Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Campus Portal Overview

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Agenda 1. Objectives 2. Account Set Up 3. Portal Options Set Up 4. Student View 5. Portal Contact View 6. Portal P&P 7. Review

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Objectives Learn how to set up Portal accounts Set Portal Options for display View and navigate a Campus Portal account Discuss policies and procedures regarding Portal.

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Student Account Set Up This tool auto-generates student portal accounts in a particular format Username: Student Number Password: Birthdate as MMDDYY

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Student Account Set Up Recommendations: Prepare a document for students describing the login steps. Have students log in for the first time in a school lab setting, with a single classroom at a time (around 30 or fewer). Make sure that teachers/media specialists walking students through the login have practiced using the student login steps. Print a list of student numbers and birthdates. Demonstrate, then walk students through how to change their password using the Change Account Information screen.  Password must be at least 6 characters unless it’s ‘Strong Passwords’, then 8 characters with at least one letter and one number or character  Remind students that it should be something they can remember Have students practice logging in and out of their portal account at least twice.

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. To assist any student who does not remember the information to log in… Create an Ad Hoc Report with the following fields: Student.lastName Student.firstName Student.middleName Student.studentNumber Student.birthdate Print a Report for all students: Aas Amanda Joy /05/1988 Student Account Set Up

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Portal Account Setup Recommendations: Request they attend an open house in a computer lab setting where you will assist them in activating their portal accounts. Prepare and mail home a letter for portal contacts that provides detailed steps on how to activate their portal account. Stage the rollout (Week 1 last names A-D, Week 2 E-H, etc.)

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Portal Account Setup To provide the Parents/other adults with their person GUID, create an Ad Hoc report Export information to Excel and Mail Merge using Word or Access to create the letter.

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Portal Account Setup 1. Potential account holders will need to be provided with a link to the portal: Template: server/campus/portal/databasename.jsp 2.Click on the link that uses the Activation Key

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Portal Account Setup 3.GUID number is the Portal Activation Key. 4.Enter the Activation Key:

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Portal Account Setup 5.After the GUID/Activation key is entered, they will be directed to create a username and password. 6. Users must be informed of password requirements. Standard passwords are 6 characters. If the District is enforcing strong passwords, passwords must have at least 8 characters, with at least one letter and one number or character.

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Setting Portal Options System Admin> Resources> Resources. Portal Options tab. Select the options that will be displayed for parents and students on the Portal for that school. HTML fields are for additional information to be displayed on that screen (such as attendance policy).

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Campus Portal Calendar Schedule Attendance Behavior Health Assessment Fees Reports IEP/Special Ed PLP Grad Planner Online Registration Food Service Data

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Portal Policy & Procedures 1: Data Attendance is available on the Portal the minute the teachers saves it.  Timeframe for attendance (taken within the first 15 minutes of class?)  Post attendance policies regarding excusing and processing times. Grades are available the moment the teacher presses save.  “turn around” time for correcting assignments?  Minimum expectations for updating the Campus gradebook. Reports such as report cards and transcripts may be made available in the Portal.  Which reports should be posted to Portal?  When should report cards be made available on the Portal for a term?  Should paper copies be distributed to all parents, or just those who do not have Portal access?

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Portal P&P 2: Access and Accounts Account Creation  Will GUID’s be distributed to potential account holders for use as registration key? If so, what verification of identity will be used?  Will Campus Portal accounts be created by district staff? If so, what verification of identity will be used? Census Verification  Is Census data clean and accurate so parents see correct students? User Support  What process will be used if a Portal user forgets their password or disables their account? Who will enable/change passwords? What identification is needed to have this happen?

Copyright © 2006, Infinite Campus, Inc. All rights reserved. Review What security feature allows a Campus Portal account holder to view only their children’s information through the parent portal? In Campus, where does the System Administrator turn/off portal options? What Behavior events are viewable through the portal? What Health events are viewable in the Campus portal?