Understanding Your Student’s Academic Progress

From any page in HomeschoolGo, open the left sidebar and click My Students. You’ll see a list of all your students. Click on any student’s name to open their detail page, where you’ll find their grades, attendance, and a short list of upcoming assignments.

The student detail page is organized into sections stacked vertically. Scroll down to move from grades to attendance to assignments. The full academic transcript lives on its own page; a View Transcript link next to the Grades section takes you there (more in the “Academic transcripts” section below).

Your family dashboard home page also shows a single Student progress card listing every student with a quick summary of their grades and attendance for the current term (up to four at a time, with a link to see the rest). It only appears once at least one of your students has a grade or attendance record — it’s a good first stop once there’s something to show. If something looks off, click a student’s name to open the full student page for details.

Teachers record grades in a few different formats, depending on how your co-op’s curriculum works. You might see:

Teachers enter grades on their own schedule. Sometimes they post weekly. Sometimes they wait until the end of a unit. If you don’t see a grade for a recent class, the teacher probably hasn’t recorded it yet. Check the student detail page once a week to stay current.

A Recent grades card on the same page lists the latest graded work first, with the score, assignment name, class, and grading date, a quick way to see what just came in without scrolling through every class.

A teacher may record a paper test or in-class activity directly in the gradebook. Its score appears in Recent grades and counts toward the class grade, but it does not appear as an Assignments to-do or send a new-assignment alert. No online turn-in is needed.

The attendance section on your student’s detail page shows a summary and a dated history covering every term they’ve been enrolled, not just the current one. Teachers mark attendance every time their class meets, and the record updates automatically.

The summary at the top

At a glance you’ll see a count of how many times your student has been Present, Absent, and Excused across all their classes. The Absent and Excused tiles only appear once there’s at least one entry, so if your student has never been absent, you won’t see a zero cluttering the view. If they’re enrolled in more than one class, a per-class breakdown follows the totals.

The history list

Below the summary, each session is listed with the class name, the date, and a status badge. If the teacher added a note (a reason for an absence, feedback from that day), it appears in italics below the date. The list is sorted newest first so recent sessions are at the top.

What the statuses mean

Your student’s detail page has its own Upcoming Assignments list, showing up to ten items due today or later (plus anything with no due date), soonest first. For the complete picture across every student and class, including anything already overdue, go to Assignments in the sidebar instead.

The Assignments page groups everything by urgency so the most pressing work is always at the top:

Use the filter controls at the top of the Assignments page to narrow by student, class, or status, and the sort control to order by due date, class, points, or recently assigned. If your student is enrolled in several classes, filtering to one class at a time makes it easier to see exactly what’s due for each teacher.

Some assignments include a file the teacher attached (a worksheet or reading, for example), shown as a download link next to the assignment. Separately, a teacher can share files with the whole class rather than with one assignment, like a syllabus or supply list. To find those, go to My Classes and click the class name. Its page has a Class files section, and anything added in the last week is marked New.

That page is worth a look for more than the files when only one subject is on your mind. Its Assignments section leads with anything past its due date that nobody has turned in, marked Not turned in and dated (“Was due 3 days ago”), and lists what’s coming up underneath. Work your student has turned in, work the teacher has already graded, and work the teacher marked exempt all drop out of both lists. Overdue is judged against your co-op’s own day, so nothing turns late while it’s still due.

Treat that section as a preview, not a tally. It shows at most five overdue and five upcoming, and the count in the heading counts what’s listed, so a student with eight pieces of outstanding work still reads “5 not turned in” there. The All assignments link on the card opens the full list.

The Your students card on the same page shows each of your students’ grade and attendance for that one class, which is the slice the student page and the class catalog both miss. Click a name to open their full record across every class. Whichever of the two your co-op keeps is what appears: grades on their own, attendance on its own, or both. If your co-op records neither, the line is simply absent rather than an empty placeholder.

You can hand work in for your student yourself. On the Assignments page, each assignment carries an Attach [student]’s work button. Pick a file, or several at once, and it uploads straight away and marks that assignment turned in. A photo of a worksheet, a scanned page, or a document all work. You can attach up to 10 files per assignment at 50 MB each, and remove any of them with the trash icon beside the file name until the teacher grades it. Once an assignment is graded the files are locked; if something looks wrong at that point, talk to the teacher.

If your student has their own sign-in and attaches a file when they mark an assignment turned in, it shows up in the same place, listed under Handed in right on the assignment. You don’t need to turn anything on either way.

A cumulative academic transcript is available for each student. This record includes all the grades they’ve earned in every class across every term they’ve been in your co-op, plus their overall GPA (grade point average) if your co-op uses traditional letter grades.

From the student detail page, click View Transcript next to the Grades section to open it on its own page. From there, click Print Transcript and use your browser’s print function (Cmd+P on Mac, Ctrl+P on Windows/Linux) to print it or save it as a PDF. This is useful for:

• Applying to high school or college (many schools ask for a co-op transcript)
• Keeping a permanent record for your family
• Creating a portfolio of your student’s learning
• Sharing with tutors or advisors who help with course planning

Some co-ops turn on support profiles: a short, optional profile you fill in for each child describing how they participate best. It saves you explaining the same things to every new teacher, and it means a teacher knows what helps before the first class rather than after a hard morning.

If your co-op has it on, you may have been asked about this already on the join form, under Support & accommodations. Anything you wrote there becomes the child’s support profile once your application is approved, so there is nothing to type a second time. If you asked to discuss it with the coordinator instead, they see that on your application and will follow up.

To fill one in later, or to change one, open My Students, pick a child, and you’ll see a Support profile card. There are six short sections, and every one of them is optional:

• Movement needs — whether regular breaks or a fidget tool help during seated work.
• Transitions — what makes drop-off and moving between activities go smoothly.
• Sensory needs — noise, crowds, bright light, textures, and what helps.
• Communication preferences — how your child takes in instructions and asks questions best.
• Regulation strategies — the early signs your child needs a break, and what works in the moment.
• Strengths and motivators — what they love and what gets them invested.

Leave anything blank that doesn’t apply. A blank section isn’t shown to teachers at all, and you can change or clear what you’ve written whenever you like.

Open the Messaging panel and start a new conversation with the teacher to contact them directly through HomeschoolGo. If your student is in a class forum channel (Community › Forum), that’s another good place to ask a question the whole class might benefit from. If your co-op doesn’t have in-app messaging turned on, ask your admin for the teacher’s contact info.

Teachers can see context the gradebook doesn’t show — which assignments contributed to a grade, what happened in class on a specific day, where a student is trending. A direct message is usually the fastest way to get that context.

I don’t see any grades for my student’s classes yet.

Teachers record grades on their own schedule. It’s common to see no grades in the first week or two of a class, especially if the teacher is still getting to know students. Check back in a week or two. If the term is well underway and a teacher still has no grades recorded, it’s fair to reach out and ask about their grading timeline.

Can I see what my student submitted for an assignment?

Yes. Anything attached to the assignment is listed right on the Assignments page under Handed in, whether your student attached it from their own sign-in or you attached it for them. If your co-op’s teacher collects work on paper or through another tool instead, there will be nothing attached here. Ask the teacher directly in that case.

My student has a very low grade. What should I do?

Read any notes the teacher added. They often explain the cause (a missed assignment, a difficult test, etc.). If not, message the teacher directly. They can tell you what happened and what the path forward looks like.

I notice my student’s grades use different formats in different classes. Is that normal?

Yes. In a co-op, different teachers use different grading systems based on their curriculum and philosophy. As long as your co-op’s administration publishes a grading key showing what an A means, what a Pass means, etc., you can compare grades across classes. If you’re confused, ask your co-op admin to clarify.

I disagree with a grade. What’s my recourse?

Start by asking the teacher to explain how they arrived at the grade. Often there’s context you’re missing, or a misunderstanding about the rubric. If after that conversation you still think there’s an error, most co-ops have a formal grade appeal process. Ask your admin how that works in your co-op.

Can I export a transcript before my student leaves the co-op?

Yes. From your student’s detail page, click View Transcript, then Print Transcript on that page, and use your browser’s print dialog to save it as a PDF. This is helpful for future applications, portfolios, or records you want to keep in your family archive.