PowerSchool Parent Access Guidelines

• Parent/Guardian and Student User ID’s and Password information for new students are mailed home.
  
  
• Parent/Guardian and Student User ID’s and Password information for All 9th grade students are mailed home in the beginning of September.
  
  
• Parents are to distribute the Students User ID and Password to their child.
  
  
• Only the parent/guardian may request access to the PowerSchool Parent Access system.
  
  
• For confidentiality purposes, account information will not be given via phone, email, or fax.
  
  
• The parent/guardian are issued a unique account name and password for each student.  It is the sole responsibility of the parent/guardian to protect the security of the account(s).  The district will not be responsible in the event the account(s) become possession of another person other than the parent/guardian/student.
  
  
• Web access is a privilege and can be revoked.
  
  
• For lost or misplaced Web user ID and Password:
  • student’s that were enrolled at WHS last year, user ID and Passwords were placed on the bottom of the last Report Card that was mailed home.
    
    
  • We do not give new, lost, or misplaced Web user ID and Password to students.
    
    
  • Parents may pick up Parent/Guardian and Student User ID’s and Password information in the Guidance Office. Parent/Guardian must present photo ID with the same mailing address currently in our school records, and sign or have on file a disclaimer form.
    
    
  • Exception:  If the student is 18 years of age, the information can be given to them with a signed records release form.
    
    
• PowerSchool assigns user ID’s and passwords.  If a Parent/Guardian or Student believes their password has been compromised, they may contact Linda DiRienzi at 856-262-2392 or ldirienzi@monroetwp.k12.nj to have the password changed.
  
  
• Email Notifications:  Parent/Guardian, we recommend entering Email information even if none of the subscription options for notification are selected. 
  
  
• A free email account can be acquired at http://www.hotmail.com/ or http://www.yahoo.com/
  
  
• Parent/Guardian with more than one child at WHS have a separate account for each child.
  
  
• Separated or divorced parents need to share the user ID/Password for each student account.
  
  
• Multiple Email accounts can be input for the alerts by separating each with a comma (no space after comma).
  
  
• If you would like to familiarize yourself with the application/process a little more, the WHS Guidance website has the complete Parent Access user guide: http://www.monroetwp.k12.nj.us/HighSchool/Departments/Guidance/Contents/PowerSchool/ps_parent_user_guide.pdf

Revised: 8/25/2009/PJD/
9/23/2008 lrd
 
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