Creating an account and accessing your child’s grades September 2014 Created by B. Falkinburg, HHS, modified for LRHS by H. Jennings

 Students  Use the same user id and password they use to log onto a computer within the building  Can view only their grades and resources for their active classes  Parents  Must create a My BCPS Account (employees may use existing credentials or create a parent account)  Requires a two-step process Create a My BCPS Account Add students  Can view grades for all students in BCPS including more than one school with one account

 Schools sent home a yellow flyer with students.  Other schools did not necessarily send them home on the same day.  Directions for creating an account and a Parent Verification code  Each individual student has a unique Parent Verification code.  This code may be used by both parents/guardians  What if I lost the flyer?  Contact Lynn Jacobs or Linda Oliver

 Visit bcpsone.bcps.org  Click on Create a Parent Account

 Enter the information requested including a valid account and then click Create.

 You will receive an with an Activation code.  Copy the Activation Code  Click on the link in the to return to the Account page.

 Enter your in the field at the top.  Enter or Paste the Activation Code in the field at the bottom.  Click Activate Account

 You should see an Account Activation Success Screen.  Click Sign In.

 Once your account is activated, you will be taken to a screen where you can log in the first time. (Please enter at least one student when you activate the account.)  Enter your and the password you selected in creating the account.

 The first time you log in you are taken to the Account Profile.  You should all of the information you entered when creating the account.  Click Add Student to enter the Validation code for each student.

 You will need the Validation Code from the flyer.  Each student has a unique code.

 A pop-up window opens  Validation number (with dashes)  Student birth date  Click submit What if I get an error message?

 You should now see the student listed in your profile.  Click on Add Student Again to add another student.

 When you wish to view your student’s grades, go to (no ‘www’; works best with Chrome)  Log in to your account

 To change between students within the same school, click the arrow by the box to access the dropdown.

 For students in more than one school, select the appropriate school first.

 For employees with students in BCPS schools  Toggle between roles by selecting the role in the drop down on the upper right (your child’s name will indicate the parent ‘role’)

 BCPS videos and FAQs – link from the BCPSOne log in screen.

 Call the school  me  For questions about creating an account send an to  For questions about the BCPSOne gradebook  Check your provider if you do not receive the . AOL and Yahoo have been rejecting s from BCPS. Some parents have reported issues with hotmail as well.