Parent Help – For assistance, please contact your child's school.
The SIS Parent Account (Student Information System Parent Account) is the FCPS secure solution for accessing information about your child's attendance, class performance, demographic data, and links to FCPS 24-7 information. It provides an additional conduit for communication with your child's school. Customized for elementary, middle, and high school students, your SIS Parent Account login credentials can also be used to accessFCPS 24-7 Learning : Parent View.
WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS
Beginning the week of October 17, 2016 all parents of MS and HS students who have registered for a SIS Parent Account and have a primary email address recorded in SIS will begin receivingWeekly Progress Reports. You can login to your SIS Parent account now to verify that you have a primary email address within the system. It is listed under the My Account tab. If it is blank, enter the email address where you would like to receive the progress reports and click on update account.
Weekly progress reports for all of your middle and high school students will be included in one email. FCPS elementary schools do not use the SIS gradebook and therefore are not included in these reports.
For questions about a specific progress report or grade you can login into your SIS Parent Account to find detailed gradebook information. Additionally, your student’s teacher is always the best resource to answer any gradebook questions that you may have.
Weekly Progress Report Parent Quick Reference Guide
SY 2016-17 SIS WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS WILLNOTBE SENT DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEKS
| November 3 - 13 | First Quarter Grading |
| November 21 - 27 | Thanksgiving Holidays |
| December 19 - January 1 | Winter Holidays |
| February 2 - 12 | Second Quarter Grading |
| April 6 - 23 | Spring Break and Third Quarter Grading |
FCPS Weekly Progress Reports will not be sent after June 16 (last day of school June 23).
NAVIGATING YOUR ACCOUNT INSTRUCTIONALVIDEO
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SUMMARY ofSISPARENT ACCOUNTandFCPS 24-7 Learning : PARENT VIEWDIFFERENCES
SIS Parent Account Provides: access to view your child’s student information, including attendance, report cards, class schedules, gradebook (for Middle and High School students), course history, discipline, health, and school information.
FCPS 24-7 Learning Parent View Provides: access to view all of your child's available courses and content, Family Connection to view Academic and Career Planning (for Middle and High school students), and Bus Stop Information. You can also update your child’s Emergency Care Information through weCare@school.
SIS PARENT ACCOUNT CONTENT INDEX (WHAT'S INSIDE)
Calendar
Elementary: The calendar shows important school dates, such as holidays, vacations, and non-student attendance days.
Middle and High Schools: The calendar shows important school dates, such as holidays, vacations, and non-student attendance days. A teacher may also enter assignments on the calendar for parents to see. Check with your child’s teacher to see if he or she is using this function.
Attendance
Elementary: Daily attendance information is found on this page. More information about absences and late arrivals can be found by clicking on the date. Please note that in some cases there be a delay as information is entered by the school.
Middle and High Schools: Period attendance is found on this page. More information about absences and late arrivals can be found by clicking on the date; Please note that in some cases there be a delay as information is entered by the school.
Note: Please contact the school with any questions regarding specific absences.
Class Schedule
Elementary: Class schedule shows the homeroom teacher and a link to email the teacher. Some schools will see additional teachers for students.
Middle andHigh Schools: The student’s current quarter class schedule is displayed, including links to email teachers.
Course History
Elementary: Course History is not currently available for elementary students.
Middle andHigh Schools: Course history lists all high school credit-bearing courses as well as any verified credit earned with the course.
Note: Course history is not an official transcript.
Course Request
Elementary: Course request is not available for elementary students.
Middle and High Schools: Course request lists courses requested by the student for the next year. This is not a guarantee of placement and is only available after the new school year is created.
Discipline
Discipline provides limited information about any discipline incidents that involve the student. All confidential details, descriptions, victims, and other information are not visible. Parents see the date, type of incident, and disposition. (example: inappropriate use of cell phone – parent notified)
Grade Book
Elementary: Grade Book is not available for elementary students.
Middle and High Schools: Grade Book displays the assignments and scores earned that have been created in the teacher’s grade book. Additional information about specific assignments can also be communicated.
Health
Health does not display confidential conditions; it includes emergency medical actions as entered by the school nurse. (example: peanut allergy – carries epi pen). Clicking on the immunizations link displays the student’s immunizations.
Report Card
Report Card provides the student’s marks for each grading period of the current school year. Elementary schools see the standards-based marks and middle and high school students see letter grades.
School Information
School Information displays the address and phone number for the school and lists all staff members and their email addresses.
Student Information
Student Information provides demographic data on file in the student information system. The data can be updated online via weCare@School (FCPS 24-7) or by contacting the school. All data should be reviewed for accuracy, such as emergency contacts and physician information.
FCPS Links
FCPS Links provides links to other FCPS resources, such as the FCPS main page, FCPS 24-7, school sites, etc.
My Account – your Password can be changed here
The My Account tab displays your account information, including your username. Here, you can update your primary email address.
Note: Your home address and phone numbers cannot be updated here. The primary email address is the only field that can be updated. If you change your address, please contact the school.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Information Security
FCPS uses the latest technologies to secure information and protect all information under its control. You will be prompted to choose a secure password. Remember to keep your password and login information secure. You may change your password at any time.
Assistance/Help
For assistance with your account please visit ourParent Support Request page.
TIPS
Change My Username
There is a link on the SIS Parent Account login page which allows users to change their username.
Do Not Know My Username
You will need to contact your child’s school.
Forgot Password
There is a link on the SIS Parent Account login page which allows users to reset their own password by clicking on Forgot Password.
Grade Book - Can't see Information
Please contact the school during regular school hours, each teacher is responsible for the entry of items within the grade book.
Have More Than One Child, but I Do Not See Information for All
You should contact the school of the child you are not able to see.
Some of the Information about My Child is Incorrect
Please contact your child’s school about any information that is incorrect.
