Procedure for Creating a User Account for Infinite Campus Parent Portal

I.            First time log in and setup account only!!!!!

Using the link "Setup Parent Portal Account - First Time Users" above, you will follow the instructions below:

 ·         You will visit this site and do the account setup only once!!!

·         Enter your child’s last 4 digits of the student's SSN and the DOB

·         Print or write down the 32-character GUID (this is your activation key—case sensitive on the characters); then click Parent Portal

·         Click the message—If you have been assigned a Campus Portal Activation Key, …….

·         Enter your 32-character GUID/activation key (case-sensitive)

·         Enter a user name and password (8 characters long and is case sensitive) of your choice; you will be given a message when you have successfully created an account

·         You will then be directed to a portal page where you will log in (using the account log in information you just created) to see student information

·         YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD MUST BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL DUE TO THE SENSITIVE MATERIAL THAT CAN BE VIEWED RELATED TO YOUR CHILD(REN) AND HOUSEHOLD. THIS PORTAL IS FOR THE PARENT/GUARDIAN AND NOT FOR STUDENTS.

II.            After your account has been setup, you will then use the link from the school webpage 

·         Enter your user name and password under the section—Already have a Campus Portal account?

 IV. Please contact Kelly Wicks at kelly.wicks@echols.k12.ga.us if assistance is required. Please type in the subject “Parent Portal.”

Portal Helpful Information

•       You will have 5 chances to correctly enter your login name and password. After the fifth incorrect try, you will be locked out and you will have to call the school (559-5344, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.) to speak to Mrs. Wicks to enable your account.

•       Being inactive for 3 minutes while logged in on the portal will automatically log you out.

•       The portal GUID and your personal login information is not to be shared with anyone. If you feel your information has been violated, please call Kelly Wicks at 559-5344.

Introductory Window

•       Clicking on Family gives relationships, family address, phone numbers, and enrollment date.

•       Clicking on Calendar lets you see a broad overview of the assignments given for ALL of your children by ALL of their teachers on a month-by-month basis and will show attendance events (a bell on a particular day indicates an attendance event—ex: tardy, excused absences, unexcused absences). We are unable at this time to view the absences as coded by the office (death, doctor, school related activity, etc.). Please follow the coding given on the portal (letter and color chart) as the legend. A “P” is coding for School Related absences.

•       Clicking on your child’s name takes you to a message board. You will receive notifications in this location.

•       Clicking on the current school enrollment year (ex: 14-15) will show a particular child’s assignment and attendance calendar

•       Clicking on Schedule will give the students school year class schedule with teacher, course, and grade book information. Teacher e-mail is not available through the portal at this time. Please use the Contact Form on the teacher’s website if you wish to e-mail the teacher (from the school website, select Classrooms and find the teacher listed by grade level).

•       Click on the course number and name (it is a link) to view the assignments and grading information.

•       Grade recording by teachers for assignments is as follows:

      –      Elementary – updated once a week

      –      Middle School and High School – 4 days from assignment due date

•       Clicking on Attendance gives you a summary of attendance by 9 weeks (called terms) and an overview of your child’s attendance to-date (legend is the scale to use for attendance coding—color code and letter code).

•       When you are ready to exit the parent portal, please get in the habit of using the “Log Off” command provided at the bottom, left of the navigation bar.

•       THE PARENT PORTAL WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE DURING GRADE REPORTING PERIODS—END OF NINE WEEKS, END OF SEMESTERS. THE PORTAL WILL RE-OPEN AFTER REPORT CARDS ARE SENT HOME.

•    The portal closes after End of Year report cards have been distributed for the summer.

Text of letter dated 3/21/16

As the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health and the State Health Officer, I am writing to share my concerns about Zika virus infection. I am asking you to help disseminate important information to students, faculty, and families about protecting against mosquito bites and preventing the spread of Zika virus in Georgia.

 Many popular spring break destinations throughout the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Pacific Islands, and Mexico have outbreaks of Zika virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued Zika travel notices with recommendations for travelers to these destinations. Because Zika virus is primarily spread by mosquitoes, travelers to any destination with Zika outbreaks should protect themselves from mosquito bites.

 As of this date, no locally transmitted Zika cases have been reported in Georgia or anywhere in the United States, but cases have been reported in returning travelers. Zika virus is transmitted primarily through the bite of infected Aedes species mosquitoes, which can be found in Georgia. Sexual transmission of Zika has also be documented.

 Pregnant women should not travel to areas where there is ongoing Zika virus transmission because of a link between Zika virus and birth defects. Studies are underway to determine if there is a connection between Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and other serious neurological disorders.

 There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat Zika. Travelers should check CDC travel advisories for their destinations and take precautions to protect themselves from mosquitoes:

·         Wear long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and socks

·         Use EPA-registered insect repellents containing DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), or IR3535 (during travel and for three weeks after returning home)

·         Use permethrin-treated clothing and gear (such as boots, pants, socks, and tents)

·         Stay and sleep in screened-in or air-conditioned rooms or sleep under a mosquito net

 Upon returning home from travel to Zika-affected countries, individuals should continue to use EPA-registered insect repellents for three weeks and follow precautions to prevent additional mosquito bites. The mosquitoes that spread Zika bite mostly during the daytime and tend to live around homes. They breed in containers so removing anything that holds water or dumping out standing water around the home after it rains will help reduce the number of these mosquitoes. 

 Please feel free to contact my office if you have any questions or if I can provide additional help and guidance. For more information about Zika, log on to dph.georgia.gov/zika.

 I know you share my concern for the health of your students and faculty. Thank you for helping disseminate this important information about protecting against Zika virus infection and preventing its spread in Georgia.

Very truly yours,

Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D.

Commissioner and State Health Officer