Everything about registering, placement, and paying — in one place.
Write With Janet uses a simple online system for registration, class schedules, and payments. You register your child once, pick the class times that work for your family, and confirm your spot when Janet places your child in a class. The system keeps a running statement for your family — what's been charged, what you've paid, and any credit you're carrying — so you always know where things stand. There are no passwords to remember: you sign in with a link sent to your email.
Enter your email on the sign-in page and we'll send you a link — clicking it signs you in. No password needed.
The link is for you only; please don't forward it. It stays good for a while, so there's no rush to click it the moment it arrives. If you don't see the email, check spam — and note that only the email we have on record works.
Your family's account is tied to one email address — the one you registered with. All sign-in links, placement offers, and receipts go there.
If you need to change it, contact Janet directly. You can't change it yourself — this protects your account.
Refunds are also sent to your email of record, so make sure this is the email you have registered with your bank for Zelle.
One page: your info, your child's info, and class-time preferences. You can save a draft and finish later.
Children in grade 4 and up need a Child's Gmail address for classwork — see Child's Gmail address below.
Pick as many time slots as possible to improve your chances of being placed. It also enables Janet to form better groups.
Children in grade 4 and up need their own Child's Gmail address for classwork.
This cannot be a school-issued address — school accounts block sharing with Janet, so Janet cannot review your child's writing. Use a personal Gmail account instead.
Your child no longer has to create a document or share it with Janet. Once their place is confirmed, the system makes a writing doc for them for that session and shares it with their Child's Gmail address in the week before class starts. Janet already has access to it.
Google sends no notification when we share the doc. That is deliberate — your child gets one email from us instead, with the link in it, rather than two emails saying the same thing. An empty Google inbox is not a sign that something has gone wrong.
The doc starts blank, and it stays the same doc all session. Your child writes in it; Janet reads it and leaves her comments between classes.
A student with no Child's Gmail address on file gets no doc, because there is nobody to share it with — see Child's Gmail address above.
If your child would rather use a document of their own, that still works, and it is the same five steps as before:
A document shared that way reaches Janet's list overnight, so there is no need to email her about it. In class she works from whichever document she is marking up that week.
Placement and assessment consulting is separate from classes — it's one-on-one time with Janet, about what's getting in the way of your student's writing. It's billed at $145/hour, agreed before any time is booked.
Request one from the Consult page. Janet replies within a day or two.
When Janet places your child, you'll get an email with the class time and price.
Confirm to accept — this is when the charge is added to your statement. Decline puts your child back on the waitlist, and nothing is charged.
Send Zelle payments to JanetSummerWriting@gmail.com. Please include your child's name in the memo — it helps us match your payment quickly.
To pay by check, bring to class or mail to Janet Rose, 203 Chester St, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Payments apply to your family's statement as a whole, not to a specific class. If you overpay, the extra automatically carries forward as a credit toward your next class.
Sign in and open your Family Statement page to see every charge, payment, and credit, newest first.
Payments you've sent that haven't cleared the bank yet — a check, or a Zelle the bank is still processing — are listed separately as pending until they clear — they're not yet reflected in your balance.
If you have a positive balance, you may request a refund from your Family Statement page.
Refunds are sent by Zelle to your email of record — the same email you use to sign in.
Important: many banks let you attach more than one email to your account for Zelle. If your email of record isn't yet registered with your bank for Zelle, you'll need to add it (in your banking app's Zelle settings) before a refund can reach you. We can't send refunds to a different address.
If you use a Flexible Spending Account, we can provide a receipt per child per calendar year showing what you paid.
Refunds are sent to your email of record, so make sure this email is registered with your bank for Zelle. Contact Janet.
You do not have to make a doc or share it with Janet. When your place in a class is confirmed, the system makes a writing doc for you and shares it with your Gmail address. Janet can already see it.
Google sends you no notification when that happens, so an empty Google inbox does not mean something went wrong. The doc is in Google Drive under Shared with me, and it is listed on your own writing page.
It starts blank, and it stays the same doc all session. You write in it, and Janet reads it and leaves her comments between classes.
If you would rather write somewhere else, that works too. Share your doc with Janet like this:
It reaches Janet's list overnight, so there is no need to email her about it. To see it on your own page sooner, open the page and press Refresh.
Your page lists your docs with a tick beside one of them. The ticked doc is the one that opens when Janet brings your writing up in class, so put the tick on whichever doc you are working in.
You can change it a few times each visit. Janet can open other docs of yours as well when she needs to.
Your page shows your class, your docs, and the tick. You are not signed in right now, so it will not open yet.
Getting back in. Go to the sign-in page and type the Gmail address Janet has for you, and we will email you a link that opens your page. Use your own address, not a parent's: a parent link opens the family pages, not yours.
If your address does not work, ask Janet to send you a new link. She can do that from your family's page.
Signing in lasts a couple of hours, so this is a normal thing to have to do again. Clicking the link in Janet's email works too.
Questions about placement, schedules, billing, or anything else? Email Janet.
Enter your email on the sign-in page and we'll send you a link — clicking it signs you in. No password needed.
The link is for you only; please don't forward it. It stays good for a while, so there's no rush to click it the moment it arrives. If you don't see the email, check spam — and note that only the email we have on record works.
Your family's account is tied to one email address — the one you registered with. All sign-in links, placement offers, and receipts go there.
If you need to change it, contact Janet directly. You can't change it yourself — this protects your account.
Refunds are also sent to your email of record, so make sure this is the email you have registered with your bank for Zelle.
Send Zelle payments to JanetSummerWriting@gmail.com. Please include your child's name in the memo — it helps us match your payment quickly.
To pay by check, bring to class or mail to Janet Rose, 203 Chester St, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Payments apply to your family's statement as a whole, not to a specific class. If you overpay, the extra automatically carries forward as a credit toward your next class.
