k6 powerschool userguide for parents

PowerSchool User Guide for Parents – K6

Contents PART 1 – GET STUDENT LINK INFORMATION............................................................................................. 2

OPTION 1: USING THE ACCOUNT LOOKUP APP ..................................................................................... 2

OPTION 2: REQUEST INFORMATION FROM SITE ................................................................................... 2

PART 2 - CREATE YOUR POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT ....................................................... 2

PART 3 - ACCESSING YOUR STUDENTS’ INFORMATION ........................................................................... 3

NAVIGATION MENU ............................................................................................................................... 4

GRADES AND ATTENDANCE .................................................................................................................... 4

GRADES HISTORY ................................................................................................................................... 5

ATTENDANCE HISTORY .......................................................................................................................... 5

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 5

TEACHER COMMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 5

SCHOOL BULLETIN .................................................................................................................................. 6

ACCOUNT PREFERENCES ........................................................................................................................ 6

QUIT POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL .................................................................................................. 6

PART 4 - NOTIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 6

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 6

SCHOOL MESSENGER ............................................................................................................................. 7

PART 5a – POWERSCHOOL MOBILE PARENT APP SETUP - for iPhones and iPads ..................................... 9

PART 5b – POWERSCHOOL FOR PARENTS APP SETUP - for Android Devices .......................................... 11

K6 PowerSchool Parent Portal

Modesto City Schools – Office of Instructional Technology Fall 2015

PART 1 – GET STUDENT LINK INFORMATION

Before you can complete this step you will need to get the Parent Access Account ID and Password for each student (Grades K-8) that you wish to link your account to. Please note that your student uses a different account ID and password to log in and is different than the information you will be given following this process.

OPTION 1: USING THE ACCOUNT LOOKUP APP

Use this process if you have submitted your student’s Social Security Number when he/she was enrolled into the District. If you have not done this or if the Lookup App fails, please continue to Option 2.

Many students’ Parent Access Account IDs and Passwords can be retrieved through the Parent Access Account Lookup Program found at THIS LINK.

http://publicapps.monet.k12.ca.us/apps/mcswebutilities/HashCodeLookupPage.aspx

OPTION 2: REQUEST INFORMATION FROM SITE

If Option 1 does not work, you may request that your student’s Parent Access Account IDs and Passwords login information be sent to you by contacting your school's office. A letter will be mailed to you with your login information. Login IDs and passwords will not be given out over the phone, or in an email, to protect the confidentiality of your son/daughter’s information.

NOTE: The Account Access ID and Password for your student should be protected. Only

provide this information to individuals who need to monitor your student’s progress.

PART 2 - CREATE YOUR POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT

There are two separate parent portals; one for grades K-8 and one for high school. If you have students in both grade levels, you will need to create an account for both portals. Once you have retrieved the Parent Account Codes, follow the link below to set up your account and register your student codes. K - 8th grade: https://psk8.monet.k12.ca.us

1. You will need to click on the blue button that says Create Account.



https://psk8.monet.k12.ca.us/



2. Complete the Create Parent/Guardian Account information and then proceed to the bottom Link to Student Account section.

3. Link to each student by entering the Access Account ID and Password you obtained from STEP 1.

4. Once you click Enter (way at the bottom) you will be taken back to the initial login screen. Log in with the username and password you just created.

5. A separate tab will appear at the top for each student that you link to using this process.

PART 3 - ACCESSING YOUR STUDENTS’ INFORMATION

After you log in, the default window will always be Grades & Attendance. This screen gives you access to current attendance information and to the Standards Grades tab.



The navigation links appear along the left side of the PowerSchool Parent Portal start

page, and are common to every page in the application.

FIELD DESCRIPTION

Click to view student grades and attendance for the current term. For more

information, see Grades and Attendance.

Click to view student grades for the previous term. For more information,

see Grade History.

Click to view attendance history for the current term. For more

information, see Attendance History.

Click to set the email notifications you wish to receive on a regular basis.

For more information, see PART 4 - NOTIFICATIONS

Click to view any teacher comments. For more information, see Teacher Comments.

Click to view the school bulletin for the student selected. For more

information, see School Bulletin.

At the current time, MCS does not utilize this feature.

This calendar module requires a third party program to run and will not be

utilized in PowerSchool for MCS.

Use this feature to view your students’ weekly schedule.

Use this feature to view and update the settings for broadcast messages.

For more information, see PART 4 - NOTIFICATIONS

Use this feature to update account information and add/delete student

associations. For more information, see Account Preferences.

GRADES AND ATTENDANCE

Use this page to view the Standards Grades and attendance for the student in the current trimester. The legend at the bottom of the page displays the attendance codes and their meanings.

Standards Grades – While on the Grades and Attendance page, click the Standards Grades tab.

Click Show Completed Classes to view standards grades for completed classes. Click Hide Completed Classes to view only the classes for the current term.

Click the name of the standard to view the following details:

Teacher Course Standard Name Gradescale Gradescale Description



GRADES HISTORY

Use this page to view quarter and semester grades for the student for the current term. As with the Grades and Attendance screen, clicking the grade in the % column will open the Class Score Detail Page. A caret (^) indicates score is exempt from final grade. An asterisk (*) indicates an assignment is not included in final grade.

ATTENDANCE HISTORY

Use this page to view attendance records for the student in the current term. The legend at the bottom of the page displays the attendance codes and their meanings.

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

If you wish to receive information about your student’s grades, attendance, and assignment scores, use this page to set up your email preferences. You can specify which information you would like to receive, how often you would like to receive the information, and where to send the email.

TEACHER COMMENTS

Use this page to view any comments that teachers entered regarding items such as the student’s achievement or behavior.



SCHOOL BULLETIN

Use this page to view the daily/weekly school bulletin for your child. Please be patient as many sites are not yet utilizing this feature.

ACCOUNT PREFERENCES

Use this page to change account login information and add/delete student associations. To add additional students to this account you will need to know the students access ID and access

password. Edit user name and password by clicking on the icon

QUIT POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL

When finished working in PowerSchool Parent Portal, it is important to log out of the application. You can log out of PowerSchool Parent Portal from any page in the application.

To sign out, click Sign Out in the upper right corner of the screen.

NOTE: If you are not actively working in PowerSchool Parent Portal, your session may timeout. If so, you need to log in again.

PART 4 - NOTIFICATIONS

EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

If you wish to receive information about your student’s grades, attendance, and assignment scores, use this page to set up your email preferences. You can specify which information you would like to receive, how often you would like to receive the information, and where to send the email.



SCHOOL MESSENGER

VERY IMPORTANT - After logging in to the Parent Portal, click on the Grade History Navigation button. The icon for SchoolMessenger will be visible from this page or from the Attendance History or Email Notification pages.

Click on this icon to access the settings for Contact Manager.. SchoolMessenger’s Contact Manager allows you to play messages and read emails sent to your household within the last 30 days. Contact Manager also allows you to choose which message types (Emergency, Attendance, General, etc) you want to receive for each phone number and email address you have provided to your child’s school.

The Messages tab in SchoolMessenger will display all messages regarding your student(s) sent in the last 30 days, simply click PLAY or READ EMAIL.



The Contacts tab will allow you to change contact preferences by clicking on Edit.

To set your preferences, click the boxes next to each phone number and email address to indicate which message types you want to receive. If you have multiple students and want to apply the same

preferences to each student, make sure you check the box next to “Save To All Contacts” at the bottom of the screen.

** Parents cannot update phone numbers and email addresses directly in

SchoolMessenger. Parents must contact EACH child’s school directly to update phone

numbers and/or email addresses.



PART 5a – POWERSCHOOL MOBILE PARENT APP SETUP - for iPhones and iPads

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL APP

1. Go to the iTunes store and search for PowerSchool. Be sure to select the PowerSchool Mobile

app.

2. Follow normal download and installation directions as for typical iTune apps.

3. Return to your homescreen, find the PowerSchool icon and tap it.

POWERSCHOOL CONNECTION 1. The first time you launch the PowerSchool Mobile App you will need to associate your

account with a specific server using a District Code. IMPORTANT NOTE: The District Code for

High School in different from the District Code for grades K-8.

K – 8

2. Complete the sign in with the username and password that you created when you setup your

account.

APP FEATURES 1. DASHBOARD - The initial page that loads is the Dashboard

which lists your student’s classes, current grades and

attendance. You can delve deeper into the specific class

assignments by clicking on the actual grade listed for each

class. From the bottom

of the Dashboard you

also have access to grades, assignments, attendance

and much more.

a. Colored squares and arrows - A green-filled square with an up arrow indicates the

student’s grade has done up since the last update. A red square and down arrow

indicate the grade has gone down.



b. Course and Assignment Details – Tapping the Course/teacher box takes you to the

Course Details page. This page shows details regarding overall grade, attendance and

assignment details for that class. Tapping an assignment takes you to Assignment

Details for that specific assignment, including due date, score and category.

2. GRADES – There are three tabs available to view in the Grades window, Final Grades,

Standards and Citizenship. The Grades tab is an overview similar

to what is found on the Dashboard. The Standards tab is only

used in grades K-6. The Citizenship tab will show what

citizenship mark was assigned at the last reporting term.

A green circle with an up arrow indicates the student’s grade has done up since the last update. A red circle and down arrow indicates the grade has gone down.

3. ASSIGNMENTS – The Assignments window lists all current

assignments in reverse chronological order with the later due

assignments at the top and most currently due assignments at

the bottom.

4. ATTENDANCE – Any absences or tardies shown can be tapped to

show details for each entry. Attendance codes can be found at

More > Settings

> Attendance Codes



5. MORE – The More option includes many additional features, Settings, Help Center and the

Logout. The features listed will vary depending on grade level and school site.

PART 5b – POWERSCHOOL FOR PARENTS APP SETUP - for Android Devices

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL APP

1. Go to the Google Play store and search for PowerSchool. Be sure to select the PowerSchool

for Parents app.

2. Follow normal download and installation directions as for typical Google Play apps.

3. Return to your homescreen, find the PowerSchool icon and tap it.

POWERSCHOOL CONNECTION 3. The first time you launch the PowerSchool for Parents App you will need to associate your

account with a specific server using a District Code. IMPORTANT NOTE: The District Code for

High School in different from the District Code for grades K-8.

K – 8



4. Complete the sign in with the username and password that you created when you setup your

account.

5. From the Dashboard you have access to grades, attendance, teacher comment exchange and

much more.

APP FEATURES 1. LIVE FEED – The initial landing page after setup is the

Live Feed page. This screen shows any upcoming

assignments that are due for your student. Click on

the blue hamburger lines to access more features.

a. Course and Assignment Details – Tapping the

Course/teacher box takes you to the Course Details page. This page shows details

regarding overall grade, attendance and assignment details for that class. Tapping an

assignment takes you to Assignment Details for that specific assignment, including

due date, score and category.

2. GRADES – There are three tabs available to view in the Grades window, Final Grades,

Standards and Citizenship. The Grades tab is an overview

similar to what is found on the Dashboard. The Standards

tab is only used in grades K-6. The Citizenship tab will show

what citizenship mark was assigned at the last reporting

term.



A green circle with an up arrow indicates the student’s grade has done up since the last update. A red circle and down arrow indicates the grade has gone down.

3. ASSIGNMENTS – The Assignments window lists all current

assignments in reverse chronological order with the later due

assignments at the top and most currently due assignments at

the bottom.

4. ATTENDANCE – Any absences or tardies shown can be tapped to

show details for each entry. Attendance codes can be found at

More > Settings

> Attendance Codes

5. MORE – The More option includes many additional features, Settings, Help Center and the

Logout. The features listed will vary depending on grade level and school site.

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