like falling silent, sitting down, turning down the lights to reduce the stimulation.

7) Seek out and highlight success as much as possible.

8) Teach them little tricks like mnemonics, flash cards, etc. when studying.

9) Use feedback that helps them become self-observant.

10) When studying for a test have them make-up a test of their own.

11) Make a game out of studying.

12) Give responsibility back to them whenever possible. 

13) Try a home-to-school-to-home notebook.

14) Use timers to help self-monitoring if your child feels overwhelmed with the amount of homework.

15) Praise, stroke, approve, and encourage whenever possible.

16) Encourage reading aloud so they hear as well as see what they are learning. 

17) Always be on the lookout for sparkling moments.