PARENT’S GUIDE

USING PARENT ASSISTANT

 

Parents using a Home computer will log onto Parent Assistant as follows:

Open Internet Explorer (Please note: at the current time, Parent Assistant will NOT run on Internet Explorer version 7) and type the following web address into your Address line

                                                https://wpsparentsonline.usd259.net

 

Parents using a USD259 district computer will log onto Parent Assistant as follows:

Open Internet Explorer (Please note: at the current time, Parent Assistant will NOT run on Internet Explorer version 7) and type the following web address into your Address line

                                                                        wpsportal1

 

Select Services > Student Services > Parent Assistant

 

 

 

To change your password, go to the General Info Tab and choose Demographics. Select the Change Password Button at the bottom of the screen. Enter the new password twice then click CHANGE.

 

 

 

There are four tabs from which to choose to see information on your student.

 

1.      General Information

§    Demographics

§    Emergency Contacts

§    Teams

2.      Current Activity

§    Attendance

§    Programs

3.      Academic Progress

§    Assignments

§    Diploma

§    Mark/Grades

4.      Miscellaneous

§    Non-School Days

§    Student Schedules

 

Each screen for the tabs and the pull-down options are shown on the following pages. 

PARENT ASSISTANT DEMOGRAPHIC SCREEN

 

 

 

PARENT ASSISTANT EMERGENCY CONTACTS

 

 

 

Click on Details to see all the emergency contact information.

Parents will click on “change” to make any update requests.

 

The above screen shots show the demographic and emergency contact information on the student selected.  Parents may request changes for any of the fields that are “boxed”.  The word “Null” means empty or no data.

 

Using Parent Assistant, parents may request a change to demographic and emergency contact information in any field that looks like one of these:

 

  Fields without the box around it cannot be changed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Parent Assistant, a parent may submit a request for an update to be made on the demographics screen and/or the emergency contact screen.  The school staff makes a determination to accept or not accept the requested change.

 

PLEASE NOTE: 

 

• If the demographic change you requested does not appear within a week after your request, please contact the school office to discuss the requested change.

 

• At the present time, not all USD259 schools are using Parent Assistant.

PARENT ASSISTANT – STUDENT ATTENDANCE

 

In a block schedule school, a two hour block class will be reflected as two absences.

 

 

PARENT ASSISTANT – PROGRAMS

 

The Programs screen will list any Programs that the student is a part of, if applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT ASSISTANT – STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS

 

Student assignments may be sorted by Due date, course or by Course, due date.

Select the Assignment date range by using the pull down calendars. 

 

Clicking on details will provide assignment information and teacher comments and “parent tips” field if that information was entered by the teacher.  See Example Below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT ASSISTANT – DIPLOMA SCREEN

 

  

The Diploma Screen shows how many credits are required for graduation.  It also shows how many credits the student has earned toward that requirement and how many are still needed. 

 

PARENT ASSISTANT – MARKS/GRADES

 

 

The Marks/Grades screen shows the grades from all progress report and/or report card received during the school year.

 

 

 

PARENT ASSISTANT – NON SCHOOL DAYS

 

 

 

PARENT ASSISTANT – STUDENT SCHEDULE

 

 

The student’s class schedule may be viewed by clicking on “Student Schedule.”  Click on the calendar to see the student’s schedule for a particular day. After choosing the date, click on the display button.  Times display on this screen will not reflect a block schedule.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

• Date format is displayed as YYYY-MM-DD. 

 

• On the attendance screen – Authorized means “school related absence”.

 

• In some fields the word “null” may appear.  This means there is no data for this field.

 

• When finished using the system, but sure to click the “Log Off” button and close the browser window.

 

 

WHO TO CONTACT

(During School Hours)

 

Situation	Who to Call	Phone Number
Trouble logging on or changing my password
The demographic change I requested has not shown up on the demographics screen one week after I submitted it.
Other technical difficulties