ParentConnection

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ParentConnection

• What Parents and Teachers Want to Know

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ParentConnection

• How parents get access
• What parents will be able to see
• Help for parents

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ParentConnection

• How Parents Get Access

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Letter sent with PIN number

• Letter containing PIN number to be sent by the
  district in January to
• Parent listed in Student Atom of SASI
• Additional parent(s) if Extra Mailings is selected

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Each student has unique PIN

• PIN number is specific to the student not the
  parent.

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Parents Can Give PIN to Others

• Others such as grandparents may set up own
  account.

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Parents Can Give PIN to Others

• Parents can give students access.

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Access website

• Enter this website in Internet browser

https//gradespeed.austinisd.org/pc
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Access website

• Sign up

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Username and Password

• Must meet requirements listed

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Enter personal information

• Include email address

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Verification Code

• Sent to parent via email.

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Verification Code

• Sent to parent via email.

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Verification Code

• Sent to parent via email.

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Enter student information

• and PIN number from letter.

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Other students in the family

• can then be added to their account as long as
  parents have the students PIN.

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Main ParentConnection Screen

• Select student.

Student, Sam
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ParentConnection

• What can parents see?

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Parents can view

• these options for middle school and high school
  students

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Parents can view

• these options for students in grades 3-6

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Parents can view

• these options for students in Kindergarten
  Grade 2

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Assignments

• Upcoming Assignments

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Assignments

• Recent Assignments

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Assignments

• Recent Assignments

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Assignments

• Assignments by Class

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Assignments

• Assignments by Class

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Assignments

• No assignments available.

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Grades

• Semester average is a running total.

Average will change as more grades entered in
Cycle 3.
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Grades

• Click on average to get detail.

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Grades

• Assignments/Grades by class

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Grades

• Dropped grades

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Attendance

• Only dates with absent/tardy codes will display.

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Elementary Only
Viewable only after final report card is printed.
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Report Cards
Elementary Only
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Triggers

• Can send email for grade change and/or attendance
  event.

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Triggers

• Can send email for grade change and/or attendance
  event.

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Calendar

• Events can be attendance events.

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Calendar

• Events can also be campus or district events.

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ParentConnection

• Help for Parents

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Questions about Assignments/ Grades?

• Parents should talk with student first.

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Questions about Assignments/ Grades?

• Contact the teacher if necessary.

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Questions about Assignments/ Grades?

• Allow teachers time to
• Enter grades
• Respond to emails

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Questions about Attendance?

• Contact the attendance specialist.

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Questions about how to use ParentConnection?

• Contact your campus ParentConnection Facilitator.

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Improved home/school communication

• Equals greater success for students.