Infinite Campus Elementary Parent Portal

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Infinite Campus Elementary Parent Portal

• A Guide for Parents
• (Left click to advance screens)

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IC Parent Portal

• Direct communication between school and parents
  or guardians
• In real time parents will be able to see
• Attendance
• Student schedule
• Standardized test results
• Fees and fines
• Immunization record
• Access log
• Email link to teachers

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Parent Login Screen
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Parent Welcome Screen
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En Español
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Family
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Family Calendar
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Schedule
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Attendance
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Health
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Fees
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Questions Answers

• Questions about grades or assignments
• Contact teacher via email or phone
• Questions about absences
• Call the school attendance office
• Lost Activation Key
• Visit the school with photo ID
• Technical Questions
• Contact Infinite Campus Support at your school
• The district cannot address personal hardware
  issues

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Common questions you may have about accessing
information about attendance, homework, behavior
and effort.

• In the Family Calendar, I can access
  information on assignments, missing work,
  attendance and up-coming assessments for my older
  children. How can I address these concerns for my
  elementary level children?
• Information on you childs assignments, missing
  work, and up-coming assessments can be obtained
  by emailing your childs classroom teacher. The
  elementary level uses a standards based reporting
  system that indicates how your son/daughter is
  progressing to meet grade level standards. (What
  a child needs to know and be able to do)
• Information on your childs attendance can be
  accessed by linking to the Family Calendar.

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Questions Answers

• How are my childs initiative and effort
  evaluated, and how is my child succeeding in
  these areas?
• Your childs progress in the areas of effort and
  initiative are found on the report card which is
  sent out each quarter. This is definitely an area
  where parents have a great impact checking
  assignment notebooks, completing assignments and
  projects, and even daily work habits in school
  are part of the development of these skills. If
  you have questions or concerns on your childs
  growth in this area, please email your childs
  teacher so they can share strategies they are
  implementing in school, and discuss with you
  suggestions that you can try at home.

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Questions Answers

• How are my childs work and study skills
  impacting his progress?
• One thing research tells us is that it is
  important for children to have a quiet space to
  do homework each evening. Parental support and
  interest also make a big difference in how a
  child feels about school and homework. There are
  many ways you can help your child develop solid
  work and study habits. Please contact your
  childs teacher for specific areas that you can
  address at home.

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Common questions you may want to ask about
Standards based reporting.

• Which are strengths for my child, and which are
  weakness in a given content such as Math?
• Your childs teacher will be happy to share this
  information with you. Progress reports, in hard
  copy form, are sent home with your child at the
  mid-point of each quarter. This report is used to
  inform you of concerns the teacher may have
  concerning your childs progress. Report cards,
  which are also hard copies, are sent home to
  inform you of your childs current proficiency
  levels in Reading, Math, Language Arts, Science,
  Social Studies, and Health etc.
• What strategies can I use at home to support what
  is done in the classroom? What does the teacher
  recommend for additional support at home?
• Your childs teacher will be happy to share
  strategies and ideas on how you can help your
  child at home. You can email your childs teacher
  by accessing your childs schedule and clicking
  on the teachers e-mail link.

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Questions Answers

• What reading standards and reading behaviors are
  my childs teacher focusing on? What is the
  Reading Continuum and how can I use it to help my
  child advance to the next stage?
• The district has designed a parent friendly
  reading continuum which is very beneficial in
  helping parents identify their childs reading
  behaviors. It includes questions that you can
  ask, as a parent, each night as you read with
  your child. For example, at the primary level
  does your child read from the top to the bottom
  of the page with a return sweep? Can your child
  identify the letters in the alphabet? Does he/she
  know the sound of the letters in the alphabet?
  At the intermediate level, question might be Is
  you child making connections between different
  stories they have read? Do they ask you, or
  themselves questions to clarify meaning of the
  text Do they creates visual images in their mind
  as the story progresses? Do they make
  predictions?
• If you would like a copy of this continuum, which
  has many questions to guide your shared reading
  at home, feel free to contact your childs
  school. They will be happy to give you a copy.
  Generally, the reading continuum is distributed
  at parent/teacher conferences.

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Questions Answers

• I am familiar with Six Trait writing. Which
  traits are strengths for my child, and which
  traits should we be reinforcing at home?
• Your child will be given a formal writing
  assessment in the fall and spring. These scores
  should be shared with you during parent-teacher
  conferences. Many informal assessments are given
  throughout the year. Please feel free to contact
  your childs teacher to get specific strategies
  that you can use at home when working with your
  child.

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Questions Answers

• Which Math standards are being addressed in
  class, and how can I assist my child in reaching
  proficiency in this area?
• Your child can be working towards proficiency in
  many Math standards at the same time as many are
  inter-related Algebraic Relationships, Geometry,
  Measurement, Number Operations and Processes,
  Data Analysis and Probability, and Problem
  Solving and Communication. There are many
  strategies that you can implement as a parent
  which will benefit your childs progress. Please
  ask the teacher how you can work with your
  son/daughter at home.

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Questions Answers

• What are the areas of Science and Social Studies
  that my child will be introduced to this year?
• One of the most useful tools a parent can use to
  identify content that will be covered by grade
  level, is the Parent Guide To... You should have
  received a copy at the beginning of the year.
  This guide will give you information on what your
  child will learn in all content areas throughout
  the year.
• Building background knowledge in non-fiction is
  extremely important and makes a huge difference
  in a students ability to make connections with
  the content they are learning. You, as a parent,
  can help your child by providing a variety of
  print materials, conversations and experiences
  that tie to the Science and Social Studies
  content for you childs grade level.
• Please contact your childs teacher for other
  ideas on how you can build your childs Science
  and Social Studies knowledge.

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