LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Parent Access System PARENT ACCESS USER GUIDE for PARENTS and GUARDIANS Welcome to the LAUSD Parent Access system. Parent Access is designed to provide LAUSD parents and guardians with one stop access to a variety of online tools using a single email address and password. This guide provides parents and guardians with step- by- step instructions to set up a Parent Access account. Setting up an Account 1) To get started, make sure that the schools your children attend have your current email address and emergency contact phone number. This information should be provided each year to each school via the Emergency Information Form. The form can be accessed online at http://families.lausd.net. 2) Once your child s school has entered your information into their system, you will receive an email message within 24 hours inviting you to register for the Parent Access system. From the email message, click on the link provided to activate your account. The link should take you to a screen that looks like this. Click on the button in the lower right that says Get an Account. Note, you can also get to this screen anytime by going to http://parentaccess.lausd.net in your web browser (for example, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari). https://parentprofile.lausd.net/parentprofile Page 1 of 13 12/02/2010
3) Here you will be greeted by an acceptable use policy screen (see below). Note that anyone accessing any LAUSD data must abide by these guidelines. Click on the accept button to accept the terms of this agreement in order to move forward. 4) Next, type in the e- mail address and emergency contact phone number that you provided on the Student Emergency Information Form; and click on the Submit button. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 2 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
5) A screen like this should appear indicating that your information is correct. 6) Click on the Close button and check your e- mail inbox for a message containing an Internet link for activating your account. Open the e- mail and click on the link to take you to the account activation page. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 3 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
7) To activate your account, type in your e- mail address and emergency contact phone number one more time. Click on the Submit button. You will then be taken to a screen where you will choose a password and hint question for your account. Now, you will be asked to select a password. The information on the screen will indicate the guidelines for passwords you can use. Follow the steps here to select a password, and type it in again to confirm. You will then be asked to select a hint question that you can use in case you ever forget your password. Choose from the list of questions provided and then type in an answer that you will remember. Then click SUBMIT. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 4 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
8) You will then see the following message, indicating that your account has been created. Click on the words click here link to begin logging into your account. 9) Now that your account has been registered, you can log in for the first time. Enter your e- mail address and your password and click the Login button. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 5 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
10) After successfully logging in, you will see a screen that looks like this. Click on the Add Student button to link your child (or children) to your Parent Access account. 11) To connect a child to your account, enter the Date of Birth for each as shown and click on the Add Student button. Use the digits corresponding to the month- slash- date- slash- four- digit- year format as shown for each child listed. When finished, click ADD STUDENT. If you do not see your child s name on the list, contact his or her school to verify that they have entered your emergency contact information. 01/01/2000 LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 6 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
12) Any students you add will be shown where it says STUDENTS REGISTERED UNDER YOUR ACCOUNT whenever you log into the system. As online tools become available such as the Online e- Choices Application, you will be able to access those tools or resources for your listed children. 13) Congratulations! You have now completed the registration process for the Parent Access system. You are now ready to engage with your child s school in new ways. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 7 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
Changing your Password 1) To change your password, log into your account by pointing your web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Safari, or Firefox) to the Parent Access page at http://parentaccess.lausd.net. Log in with your email address and password as usual. When you get to the main screen (shown below), click on the button that says MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT. 2) Click on the Change Password or Password Hint button. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 8 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
3) Enter your current password and new password; confirm your new password by entering it again in the box for Confirm Password. Select a Hint Question for password recovery, and enter your answer. Click on the Change Password button to save the changes. 4) You should see a message confirming the success of the password reset, as shown below. Click Close to return to the application. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 9 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
Recovering a Forgotten Password 1) To recover a forgotten password, from the login page, click on the Forgot my password link. 2) Review the LAUSD Acceptable Use Policy once more and click on the Accept button at the bottom of the page to indicate that you agree with the guidelines. 3) Enter the e- mail address and emergency contact phone number that you provided the school office on your most recent Student Emergency Information form. Click on the Submit button. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 10 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
4) The following instructional screen should appear. Click on the Close button. 5) An automated e- mail will then be sent to you with a link for continuing the process. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 11 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
6) Clicking the link in the e- mail takes you to the following web page. Enter the same e- mail address and emergency contact phone as you entered on the Reset Password screen. Click the Submit button. 7) On the Reset Password screen, enter a new password and re- enter it to confirm it. Select a hint question and enter an answer. Click on the Submit button to save the changes. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 12 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011
8) A screen will appear with a message that confirms that your password has been reset. Click the login link to take you to the login page. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Page 13 of 13 Revised on September 30, 2011