Introduction to the Parent Assistant Module (PAM)

1. Introduction to the Parent Assistant Module (PAM) Parent Assistant Module is a module from the North Carolina Window on Student Education (NC WISE)

2. PAM Quick Facts • A user-friendly web application to help parents frequently track their children’s progress in school • Allows for easy communication between parents and teachers. • Allows parents to easily request updates to their child’s personal information and family contacts. Pender County Schools

3. Why Use PAM? • Offers real-time Student Progress Reporting (7 days a week, 24 hours a day) • Increased Parent Involvement • Increased Home-School Communication • Language choices (English, French, Spanish) Pender County Schools

4. Custodial Parents: How to get access • Complete a Parent Assistant Account Request • Present proper photo identification along with the request at your youngest child’s school. • NC Driver License • DMV Picture ID • Credit Union Picture ID • Passport • Military ID • Meet with appropriate personnel (data manager) at your youngest child’s school to obtain your username and password. Pender County Schools

5. Non-Custodial Parents: How do you get access? • Complete a Parent Assistant Account Request at your child’s school • Present proper photo identification along with application at your youngest child’s school. • NC Driver License • DMV Picture ID • Credit Union Picture ID • Passport • Military ID • You will be contacted within 10 school days about your request • If application is accepted, you will receive your access information in the mail. • Meet with appropriate personnel (data manager) at your child’s school to obtain your username and password. You will have a separate username and password for each child. Pender County Schools

6. Logging into PAM Go to: https://pam-pilot.ncwise.org/dc11 Pender County Schools

7. Logging into PAM • Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields. (IMPORTANT: Usernames and Passwords are case sensitive.) • Use the language button to select the language in which you would like your PAM to display. • Click the LOGIN button at the bottom. Pender County Schools

8. Accessing Your Students • The first screen that appears after logging into the PAM is the CURRENT PROGRESS screen. • The Current Progress screen is considered the default page for the Parent Assistant program. • If you get a Pop-up Blocker message, please allow Pop-ups from this site. Pender County Schools

9. Academic Progress: Current Progress Total Cumulative Grade: is the grade over several marking periods Current Average: is the grade of the current marking period Pender County Schools

10. To view your child’s schedule, click on the “Student Schedule” button located at the top right of the screen next to the Log Off button. Pender County Schools

11. Accessing Your Students • If you have more than one student attending a Pender County School, you can click on the dropdown arrow next to the student’s name to view your other child’s information. • Select a student from the dropdown list and click the “Display” button. This function is available on ALL screens. Pender County Schools

12. If you have multiple students in Pender County Schools, choose from this menu Accessing Your Students Then hit the Display button to view the other members of your family enrolled in Pender County Schools Pender County Schools

13. Menus Academic Progress: • Assignments • Credits Earned To Date • Current Progress • Marks/Grades • Miscellaneous: • Courses/Schedule • Lunch Menu (Not used) • Non-School Days General Info: • Change Password • Demographics • Emergency Contacts • Transportation (Not used in this district) Current Activity: • Attendance Pender County Schools

14. Navigating Parent Assistant To navigate PAM, move your mouse over the categories listed below General Info, Current Activity, Academic Progress, Messages, or Miscellaneous. Each of these provides sub-categories to choose from. To view the sub-category, click on the title. Pender County Schools

15. General Information: Password • To change your Password, choose General Info  Change Password • Key Current Password, then your new password twice. Click ok. • Passwords are case sensitive and do not expire. Pender County Schools

16. General Information: Demographics • To view student demographics, choose General Info  Demographics • Any changes made on this screen are simply a request to the school for a change. Pender County Schools

17. General Information: Demographics Business practices do not change Documentation required for Proof of Residency Pender County Schools

18. General Information: Emergency Contacts • To view emergency contacts, choose General Info  Emergency Contacts. • Click the “details” button next to the contact’s name to view specific details for the contact. • Any changes made on this screen are simply a request to the school for a change. Pender County Schools

19. Current Activity: Attendance • The Current Activity menu allows you to navigate to your student’s attendance. • The attendance screen for elementary/ middle schools is different from high schools. • Elementary/middle schools use daily attendance; high schools use period attendance. Pender County Schools

20. Current Activity: AttendanceElementary/Middle Pender County Schools

21. Current Activity: AttendanceHigh School Pender County Schools

22. Academic Progress: Assignments • To view assignments, choose Academic Progress Assignments. • This screen will provide a list of assignments that your student in grade 3 or higher has been assigned by his/her teachers. Pender County Schools

23. Academic Progress: Assignments The Calendar button is used to change the date. These buttons determine the order of the assignment by course or by due date. The Details button provides more information for each assignment. Pender County Schools

24. Academic Progress: Credits Earned • To view Credits Earned to Date, choose Academic Progress Credits Earned to Date • This screen provides a list of courses taken, credits received, and marks earned for previous school years. Pender County Schools

25. Academic Progress: Marks/Grades • To view Marks/Grades, please choose Academic Progress Marks/Grades. • This screen will provide you with a report card view of your student’s marks/grades for the current school year. • Grades are not available for grades K – 2 in Pender County Schools. Pender County Schools

26. Miscellaneous: Non-School Days • To view a list of the dates that school will NOT be in session for the current year, please select Miscellaneous Non-School Days. Pender County Schools

27. Thank You for using Parent Assistant • If you need additional help or have other questions, please visit the Pender County Schools website: http://www.pendercountyschools.net/ • Click on Parents. • Click on Parent Assistant from the drop-down menu. Here you will find training documents, podcasts, etc. • You may also contact your child’s school NCWise data manager. Pender County Schools

28. Misc. Notes: • Transportation and Lunch Menu is not used in Parent Assistant by Pender County Schools. Lunch Menus are available at http://www.pendercountyschools.net/ • Address change requests require a Proof of Residency be submitted to the child’s school • Teachers update grades for assignments each Monday Special thanks to Harnett County for assistance in preparing this presentation. Pender County Schools