<p>Currituck County Schools – “Did You Know?” Newsletter (October 2017 edition)</p><p>Home Base is the statewide student information system that gives parents real-time information including attendance, grades and assignments. With the Home Base Parent Portal, powered by PowerSchool application, parents are able to participate in their child’s progress as teachers share information directly from their gradebook. Families with multiple students can also set up their accounts to view all of their students at one time, with one login.</p><p>The Home Base parent portal is the only method used by Currituck County Schools to update your student’s information, including the list of individuals you have authorized to pick your student up from school. The information update must be completed for every student at the start of every school year.</p><p>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS</p><p>Q: Who can I contact if I have questions about the Home Base Parent Portal? A: You can e-mail [email protected] or call 252.453.0205 for assistance.</p><p>Q: Where do I go to access the Home Base Parent Portal? A: Visit www.currituck.k12.nc.us and click on the link under site shortcuts titled: Home Base/NCEdCloud/IAM: Parent ONLY.</p><p>Q: What information do I need to create my parent account? A: You will determine your own user name and password when creating the parent account. In order to link your student(s) to your account, you will need your student(s) first and last name as well as the student ID number. The student ID number will be used to enter the required Access ID (Last 6 digits of your student’s number) and the Access Password (Last 4 digits of your student’s number).</p><p>Q: What if I have already created an account but I cannot remember my username and password? A: You can e-mail [email protected] or call 252.453.0205 for assistance.</p><p>Q: What if I haven’t moved or changed any information, do I still need to complete the Information Update? A: YES – it is critical that all parents complete this process annually. All emergency contacts from prior years are deleted when the information update is complete. This data is provided to your student’s teachers and easily accessible to critical school personnel in the event of an emergency. Q: Why do I need to access the parent portal when my student already brings home progress reports and report cards? A: The parent portal allows you to see your student’s grades at the moment the teacher enters them. This allows you to be proactively involved in your student’s education and team up with your student’s teachers to assist with areas of concern prior to the end of a grading period.</p><p>Q: Do I have to create a new parent portal every year? A: No, the parent portal you create will be used throughout your student’s entire educational time at Currituck County Schools. Even when your child moves between schools within Currituck County, the parent portal remains the same and active.</p>