To report an absence, please send a Parent Square message to Anna Blankenship or email her at: anna.blankenship@cms.k12.nc.us.

• Absences are excused for:  illness, death in the family, religious holiday, or a medical appointment.  

• Parents may submit an Educational Leave Request if a student's planned absence from class is a valid educational opportunity.  These requests must be submitted to Anna Blankenship and approved by Principal Tecza at least five days before the absence.  If a child is determined to be chronically absent (10% or more absent-excused or unexcused), the leave request will be denied.

This year, the state of North Carolina has changed information systems from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus.  This will be a great transition and give you more immediate access to your child’s information, records, and school resources.  To access this information, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to https://portalaccess.ncsis.gov/ 

2. Select Charlotte Mecklenburg School District

3. Enter your child’s name and  student id number (If you need your child’s student ID number it can be found below on the sticker with your child’s name and class assignment.  

4. You will then be sent a verification code by text or email, which you will enter on the next page.

5. Once you do this you will be taken to the North Carolina NCSIS system and labeled “Verification Complete”.  At the bottom of this page there will be an activation code with multiple letters and numbers.  Please copy this for the next step.

6. Please then go to https://600.ncsis.gov/parent.  Here you will need to create a “New User.”  Please click “New User” and it will ask you to enter the Activation Code from step 5.  Please enter and it will take you to a page to create a new username and password.  Please complete this step and record the information in a secure place.  

7. At this time, you have completed the enrollment into the Parent Portal.  You can now complete the electronic version of all back-to-school forms by going to the “Online Registration Update” link at the bottom right of the page.  This will allow you to complete all the back to school forms you normally do at the beginning of the school year by paper and pencil. It will take approximately 30 minutes to complete for each child.  

8. Finally, you can have this information at the tip of your fingers through the Infinite Campus Parent App found in both Apple and Android app stores. 

Families with children who ride a school bus can use a free bus tracking system. Families can download the app and have access to the real-time location of their child's bus on a map, as well as scheduled and actual arrival times at their assigned stop and school.

Here Comes the Bus is a school bus tracking app that simplifies parents' and students' morning and afternoon routines. The app will give them real-time bus location and text or email notification alerts to help get them to the bus stop on time. Here Comes the Bus utilizes our GPS data and an easy-to-use customizable map that works on computers, tablets, or smartphones.

Signing up is EASY!

1. Sign up here. You will need the district code (73877) and your student's ID number (contact your child's school if you don't have it).

2. Download the Here Comes the Bus app from the App Store or Google Play for your smartphone or tablet.