At Your Fingertips: Student Info Now Accessible Online

Wondering if your child's been skipping school or what yesterday's homework assignment for math class was — don't worry, there's an app for that.

The recently opened an online "public portal" to PowerSchool, the student information system the administration uses to store and manage student attendance, grades, assignments and other information.

Randel Osborne, who heads the district's technology department, told East Haven Patch that by using the portal, parents and guardians of all East Haven students can view attendance records.

Also, parents of students in grades 6 though 12 now have the ability to check assignments and grades online.

Osborne said there currently are 583 parents and guardians using the system.

In addition to attendance, Osborne said students in grade 6 through 12 can login to the public portal with their own account to view attendance, grades and assignments.

And, students may use the PowerSchool Student App for iPhone and other IOS devices to access the public portal, and parents may use the PowerSchool Parent App to do this as well.

"We feel that student and parent/guardian access to the information in PowerSchool will enhance parental involvement, and support greater student achievement," Osborne said.

More information on the PowerSchool Public Portal can be found here on the East Haven Public Schools website