Parent Portal
Welcome to the WCSD Parent Portal!
Onboarding Guide
The Infinite Campus Parent Portal is a powerful tool that provides you with a real-time window into the classroom. It delivers immediate access to crucial academic information—including grades, assignments, attendance records, and schedules--at any time, on any device. By staying informed, you can provide timely support, celebrate achievements, and work collaboratively with our educators to ensure your child thrives.
This guide will help families get started with Infinite Campus, our online system for checking grades, assignments, attendance, and more. The steps below will show you how to log in, find information, and set up notifications so you can stay connected with your student’s progress.
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Creating your personalized Parent Portal account is the first step to unlocking all the academic information and communication tools the district provides for your student. Your unique account ensures that your child's information remains secure while giving you comprehensive access across all your children enrolled in WCSD.
Primary Method: Activating Your Account via Email Invitation
1. Check Your Inbox: Use the activation provided by the school if you are a new user. The Activation Key is emailed to you every Friday if you have not registered yet. If you need help, contact parent.portal@wcsdny.org
2. Click the Secure Link: Click this secure link to begin the activation process for your Parent Portal account.
3. Create Your Credentials: Follow the on-screen prompts to create a new, secure username and password.
4. Review Your Information: After your first login, please take a moment to carefully review all of your contact and address information. If you notice any inaccuracies, please let us know so we can update our records.
You can access Infinite Campus on any computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Website
Go to Homepage and click on 'Parent Portal' under Quick Links at the top of the page.
Mobile App
Download the Infinite Campus app from the App Store or Google Play, then select Wappingers CSD as your district.
Login Information
Use the activation provided by the school if you are a new user. The Activation Key is emailed to you every Friday if you have not registered yet. If you need help, contact parent.portal@wcsdny.org
💡 Tip: Bookmark the Campus Parent page on your browser for quick access!
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Upon logging in, you will land on the Home screen, which serves as your central dashboard. Here, you will see a summary card for each of your students enrolled in the district. These cards display the most timely and important information at a glance, including:
- Documents that require your attention or eSignature
- Assignments due today
- Recent assignment scores and grade updates
- Recent attendance events
- Recent behavior events
Navigating Between Students
For families with more than one child in WCSD, switching between student profiles is seamless. When you are using a student-specific tool like Grades, Schedule, or Attendance, a dropdown menu with your students' names will appear in the top-right corner of the screen. Simply select a different name to view that child's information.
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Tool Name
What It Helps You Do
Assignments
View all of your student's assignments, filter by missing work, see due dates, and click for details like scoring information and teacher attachments.
Grades
Check current grades, progress reports, and teacher feedback.
Grade Book Updates
Lists all assignments scored or updated in the last 14 days, providing a quick summary of what's new.
Attendance
Review a summary and detailed view of absences and tardies, including whether they are excused or unexcused.
Calendar
See assignments, schedules, and attendance events in a calendar view. Use the "Weekly Overview" to see all assignments for a given week on one page.
Schedule
View your student's class schedule for each term, complete with teacher names, room numbers, and course details.
Fees
View a list of all assigned fees (e.g., lab, field trip), track your balance, and see what has been paid or is still owed.
Documents
Access and manage important files like report cards, transcripts, IEPs, and forms that may require your eSignature.
Message Center
Read important announcements from the school or district and view messages received from teachers. Note that these announcements cannot be deleted.
More
Access a comprehensive collection of other student information, including demographics, health records, transportation details, password and more.
💡 Tip: Click the bell icon 🔔 to manage notifications for grades, attendance, and messages.
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The Infinite Campus Parent Portal allows you to tailor your experience to fit your specific needs and communication preferences. By managing your notification and contact settings, you can ensure you receive the right information, at the right time, in the way that works best for you.
Stay up to date! You can choose to receive alerts when grades are updated, assignments are posted, or your student is marked absent.
Managing Notification Settings
- You have control over the types of alerts you receive from the portal. This ensures you are notified about the things that matter most to you without being overwhelmed.
- To adjust your settings, navigate to the user menu (the person icon in the top-right corner), click Settings, and then select Notification Settings. From this screen, you can:
- * Enable or disable push notifications for specific events, such as when an "Assignment is scored," a "Grade is updated," or "Attendance is updated."
Account and Language Settings
You can also manage your personal account details and preferred language- Account Settings: here, you can update your account security email, which is used if you ever need to recover a forgotten password. You can also change your portal password at any time
- Language: to change the display language, go to the user menu and select language. WCSD provides full support for English and Spanish. Other languages, such as Chinese, may also be available.