Parents' Bill of Rights, PowerSchool & FastBridge

Parents' Bill of Rights

Parents of public school children shall have all of the following rights:

To examine textbooks, curriculum, and other materials used in your child’s classroom.
To inspect child’s school records and receive a child’s education records within 10 business days of the request.
To be notified when medical services are being offered to their child, except where emergency medical treatment is required. In cases where emergency medical treatment is required, the parent shall be notified as soon as practicable after the treatment is rendered.
To be notified if a criminal action is deemed to have been committed against their child or by their child.
To be notified if law enforcement personnel question their child, except in cases where the parent has been accused of abusing or neglecting the child.
To be notified if your child is taken or removed from the school campus without parental permission.
That the school shall not discriminate against your child based on sincerely held religious beliefs of the child’s family.
To receive written notice and the option to opt their child out of any surveys that include questions about any of the following:
- The student’s sexual experiences or attractions.
- The student’s family beliefs, morality, religion, or political affiliations.
- Any mental health or psychological problems of the student or a family member.
- To receive written notice and have the option to opt their child out of instruction on topics associated with sexual activity.
- To receive from the school the annual school calendar, no later than thirty days prior to the beginning of the school year, and to be notified in writing as soon as feasible of any revisions to such calendar.
- To receive in writing each year or to view on the school’s website a comprehensive listing of any required fee and its purpose and use and a description of how economic hardships may be addressed.
- To receive in writing each year or to view on the school’s website a description of the school’s required uniform for students.
- To be informed if their child’s academic performance is such that it could threaten the child’s ability to be promoted to the next grade level and to be offered an in-person meeting with the child’s classroom teacher and school leader to discuss any resources or strategies available to support and encourage the child’s academic improvement.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, a public school shall not be required to release any records or information regarding a student’s medical or health records or mental health counseling records to a parent during the pendency of an investigation of child abuse or neglect conducted by any law enforcement agency or the Department of Children and Family Services where the parent is the target of the investigation, unless the parent has obtained a court order.

For more information, please visit Louisiana ACT 466 online.

Instructional Materials Request

Please email to request review of Instructional Materials. Please provide the following information by email to [email protected]:

1. Email address
2. Parent first and last name
3. Student first and last name
4. Grade level
5. Instructional materials requested

PowerSchool

Research shows that when parents are engaged, students become more active participants in the educational process, which helps mitigate problems, instills better study habits, and addresses issues as they arise – all of which are key factors in academic success. Our PowerSchool’s Parent Portal provides parents/guardians confidential and real time access to their student's information such as attendance and grades. This also allows teachers and parents/guardians to communicate electronically so that information is shared on a regular, timely basis.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the PowerSchool Parent Portal, please contact Christina Manriquez, [email protected].

FIRST TIME PARENT PORTAL USERS

Follow these instructions if you have never had a PowerSchool Parent Portal Account.

Open a web browser, access your PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal URL ( this can be found on the parent portal access letter that was mailed out)
On the Student and Parent Portal Sign In page click the “Create Account” tab.
Please select the “Create Account” button and fill out the required fields.
Use the Access ID and Access Password provided in the letter that was mailed to each family to link your child/children to your parent account. If you do not have your Access ID and Access password letter please reach out to [email protected] to request a letter.
Remember to always Log out when you are finished using the parent portal.

FastBridge

FastBridge is one of the tools we use for benchmark assessments and is administered each fall, winter and spring to students as follows:

1:1 assessments
- Kindergarten – earlyReading Composite Score, Number Identification
- 1st Grade – earlyReading Composite Score
- 2nd Grade – CBMreading
Computer-Based Assessments
- Kindergarten – n/a
- 1st Grade – aMath (winter and spring only), CBMmath-Automaticity
- 2nd Grade – aReading, aMath, CBMmath-Automaticity

Screening scores provide a data snapshot that is used to support identification of students who are at-risk and in need of interventions and/or enrichment or acceleration. The assessments measure early literacy, early numeracy, and math computation in grades K-2. The results are used to measure learning status and growth within the school year.