InfoNetThe RPS Intranet

For RPS employees only

InfoNetWelcome to Richmond Public Schools! As a teacher for

RPS, you have access to InfoNet, the RPS intranet. This presentation will introduce you to the homepage. To reach this intranet from any computer, go to your Internet browser (not Netscape) and type the address:

Infonet if the computer is on the RPS networkOr

https://rpsanywhere.com if the computer is outside the RPS network.

This is the Infonet homepage

InfoNet HomepageLinks listed horizontally under the banner: Check Email – to access your RPS email account. In Richmond Public Schools, your email account is

usually set up during New Teachers Orientation. If this was not done, in order to set up your email account you must set up your account online.

You must have an Employee Number in order to set up your email account. If you do not know this six digit number, you can see your school’s Sys Operator and he or she should be able to help you.

InfoNet Homepage

Other links listed horizontally under the banner: Eforms – to print many of the forms you will

use SiteMap – to see all of the links available

from the InfoNet homepage in a tree format RPS Homepage – to go to the public web

page

InfoNet HomepageButtons on the left side of the screen: HelpNet – to submit your own HelpNet tickets when you

need help with your computer In Richmond Public Schools, the ONLY people who are

allowed to install software or fix computer problems are technicians from the Department of Informational Technology (DIT). In order to get your software installed or your computer repaired, you must submit a “HelpNet” request.

You must have a RPS email address in order to submit a HelpNet request.

InfoNet Homepage

More buttons on the left side of the screen: Click the links in the button with the navy

background to see the links to policy and procedures manuals, other documentation, and various applications

Search Centrex – RPS phone directory

InfoNet HomepageMore buttons on the left side of the screen: RPS University

Sign up for free instructor-led courses taught on site at RPS schools and the Technical Training Center for On the Job Training and/or recertification points

See what classes are offered through surrounding Colleges and Universities, taught on site at RPS schools, for recertification points and college credit

Email Address Search – Find a co-worker’s or your own email address by clicking here.

InfoNet Homepage

Buttons on the right side of the screen: Select a quick access item – links to many of

the applications available through InfoNet are in this list

Curriculum Resources for Teachers – links to resources that teachers can use in classroom instruction. (i.e.. Curriculum Guides, Edutest, Edusoft, PALS, Flanagan, and VDOE’s Training and Technical Assistance Center)

InfoNet HomepageMore buttons on the right side of the screen: Absence Online – You may report your own

personal absence via computer. Timekeepers Online, Student Attendance, and

Online Grading Teachers at all High Schools and selected Middle Schools

record student attendance period by period online Teachers at all schools record grades for report cards

online. This link will take you to the RPS Anywhere portal where you may access the appropriate applications.

InfoNet Homepage

More buttons on the right side of the screen: Online Training Library – If you would like

access to free online Microsoft Office classes, click this button to request an account

InfoNet Homepage

Center of InfoNet homepage: What’s New – Check InfoNet often, because

this is where we apprise you of new and upcoming events. Don’t be the last to know!