Student and Parent Resources

Contents

1. PowerSchool Mobile Access using the District Code
2. Searching for your District
3. Healthy Snack and Meal Planning
4. Exercise & Fitness
5. Health & Safety
6. New Teen Driver Information

Student Links

Junior/Senior High Library Website

To Log into the PowerSchool Mobile App using the District Code:

1. Open the PowerSchool Parent/Student App.
   a.   Enter the District Code.
   b.   Enter your PowerSchool Username.
   c.   Enter your PowerSchool Password.
   d.   Touch Sign In.

Searching for Your District:

1. Open the PowerSchool Parent/Student App.
2. Touch Help on the Sign In screen.
3. Touch Search for Your District.
4. Choose an option:
   a. Enter District Name or School Name
   i. Touch Search
   ii. Select the correct school listed
   iii. Touch Connect to this PowerSchool
   b. Enter the PowerSchool Server Address: ps-dvnp.gwaea.org
   i. Touch submit
5. Enter your PowerSchool Username
6. Enter your PowerSchool Password
7. Touch Sign In

Healthy Snack and Meal Planning

Pick a Better Snack: Provides recipes, activities, seasonal links, and a recipe of the month from Iowa State University Extension and Iowa Department of Public Health.  Great resources for both school and home use!
http://idph.iowa.gov/

Menu Planning Guide for Child Care: This booklet provides information on the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Meal Pattern requirements, serving quality meals and snacks, and tips on menu planning and grocery shopping.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/resources/menu_magic.pdf

Healthy Eating for Children 2 Through 5 Years Old: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers: a concise, informative article about kids’ nutrition at preschool age.  
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/348/348-150/348-150.html

Exercise and Fitness

Let’s Move! A new effort to help our youngest children get off to a healthy start.  Part of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, the site includes tools for families, preschools, and daycare providers.
Let’s Move! Website

Health & Safety

Safe Kids & Automobiles: Leaving children unattended in a vehicle can pose a great danger to their well-being and safety.  Make it a point to never leave your child alone in a car.  Follow these links for more information on efforts to spread the word about this important issue!  Safe Kids USA!

http://www.dps.state.ok.us/psa or http://www.safekids.org/nlyca

Johnson County’s Informative Website on Communicable Diseases:  With many emerging public health issues, it is more important than ever to stay up to date on health issues facing the community.  
http://www.johnson-county.com/dept_health.aspx?id=5895

New Teen Driver Information

For new drivers, these guides include how to prevent risky behaviors — like texting and driving — and practical considerations for parents, like what to expect when adding a teen driver to an auto insurance policy.

Insurance Guide to Teen Driving in Iowa
Crashes, Car Insurance, and Beyond: The High Toll of Distracted Driving
Car Insurance Guide for New Drivers & Their Parents

For this series, our editors and data analysts put together some information that’s pretty hard to come by on the web. Features include:

• Iowa teen car insurance premium pricing information
• Advice for Iowa drivers from policy experts such as state insurance commissioners, highway safety officials, and the AAA
• Extensive car insurance premium info in Iowa
• Tips for parents on how much it’ll cost on average to add a teen driver to their policy, what teen driver behaviors will trigger steep rate hikes, and how a car’s make and model can greatly influence what they pay in insurance