PonagansetHigh School

Viewing the Digital Portfolio: A Parent Guide

It is likely that your student has begun (or will soon begin) work on his/her digital portfolio. The purpose of this memo is to acquaint you with the portfolio requirements and give you access to view your student’s portfolio from home.

What is the digital portfolio requirement?

PHS, like all high schools in RI, has a unique set of school wide expectations for learning. We refer to them as the PGEs or Ponaganset Graduation Expectations. Each of these has several related learner outcomes, or more specific standards for learning that are assessed by all teachers with specific rubrics. The digital portfolio was established in 2003 as our means of tracking a student’s progress on these PGEs and learner outcomes, ensuring that all diploma recipientsmeet the expectations that are required of a Ponaganset graduate.

All students must maintain a digital portfolio of selected pieces of student work while they are at Ponaganset High School.

Each entry contains twoparts:

1.a digital copy of an artifact that meets or exceeds at least one learner outcome

2. a reflection that is evaluated separately

Students typically put in 9 entries per year in 10th and 11th grade and 2 in Senior year. Transfer students are prorated based on a transcript analysis.

Additionally, all 9th-11thgraders will complete an end-of-year tour and evaluation.

In order to view your child’s digital portfolio, please follow these steps:

1. Open a web browser and go to:

2. You will now be at the login screen. Enter your user name and password. (Note that your user name will be the same as your student’s. However, your password is different.)

Student Name / User Name / Your (Reader) Password

3. This leads to the opening page. Please change your passwordby selecting “My Profile.”

4. When you click on Home, you will have access to recent activity, messages and the following:

  • Entries – See a list of in-progress or completed entries with evaluation scores
  • Assignments - See a listof work that has been assigned and/or evaluated.
  • Tours - At the end of the year, you can review your student’s end-of-year reflections.
  • Graduation Summary(on Home page) - Track your child’s progress toward graduation
  • Goals – View your child’s career, personal/social and academic goals
  • Learning Plans – View your child’s Individual Learning Plan
  • Info- Please check the Info section for formal documents that are distributed throughout the school year.
  • Help - Please use the Help button to get assistance on how to use the site.

If you have any questions about the portfolio, please contact our digital portfolio coordinator, Mr. Moscarelli .