Momence Jr. High School Lumen WeBSIS Parent Portal Guide The Lumen WeBSIS parent portal is a web-based portal that provides parents/guardians up to date information concerning their students. This is a secure portal that requires a login name and password in order to gain access. To use the portal, you will need your Parent Portal Notification letter, a computer with Internet access and Mozilla Firefox. If you don t have Firefox, you can download the latest version for free at http://www.mozilla.com/en-us/. If you need your notification letter, the school district must have your email on file. To receive a notification letter send a request to Cabbott@momence.k12.il.us. User Names and passwords can only be given to legal parents/guardians. Your notification will be sent via e-mail from lumen@momence.k12.il.us. Logging in to the Parent Portal Once you have your Parent Portal Notification letter you are ready to begin. Launch Mozilla Firefox and go to https://portal.momenceredskins.org. This link will take you to the login page shown below. You will need to obtain three pieces of information from the middle of your notification letter. Enter the Location ID, Login Name, and Password. Click Enter. If you have more than one child enrolled in the district, select the information from one notification letter. Later, you will be able to add all of your students to one account. If you get the following pop-up messages about security or unsecured connections,
click I understand the risks, add Exception, get certificate, and confirm security exception. This is your home screen/desktop. Icons on this desktop are used the same way as icons on your computer, they are shortcuts to specific programs or places. At the bottom of the screen, notice the taskbar. In the lower right corner is a clock. If the system is inactive and counts down to zero, it will automatically log you out. When you are finished and want to exit Lumen, click EzStart and then Log Out. You need to always log out of Lumen before closing the browser window. If you try to close the browser without logging out, Lumen will prompt you to log out. Click once on the Parent Lumen Access icon to access your student s information.
First Time Access Setup The My Students Summary Info screen will launch displaying your student s school, lumen ID #, name, and User Information Access Agreement. Please note only the student on your notification letter will be listed if you have more than one student, you will need to add them by following the steps in the next section. Click on the link, Not Completed. A screen will appear with the terms and conditions of accessing student information through the Parent Portal. Only upon accepting these terms and conditions will you be able to access the Momence Student Information System. Once the terms and conditions have been accepted and you have closed the screen, click on your student s name to view information. Using Parent Lumen Access Summary of Views From this page, you can view several sections with different types of information. The page is divided into two large columns, one to the left and one to the right. The left column houses the parent portal sections which can be expanded into the right column by clicking the more> button. The right column displays the selected section s detailed information. By default, the Parent Portal opens with the Course Information. The other sections that may be expanded include Classroom Activities/Assignments, Attendance Information, and Lunch Information. Course Information This section allows you to view your student s schedule, teacher, and current grades in each subject. These grades are calculated at the time you display this window and only include assignments that have been included to calculate into the final grade. Click on the teacher s name to send an e-mail to the teacher. Click on the grade to see your child s progress in a particular course.
Classroom Activities/Assignments This section allows you to view your student s completed and upcoming assignments. By default, the date range shows seven days starting with today. To view a predefined date range of assignments, enter a range of dates and click Search in the top section. If you click on the yellow paper icon, it will give you a list of predefined dates. Please note that the search dates refer to the Assigned Date, not the Due Date. To view detailed information about an assignment, click on the title of the assignment. This window lists the assignments that make up your student s letter grade and percentage shown in the Course Info window. The Course Assignments and Grade Information are divided into columns:
# - represents a numerical association for easy viewing Assign Date represents the day the assignment was made Due Date the date the assignments is due Course the course for which the assignment is made CP stands for course hour/period AS stands for assignment status o N not included in final grade calculation o I included in final grade calculation Type explanation of the type of assignment Title assignment title PP Points Possible PE Points Earned Grade letter grade associated with the grading scale used GT not used You can navigate through the assignments based on one page at a time (using the page counter in the lower left corner) or you can choose to view the number of assignments per page (by selecting how many records to display in the lower right corner). There is also a print button in the upper right corner of this window to print a copy of the assignments. To close the window, click on the small X in the upper right corner of the Course Assignment and Grade Information Window. Attendance and Lunch Information The Attendance and Lunch Information sections allow you to track your student s attendance and lunch account balance. Adding Additional Students You will receive a notification letter for each student that you have enrolled. You should determine the Parent Access User ID you want to use, and login to that account to add your other students. You will need to have your parent access notification letters in order to complete these steps. Each parent/guardian will have separate usernames and passwords. To add additional students, click on the Add My Other Students button to launch the Additional Student Summary Access window. Enter the information from the notification letter (Lumen Portal Student ID #, Parent Access User ID, and Parent Access Password) in the appropriate fields. Click the Request Access to Your Student Information button in the lower right of your display window. Agree to the terms and conditions for that student. Click Apply. Repeat the above steps until all students are entered and appear on the My Students Summary Info screen. Changing Your Password At the lower left hand side of the screen, click the EzStart button > hover over the Personal Center > move your mouse to right and click Change Password. Enter the new password and confirm. Click the Save Password. You may add your email address to your personal settings if you click on personal settings. Printing Pop-up Blocker By default, Firefox blocks annoying pop-up windows on websites. To print any information you must allow pop-ups from the Lumen site in your browser. The first time you try to print, Firefox will consider the window that needs to open a pop-up window. A notification will appear at the top of the window with an Options button. To add Lumen to the pop-up exceptions click on the Options button. Select Allow popups for lumen.momence.org.
If the Options notification does not appear and your print window does not open up, you can manually add Lumen to the exceptions. To do this, go to the Firefox menu bar and click on Tools. Scroll down to Options. Select the Content tab. Click Exceptions and enter the site name and click Allow. Depending upon how your browser is set up, your document may open in a new window or it may download to your computer. If a window flashes but the report never displays, check the folder where your web browser normally saves your downloaded documents. Logging out of the Parent Portal Click EzStart which is located in the bottom left corner of your desktop and select Log Out. It is recommended that you do NOT exit from Lumen using the X in the upper right corner. Error Message(s) When you log in to the system and see an error message, make sure that the login information (Location ID #, Username, Password) is entered correctly. Passwords are case sensitive, so be sure that the CAPS LOCK IS OFF. Also, as a security precaution if there are 10 consecutive failed attempts to log in, the username s account is locked. Call or send an email to request that your account be unlocked. We hope the Parent/Student Portal will be a valuable communication tool for our parents/guardians and students. Please contact Mrs. Abbott at cabbott@momence.k12.il.us or 815-472-4184, ext. 3118 if you need any further assistance.