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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