gow parent portal

What kind of school is the Gow School?

The Gow School. A coed college-prep boarding and day school for students, grades 6-12, with dyslexia and similar language-based learning disabilities.

What is a Parent Portal account?

Students are able to establish Parent Portal accounts for individuals and grant access to the students financial account, financial aid award and/or final grades. Access is authorized by the student for each portal account holder.

How do parents login to the parent portal in Webcat?

Students begin the process by choosing Add/Manage Users under the Parent Portal option in Webcat. Parents will receive email with temporary password and activation instructions. Once activated, parents can log in to the Parent Portal through the button below.

Why the Gow College Advising Center?

The Gow College Advising Center offers a comprehensive, individualized program to assist students and their families as they apply to college and make the transition from high school. At The Gow School we get middle schoolers! We know and embrace how social, enthusiastic, impulsive, capable, and sometimes even a little quirky they can be.

Who We Serve

Gow specializes in the remediation of dyslexia (reading problems) and related language-based learning disabilities.

What We Do

Reconstructive Language (RL) is Gow’s own remedial language-skills program, created by school founder Peter Gow, Jr, with guidance from pioneering neurologist Dr. Samuel T. Orton.

Curriculum

Working together, students, faculty and staff are devoted to understanding, supporting, and valuing the learning differences and strengths of students in order to reignite their lives.

Technology

Dynamic and leading edge, technology at Gow is developed for the benefit of students and selected for its appropriateness rather than its trendiness.

Executive Function Coaching

Students enrolled in the EFC program typically meet one-on-one with their EF coach once a week for 45-60 minutes.

College Advising

The Gow College Advising Center offers a comprehensive, individualized program to assist students and their families as they apply to college and make the transition from high school.

Middle School

At The Gow School we get middle schoolers! We know and embrace how social, enthusiastic, impulsive, capable, and sometimes even a little quirky they can be.

What is FERPA consent?

FERPA Consent. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

Who can contact the University to settle a student's account?

Executor of Estate. If a student has passed away and they have established an executor of estate in their will or one was assigned to their estate by the governing state or local laws, that executor may contact the University to settle a student's account.

Can GW disclose student records?

GW may not disclose students’ education records without their consent, unless an exception applies. A student may provide consent for GW to disclose and discuss their education records with individuals by completing and submitting a Student Consent form.