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PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal User Guide

PowerSchool Student Information System

Released June 2017

Document Owner: Documentation Services

This edition applies to Release 11.x of the PowerSchool software and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions or updates.

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PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal User Guide

Table of Contents

Preface ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 6 Get Started .............................................................................................................................. 7

Sign In to the PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal ....................................................7 Reset Your Password..............................................................................................................8 Recover Your Password .........................................................................................................9 Recover Your Username ..................................................................................................... 11 Create a Parent Account ..................................................................................................... 11 Session Timeout................................................................................................................... 13 PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal Start Page....................................................... 14 Work with Plugins................................................................................................................. 19 Pearson Digital Learning Platforms .................................................................................. 19 Schoolnet .............................................................................................................................. 21 Work with the Navigation Menu ........................................................................................ 23 Grades and Attendance ...................................................................................................... 23 Standards Grades ................................................................................................................ 25 Analytics Student Data ........................................................................................................ 26 Test Results........................................................................................................................... 27 Grades History...................................................................................................................... 31 Attendance History .............................................................................................................. 32 Email Notifications............................................................................................................... 32 Teacher Comments ............................................................................................................. 34 School Bulletins .................................................................................................................... 35 Class Registration................................................................................................................. 35 Register for Classes ............................................................................................................. 35 View Course Requests......................................................................................................... 38 Balances ................................................................................................................................ 39 My Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 40

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School Information .............................................................................................................. 40 Account Preferences ........................................................................................................... 41 Graduation Progress ........................................................................................................... 44 Quit the PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal ........................................................... 48 Sign Out of the PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal .............................................. 48

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Preface

Use this guide to assist you while navigating the PowerSchool Student and Parent portal. This guide is based on the PowerSchool Student and Parent portal online help, which you can also use to learn the PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) and to serve as a reference. The PowerSchool Student and Parent portal online help is updated as PowerSchool is updated. Not all versions of the PowerSchool Student and Parent portal online help are available in a printable guide. For the most up-to-date information, click Help on any page in the PowerSchool Student and Parent portal.

Referenced Sections This guide is based on the PowerSchool Student and Parent portal online help, and may include references to sections that are not contained within the guide. See the PowerSchool Student and Parent portal online help for the referenced section.

Security Permissions Depending on your security permissions, only certain procedures may be available to you.

Navigation This guide uses the > symbol to move down a menu path. If instructed to "Click File > New > Window," begin by clicking File on the menu bar. Then, click New and Window. The option noted after the > symbol will always be on the menu that results from your previous selection.

Notes It is easy to identify notes because they are prefaced by the text "Note:."

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