Millbury Public Schools is committed to using technology to enhance learning. Families that are looking for additional assistance in using technology at home may find the help they are looking for below or in our newsletter, The Network.
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What Families Need to Know
For Parents
If you have never logged into the Family Portal, your usernames are the email addresses we have on file and the password Changeme! The first time a user logs in to the family portal at https://ma-millbury.myfollett.com, put your email address in the username field and the password “Changeme!”. If you are not prompted to change your password, you can click your name in the top right-hand corner of the Family Portal, choose Edit Preferences, and under security, change your password. You can also email aspen-help@millburyschools.org for more help.
If you have used the family Portal before and can not remember your password, email aspen-help@millburyschools.org for more help.
For Students
Click the AASP button under Log in with Another Provider. This will prompt you to log in with your school Google Account.
Come to room A143 for more help.
What can families do in the Family Portal?
Check grades
Check Attendance
See other information related to your child.
To better serve our diverse community, we use Google™ Translate, a third-party service that provides automated computer translations. Millbury Public Schools (MPS) has no control over the service provided by Google™ Translate and we do not endorse the accuracy or reliability of the translation.
While Google™ Translate uses state-of-the-art technology, it does so without the intervention of human translators. The translations provided as part of the services are only an approximation of the website's original content.
It is possible that all text may not be translated correctly and some portions of a document may not be translated at all. Some files and other items cannot be translated including graphics and photos.
MPS has no control over the nature, content, and availability of the service, and accordingly, cannot guarantee the accuracy or reliability of the translation. The members of the Millbury Public Schools will do their best to provide timely, accurate translations of curriculum, and notifications. MPS is not liable for any inaccuracies or errors in the translation or liability for any loss, damage, or other problem, including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from or in connection with the use of the Google™ Translate Service.
While we cannot control the translations powered by the Google™ Translate Service, we are very dedicated to serving all families within MPS. For questions about Google Translate, including how to contribute to better translations, visit: http://translate.google.com/support/
Student Chromebooks are filtered 24/7 while at school and at home. Due to the wide range of family values relating to what parents and caregivers wish to allow their children to access while at home, Millbury Public Schools filters all student devices for the following categories: Pornography, Drugs, Gambling, Other Adult Content, Social Media, Anonymous Proxies, Chat/Messaging, Hate, Other Search Engines (Non-Safe Search), Social Networking, Games.
This page is intended to provide some basic information for parents who wish to implement parental controls and additional filtering on their child's device while at home.
Please note: Millbury Public Schools does not evaluate, endorse, or support the products listed or linked on this page. This information is being presented as a convenience for parents in their efforts to filter their home networks.
There are a number of approaches available for parents who wish to implement parental controls on their child's devices. However, inorder to prevent conflicts with the District's management system and to prevent required functionality from being unintentionally disabled during the school day, no parental controls may be used that require installation on the device itself.
The preferred approach for parental controls of student devices is to filter and control Internet access using your home network. There are three main approaches to this - you may choose the approach that works best for your family:
Use your router's built-in parental controls - This is generally the lowest-cost method and is built into most routers, but in some cases, the setup may be involved. Please see the link for the manufacturer of your home router for more information: Apple AirPort, Cisco, D-Link, Linksys, Netgear.
Use a web-based service such as OpenDNS - This may be an effective option if your router does not have built-in parental controls. Depending on the plan you choose, there may be a cost involved.
Purchase a standalone product that plugs into your network, such as Circle by Disney, Google Nest WIFI, Eero, or another mesh networking appliance. This may be the easiest option to implement. However, depending on the product chosen, there may be a cost involved. When choosing a product, please ensure that the product does not require installation onto your child's device directly.