Campus PORTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL PACKET

Section 1 – Accessing Infinite Campus

What is Campus Portal?

Infinite Campus is the new web based Student Information System (SIS) that has replaced

Power School SMS. Infinite Campus used by all City Schools to manage and maintain

records including Student demographics, attendance, schedules and grades.

Student Portal

Student Portal is City Schools’ new online resource for 24-hour access to data related to

Student information, household information, attendance, schedules and grades in read-only

access.

Campus Portal

Campus Portal is a confidential and secure website that provides parents/guardians and

students with real-time access to information related to Student demographics, attendance,

schedules and grades and to better understand, monitor, and participate in the educational

process .

Parent/Guardian can view the above information of all students who are flagged as

guardian in our system.

Account Activation

STEP 1: Navigate to District Website

Parents will go to the district website at www.baltimorecityschools.org/campus and click

on “Activate my account.”

STEP 2:

The Portal log in screen will display. To set up your account for the first time, click on the

‘HELP’ button

STEP 3:

This will expand the screen. You should have received a letter with a 32-digit activation

key. If you have this activation key, select ‘click here’ for the sentence ‘if you have been

assigned a Campus Portal Activation Key’.

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STEP 4:

This will display a screen where you will enter your activation key. Enter your activation

key and click the ‘Submit’ button.

STEP 5:

Once you have successfully entered activation key a portal account has been created. You

will see your name on this screen.

1. Create a username - your email address is the recommended username

2. Create a password

3. Verify your password 4. Click ‘create account’

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Example:

STEP 6:

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After clicking the ‘create account’ button, the following screen will display. Click on the ‘Click

Here’ button to return to the login screen

STEP 7:

Enter your username and password. Click the ‘Sign In’ button.

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Security Preferences

Click the ‘Yes’ button.

You will need to select 8 photos that you ‘Like’ and 8 photos that you ‘Dislike’. Please try to

select like items so that you can remember the photos. (i.e., pick all birds or all animals, etc.)

Also, you must enter your email address and your current password.

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You are now in the Infinite Campus Portal.

Once logged in, an index of accessible information for the household as a whole is listed in the

navigation pane located on the left hand side of the screen. Sign Out and Home buttons appear

in the top right corner of the screen, with the Name of the individual logged into the Portal

appearing next to these buttons.

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In the Portal, parents and students have the option of receiving notifications for attendance, score

and grade changes, and low lunch balances. Grade change notifications are sent both for changes

to final grades at the end of a term and changes to in-progress grades throughout the term.

Access notifications through the bell icon at the top of the Portal. The count totals the number of

notifications you've received since you last looked at them.

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Section 2 – Student

Calendar

The Calendar tab, when accessed from the Student section, displays all day events, assignments

and attendance events for that student only. The calendar defaults to the current month but users

are able to view previous months and future months by clicking the black arrow buttons on either

side of the month and year.

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Schedule

The Course Schedule lists the student's classes in each period and term, along with the time and

location the class meets. If a school uses a rotating day or alternating day schedule, the day the

class meets will be listed. Parents can use this tool to find out the classes the student is taking

along with the teacher's name and room number.

Clicking the teacher's name with an Email icon next to it will generate an email in the user's

preferred email program.

Clicking the Name of a course when a grade book icon appears next to it will send the user to the student's Grade book for that course, which includes assignments and grades.

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Attendance

The Attendance Tab can be accessed from the Student section of the navigation pane after a

specific student has been chosen from the Switch Student menu. This section provides a variety

of summary and detail options for viewing attendance information. This section is updated in

real time, as the teacher or attendance clerk enters daily or period attendance.

The attendance calendar at the top of the attendance screen provides color-coded absence and

tardy information for the selected student. The current day is outlined in blue. Clicking the black

arrow icons will allow the user to view previous and future months. All instructional days can be

selected. Non-instructional days are grayed out and cannot be selected.

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Grades

The Student Grades tab displays recent assignments that have been graded. Parents and students

are able to see all grading tasks and grades and can easily view all assignments for a particular

course.

Click the Name of the Course to view details of that course. This same view is displayed when

selecting the Grade Book icon from the Schedule tab.

Select the Teacher's Name to display contact information (phone number and email) in a pop-up

window. The Primary Teacher of the course will display first, followed by any other teacher

assigned to the course.

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Health

The Health Portal will display vaccination compliance. Non-Compliant - displays in red text.

Assessment

The Assessment tab stores information regarding a student's performance on various

standardized district-wide, state and federal tests and assessments.

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To Do List

The To Do List tab provides a summary of assignments that are due and/or late for that student.

The summary includes the Course and Assignment, the Date Assigned, Due Date and the Days

Remaining or Overdue.

The To Do List can be filtered to show All Dates or only assignments for a specific month.

Clicking the Print icon will generate the list in a PDF to be printed.

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Reports

The Reports tab allows parents to generate reports of information such as missing assignments,

a student's schedule, and any transcripts or report cards that are available.

These reports generate in a PDF using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Demographics

The Demographics tab lists the information the school district currently has for the selected

student. Modifications can be made to personal information and non-household contact

information.

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Non-household contacts are those people who may be related to the student or people who

should be contacted in case of an emergency but do not live in the same household.

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Update Student Personal Information.

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Section 3 – Family

The Family section of the Portal contains Messages for the family, Household Information,

Family Member information, Calendar information for all enrolled students and a Family To Do

List.

Messages

The Messages tab content is divided into three sections: District Announcements, School

Announcements and the Inbox.

Discussions

BCPS will not be using the discussion thread.

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Household Information

This tab lists the household phone number and all current addresses of the household.

Household phone number can be reviewed and updated on the Household Information tab

without approval.

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Family Members

This tab lists demographic information for all household members. Here, parents can review and

request to change contact information and relationships between all household members.

Requests to change census data will be reviewed by district personnel and approved accordingly. There may be a short lag time between the time the request for change was submitted and when changes are reflected.

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The Calendar and To Do List under the Family section will only show if you have more than

one student.

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Calendar

The Calendar tab, when accessed from the Family section displays calendar events for each

school in which a student is enrolled. The calendar defaults to the current month but users are

able to view previous months and future months by clicking the black arrow buttons on either

side of the month and year.

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To Do List

The To Do List tab provides a summary of assignments that are due and/or late for all students

in the family or for a student (To Do Lists will appear in the Family toolset and in the Student

toolset). The summary includes the Student to whom the assignment was given, the Course and

Assignment, the Date Assigned, Due Date and the Days Remaining or Overdue.

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Section 4 – User Account

Account Manager

The Account Management tool allows users to change their existing account password, update

their account email address and modify their Like and Dislike images which are used when

recovering a forgotten password.

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Contact Preferences

It is important for users to have up-to-date contact information that can be used by Campus

Messenger to distribute timely information to parents. Users should verify that email information

is correct. Message types include Emergency, Attendance, Behavior, General Notification,

Priority Notification and Teacher.

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Access Log

This tab lists the IP addresses of the device used to access Portal, the times it was accessed and

whether the login was successful.

Users do not have the ability to modify data here. This tool is used to see when logins occurred

with the username and password.

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Notification Settings

The Notification Settings tab allows you to opt out of receiving specific kinds of notifications

and establish thresholds for those you do receive.

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Section 5 – Frequently Asked Questions

1. Where do I log on? Once you have activated your account, click here.

2. What is my username and password?

PARENT/GUARDIAN: You can create your own username and password when you first

log into Campus Portal. Note: City Schools strongly recommends that you use an email

address as your username.

If you do not have an email address, you may create a free one using Gmail, Outlook, or

Yahoo.

STUDENT – AT SCHOOL: You will be automatically logged into Campus Portal when

you log into Office 365.

STUDENT—AWAY FROM SCHOOL: Use the same username and password as when

you log into Office 365.

3. How do I create/set up my account?

PARENT/GUARDIAN: Your student will bring home a Campus Portal Activation Key

with instructions on how to use it in the first week of school. If you did not receive an

Activation Key, please contact your school to request a new one.

STUDENT: Your account will be automatically set up for you. Simply use your Office 365 username and password to login.

4. I lost/didn’t get my activation key – what should I do?

Please contact your school.

5. How up-to-date is the information in Campus Portal? All of the information within Campus Portal is updated in real-time. In other words, you

can see all information as soon as it is posted by a teacher or staff member.

6. Who should I contact if I have technical questions about my account? If you cannot find an answer to your question within the instructional videos or FAQs,

please contact your school.

7. Who should I contact if I have questions about grades, attendance, assignments, etc.?? Please contact the school teacher or staff member responsible for the information.

8. How should I protect my account?

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First, keep your username and password private. Second, monitor account access by

using the “Access Log” tool within the Account Management tool. This log shows all

attempts to log into your account. If you believe that your account has been accessed by

an unauthorized person, change your password immediately and inform your school.

9. What should I do if I forgot my password or username? If you forget your password or username, simply click on the “Forgot your password?” or

“Forgot your username?” link on the main login page and follow the instructions.

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