eDirectory Q/A

eDirectory Frequently Asked Questions

What is eDirectory? Edirectory is the PTA's online tool for helping parents and teachers find each other. It is also the data source for the paper Directory, and class rosters.

How do I know my data is secure? Only registered members of the Walter Hays Community have access to this data. To view it, you must login with a registered e-mail address and a unique password. Please make sure your own password is as strong as possible. Weak passwords compromise everyone's data, not just your own. If you forget your password, you may use the password recovery link on the login page.

How do I register? Send an email to whestuff@gmail.com to request a password for your family. Please include the primary email for the family (will be the user id), the first and last name of the parent associated with the email and your student/s’ first and last name and grades. You will receive a registration email for your FAMILY within a few days. Please follow the instructions in that email.

What does registration for your FAMILY mean? Edirectory is organized by Family. Each Family has one unique login (email) and password. The Family record contains space for First and Last Name, address, phone numbers and e-mail address of two parent/guardians, and the names and classrooms of all your children sharing that Family name. The login is the email address of the primary parent/guardian.

I'm registered, what else do I need to do? Update your parent record, making sure that all your parent data and contact information is complete and correct. Then use “Add New Student” to add information for each of your children at Walter Hays.

The eDirectory is reset at the beginning of each school year. After student class assignments are released just before school starts, you must confirm/update your parent data (contact information) and update your student records by adding any new students (for instance kinders), remove students who have left the school (for instance this 5th graders), and changing grade and teacher assignments for each of your children who remain in Walter Hays.

Please do this as soon as possible after assignments are made. Other people will not be able to see your contact information in the Directory until you confirm/update both parent and student records for the new year.

Parents and Teachers use the data for class lists and find it very valuable, especially early in the school year. The paper Directory will be printed using the data entered as of mid-September. If you miss the deadline, you will not be in the paper school directory.

Questions? Email whestuff@gmail.com

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