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PS PARENT PORTAL FOR PARENTS

R. PIERCE, DATA MANAGER

J. WEBB, DATA MANAGER

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Session Objectives

The attendee will be able to...

Parents will be able to gain real time access to student data.
View Student Attendance
View Student Grades
View Student Discipline
View Student Scheduled Classes
View Teacher Comments
View Test Results
View School Bulletin Messages

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Session Agenda

What is the Parent Portal?
How do parents gain access to the portal and its benefits?
How do parents access the parent portal?
Northampton County Schools criteria for access to Parent Portal
How to navigate once in the portal?

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WHAT IS THE PARENT/STUDENT PORTAL

Home Base is all about using digital technology to make education work better for everyone. PowerSchool – a key part of Home Base is North Carolina’s online student information system. Through PowerSchool’s Parent Portal parents gain real time access to the same information about their children, including attendances, grades, detailed assignment descriptions, teacher comments.

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HOW DO PARENT’S GAIN ACCESS

Student data is accessible to parents only through their own password protected account, which ensures information about each student is kept strictly confidential and in compliance with federal law. Students benefit when schools and parents are on the same page. The Parent Portal for PowerSchool helps strengthen communications with teachers and gives parents critical information and tools to better connect with their child’s teachers and school. Let's get you into the Parent Portal.

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NCS PARENT PORTAL ACCESS CRITERIA

Parents must present a photo ID to their child’s school

NCS Parent Portal Access Application

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PARENT ACCESS CONT.

After your application has been processed you will be issued a "Portal User Information Letter" that will include access keys and instructions for you to activate your account. It will include the district's web address for an online form for you to complete.

Once you have your letter, enter in your computer's Internet browser the web address included and follow the step by step instructions that are outlined.

Parent Portal may also be accessed on handheld mobile devices through a browser or with PowerSchool Mobile App.

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CREATING YOUR ACCOUNT

It’s now time to create an account. Click the Create Account tab, then click the Create Account blue button. Enter your first name. Enter your last name. Enter your email address.

Next, enter your desired username. Enter a strong and unique password and notice you must re-enter your password.

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CREATING YOUR ACCOUNT CONT.

Notice also your school has set password rules. In this case my password must be at least 8 characters long.
Link your student to the account. Enter your student’s first name. Get the Access ID from your letter and enter it.
Enter your access password, also in your letter. Choose your relationship to your student.
You have spaces, if you have picked up their letters, to enter any other student that you have attending school in this district. Enter their information here or you can wait and enter them later.
Scroll down and click the blue enter button. Enter the username and password you just created and click sign in.
You are now on your student’s page in Parent Portal.

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NAVIGATING THE PORTAL

When you log in you will see your student’s name at the top.
Anytime you want to return to the home page click PowerSchool.
There are links to view grades and attendance. Grade History. Attendance History.
Email notification- to set the system up to email you the grades and attendance that have been entered by teachers.
Teacher comments- that have been placed on Report Cards. School Bulletin if your school is using that.
Class Registration- for next year’s classes when your school has turned this feature on. My Schedule shows you the schedule for the term your student is currently active in.
School information- will show you school address and phone numbers.
Your Account Preferences- is where you can change your data that you entered when you set your account up or if you need to set additional students up you can click the Students tab.

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