Creating a Parental Account
After selecting Click here to sign up, the following screen will appear:
Fill in all required fields, then click Sign Up. Please note that before creating an account, all
users must agree to any terms of usage (displayed in the user agreement) that the school
may specify. After the account has been created, the new user will be taken to the parent
interface. Also please note the Password Requirements displayed below the blank password
field.

Logging on to ParentConnection
To log on to ParentConnection, enter your username and password into the blank fields of the
login screen, then click Log On.
To retrieve the password for an account that has already been created, click Forgot your
password? You will then be prompted to enter your email address. If this email address
matches the address listed in your account profile, the password will then be sent to that
address.
To create a new parent account, select Click here to sign up.

Tools for Parents
Once your account has been created, the following screen will appear each time you sign in:
To associate students to the your account, click Add a student to my account. For a
complete explanation of the process of adding a student, click here.
If you already have access to your student(s), select a student from the Current Student
drop-down menu.
Your can access the following features within your account by clicking the links. Please note
that some options may not be available at your student's school.
Grades - click to view grade information for the Current Student.
Attendance - click to view attendance information for the Current Student.
Report Cards - click to view your student's report cards
Triggers - click to set up grade and attendance notification.
Discipline - click to view your student's discipline records and history.
Calendar - click to view attendance events in a calendar display.
Manage Students - click to manage associated students or add new students.
My Settings - click to edit the parent account information (name, address, email, password,
etc.)

Viewing Student Grade Information
To view grades for one of these active students, select the desired student from the dropdown
list labeled Current Student.
Click Grades. The following screen will appear:
This view displays the student's courses, the names of the student's teachers, the period in
which each course takes place, and the student's average grade for each cycle in each course.
To view details about an average grade, click the grade that is highlighted in bright blue. The
following expanded information will appear below the average grades:
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This expanded view also displays any assignments that the student has received, grade
information for assignments, exams, and tests, six-week averages, and relevant dates.
Teachers can also enter notes for parents to read. If a teacher's email address has been
entered in that teacher's profile, parents can click the teacher's name to send the teacher an
email. Parents will be able to tell if a teacher has this email accessibility because the teacher's
name will be highlighted.

Viewing Student Attendance Information
To view attendance data for one of these active students, first select the desired student from
the drop-down list labeled Current Student.
Click Attendance. The following screen will appear:
This screen displays dates and periods during which an attendance code was entered for the
student.

Report Cards

ParentConnection allows you to download and view your student's report card
online.
To view the report card, click the hyperlinked text underneath the Format column
heading. The report card will open up in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat
Reader. The format is determined by the school.

Triggers

The Triggers tool allows you to receive notification if your students' grades cross a
threshold, or if your students are marked absent or tardy.
First, choose a student from the drop-down list. If you only have one student
associated with your account, it will already be set.
Trigger Options
To enable the triggers, check the box marked Enabled.
To set the system to monitor your student's grades, check the box marked Watch
Grades.
Use the radio buttons to indicate whether you want notification for a high grade
threshold (for example, you want notification when your student's grade rises above
a 95) or a low grade threshold (you want notification when your student's grade
drops below a 70).
Next, enter the grade threshold that will trigger the notification.
You can also check the box marked Watch Attendance to receive notification when
your student is marked absent or tardy.
Notifications
You can choose to either receive an email or a phone call when your trigger is
"tripped."
To receive an email when your trigger is "tripped," check the box marked Send Email.
To receive an automated phone call when your trigger is "tripped," check the box
marked Phone Call. Please note that this option will not be available at all schools -
contact your school if you have questions about automated voice notification.
Once your student's trigger is set to your liking, click Update.

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Calendar
To view calendar data for one of these active students, first select the desired student from
the drop-down list labeled Current Student.
Click the Calendar link on the left. The following screen will appear:
Any dates with attendance events will be highlighted, as shown above. To view the attendance
records for that day, click in the highlighted date field. The following information will be
displayed in the box on the right:


Manage Students
After creating their accounts, parents can add student associations to their account or manage
existing student associations. To do so, parents should select Manage Students from the
menu on the left. The following screen will appear:
Request to add a student
To add a student to the account, click Add Students to display the application form. Parents
can also access this form by clicking "Add a student to my account" from the greeting screen.
As indicated on this screen, information must be entered in all fields. Take care that all data is
accurate; access to the student's grades will be approved or denied based on the information
in this application. The school administration will be unable to approve access to this student if
any information is missing or incorrect. Please also note that the school administration may
under certain circumstances deny access to the student's grades even if all information is
accurate.
After filling all required fields, click Submit, located near the bottom of the screen. After
clicking Submit, the parent will be returned to the Current Students list, and the requested
student's name will appear with his or her status set to Pending.
At any time after submitting a request, parents can see the status of the application by
clicking Manage Students. The students for whom applications were submitted will be
displayed with their status set to Pending.

Remove a Student
To remove access to a student listed here, click Remove. A window will appear to confirm this
action.
Once a student has been removed, the parent-entered information is lost, and a new
application must be completed before the school administration will consider granting access
to the student's grades.
After the application has been submitted, the parent must wait for the school administration to
approve or deny the request. Until the administrators have approved access to the student's
grades, the parent will be unable to view any information about that student.
Once the administrators approve the request for access to a student's grades, the students'
status will be listed as Active. The parent will then be able to view grade and attendance (if
applicable) information for the student.
Denied Student - Re-submit Application
If the administrators deny the request for access to a student's grades, the student's status
will be listed as Denied. To edit the application information, the parent must click the
hyperlinked Denied status indicator. The following window will appear:
The parent can re-enter or edit the student information seen on the right side of the window.
Once any changes have been made, the parent should click Save.
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The comments in the text box on the left side indicate the reason that the application was
rejected. The text field at the bottom left allows the parent to submit comments along with the
edited information. To re-submit the application, click Send.