Quick Start Guide

Genesis Parent Access Portal
Quick Start Guide

Logging In

Logging into the Genesis Parent Access Portal is very simple:

  • Go to the Parent Access Portal login page: http://parents.htps.us
  • Enter your Email Address in the 'User Name' field
  • Enter your Password in the 'Password' field.
  • Click the 'Login' button.

Note that the very first time you login you will be required to change your password.  If you already have a password but have forgotten it, you should contact your child's school's main office. 

The Parent Access Portal

There are 3 main sections in the Parent Access Portal:  Home, Student Data, and Contacts.

Click “Contacts” to view and update the contact information for a student. The Contacts screen has an area for each of your children and within a child's area, there is a separate section for each Contact.  Review the information and follow the instructions below if changes are required.

Updating a Contact's Email and Phone Numbers

You can do three things to the email addresses and phone numbers 

Change the information:

  • Type the correct information in the appropriate field
  • Click the "Save all Changes" button.

Remove/Delete the information:

  • Click on the trash can icon
  • Click the "Save all Changes" button.

Add new phone numbers and email addresses:

  • Locate the "Add Phone/Email" tool at the bottom of the Contact's information.  
  • Click in the dropdown list to select the type of information you want to add.
  • Then move to the blank text field and enter the phone number or Email address.
  • Click the "Save all Changes" button.

Logging Out

It is important to log out of the Parent Access Portal properly. To log out, click on the “Log Out“ button in the upper right corner of any screen.

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Text Messaging

You can take advantage of our Text Messaging Service.

Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more.

You can participate in this free service just by sending a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number, 67587.

You can also opt out of these messages at anytime by simply replying to one of our messages with “Stop”.

SchoolMessenger is compliant with the Student Privacy Pledge, so you can rest assure that your information is safe and will never be given or sold to anyone.

More Resources

For more detailed instructions and more information on what you can view/change in the Parent Access Portal, please follow the links to the User Guide or the FAQs from this Parents page.