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PowerSchool Parent Portal. Beach Park School District #3 Overview and User Guide. PowerSchool Parent Portal Introduction.
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PowerSchool Parent Portal Beach Park School District #3 Overview and User Guide
PowerSchool Parent PortalIntroduction • PowerSchool Parent Portal gives parents access to real-time information including attendance, grades, detailed assignment descriptions, school bulletins, lunch account balance, and even personal messages from the teacher. • Everyone stays connected and parents are able to participate more fully in their student’s progress.
PowerSchool Parent PortalGetting Started • To get started, you must log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal. • Go to the Beach Park School District Website at www.bpd3.org. • Click on School Information • Click on PowerSchool • Click on Parent Portal Demo
PowerSchool Parent PortalLog In Screen • Each parent/guardian will be assigned for each student they have enrolled in Beach Park School District, a username and password. Parents/Guardians will receive a letter with this information at the beginning of the school year. NOTE: When you enter your password it will appear as dots (.) or asterisks (*) for privacy/security reasons.
PowerSchool Parent PortalStart Page • When you log in the start page appears which contains the Navigation Bar, Main Menu, and Printer Icon. Doe, John A, 2 Newport Elementary – Beach Park School District #3 Navigation Bar Main Menu NOTE: From any screen in the parent portal if you want to return to the start page just click on the word PowerSchool in green in the upper left hand corner. It appears on every screen. Printer Icon
PowerSchool Parent PortalGrades and Attendance • From the main menu click on the Grades and Attendance icon. • View grades and attendance for the student for the current term. Doe, John A, 2 Newport Elementary – Beach Park School District #3 Grades and Attendance Icon
PowerSchool Parent PortalGrades and Attendance Screen • On the Grades and Attendance screen you will see the student’s overall current grade for each period/subject. • To view grade details, click a grade in the term column. The Class Score Detail page appears. NOTE: Any text in blue in PowerSchool is a link to another screen. Click on a blue word or phrase and you will open up another screen. Doe, John A, 2 Newport Elementary – Beach Park School District #3 Term Columns (T1, T2, T3, Y1)
PowerSchool Parent PortalClass Score Detail Screen • From the Class Score Detail page you may click on an assignment under the assignment column to view a description of the assignment. NOTE: Use your browser Back button to return to the Grades and Attendance page. Doe, John A, 2 Newport Elementary – Beach Park School District #3
PowerSchool Parent PortalAttendance • On the Grades and Attendance screen click on a number in the Absence or Tardies column to view the absences or tardies for the selected class during this term. The Dates of Attendance page will appear.
PowerSchool Parent PortalDates of Attendance Screen • The Dates of Attendance page displays all absences or tardies for a specificclass.
PowerSchool Parent PortalAttendance • To view the absences or tardies for ALL classes during the current term, click a number in the Attendance Totals row. The Dates of Absence or Dates of Tardies page will appear. NOTE: Use your browser Back button to return to the Grades and Attendance page.
PowerSchool Parent PortalDates of Absence or Dates of Tardies Screen • The Dates of Absence or Dates of Tardies page displays all absences or tardies.
PowerSchool Parent PortalGrades History • From the start page click on Grades History to bring up the Grades History screen. Doe, John A, 2 Newport Elementary – Beach Park School District #3 Doe, John A, 7 Beach Park Middle School – Beach Park School District #3 Grades History Icon
PowerSchool Parent PortalGrades History Screen • The Grades History page displays trimester grades. Doe, John A, 7 Beach Park Middle School – Beach Park School District #3
PowerSchool Parent PortalGrades History • Click a grade in the % column; the Class Score Detail Page will appear.
PowerSchool Parent PortalClass Score Detail Screen • The Class Score Detail page lists the assignments associated with the current final grade for the period/subject. • A caret (^) indicates score is exempt from the final grade. An asterisk (*) indicates an assignment is not included in the final grade. The number one (1) indicates this final grade may include assignments that are not yet published by the teacher. It may also be a result of special weighting used by the teacher. Click the special weighting link for more information. Doe, John A, 7 Beach Park Middle School – Beach Park School District #3
PowerSchool Parent PortalAttendance History • From the start page click on Attendance History to view the student’s attendance record for the current term. • There are several ways to view attendance this method is in addition to the methods outlined earlier. Doe, John A, 2 Newport Elementary – Beach Park School District #3 Attendance History Icon
PowerSchool Parent PortalEmail Notifications • Setting up email notifications in the parent portal allows parents/guardians to receive notices from the school via email regarding student’s grades, attendance, assignments, school bulletins, and balance alerts. • Enter your email address using commas to separate multiple email addresses (do not use any spaces), for example: jane.doe@domain.com,john.doe@domain.org • Specify what email notices you would like to receive and how often. • Click submit to save your changes.
PowerSchool Parent PortalTeacher Comments • Click on the Teacher Comments icon to view any comments the teacher(s) may have entered regarding such things as student’s achievement and/or behavior. • You may click on the teacher’s name (in blue) to send them an email. NOTE: If you do not see any comments (information) the teacher has not entered any for the student. You may email the teacher if you do not see any information. Click on a teacher’s name to send them an email. Comments appear here.
PowerSchool Parent PortalSchool Bulletins • Use the School Bulletins page to read any bulletins the school or district has posted. This is an excellent way to stay informed. • You will view the current days bulletins or you may use the date link at the bottom of the page to view bulletins for another day.
PowerSchool Parent PortalBalance Screen • Click on the Balance icon to view the student’s current lunch balance and current fee balance. This is an excellent resource to use to ensure your child has funds in their lunch account at all times. Student’s current balance for lunch and fees will appear here.
PowerSchool Parent PortalLog Out • When you are finished working in the parent portal, log out by returning to the start page and clicking the log out button. Doe, John A, 2 Newport Elementary – Beach Park School District #3 Log Out Here