If you have any issues accessing the system, please contact the school.

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1 How to Sign in to See Student Grades and get Notifications in PowerSchool Getting Down To The Basics If you have any issues accessing the system, please contact the school. You will need to create an account only if; Your student is new to the district. You did not activate an account last school year. If you do not remember your login information, please contact

2 Instructions for Creating NEW PowerSchool Account You must have an ACCESS ID and PASSWORD from the school for each student! 1. Open a web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Safari, FireFox, etc ) and type /and hit enter. 2. In the Power School box, please click on Create Account 1

3 3. The Create Parent/Guardian Account page appears. *Reminder: Every field must be filled in. Enter your first name. Enter your last name. Enter your address. Enter your desired user name. It must be unique and begin with g- (user name MUST begin with the letter g and a Hyphen). If the name you choose already exists, you will be prompted to enter a different one after you press the enter button. Enter your desired password (it must be at least 6 characters in length). Re-enter your password for validation 4. Now, link your Student s (child) Account to your Parent Account. Enter your student s first and last name. Enter the Student Access ID located on the previous page. Enter the Student Password located on the previous page. 2

4 5. If you have another student (child) you may link their Student Account to your Parent Account by entering their information in at this time, or you may create this connection to their account later. *See directions below to return to the account later to enter this information. 6. Now, select the Enter button. 7. If successful, you will be directed to the login screen with the message that says Congratulations! Your Parent account has been set. *If you receive an error message (forgot to fill in a field, your user name or are not unique, etc.), you must correct the error and re-enter the student access id and password for all students listed. 3

5 How to Add a Student to Your Parent Account You will need the Access ID and Access Password for each student you wish to add. If you do not have this information, contact your school s Power School administrator. 1. Log in to PowerSchool 2. On the start page, click on Account Preferences from the navigation menu. 3. The Account Preferences-Profile page appears. 4. Click the Student tab. 5. On the Students tab, click the Add icon to add a student to our parent account. The Add Student dialog appears. 6. Enter the first and last name of the student you want to add to the account. 7. Enter the unique access ID for the student. 8. Enter the unique access password for the student. 9. Choose drop down arrow for as mother/father. 10. Click Submit. The Add Student Dialog closes. The newly added student appears under My Students. 4

6 How to Maneuver In Parent Portal Log in Instructions:aps Enter your g- login and password. How Do I Access My Child s Grades: Ø Once you have logged in, you should see a screen similar to the one below: Welcome, Mrs. Smith John Smith, John 5