ParentVUE for Secondary Students

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1 What is ParentVUE? ParentVue is a web portal that allows parents and guardians to access real-time information related to their students. Parents/guardians can view their student's calendars, attendance, schedules, grade book, report card, school information, emergency contacts and immunizations. Where can I find the link to ParentVUE? How do I get a username and password to login to ParentVUE? What are the system requirements to use ParentVue? In which languages can I view ParentVUE? What info can I get from the Calendar? A link is available which can be found on the BSD District Website under Parents & Students and Quick Links. You must have the Activation Key that is supplied to you from your child's school. You must go into the office with a photo ID to receive this key. You will then be able to set up your own username and password. ParentVue can be accessed via any web browser and works best on a high-speed connection. ParentVUE is currently available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Japanese and Arabic. Calendar displays the important details of your child s school day. It shows two types of information: District/school events and Grade Book Details. 1 2/14/2018

2 How do I see my child s Attendance Record? By clicking on Attendance on the left hand navigation, you can view your child s attendance in two ways: List View and Calendar View. o List View displays all the days your student was marked absent or tardy, along with the reason and notes associated with each entry. Totals display at the bottom of the list. o Calendar View displays absences in the date they occurred. This is handy to view a specific period of time. Click on an absence reason to view the details. In some cases you may see a date student was absent with no reason code. This may happen in a few situations such as student switching classes or a change in absent reason. Parents can check the Auto Notify Attendance box under the My Account tab to receive notifications when a student is tardy or misses a class period. Parents can also enter additional addresses (such as work ) for absence notifications. 2 2/14/2018

3 Can I pull up my child s class schedule? Yes. Click Class Schedule on the left-hand Navigation. The schedule lists the period, course title, room name, and teacher for each class. How do I look up my child s Course History? Click on Course History on the Navigation bar. This will display your child s courses and the grades received for all years at all BSD schools. Graduation Status view: 3 2/14/2018

4 What s the difference between Grade Book and Report Card screens? The Grade Book screen allows you to keep track of your child s grades, assignments and test scores that have been posted in TeacherVUE Grade Book. Report Card displays final grades when grading is complete. How do I opt-out of paper report cards? Parents who would like to no longer receive paper report cards can opt-out by clicking on the My Account tab and checking I only want to receive my child s report card online, do not send me a printed report card 4 2/14/2018

5 Can I view my child s course requests? Your child s school may be using the online course request feature in ParentVUE/StudentVUE. This is used at certain times of the school year and may not be visible at all times. How do I look at Grade Book information for my child s classes? Clicking the Grade Book button on the left will open a list of all the classes for the current reporting period. To see more detailed information about the class, click the class name. This will open a detail screen listing all assessments shared by the teacher. The Standards View includes a legend for the rubrics. 5 2/14/2018

6 How do I look at Grade Book information for my child s classes? (continued) Assignment View: How do I find out more information about the assessments? Click on the assessment title and the information window will open. This will show all the details about the assessment. Can I see standards information in the Grade Book if my child s class is using standards? If there are documents attached to the assessment, these will be shown under the Resources section of the window. Click on any resource to download a copy. Yes. Information posted by teachers is visible in the grade book by clicking on the Standards link in the upper right corner after you have selected a class. This will allow you to see all of the standards that have been assessed and what assessments are tied to them. 6 2/14/2018

7 Can I view the information that the district has for my child s immunization records? Yes. The Health link displays your child s Immunization Summary. Can I my child s teachers from ParentVUE? Yes. The School Information screen is a handy school directory that has an icon next to teacher names. What is on the Student Info screen? The Student Info screen shows your child s demographic information, emergency contacts, and physician info. 7 2/14/2018

8 Can someone else gain access to my child s information? What if I need technical support? What do I do if I forget my password? No. Each parent is assigned a unique Activation Key. This gives only you access to your child(ren) s information. Using this key, you will create a unique username and password. Please ensure that you protect your username and password. Please remember to click on the Close button in the upper right corner of your window when you are finished with ParentVUE. This will log you off from the system. Close your browser for added security. If you have username or password questions, please contact the registrar or building secretary at your student's school. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide connection assistance on home computers. At the Login screen, click on Forgot your password? Click here. Enter the address that you have on file at your child s school. An with instructions to reset your password will be sent to you. Can I access ParentVUE on my phone? Yes. Download the ParentVUE app and login through there. Some ParentVUE features may not be available in the mobile app such as Course History and Course Request. Download the ParentVUE app from the itunes Store. o o Compatible with iphone and ipad. o ParentVUE requires ios 8.1 or later. Download the ParentVUE Android app from Google Play. o o Compatible with phones and tablets running Android or later. You will be prompted to input the District URL for mobile app: 8 2/14/2018