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Infinite Campus

Parent Portal

Parent Resource Guide

Revised: June 27, 2023

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Table of Contents

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Parent Portal

The Jackson County School System uses Infinite Campus as its student information management system. Parents can us the Parent Portal to stay up to date with their students’ progress in a variety of areas from attendance, assignments, grades, to state test scores. You can also update your contact information as well as receive important notifications from the district through your Portal account.

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Start at the Jackson County District Website

Open a web browser and enter the

Jackson County School District web address:

jacksonschoolsga.org

From the district page, click on the Infinite Campus Portal icon in the menu below the top banner images.

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Parent Portal Login Page

Select Campus Parent

  • If you are new to Parent Portal, click on the link in the New to Campus Portal? District Announcement to get your Portal Activation Key. �
  • If you already have a Parent Portal account, jump to slide 13 -- Login to Parent Portal.

Click the image to Visit the Parent Portal.

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New to Parent Portal

Infinite Campus Parent Portal can be accessed via the web using a computer or the Mobile App - Campus Parent.

If you are new to Parent Portal, follow the steps below to activate your account.

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Get Your Activation Key

In order to get your activation key, you will need

the following information for one of your children:

  • Student Number (Lunch Number)
  • The last 4 digits of that child’s SSN
  • That child’s birthdate

This will return each guardian name with their personal activation key. Write down your activation key for the next step.�

Note: You may use your computer copy & paste

function to capture and record your key

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Submit Activation Key

Enter your activation key and click submit

Note: you may use copy & paste to enter this key

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Setup Username & Password

Setup your Username & Password for accessing your Parent Portal account. Your username is whatever you would like it to be but it must be unique within the system. Pick something you will remember and record it for future reference.

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Setup Username & Password

Your password must be strong.

Click the info icon for more information & suggestions. It is recommended to use a combination of letters, numbers and special characters. The password strength bar must be at 100% before clicking the submit button.

Once you have completed the process, you will get the Success! Message -- then Click Back to Login.

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Login to Parent Portal

  • Enter your Username and Password. �
  • Click Log In.

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Security Recovery Email

This prompt only occurs on your first login.

Enter your personal email twice to confirm your current password and Click Save.

This email address will be used to recover your username or password if you ever forget them.

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Parent Portal Options

Stay up to date on your child’s progress using your computer or phone with:

  • Instant notifications of grade and attendance updates
  • Access to student assignment grades and overall grades
  • Calendar review of assignments, attendance and absences
  • Assignments due & School/District Announcements
  • Schedules and report card printing
  • State assessment results and resources

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Get Specific Information in Multiple Areas

The Parent Portal allows a family view in some areas while others require a student to be selected from a drop list on the right, such as the grades view.

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Keep Your Contact Information Updated

Keep your contact information updated by clicking on the Person Icon on the right and select Settings.

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Settings Section

Click on any section to update your Notifications, Account Settings and personal Contact information, such as your cell phone number and email address.

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Notification Settings

Set the type of notifications you wish to receive

  • Assignments
  • Grades
  • Attendance

Set to receive all updates or just those within a specific range.

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Account Settings

Your account security email and password can be updated at any time.

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Contact Preferences

Keep your contact information updated so that you don’t miss any messages from your child’s school or the district office.

  • Email address - primary and secondary
  • Cell Phone
  • Work Phone
  • Other Phone
  • Notifications settings

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Contact Preferences - Phone & Email

Update your contact preferences and keep both your phone and email addresses current.

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Set Message Preferences for Phone & Email

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Keep Your Address Updated

  • Click on More to update your household address and home phone in the Address Information section.�
  • Changes in address must be approved by the school and will require proof of residency documentation.

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Update Language Preference

Your language preference can be set as needed in the Language section.

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SLDS Portal for State Assessments & Resources

Click on the SLDS Portal link to move to the state portal where you can view your child’s Milestones results and other resources provided by the Georgia Dept. of Education.

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SLDS Portal

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Campus Parent & Student Mobile Apps

Download Campus Parent to

access the parent portal account

from your mobile device

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Quick Link Guides

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Still Need Help?

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East Jackson High School Renee Chandler, rchandler@jcss.us

East Jackson Elementary Ashley Wheeler, awheeler@jcss.us

East Jackson Middle School Heather Wilbanks, hwilbanks@jcss.us

Gum Springs Elementary Monica Gassman, monica.gassman@jcss.us

Heroes Elementary School

Christa Cliver, christa.cliver@jcss.us

Jackson County High SchoolJill Weldon, jweldon@jcss.us

Legacy Knoll Middle SchoolMeg Barber, mbarber@jcss.us

Maysville Elementary Rene Bridgewater, rbridgewater@jcss.us

North Jackson Elementary Sara Mixon, smixon@jcss.us

South Jackson ElementaryAngie Embry, angie.embry@jcss.us

West Jackson Elementary Rebecca West, rebecca.west@jcss.us

West Jackson Middle SchoolBecky Hawk, rhawk@jcss.us

District OfficeTeresa Dearman, tdearman@jcss.us�Martha Wilson, mwilson@jcss.us