Parent Portal Information

We are extremely excited to introduce the launch of LinkIt Student/Parent Portal.  With our use of LinkIt!, we now have the ability to provide you access to your child's achievements digitally.   Within the LinkIt! Parent Portal, you will be able to view all benchmark assessment data. Please note that the LinkIt! Parent Portal is currently only available for students in grades 1-8. 

It is critical to remember the purpose of each assessment and what it is measuring when the assessment is given. For example, benchmarks are often given three times a year (fall, winter, and spring). The fall and winter benchmarks are measuring students' abilities based on grade level standards, some that they have NOT been taught yet. By the spring benchmark, you will see a more realistic perspective on where a student is as it relates to grade level standards. Please do not panic if you see many standards in “the red” or “below benchmark” for the fall and winter assessments as these standards most likely have not been taught yet. 

In addition, each assessment is broken down into standards and skills, and those are used by teachers to identify student strengths and opportunities for growth.  Often, these subscores are more valuable than the overall score. 

If you have questions about your child’s assessment data, the best place to start is with the classroom teacher who is by far the most knowledgeable person about your child’s academic abilities. If you have questions about the benchmark assessments themselves, please contact our Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, Kimberly Dowling at 201.358.4000 Ex:3103 or kdowling@rivervaleschools.com. 

Additional Parent Resources:

• LinkIt! Parent Portal Access and Guidance (9 min tutorial)

• Logging into the Parent Portal Screenshots and Guidance