HSD uses Lightspeed to provide Internet filtering on student accounts that are used to login to Chromebooks. Visibility into student activity is provided through automatic internet activity emails to parents/guardians and optionally signing up for the Lightspeed parent portal. For information and frequently asked questions please review the informaiton below. For more information about how HSD filtering works, see HSD Chromebook Filtering page.
This is automatic when you enroll your child with the Hillsboro School District; you do not have to do anything.
Reports will begin arriving within a few weeks of the start of the school year.
If you do not receive the weekly Internet Activity Email, contact your child's school and make sure they have your correct email address on file. Only two parents / guardians may receive the Internet Activity emails.
Parent reports contain the times your child is active on the internet, top websites, top searches, and top blocked websites. It will show a comparison of your student's typical use to the school average. This information is meant to be an overview.
Check your Spam folder and see if your email provider might have flagged incoming Parent Reports as spam.
If your email service has an "Approved Senders List," add "do_not_reply@lightspeedsystems.com" to the list.
If your email address recently changed, you will want to contact your child's school and make sure they have the correct email address on file.
If these steps do not help, contact the school office.
Simply click "Unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email.
You will find a link at the bottom of the weekly Internet Activity Email that will take you to the Parent Portal and will allow you to setup an account.
The system usually displays online activity in about a minute or less.
You will be able to view the past 7 days.
Unfortunately, the system does not support each parent or guardian blocking specific sites.
Go to the Lightspeed Parent Portal Forgot Password page and enter your email address. This will guide you through resetting your password. Hillsboro School District does not have access to reset your password for you.
If you cannot see your child in the Lightspeed Parent Portal, contact your child's school and make sure they have your correct email address on file. Only two parents / guardians may receive access to the portal and receive emails.
Within the Parent Portal you will find a switch you can turn off or on labeled "Pause web browsing". If you turn on this switch it will ask you to then select 1 hour, 3 hours or until tomorrow morning. Students will receive an error message that says "Parental Pause Active" if they attempt to access the internet on their chromebook. This feature only works outside of school hours.