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How-to guides for every part of ArborSlate, written by a homeschool mom and 15-year school registrar. Already a member? Your Teacher's Aide answers questions tailored to your own account.

Getting started with ArborSlateGetting started walks you through 8 quick steps to set up your family, students, and first subject — then act…
DashboardYour homeschool command center showing everything at a glance. This is where you see your family snapshot, up…
Managing enrollments (students and their subjects)Enrollments is where you list every subject each student is taking this school year — their curriculum, gradi…
Logging gradesThe Gradebook lets you log and track assignments for each subject in a school year. You enter individual grad…
Logging attendanceAttendance tracks the days and hours your student receives instruction — essential for state-minimum complian…
Reading logThe reading log lets you track every book your student reads in a school year—whether it's assigned reading f…
Portfolio — uploading work samplesThe portfolio stores photos and PDFs of your student's work — essays, test papers, projects, artwork, or anyt…
Staying on top of state compliance requirementsCompliance tracking shows everything your state requires you to file or document — required subjects, instruc…
ESA scholarship account setup and expense trackingThe Scholarship Account is where families track ESA (Education Savings Account) / ESA-eligible direct-pay exp…
Recording test scoresLog standardized test results (SAT, ACT, CAT, Iowa, and others) for state compliance checks and high-school t…
DocumentsYour family file cabinet for everything you need to keep on file for compliance and school records. Upload IE…
Using the PlannerThe Planner is a shared calendar where you coordinate all your family's lessons, co-op meetups, field trips,…
Building and downloading transcriptsBuild high-school transcripts from scratch or pre-filled from your student records. The tool calculates GPA a…
Credentials: Diplomas, certificates, IDs, and moreCredentials is the hub for every document a homeschool family needs: parent-issued diplomas, course-completio…
Using AI to generate course descriptionsAI course descriptions generate 2-3 sentence summaries for your transcript courses in seconds. The AI writes…
Using the AI tutorThe AI tutor is a subject-aware teaching assistant that knows your child's current schoolwork and respects yo…
Managing a co-opCo-op is where homeschool leaders create and manage shared groups, invite member families, and optionally acc…
Unit studiesUnit studies are multi-subject, ready-to-print homeschool curriculum bundled à la carte from $9.99, or includ…
Settings: Family account and billingManage your family account, subscription plan, security, and data from one place. Your Settings dashboard sho…
Report cardsReport cards let you generate clean, professional PDF cards for any grade level. Choose a period — quarter, s…
Using the free tools without an accountArborSlate offers three free tools you can use right in your browser: no account, no signup, no email require…
What happens when your free trial endsWhen your 14-day ArborSlate trial expires, your records stay safe and readable. PDF exports become watermarke…
Editing and deleting records (and what you can get back)A complete guide to which ArborSlate records can be edited, which can only be deleted and re-uploaded, and ho…
Clarifications & detailsAnswers to specific questions about how ArborSlate behaves, confirmed against the code. (Folded in from the K…

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