2.  Student Information System and Data and Analysis System used by office staff, teachers, parents, and students  Stores basic student information, attendance information, grades, assessment results, and more  Allows teachers to create standards based assessments online and allows students to complete assessments online

3.  Piece of Illuminate in which parents and students can log into secure, individualized sites that show information pertinent to their student  https://miusd.illuminatehc.com https://miusd.illuminatehc.com

5.  Each student at Marcum has access to Illuminate Home Connection  Students use their student id numbers and their birthdates to log in to their specific accounts  Students are able to check their attendance, check their grades, review past assessment data, take new assessments, and send messages to their teacher through the student version of the portal.

7.  One log-in for each parent ◦ Each parent log-in has access to all of your children (3 rd -8 th grade)  Parents are able to view assessment data, check grades, check attendance, message their students’ teachers, and set up notifications for various items

9.  Shows you an overview of the most recent assessments entered into Illuminate by the teacher  Select an assessment to get more information about how your student did on the whole assessment, individual standards on the assessment, and individual questions on the assessment

12.  Year summary provides information about your students’ attendance for this school year ◦ Days and percentages present, tardy, absent (excused or unexcused)

14.  Teachers update their gradebooks at least once a week, usually more often  System updates within 24 hours  Contains information about each subject overall and information about individual assignments  Each 3 rd -8 th Grade Student will have a gradebook for each subject ◦ ELA ◦ Math ◦ Science ◦ History/Social Science ◦ PE (6 th -8 th )

17.  Parents are able to send messages to their child’s teachers through the parent portal  Teachers access Illuminate at least every school morning and will receive your notification of a message once they log in

19.  You can set Illuminate’s notifications to notify you by email if your child: ◦ Scored a zero on an assignment ◦ Scored below a certain percentage on an assignment ◦ Received negative attendance ◦ Overall grade changes ◦ Grade falls below a %

21.  You can choose to add the account setting “Weekly Digest” which will allow Illuminate to send you a snapshot of your student’s week including information about ◦ Attendance ◦ Assessments ◦ Grades

24.  System generally updates within 24 hours  Teachers will be updating grades at least weekly  If you have questions about specific assessments or assignments, contact your child’s teacher (by email or through Illuminate’s Messaging option)  If you have any questions or concerns about accessing or using the portal, contact Mrs. Irby or Stacey (by email or phone)