Parent Portal Support
Introducing the Grand Erie Parent Portal
Stay connected and informed! The Grand Erie Parent Portal is a communications tool designed to enhance and increase parent/guardian involvement in the education of their children. The Parent Portal provides parents/guardians with secure online access to our Student Information System. All parents will be provided with access to the PowerSchool Parent Portal in the 2019/ 20 school year. Parents are invited to create their parent account from information sent home in a letter provided from the school office. This will ensure only parents with the proper custodial rights will have access to any student information.
Access the Grand Erie Parent Portal Here!
How to Create a Parent Portal Account
This document will guide you through the process of setting up an account.
This document will explain how to add students to your account.
This document will show you how to recover a password if you have forgotten it.
Navigating the Parent portal
With a single username and password, parents/guardians can access the following information for each of their children attending a Grand Erie school:
School Information
this will link parents to the school website
Attendance
For elementary students, users will see all subjects listed with teacher’s name and room
For secondary students, users will see the student’s timetable with teacher’s name and room
Grade History
Users will be able to see historical grades
Brightspace for Parents
This is where parents will log into Brightspace for Parents using the login information given to them by the classroom teacher if the teacher activates this feature.
School Cash Online
Directs parents to the login page for School Cash
My Schedule
Show's the student’s timetable School Staff List- Email contact information of current school staff members.
Brightspace for Parents
Brightspace for Parents is an add-on communication tool in the Grand Erie Parent Portal that an educator may or may not choose to use. If educators have activated Brightspace parents/guardians will receive a letter from the student’s teacher. Brightspace for Parents allows authorized parents/ guardians to see their child's upcoming assignments, recent grades and current student work samples. This helps parents/guardians engage with students and maintain awareness of their upcoming work.
How to Create a Brightspace for Parents Account
This document will guide parents/guardians through the process of setting up an account
Navigating Brightspace for Parents
Selecting a Learner
Once parents/guardians are in Brightspace select the student whose information you would like to access.
Each student's tile displays their name, a summary of overdue and upcoming work, and a recently released grade item count.
If parents/guardians are only assigned to a single student, logging in to Brightspace takes the parents/guardians directly to the Student Dashboard, which displays more detailed information. If a parent/guardians is associated with more than one student, multiple tiles display when logging in to the Brightspace for Parents account.
Switching Between Learners
Viewing Learner Information
- The Overdue Items box is for homework items that have recently passed their due date. Students may have completed these and brought them in on paper, so it does not necessarily mean they are behind.
- The Upcoming Work box has the next week’s deadlines. This is the work that will be due this week. Clicking on the items allows users to read the instructions and download any attachments.
- The Recent Grades box gives a feed of the assessments and work that has been marked and recorded by teachers. This is current performance and, as such, may fluctuate. The Predicted Grades on the data reports will flag up any longer-term trends in the progress your child is making. The predicted grades will also be published on Brightspace when the reports are released. Older grades can be viewed by clicking view all grades.
- The Portfolio is a way to share a student’s work with parents/guardians along with comments made by the teacher.
- The Activity Feed will show parents/guardians recent messages from the educator to parents/guardians and students.
To Receive a Weekly Activity Summary
Parents/Guardians can choose to receive a weekly summary of their child's activity in Brightspace. Each Saturday, an activity summary is emailed to parents/guardians that contains notifications and reminders. For example, an activity summary may contain reminders when assignments are due. Note: Parents receive one email per child.
- In Brightspace for Parents, click the user profile located in the upper right-hand corner and select Notifications.
- Under Contact Methods, enter your custom email address, if not already done. A confirmation email is sent to the custom email address, prompting you to confirm the email address.
- Under Weekly Overview for my Children, select the Yes, email me a summary checkbox.
- Click Save.