city honors high school parent portal buffalo new york

by Roy Abernathy MD 8 min read

Does city honors offer the International Baccalaureate program?

Welcome to City Honors, Buffalo's magnet school for acceleration and the International Baccalaureate (IB) program! City Honors has both the IB Diploma Program (Grades 11-12) and IB Middle Years Program (Grades 5-10). Every student at City Honors is an IB student! There are no events based on your selected filter.

What is the Buffalo public school system Parent Portal?

The Buffalo Public School System makes available a variety of technological resources to support learning and enhance instruction. The goal of the Parent Portal is to promote educational excellence and to enhance communications with parents. The Parent Portal allows parents to view their child’s school records anywhere, any time.

How does the Buffalo public school system protect information?

The Buffalo Public School System monitors its information systems and has put into place processes and controls to safeguard the information stored, transmitted, and displayed on its information systems. Parent Portal is not the complete or official record.

How do I sign up for the parent portal?

• Fill out the online form and provide accurate contact information including phone number and email address. • Once the form is submitted, the BPS Information Technology Department will email parents their Parent Portal Letter. The letter will contain a unique activation key required to unlock each parent’s portal account.

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How to access my child's information?

Go Mobile with Parent Portal! You can access your child's information from your smart phone or from any hand held device. 1. Download the app. 2. Get the activation key. Request the Parent Portal Letter. 3. Follow the directions to set up a personalized portal account.

Do all BPS parents have a parent portal?

Also, all BPS parents have a parent portal account, but in order to get access, a parent must activate the account first. If you have an account, click ". ". If you need access to your Parent Portal account, please click ". " and follow the directions below.

Who to contact if you received a progress report?

Parents who received a progress report or report card without any grades should contact their child’s school. Please provide school staff with name of your child, grade level and homeroom teacher. School staff can provide you with an updated progress report or report card as soon as possible.

What is a Buffalo Public School System user?

User – A Parent or Guardian who uses a Buffalo Public School System Parent Portal and/or electronically accesses, views, processes, stores, or transmits Buffalo Public School System information.

What is the parent portal in Buffalo?

The goal of the Parent Portal is to promote educational excellence and to enhance communications with parents. The Parent Portal allows parents to view their child’s school records anywhere, any time. In response to the ability to access the Parent Portal, users assume certain responsibilities and agree to abide by the rules and regulations listed below, including the use of technology in an ethical manner and under applicable legal provisions.

What is the purpose of the Parent Portal?

The goal of the Parent Portal is to promote educational excellence and to enhance communications with parents. The Parent Portal allows parents to view their child’s school records anywhere, any time.

What is sensitive information?

Sensitive information – Private information such as health, financial, student, and personnel data that is protected by law from public disclosure or unauthorized access, and other information for which protection is required based on confidentiality agreements, policies, or similar requirements.

Why is internet activity logged and monitored?

Internet activity is logged and monitored, in accordance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for participation in the federal E- rate program, to help assure the safety and security of both students and staff. Scope.

Is Parent Portal complete?

Parent Portal is not the complete or official record. Information on the portal may not be complete or correct at all times and is constantly being updated. For official student records contact your child’s teacher and/or school. Users are expected to:

Can you share passwords with other people?

Users will not share the passwords provided or assigned to them with other individuals. The Buffalo Public Schools accepts no responsibility in the event the username or password is shared, given, stolen, or in any other way becomes the possession of a person other than the parent/guardian.

What grades do you take for City Honors in Buffalo?

In accepting an assignment to City Honors, families agree to participate in course and graduation requirements that go well beyond that of the state of New York including participation in all aspects of the IB Middle Years Program in grades 5-10 and taking at least five IB and AP courses in grades 9-12. All juniors and seniors participate in the IB Diploma Program as Course Candidates and approximately 40%-50% of our grades 11 & 12 students choose to pursue the full IB Diploma by becoming Diploma Candidates.

What is City Honors School?

City Honors School is a supportive learning community located in the City of Buffalo that provides a culture of collaboration and promotes critical thinking through the International Baccalaureate Program at all grade levels and for all students. By providing an accelerated curriculum and an enriched environment, where international-mindedness is promoted and celebrated, City Honors School endeavors to develop life-long learners who are caring and innovative global citizens.

What is city honors?

City Honors School is a supportive learning community that provides a culture of collaboration and promotes critical thinking through the International Baccalaureate Program at all grade levels and for all students. By providing an accelerated curriculum and an enriched environment, where international-mindedness is promoted and celebrated, City Honors School endeavors to develop life-long learners who are caring and innovative global citizens.

Where do you live when applying to City Honors School?

All applicants must live in the City of Buffalo at the time they apply to attend City Honors School. They must continue to reside in Buffalo the entirety of their time in attendance at the school.

School Overview

City Honors School's student population of 1,078 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

School Rankings

City Honors School is ranked within the top 20% of all 4,228 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.

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