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FCPS previews EdPlanMD parent portal, translation and progress-tracking tools
Summary
Frederick County Public Schools and vendor Public Consulting Group demonstrated EdPlanMD, a customized special-education case management platform that includes a password-free parent portal with translation, document-signing and interactive progress-reporting. District staff said training for roughly 800 staff will begin before the school year.
Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) and vendor Public Consulting Group (PCG) gave members of the Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee a demo of EdPlanMD on April 28, showing a parent-facing portal, dynamic translation and a new progress-tracking module intended to replace Maryland’s OIEP system.
PCG demonstrated a Connect Parent Portal that sends parents an email with a hyperlink and one-time access code rather than requiring a username and password; the portal can display translated text in a parent’s preferred language and shows a “to‑do” list of documents that need signatures or review. A vendor video shown by PCG said, “EdPlanMD will guide educators through each task with step by step instruction, customized lists, and rules of completion.”
Why it matters: The district said the system is intended to streamline compliance, reduce duplicate data entry and let families see IEPs, progress reports and service logs from any…
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