Gwinnett County Public Schools Parent Portal Overview

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Gwinnett County Public SchoolsParent Portal
Overview

• Osborne Middle School

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Parent Involvement Impacts Student Achievement!

• When parents are involved, students have
• Higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates
• Better school attendance
• Increased motivation, better self-esteem
• Lower rates of suspension
• Decreased use of drugs and alcohol
• Improved behavior

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What is a Parent Portal?

• A tool to help you effectively and consistently
  keep track and view your children's progress in
  the classroom.
• Grades
• Attendance
• Schedules
• This portal can assist you in participating more
  actively to support your childs achievement.

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Accessing the Parent Portal

• Complete the enrollment form at each school where
  you have children attending
• School verfies the parent/guardian status
• You will receive information on how to log in to
  the system the first time

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What Information is Available?

• Student Profile (demographics, etc.)
• Attendance
• Course History
• Current Schedule and Current Grades
• Discipline
• Test History for Standardized Tests
• Alerts

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Parent Portal Initial View
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Key Features - Programs

• Can move between students in a family
• Student services are displayed

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Key Features - Attendance

• Summary and detailed information is available
• Updated daily

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Key Features - Grades

• Summary and detailed information is available
• Updated weekly

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Helpful Tips for Parents - Grades

• When monitoring your childrens grades
• Talk with your children about the grades they
  have earned
• Praise their efforts and accomplishments
• If grades indicate your children are struggling,
  discuss with your children what they need to
  improve
• Communicate with the teacher or counselor

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Helpful Tips for Parents - Attendance

• Regular and punctual school attendance is
  essential for successful school progress
• Excessively tardy or absent students fall behind
  in academic achievement
• Excessive school absenteeism precedes grade
  failure, loss of interest, and may result in
  students withdrawing from school before graduation

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Is My Students Data Safe?

• All student data, user IDs, and passwords are
  encrypted and password protected
• Schools verify parent or guardian status before
  granting access to student data

• Be sure to destroy any printouts or documents
  with your childs data on it after use

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For More Information

• How frequently is my child's data updated?
• Much is updated daily
• Grades are posted every Friday by teachers and
  available to parents on Saturday
• Test history as it changes
• What if I forgot my username, password, or need
  access to the Parent Portal?
• Contact your childs school
• What if I have questions about the data in the
  Parent Portal?
• Contact your childs teacher