Navigating as a Parent Video
Home Menu
Via the Home Menu, you are able to see your child's events, tasks, deadlines, online lessons, and lesson experiences for the day. If you have more than 1 child in the ManageBac school, you will be able to select them from the dropdown located on the left-hand side, and all content will update for that child respectively.
Below this, you can also access Timetables, Portfolio and more via tiles. Scrolling down further, you will be able to access your child's classes.
You can customise your Home menu to rearrange the layout, adjust the background colour, and configure what shows in the top widget section, depending on your needs. Click the Home Customisation Icon below your Avatar to get started.
Select your child
Click the student name on the top left of the left-hand menu. This allows you to select which child you wish to view if you have more than one child registered on ManageBac. Once you have selected a child, you will see an overview of their next two weeks on the Calendar or their Timetables if your school has the Timetables feature on ManageBac.
Note: If you have a child that you are not connected to on ManageBac, please contact your school's administration team directly to be correctly linked. ManageBac Support is unable to assist in this change. You can find a list of Key Contacts via the Dashboard (please see the screenshot below).
Viewing Key Contacts
Via the Dashboard
You will be able to find a list of Key Contacts configured by your school on the right-hand side of the Dashboard. This will include your child's specific Advisor (such as Homeroom Advisor), Supervisors for various projects (such as CAS/SA advisor), as well as Principals & Heads of School.
If you require any core changes made to your account, please reach out to a key contact. Examples:
- Changing your E-mail Address
- Updating Personal Details
- Access to additional children
Academics
Via the Dashboard
The Dashboard details your child's academic progress in all classes, and lets you view upcoming Online Lessons, Deadlines, Events and Tasks from the student's current Classes in the Upcoming section below the Calendar view.
Click on an item in the list to view the item as well as any related information to it, such as Unit information, Class information, etc.
The Classes section of the Dashboard page will show class relevant information organised by academic term and academic programme of the classes.
1. Attendance: This shows the number of absences per class in the current term.
2. Units: Explore the various dimensions of the curricula and view which units are being taught in the selected class. Click into the Unit to see how each unit of work incorporates Key Concepts, Learner Profile, and ATL Skills and key components of any year group, e.g. Service Learning or TOK.
3. Tasks: View tasks/assignments and grades for the Class. This includes Task completion, Grade distribution and progress bars for Tasks per academic term.
4. Messages: View class messages posted by members of each class.
Portfolio
Via the Portfolio
Via Portfolio, click on the Timeline to view a list of the work that your child has uploaded to their classes or programme components, as well as any Goals or Reflections posted to their Portfolio in chronological order. The Files is a collection of all Files relevant to your student's current academic programme.
You can also react or reply to messages and items on your student's Portfolio > Timeline or Post New a Message to items if the school has granted parents that permission.
Note: Portfolio permissions of what you can view or add are customisable by your school.
Calendar
Via the Dashboard
The Calendar lets you see your child's academic and activity dates in calendar form. You can click Subscribe to Calendar to sync calendar details to external calendars such as G-Cal or i-Cal on the top of the right navigation panel.
Filter the calendar events by using the right navigation panel Category and Classes filter tags.
Messages
Via the Messages
The Messages shows the messages posted by teachers and students in the Year Group and Classes that the student belongs to. Parents can view messages and file attachments but are unable to add comments or post messages here.
Profile
Via the Academic Profile
You can navigate to Academic Profile > Profile to view the personal details of your child. Switch children via the top-left dropdown.
Note: It is not possible for a parent user to edit child profile details. Please contact a school administrator for profile update requests.
Attendance & Timetables
Via the Academic Profile
Click the Academic Profile > Attendance & Timetable to view your child's attendance records. Click Export Timetables to PDF to get a PDF export of your child's class timetable.
Otherwise, the Attendance & Timetable page shows the attendance information for your child and details how many absences he or she has via the right navigation panel and legends. It is also possible to submit an Attendance Excusal via the 'Submit Attendance Excusal' button.
If the school sends Homeroom Absence notifications to parents via email, you will be able to access the Attendance Excusal page via a link in the email notification.
Important
Note : Attendance & Timetable will only appear if your school is subscribing to ManageBac for Attendance.
Reports
Via Academic Profile > Reports
You can view any Term Reports or Service Learning Progress Reports generated for you child. Reports are arranged by Academic Year, with their generation date below each file. You can click on each report name to view and download PDF reports.
You can also view your child's Web-view reports and PDF reports via Academic Profile tab on the left-hand side > Profile > Reports section.
In the Reports section, you can find a list of generated report cards organized by academic year. Select an academic year/term from the drop down menu to view reports from previous years. You can click the three vertical dots to either Preview the Web-view report or Download the PDF report.
Click Preview to view the Web version of the report. You can click the right arrow or select the tiles at the bottom to view the different sections of the report.
Click Download to download the PDF Report Card.
Important
Note: Reports will only appear if your school is subscribing to ManageBac for Report cards, and when they have generated them.
Parent's Association
Via the Parents Association
Important
Note: The Parent Association will only show if your school has this enabled. Messages may be locked to view mode only. This group name is customisable by your school.
Your Profile
To view your profile information, click Your Name at the top of the page and Manage Your Profile. By clicking on Edit Profile you can change your e-mail, password and profile information.
Important Note: You will not be able to edit personal information if profiles are locked by your school. Please contact an administrator at your school directly to request profile changes.