Bloomsburg Area School District Parent Portal Instructions

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1 Bloomsburg Area School District Parent Portal Instructions Bloomsburg Area School District parents now have the ability to access important, up-to-date, student information online. Our online Grade Book system gives parents access to their child s current grades, missing assignments, attendance record, daily class schedule and discipline record. Enrollment is easy. The process involves three (3) steps. They are as follows: 1) basdgradebook@bloomsd.k12.pa.us from the account you want all communications to be sent to. Included in this should be the Parent/Guardian First Name, Parent/Guardian Last Name, and Student Identification Number listed below. (If you have received this, you have already completed this step.) 2) You will then receive an confirming that your account is ready to use. The will include instructions on how to access the system. (You have already received this too.) 3) Using the instructions, you will create an account on the system using the Parent/Guardian First Name, Parent/Guardian Last Name, and Student Identification Number listed below. Once the account is created you will be able to access the system using any computer with internet access. The enrollment process requires the following information: Parent/Guardian First Name: C1 First Name Parent/Guardian Last Name: C1 Last Name Student Identification Number : Student_ID If you have any questions about this process please contact Tammy Mrozek for the High School ( ext. 6004), Dorothy Long for the Middle School ( ext 5001) or basdgradebook@bloomsd.k12.pa.us. Page 1

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Parent Portal Welcome 3 Create a Parent Account. 4 Forgot a Parent Password... 6 Student Listings 7 Student Course Listing.. 7 Student Grades/Assignments. 8 Student Attendance 9 Student Discipline.. 10 Student Schedule My Account.. 11 Change Parent Password Add another Student 12 Create Student Login 13 Change Student Password 13 Forgot Student Password.. 13 Page 2

3 Parent Portal Welcome The you received from BASD Gradebook contains the information you need to create and account to view your child s information. You will need Parent/Guardian First Name, Parent/Guardian Last Name, and Student Identification Number. All of which are in the body of the . At this point you can either click on the link in the or open your internet browser and type in the following: You should see the following website: Please note that once you are in the parent portal use your tab key to navigate around if needed. You can also click on the buttons if you like. If you use your ENTER key you will log out of the system. Page 3

4 Since you are a first time user you will need to CREATE your account. To do that click on the first Click Here listed on the webpage. That should take you to this screen: Enter the Parent First Name, Parent Last Name and Student ID provided in the or letter you received. Please enter only one Student ID, we will cover how to access additional children s records later in this instruction sheet. You can enter any Parent Login Name you like. Once you have entered the entire information click on the CREATE ACCOUNT button. You will then see the following screen: Page 4

5 You will then receive an from BASD Gradebook with your temporary Password. Once received, you will need to go to the login screen again. You can either click on the link in the or on the Click Here link on the MMS Parent Portal or type the address into your browser ( Enter the Username you created and the temporary password. Both are listed in the you received from BASD Gradebook. You will now be prompted to change your Password. Remember that once you are in the parent portal to use your tab key to navigate around if needed. You can also click on the buttons if you like. If you use your enter key you will log out of the system. This is the screen you should see after you login: Enter your password provided in the for Old Password. Then enter a new Password in both the New Password & Confirm New Password boxes. Then click on CHANGE PASSWORD. Page 5

6 Once you click on Change Password you will be taken to the Student Welcome Screen where your child will be listed. See below: Forgot Your Password If you have forgotten your Password you can click on the CLICK HERE prompt on the Log In Page and request the password to be reset. Once you request a new password it will be ed to your designated address. Page 6

7 Student Listing You are now ready to review your child s information. Click on your child s name. Student Course Listing First, you will notice that there are 5 tabs listed in the window: Students Courses Attendance Discipline Schedule Currently the default when you click on your child s name will be the Courses Tab. You will also notice your child s name listed as Student Name. Next you will notice 3 additional tabs; Current Assignments Due (0), Missing Assignments, and Course Announcements. This is a quick listing of all Courses your child is enrolled in. Finally, listed are all the courses your child is currently enrolled in, sort of a condensed schedule with the current Quarter Average listed by course. Listed is the teacher of that course. Depending on your system you are able to click on the Teacher Name and it will default into the TO section of the . If you would like to see more detail about the course or assignments in that course all you need to do is click on the course s name. Page 7

8 Just a note on the Score Column; Score, which eventually is used to calculate the child s average for the quarter or semester, is assigned with a total amount of points for each assignment and then each student is awarded the points earned. Each assignment may be weighted or assigned a different amount of value that will ultimately make up the final average. For instance, homework may be weighted at 20 % of the grade, quizzes at 30 % and tests at 50 % for a total of 100%. The teacher of each course can either weight the class or not weight the class. If they weight their class they may use any percentage they like for as many different Category types as they create. Page 8

9 Let s look at the remaining tabs across the top. The Student Tab will return you to the Student Welcome Screen. This is where your child/children will be listed. We will cover how to add additional children to your account in the My Account section of this instruction sheet. Attendance The next tab we will look at is the Attendance Tab. When you click on that tab you should see this screen: It will list all Attendance for the child you have selected. Page 9

10 Discipline The next tab is the Discipline Tab. When you click on that tab you should see a screen similar to this: Schedule The final tab is the Schedule Tab. Clicking on that tab will show you this screen: Page 10

11 My Account (Maintenance of your account) When you first log into the Parent Portal you are shown the Student Welcome Screen. You will notice that there is a Tab listed as My Account. This is where you perform maintenance on your Parent Portal Account. You can Change your Password, Add Another Student to your account, Create a Student Login, Change a Students Password or Resend a Password to your if a Student forgets it. Clicking on the My Account tab will bring up this screen: Page 11

12 Change Your Password Clicking on the Change Password link will bring you to this screen where you can follow the prompts to change your password: Add Another Student to this Login If you have multiple children in the district you can add them here. Since the system already knows your First and Last Name it will only prompt you for the Student ID of the child you are attempting to add. Enter the Student ID and click on Submit. When you return to the Student Listing the additional children will appear. Page 12

13 Create Student Login You have the ability to create a Student Logon for your children so they can check the information in the system if they like. Choose Create Student Login from the links. Enter the Student ID of the child you want to add and a Login Name you create. Then click on Create Account. You will see the following screen and an will be sent to the account you designated with the child s temporary password. They will then go through the same process you did when you first logged on. Other options from the My Account section include; Change Student Password and Forgot Student Password. Both options will request some information from you to complete the request. Remember to click the Buttons when prompted and not use the Enter Key. If you do use the Enter Key you will be logged off the system. Page 13