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ARIS Parent Link: Frequently Asked Questions

What is ARIS Parent Link (APL) www.arisparentlink.org?

ARIS Parent Link (APL) is an online tool that provides academic information about your child and your child’s school. It gives you the same information that educators have about your child. APL combines information available throughout the city in one place. APL helps you to partner with your child’s teachers to help your child succeed.

What do I need to log in to APL?

A computer with Internet connection, available at public libraries
An e-mail address
Your child’s Student ID, which will be distributed by your child’s school in a “Welcome to ARIS Parent Link” letter, and is also available on your child’s report card.
A temporary password, which will be distributed by your child’s school in a second letter.

How can I get help with APL?

If you have questions about APL, please contact the Parent Coordinator at your child’s school. Parent Coordinators can answer questions such as:

How can I get access to a computer and an e-mail address?
How can I get a user name/password?
Whom do I contact for more information on what I am seeing
Where can I go for assistance in helping my child achieve
What do I do if I believe information about my child is not correct in APL?

Is it appropriate for my children to have access to their information in APL?

As children get older, it can be very motivating for them to see their information. One of the goals of APL is to strengthen students’ educational aspirations. You should sit with your child and view this information together as soon as you think he/she will understand it and be able to use it in a constructive way.

I have more than one student in the New York City public school system. How do I access each child’s information?

A unique APL account is created for each child in the New York City public school system. You will receive separate log in information from each child’s school. To ensure security of your child’s information, families need to log in separately to view each child’s information.

Can multiple APL accounts exist for an individual student?

For security reasons, one unique account is created for each student. Your child’s school will send the APL log in information to the custodial parent on file.

Is APL available over the summer?

Yes, APL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The site will occasionally be down for scheduled maintenance.

Is my child’s information secure in ARIS Parent Link?

Yes, your child’s information is secure. The data within ARIS Parent Link is protected by 128-bit SSL encryption. This is the same level of security that banks use to keep financial information secure.

How is my child's right to privacy preserved?

Information about your child throughout the New York City public school system, and within APL, is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). To learn more about FERPA, visit http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/parents.html .

Can I access my child’s information on APL in a language other than English?

Yes, the site is fully translated into Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu. You can select the appropriate language at the top of the APL log in page www.arisparentlink.org. Once the log in page appears in your desired language, log in. The selected language appears throughout APL with the exception of the actual reporting data displayed for your child.

Can I view ARIS Parent Link in more than one language at once?

You can only view APL in one language at a time. The language that appears once you log in to APL will be the language you see throughout the site. To view the site in another language, you must first log out, then select the appropriate language at the top of the APL log in page.

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