1. Parent Portal
St Cyprian’s School

2. Overview
• Accessible from www.stcyprians.net
• Parent registration and self-help section
• Registration and login processes over 128 bit secure SSL
encrypted channel

3. The enrolment process
• Secure input validation (CAPTCHA and password complexity
requirements)
• Email address and parent credential validation

4. Self-help section
• Reduces administrative overhead
• Can include FAQ section

5. Portal Homepage
• Modern Web 2.0 look and • Intelligent QuickNav bar
feel o groups students and School Zone
o Personalised welcome message access links dynamically based on
o Announcements school section
o School Communicator news feeds

6. Student Profile
• Provides quick overview and summaries of:
o Attendance
o Code of Conduct
o Class tutor contact details

7. Academic History
o Bar chart provides quick overview of student’s performance for the year.
o Can select different academic years to compare
o Subject detail for selected year includes subject teacher name and email

8. Upcoming BI features
• By comparing the bar charts for 2010 and 2011
o In this instance the student showed a good improvement in marks
o Futures portal updates can include more in-depth comparisons
• Subject specific performance charts, early warning / intervention
indicators etc.

9. Code of Conduct & Attendance
• The Code of Conduct and Attendance tabs give a more detailed
view of recorded instances as summarised on the initial Student
Profile tab.

10. Parent contact information
• This section includes a list of linked family members
• Includes billing, physical and report addresses

11. Help|Feedback|Update Details
• Parents can log requests to
o Update their contact details
o Report any system issues or problems they may experience

12. Portal Web Analytics
• Powerful feature of SharePoint
• help us to collect, report, and analyse the usage and effectiveness of our
portal deployment
• get a deeper understanding of what users are doing, what they want
from our portal and how we can tailor the portal experience to best meet
their needs

13. Future potential of Parent Portal
• Secure means of communication and feedback between the
school and parents (customers)
• Potential value can be unlocked
o Secure document repository for Parents
o Discussion forums between staff and parents
o Blogs / Announcements about upcoming marketing campaigns etc.
o Parent issue management
• Our newly established extranet environment enables us to
engage all external stakeholders
• Potential uses
o Collaboration spaces for school councils / committees