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FourReasonstoCreateaPowerSchoolParentSSOAccount
HowtocreateanewPowerSchoolParentSingleSign-onaccount
1. Callyourchild’sschoolofficetogettheguardian
webaccesssIDandpasswordforhim/her.
2. GototheParentPortalwebsiteatmeadschools.powerschool.com/public
3. ThePowerSchoolLoginscreenwillopen.IgnoretheSignIntabfornowandclickontheCreateAccounttab.
4. Onthenextpage,clickthebuttonto"CreateAccount".
5. The“CreateParentAccount”screenwillopen.IntheupperhalfenteryourFirstName,LastNameandEmailaddress.Somethinglikethis,withyourinformation:
6. Typeinwhateveryou’dliketouseasyourUserNameandPassword.
Strongpasswordsarelonger.Theyincludeupperandlowercaseletters,numeralsand/orspecialcharacterssuchas#or*.
Access,withoutfurtherlogin,ourexcitingnewcommunicationtools:
CareDoxSchoolMessenger
InfoSnap
Seegradesandattendanceandsetupemail
notificationsfromPowerSchool
Enhanceyourchild’ssafetybyassuringthataccurate
contactandhealthinformationisbeingusedfromthestartoftheyear
UseyourPowerSchoolcredentials
asyourFamilyLog-infortheOnlinePaymentssiteforall
yourchildren’slunchaccountsandfees
7. IntheLinkStudentssection,typethefullnameofyourfirststudent.
8. Nextenterthecase-sensitiveGuardian’sAccessID(sometimescalledtheGuardian’sWebID).
9. InthenextboxkeyintheAccessPassword(sometimescalledtheGuardian’sPassword)forthatchild.Theseareavailablefromyourchild’sschooloffice.
10. Selectyourrelationship(i.e.,mother,father,aunt)forthechild,thenclicktheEnterbuttoninthelowerright.
11. Ifyouhavemorethanonechildtolinktothisaccountit’ssimplertodosoafteryoucreatetheaccountandlogin.
12. LogintoPowerSchool,usingtheUserNameandnewPasswordyoucreatedabove.
13. Onceyouhaveloggedin,clickontheAccountPreferencesboxintheleftmenuonthescreen.
14. ChoosetheStudentstab,thenclicktheAddbuttontoseetheAddStudentwindow.
15. Completethesameinformationforthenewchildasyouenteredforthefirstone:Student’sfullname,Guardian’sAccessIDandPasswordforthatstudentandyourrelationshiptothestudent.Thensubmit.
Guardian’s Web ID goes here.
Guardian’s Password goes here.
WhatCanIDoNowThatI’mHere?
Selectastudentfromthetabsatthetopoftheleftmenu.Theoptionsinthatleftmenupertaintotheselectedstudent(thenameinwhite).
Viewgrades,assignments(secondary)orstandardsgrades(elementary)orthegradehistoryforasecondarystudent.
Checkoutyourstudent’sattendancehistory.
Setupemailnotificationsconcerninggrades(secondary)orattendancefromPowerSchool.
Reviewcommentsteachershaveaddedregardingyourstudent’learningandschoolexperience.
Ifyourschoolusesit,reviewtheSchoolBulletinfortheday.
Ifyourschoolpermitsit,seeyourstudent’srequestsfornextyearclassesortheclassesthemselves,oncetheyarefinalized.
Seeagridwithyourstudentscurrentclasses.Getyourschool’saddress,phoneorfax.
Changeyourpasswordoraddanotherstudenttoyouraccount.
Updateyourstudent’sdemographicinformationonlineviaInfoSnap.
Viewpastmessages,designatetowhichemailaddressorphonenumberyouwanttypesofmessagessentandsetuptoreceiveSMStextmessages.
Anytime,addmedicalinformationaboutyourchild,getnotificationsfromthenurseabouthealthroomvisitsormedicationadministrationandinventoryorupdateemergencycontacts.
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