Parent Contact Information 

The CONTACTS screen allows you to view, add, delete and update contact information for your child.
Note: Your physical address and/or mailing address cannot be changed in Parent Access.  Your address can only be changed by contacting the Main Office of the school.

The CONTACTS screen has an area for each of your children and within a child's area, there is a separate section for each contact.  The CONTACTS screen lists the telephone and email information for:

1. Student's Guardians:  The parents or legal guardians who are allowed to view the student's confidential information. Note: as a Guardian, you can edit your contact information, but you cannot add a Guardian contact. If you have questions about adding a Guardian, please contact the main office of your child's school. 

2. Emergency Contacts:  A neighbor or nearby relative who will assume temporary care of your child should an emergency arise and you cannot be reached.  The Emergency Contact SHOULD NOT be your doctor.  If you want the contact to be able to pick up your from school, be sure to complete the "Permission to pick up student?" box.

3. Non-Emergency Contacts:  Other people in your child's life whom you wish the school to be aware of:

   • Doctor

   • Dentist (optional)

   • Other people you wish the school to be aware of

A PDF icon will appear next to the name of each of your children to allow you to print out a current contact information sheet for that child.  An icon, which looks like a man with a blue shirt, will be visible for any email address that is linked to a Parent Access Account.

Updating Phone Numbers and Email Addresses

You can do three things to a contact's email addresses and phone numbers:

1. Change an existing phone number or email address:  Simply type over the information that is displayed, then click SAVE ALL CHANGES.  Read here for how to change your Genesis login ID.  Make sure to check the PRIMARY PHONE if there is more than one number. The PRIMARY PHONE will be called first.

2. Delete a phone number or email address:  Click the Delete Trashcan Icon for the phone number or email you wish to delete, then click OK if you are sure you would like to delete (click CANCEL to abandon the deletion and keep the information).

3. Add a new phone number or email address:

• • Each contact has an Add Phone/Email tool as the last line of their contact information.

  • Select the type of information you want to add (the drop down contains the type of items you can add: Home Email, Cell Phone, Work Email, Work Phone).

  • In the blank text field, enter the phone number or email address.

  • Cell Phones - Enter the cell service provider. 

  • For Emergency contacts, if you want the contact to be able to pick up your from school, be sure to complete the "Permission to pick up student? box" 

4. Delete a Contact: To delete a non-guardian contact, click on "Options" to the right of the contact's name. 

Guardian contact information updated in Genesis will automatically be updated in the Apptegy notification system nightly.

Apptegy
Our district uses the Apptegy Notification System to provide timely communication to parents and staff members on matters such as district emergencies and general interest activities. Guardians of all registered students are automatically entered in Apptegy with their Genesis listed phone number (primary) and email address.  Parents are responsible for keeping their contact information (phone numbers and email address) updated in Genesis.

Message Alerts

Genesis has the ability to send an alert to your email address. If you wish to receive an alert when a new message is received by the Message Center, go to the MESSAGE CENTER > MESSAGE ALERT SETUP.  The Alert Setup page will list all the Email Addresses you have listed on your CONTACTS tab.  Just click the checkbox to add an alert to an email address. Uncheck the checkbox to remove an alert.  Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click SAVE ALERT PREFERENCES button