Navigating the Aeries Student Portal: A Comprehensive Guide for MDUSD Parents
The Aeries Student Portal is a valuable tool for parents and guardians within the Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) to stay informed about their student's academic progress and school-related information. This guide provides answers to frequently asked questions and offers step-by-step instructions for effectively using the Aeries Homelink system.
Accessing Aeries Homelink
MDUSD caretakers can view student information from our school database using the Aeries Homelink. To access Aeries Homelink, follow the instructions provided by your school. Remember that use of this system is strictly limited to authorized account holders ONLY. Use of this system indicates that you have read and fully understand the terms, conditions and responsibilities outlined in the Privacy and Security Policy.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Aeries Parent Portal
- Why should I create an Aeries Parent Portal Account?
- How do I create an Aeries Parent Portal Account?
- Where can I get the Aeries Portal App?
- Do I need a separate account for each of my students?
- What is the VPC code for my student's account?
- How do I reset my Aeries Portal account password?
- How do I complete Data Confirmation/Re-registration for my student?
- Can I set up alerts for my child's grades?
Aeries Portal accounts for parents and students are managed by the school and/or district that your student attends. If you do not find the answer to your question here, please contact the school for further assistance.
Benefits of Using the Aeries Parent Portal
The Aeries Parent Portal allows you the opportunity to stay current on a variety of things related to your student’s progress at school. Depending on which features your student’s school enables, you will be able to monitor things such as attendance, grades, report cards and standardized test scores throughout the school year. Some schools also use the portal to allow you to update contact information and view important documents as well.
Creating an Aeries Parent Portal Account
Please contact your child’s school for guidance on how to create an Aeries Portal account for your child. In order to protect the confidentiality of your child’s information, there are specific safeguards in place to ensure only individuals with educational rights to a child’s information can create an Aeries Parent Portal account. We strongly recommend that account information not be shared outside of the child’s family.
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Accessing the Aeries Portal App
The Aeries Portal App is available on the Google Play Store for Android users and the Apple App Store for Apple users. Note: Your student’s school district can enable or disable the access to the portal. More) option to toggle to the Full Portal.
Managing Multiple Students
All students that attend schools in the same district can be linked to a single parent/guardian account. Once logged in as a parent, select the dropdown on the top bar to select the student from the list, or simply choose the student from the cards below. If your have children that attend schools in different school districts, you will need a separate portal account for each district.
Understanding the VPC Code
When creating a new Aeries Parent Portal account, you will be asked for a VPC (Verification Pass Code). This code is only available from your student’s school.
Resetting Your Aeries Portal Account Password
If you need additional assistance with a password reset, please contact your child’s school.
Completing Data Confirmation/Re-registration
Data Confirmation is a feature of Aeries that allows parents and guardians to update student demographic, contact and medical information. This feature also allows parents to view school policies, documents, and authorizations that the school has posted in the portal. In order for the parent to access the registration page in the portal, the student must be active or pre-enrolled in the school.
Read also: Accessing Student Information
If your child’s school has indicated that you should complete this process in Aeries, log in to the Aeries Parent Portal from a browser (this feature is not currently available in the Aeries App); a message will display on the Home page until you have completed the Data Confirmation process. The Data Confirmation form can also be found in the Navigation tree under Student Info. For questions or troubleshooting when completing Data Confirmation, please contact your child’s school directly.
Setting Up Grade Alerts
If this feature is enabled by the school, you can find the option labeled Parent Notification Preferences in the drop-down menu accessed when you click your Aeries Portal account username in the upper right-hand corner of the portal (when accessing the portal through a browser).
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