The parent portal, step by step

1 · Setting up

You need an email address you can open today. That's all.

1. Create your account

   1. Go to rivertech.me.
   2. Press Create a Parent Account (under the Login button).
   3. Fill in the form and press Register.
   rivertech.me

   Create a Parent Account

   For parents and guardians.

   Email Address

   dana.whitfield@example.com

   Password

   ••••••••••

   Must be at least 8 characters

   Confirm Password

   ••••••••••

   Passwords match

   Username

   dwhitfield

   First Name

   Dana

   Last Name

   Whitfield

   Register

   Back to Login

   An example. The name and email are made up.

   • Use your own name, not your child's.
   • Your password needs at least 8 characters.
   • There's no box for your child here. You link them in step 3.
   • Each email address can only have one account, so don't use the same address you plan to give your child.

2. Confirm your email

   1. Open the email from River Tech.
   2. Click the link in it.
   3. You'll see "✅ Email Confirmed!" and then land back in the portal, signed in.
   No email after a few minutes? Check your spam folder. Still nothing, or the link says it has expired? Don't register again (it won't let you). Email learn@rivertech.me and the office will open the account for you.

   Next time, just sign in at rivertech.me with your email and password. Bookmark that address. It's the only one you need.

3. Link your child

   When you first sign in, your home screen looks like this. That's expected:

   rivertech.me

   👶 No Children Linked

   No children are linked to your account yet.

   ➕ Link a Child

   A new account. One button, and it's the right one.

   Press ➕ Link a Child. There are two ways to do it.

   ⚡ With a link code (fastest)

   1. Ask the office for your child's link code. It looks like ABCD2345.
   2. Press "Have a link code from the school?" at the bottom.
   3. Type the code and press Link with code.

   Your child appears right away.

   ✉️ Without a code

   1. Type your child's full name, spelled the way the school has it.
   2. Add their grade if you like.
   3. Press Send Request.

   Someone at the school checks it and emails you when it's done.

   rivertech.me

   Link a Child✕

   Your child's full name

   First and last name

   Grade (optional)

   e.g. 9

   You are their (optional)

   Mother, Father, Guardian

   Cancel

   Send Request

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   ▸ Have a link code from the school?

   ABCD2345

   Link with code

   Both ways are in the same window. The code is at the bottom.

   • More than one child? Do this once for each child, using ➕ Link Another Child. Each child has their own code.
   • The name box won't suggest names as you type. That's on purpose, to keep students' names private.

4. Give your child their own sign-in (optional)

   If your child's card says they have no sign-in yet, the school has their record but they can't sign in themselves. To fix that:

   1. On your home screen, press ✉️ Open (your child's name)'s account on their card.
   2. Type an email address your child can open. It can't be your own.
   3. Tick the box to confirm it's right, and press Send the link.

   Your child gets an email to set their own password. Everything the school already has for them (classes, grades, skills) is waiting when they sign in.

   Younger children without an email can still play the learning games with a 4-character Games PIN from their teacher.

2 · Everyday use

Everything you can see and do once your child is linked.

Finding your way around

After you sign in you land on 🏠 Home. Most things live one click away, under 📊 Portal. The bar across the top always takes you between them:

The bar across the top of the portal.

The 🔔 bell next to the bar tells you about new assignments, graded work and new messages.

On 📊 Portal, each child shows a badge like 0/3. That's their behavior strikes: green is none, amber is one or two, red is three. Strikes clear on their own over time, and you're always emailed when one is given.

How your child is doing

Go to 📊 Portal and press your child's name. One window shows it all:

An example. Real names and grades never appear in this guide.

What the assignment words mean

A ✏️ Adjusted for tag means the teacher changed that assignment just for your child, such as a later due date. What you see is their version.

Letter grades

Reporting an absence

No phone call needed. On 📊 Portal, press 📅 Report an Absence:

1. Pick your child.
2. Pick the first and last day they'll be away. One day? Pick the same day twice. Weekends in between are skipped for you.
3. Add a reason if you like (for example "unwell").
4. Press Tell the school.

An example.

The school is told straight away, and you'll see how many staff were notified. Already reported at the top of the window shows absences already on file, so you won't send the same one twice.

Late arrival or early pickup

For a dentist visit in the morning or a pickup before the end of the day. On 📊 Portal, press ⏰ Late Arrival / Early Pickup:

1. Pick your child.
2. Choose Arriving late or Picking up early.
3. Pick the day (today or later) and the time.
4. Add a reason if you like, and press Tell the school.

Your child's teachers and the office are told straight away. Plans changed? Press Withdraw next to it under Already reported.

Messaging a teacher

1. Press 💬 Messages in the top bar.
2. Under To:, pick the teacher (or the office).
3. Type your message and press ✉️ Send Message.

Replies show under 📬 Recent Messages, and the 🔔 bell lights up when one arrives. The list shows your children's teachers and the school office. A teacher appears once your child is in one of their classes.

Classes, grades and teacher notes

Press 📚 Children's Classes, then open a class. You'll see three buttons:

If your child mentions work you can't see, the teacher may not have posted it yet.

Report card and transcript

1. On 📊 Portal, press your child's name.
2. Press 📄 Report Card (this year, by quarter) or 📋 Transcript (every year, with credits).
3. It opens in a new tab. Press Print / Save PDF to print or keep a copy.

Calendar, activities, documents and re-enrolling

• Calendar (on 🏠 Home): classes, due dates, tests and school events. Press a day to see what's on it. With two or more children, pick whose calendar with Select Child.
• 🏆 Activities: your children's sports and clubs, with the coach and schedule.
• 📄 Documents: the handbook and school policies. Activities and Documents are under 🧭 More at the bottom of 📊 Portal.
• 📋 Re-Enroll for Next Year (on 📊 Portal): opens the form with your family's details already filled in. It's also how you update your address, phone or emergency contacts.

3 · Your settings

All on 👤 Profile in the top bar.

You get two emails by default: when your child gets a new assignment, and when their work is graded. Strike notices always come and can't be turned off.

4 · Help

Stuck? Find the message you see below. If it isn't here, email learn@rivertech.me.

If something goes wrong

What only the office can change

Some details are kept by the school on purpose, because pickup lists and emergencies depend on them. Email learn@rivertech.me (or re-enroll) to change:

• Your name, phone number or address
• Emergency contacts, and who can pick up your child
• Medical information
• Your child's grade level or classes

Grades, attendance and strikes are changed by the teacher who gave them. The portal doesn't handle fees or payments.

Also worth reading

• Privacy Policy: what the school keeps and how to ask for it to be deleted.
• Terms of Service: the agreement you accepted when you enrolled.

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