Gradebook Parent Portal

At Ray School, beginning with the second quarter of the 2009-2010 school year, parents will have access to a web-based tool that gives them the opportunity to play a more active role in their students’ academic lives. The new CPS IMPACT Parent Portal provides the following features:

Parents can use the portal to view grades and attendance online.

Parents can view course syllabi, assignments, class descriptions, and several kinds of notes and comments from teachers. The teacher’s blog is another source of updated information happening in class.

Parents can receive alerts regarding their child’s grades and attendance.

Parents can access all of their child’s profiles (regardless of school) with a single account.

You can access Parent Portal from any computer that connects to the internet. You can even set up alerts

that notify you by email or text message when your child is absent,

or grades go up or down.

Parents will be responsible for establishing an account.

Once your account has been established,you will be asked to provide:

your student’s CPS student identification number (which can be found on the student report card)

PIN number to link to your student’s record.

In order to maintain the highest level of security of student information, the custodial parent (the person who enrolled the child at Ray) must come in person to school and show

identification to receive the PIN number.

♦ Parents will be able to receive their PIN number at Report Card Pickup on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

♦After Report Card Pickup, parents must come to the school office to receive the PIN number during regular school hours.

♦The school will NOT be able to provide any student information over the telephone.

♦CPS will only distribute the PIN number to one person: the custodial parent.

Please remember that the grades that you see posted on the Web site might not include all assignments or tests that have been completed by your child.

As teachers complete the grading of assignments and tests in their online gradebook, it updates information displayed on the portal.

♦This new tool does NOT eliminatethe need for parents and teachersto communicate directly with each other via email, telephone, or personal conference. This includes reporting student absences to the main office.

♦Please contact your child’steachers if you have questions regarding their grades.

GRADING SCALE:

Beginning this year, Ray School has adopted a common grading scale for all classes grades 1-6.

A = 90-100%

B = 80-89%

C = 70-79%

D = 60-69%

F = 59 or below

This, along with other criteria, will be given to you at the classroom session tonight.

To sign up and use Parent Portal, please follow these

easy steps:

Step 1: Establishing an Account

• Go to https://parent.cps.k12.il.us. Click on the link labeled “Click here to sign up.”

• You will then see a Parent Account Signup Page. You will be asked to enter a few pieces of information. It is recommended that you also provide an email address.

• Please read the Terms of Usage agreement and check the box saying you agree to the Terms.

• Click the “Sign Up” button, and you will be logged in.

Step 2: Linking to a Student Record

• After you log in for the first time, click the link labeled “Add a student to my account”

• You will be asked to enter some information about your child and her/his school. This will include a PIN number, which will be provided by your school.

• Click “Submit” on this page, and the Parent

Portal should link your child to your account. If not, please contact your school.

Step 3: Using the Parent Portal

Once you have linked your account to your child, you will have access to the following categories of information, which will be accessible as links on the

left side of your portal’s main screen

• Assignments• Grades • Attendance• Report Card

• Alerts• Calender• Manage Students• Settings

♦A detailed “Parent Portal Orientation” guide with instructions for registering can be accessed at:

http://impact.cps.k12.il.us/downloads/Parent_Portal_Orientation.pdf

♦For additional information about the Parent Portal you can visit:

www.cps.edu

♦After Report Card Pick-Up, check your child’s folder for information on the date of a special workshop for parents who

would like assistance in signing up to use the Parent Portal.