September 25, 2023
Dear Watertown Public Schools Families,
In continued partnership with our transportation provider, First Student, the Watertown Public Schools is once again launching FirstView®, a bus tracking and parent communications app for your smartphone or desktop. Above, you will see all personal codes required to create your account in the First View app. The following is a description of features available on the app:
- Live Tracking The FirstView® map screen shows you the location and direction of your student’s bus, your student's stop schedule for the current day and timestamps for school arrivals and departures. You’ll know when the bus arrives to or departs from school.
- Predictive Stop Arrival Times Analyzing route and GPS data, it determines an estimated time of arrival to your stop provided on the FirstView® map. The app is designed to provide parents with a better guideline for bus location and ETA. Students should still be at their assigned bus stop 10 minutes prior to the estimated or scheduled arrival time.
- Custom Alerts and Messages Set up push or email notifications alerting you when your student's bus is a chosen distance or number of minutes away from your stop. Connect up to three additional email accounts (including your own) to receive email alerts. This is a great feature for grandparents or caregivers!
- Multi-Stop View Buses for all your students can be tracked with FirstView®. Using individual colors for each student, every selected stop appears on the map simultaneously for easy viewing.
- Secure and Easy Access FirstView® requires a password-protected account for app set-up. This way, only you can view your student’s stop! These codes are provided by your district/school.
- Dedicated Customer Support We are here to help you. Whether you are having trouble getting started with FirstView®, not seeing correct data or have an idea to make FirstView® better, we want to hear from you!
Contact FirstView® Monday – Friday (Support provided in English only):
- Call the toll-free phone number 888-889-8920 from 7:00 a.m. EST to 5:00 p.m. EST
- EmailCustomer Support at support@firstviewapp.com
- Use the in-app “✉” button to provide feedback
For more information and to download the app, please go to www.firstviewapp.com.
MySchoolBucks and PowerSchool Integration Feature
We have added an account integration feature in the PowerSchool Parent Portal that will link your PowerSchool account to your MySchoolBucks account. You can now use the same login to access your student’s information in PowerSchool and make payments in MySchoolBucks. Please complete this one-time process to get started if you wish to access this feature:
1. Log in to your PowerSchool account here: watertownps.powerschool.com/public
2. On the left navigation menu, select MySchoolBucks
3. You will be directed to MySchoolBucks to complete the registration process.
If you are an existing MySchoolBucks user you have the option of keeping your existing login or linking it to your PowerSchool account.
Questions? Please contact support@myschoolbucks.com
Sincerely,
Michael Dalton
Educational Technology Specialist