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E. College Counseling
Branson uses Blackbaud SIS (“MyBranson”) as its learning management system. All students, upon logging in to Blackbaud, will see their academic courses and will be able to access roster information, grades, general course information and specific course content. Parents will also have Blackbaud accounts enabling them to access such things as grade-level information, report cards, and general Branson community updates and information.
Members of the Branson community generally receive a large quantity of email each day. In order to maximize the effectiveness of this form of communication here at Branson, students and families are expected to adhere to Branson’s Technology Acceptable Use Policy when sending emails. All email accounts are Branson domain Google accounts, which also provide students, faculty, and staff with access to all Google services.
Students are responsible for the information that they receive via email. They are therefore expected to check it regularly (at least once per day).
Printing and Photocopying
Branson provides access to printing on campus in the library. The school recommends that students do one of the following if they wish to print: 1. Save their materials onto Google Drive, then log into their Google Drive account on a desktop computer in the library and print, or 2. Email to themselves whatever document(s) they wish to print, then open that email on a desktop computer where they wish to print. Students are expected to use the copier responsibly and copier use is covered by Branson’s Technology Acceptable Use Policy.
Branson students wishing to make copies of paper documents are encouraged to make their copies in the library. They may not use other copiers around the campus; however, they may request that faculty or staff members make copies for them.
Other Services
Branson uses various other systems to conduct its business, such as Scoir for college counseling and Magnus Health for managing health and safety information for students.
The College Counseling Office at Branson is responsible for helping students and Branson families navigate the college search and application process. The two primary goals of the College Counseling office are to ensure that each student has good choices for attending
college at the end of the process and to alleviate some of the stress that is often associated with college admissions. To this end, the College Counseling Office offers a comprehensive program that aims to guide and support students and families through the process.
The program consists of several major components:
● Family College Nights ● Individual appointments with students and families ● List construction, balancing, and application strategy ● Cultivating relationships with colleges ● College Counseling bus trip ● Comprehensive essay writing help and a summer essay writing workshop
