A User Guide for Parents

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• A User Guide for Parents

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Topics

• Introduction
• Registration
• Log In to ParentConnect
• Pencils
• Student Info
• Assignments
• Grades
• Attendance
• Discipline
• School Info

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Introduction to ParentConnect

• ParentCONNECTxp, is a web-based home-to-school
  collaboration tool that allows parents/guardians
  to keep track of their childrens academic
  progress.
• Parents are able to visit the password-protected
  site to view a range of useful information
  including up-to-date information on their childs
  grades, attendance / tardiness, homework
  assignments, discipline, and course assignments.
• In addition, they are able to communicate with
  teachers via e-mail through ParentCONNECT.
• To maintain the integrity of student data,
  the parentCONNECT application stores all student
  information in a read only system, so the
  information is protected from modification. All
  data exchanged between the ParentCONNECT system
  and the parents computer are encrypted to
  further protect the data and to ensure privacy.

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Register For ParentConnect

• To register, the primary parent/guardian can go
  to the Bryan County Schools Website at
  http//www.bryan.k12.ga.us and click on the Login
  link at the ParentConnect button.
• At the click of the register button, the
  registration process begins. Once the
  registration form is completed, a click of the
  submit button completes the registration.

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Registering for ParentConnect

• A parent/guardian with more than one child in the
  school system need only register once, listing
  all children attending school on one registration
  form.
• Only one ParentConnect User-Id and password per
  family household will be issued to the primary
  parent or guardian. The parent/guardian is then
  notified by email or telephone when their User-ID
  and password is ready to be picked up at the
  school.
• NATURAL PARENTS not residing in the student's
  household may also register for Parent Connect
  and will be notified by email or telephone with
  instructions for retrieving their User-ID and
  password.
• Only those listed in the parent/guardian
  information of the student information system
  will be assigned a User-ID and Password.

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Logging In to ParentConnect Website

• When you have picked up your user-id and password
  you are ready to login to ParentConnect.
• Go to the Bryan County Schools Web
  sitehttp//www.bryan.k12.ga.us
• Click the Parent Connect Login button. This will
  take you to the LogIn screen of ParentConnect.
• Click the log in button.
• Type your User ID and Password.

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Opening Screen

• After successfully logging in to ParentConnect,
  your opening page will list each student assigned
  to your account.
• The purple bar above the students names will
  show yellow buttons, that when clicked will allow
  you to navigate to other areas of the site.
• Other links to different areas within
  ParentConnect are identified in blue and
  underlined.
• The Pencils to the left of the students names
  are links to areas within ParentConnect.

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Page Header Information

• Student Selection field will list all students
  available through your ParentConnect account.
• The School Name shows for the selected student.
• Settings Button allows you to change your
  password, alert notifications, and email address.
• The Logout button logs you out of the website.
• The Help button takes you to a word document with
  answers to frequently asked questions.

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Personal Settings in ParentConnect

• The first time you access ParentCONNECTxp, you
  may choose to change your password. To do so,
  click the Settings button in the top right hand
  corner.
• Type a new password that will be easy for you to
  remember. It must be at least 5 characters.
• Enter your e-mail address in the appropriate box
  if you wish to receive e-mail notifications on
  your child.
• Select the areas for which you wish to receive
  the e-mail notifications.
• Click apply for these changes to become
  permanent.

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Student Info Pencil

• Three buttons show on the navigation bar of the
  Student Info Pencil
• Profile, General and Health
• Profile Button
• Displays a summary of the information in
  parent connect (such as assignments due, grade
  report, number of discipline incidents)
• If you notice information that is incorrect in
  the Student Info Pencil, please contact your
  childs school to make the necessary changes.

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Student Info Pencil

• General Button
• View addresses, phone numbers, parent and
  emergency contact information

• Health Button
• The button contains information pertaining to
  visits to the clinic.

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ASSIGNMENTS PENCIL
The assignments pencil displays assignments due
and current schedule with grades.

• Assignments Button displays a box with a drop
  down arrow to select the time period for viewing
  assignments due. Assignments may be viewed by
  day, week, month or the entire school year.
• The assignments and grades are updated from the
  teachers individual grade books through a
  nightly automated process. Our teachers have
  been encouraged to maintain their grade books as
  current as possible. Please keep in mind that
  many teachers weigh tests and homework
  differently. For this reason, the grade displayed
  may not be a straight average calculation.

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ASSIGNMENTS - SCHEDULE

• Schedule Button views a current schedule of
  classes and the current grade for each class.
  Click on the underscored grade to view a list of
  assignments contributing to that current grade
  from that class. You can also click on the
  teachers name to contact him/her via e-mail.

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Viewing comments in ParentConnect

• Is there a note pad icon next to a current
  grade? This means the teacher has entered a note
  for your child or for the entire class. Click on
  the note pad icon and you will be able to view
  the comment entered by the teacher.

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GRADES PENCIL

• General Displays the current report card grade.
  To see previous report card grades, use the
  scroll arrow.
• You can also click on the teachers name to
  contact him/her via e-mail.

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ATTENDANCE PENCIL

• The Attendance Pencil has three features
  Calendar, Report and Summary.
• The Calendar button allows you to view each
  month separately.
• Each attendance activity will show an icon.
  If you click the icon, you will be taken to
  further information regarding that attendance
  reason.

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Attendance Report and Summary
The Summary View shows the the total absences
for the time period you select.
The Report View list attendance Activity detail
by category for the month You select.
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DISCIPLINE PENCIL

• The discipline pencil contains information about
  discipline incidents including the incident date,
  a description of the offense, and the referral
  date. If you have a question about a discipline
  referral, contact the school office by phone or
  email.

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SCHOOL INFO PENCIL

• General Contains the school address and phone
  number.
• Contacts Contains a list with e-mail addresses
  for teachers and administrators.
• Announcements Contains announcements from the
  individual schools.