Powerschool
CLICK HERE - Powerschool Parent Access
PowerSchool is a web-based Student Information System (SIS) that provides real-time information to school administrators, teachers, parents and students -- over the internet.
Parents can check their student's attendance and grade history by logging into PowerSchool via the Internet, using their unique Web ID and password. They can also view the school bulletin, fee balance information, and notes and comments from teachers.
PowerSchool allows secure access for up to the minute student information including attendance and grades.
Parents' access to PowerSchool will be by a unique Web ID and password. For families with more than one child in the District, a separate Web ID and password will be provided for access to each child's information.
With PowerSchool, parents can accomplish the following online:
- Access real-time student performance data
- Communicate with teachers
- Track assignments and attendance
- Retrieve student fees information *
*Currently under development. Available information viewed is not necessarily accurate.
How To Use PowerSchool Parent Access
| Follow these 3 easy steps: | |
| Step 1 | You will need a computer that is connected to the Internet, and can use any recent browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, Safari) to access PowerSchool. Connections can be made from home, work, or a public library. |
| Step 2 | Click on the PowerSchool Parent Access link at the top of this page or in the URL address bar of your browser, type the following address: http://powerschool.sd74.org/public
Enter your username and password here.  |
| Step 3 | Once you are logged into PowerSchool, you can select from the following options:
Description of Icons: Grades and Attendance - Displays the student's current schedule, the last two weeks of attendance, current grades, and attendance totals. Grades History - Displays all grades that have been stored for your student. Attendance History - Displays daily attendance for the current term or quarter. Email Notification - Displays a sign-up page where parents can request various email notifications. Teacher Comments - Displays all current teacher comments. School Bulletin - Displays school bullet in items/announcements. Class Registration - District 74 is not using the Class Registration feature at this time. Balance - District 74 is not using the meal balance feature at this time. However, this displays your school fee transactions. My Calendars - This feature works in conjunction with iCal (Macintosh Computers) and Mozilla (PC Computers). You can subscribe to the teacher's individual class assignments only or class assignments with scores and final grades and this will automatically post in your calendar. Also, you can subscribe to the School Event Calendar. SOME DETAILS... Grades and Attendance Screen This screen provides a quick snapshot of your student's current schedule, teacher names, past two weeks of attendance, and current overall grades. Class Score Detail This screen will appear when you click on any grade blue on the Grades and Attendance screen. You can also click on categories or assignments listed in blue to view additional information. NOTE: If there is an assignment listed but there is a "( ) "- check the due date. This may be an assignment that has been listed to make parents aware of an upcoming due date.
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PowerSchool - Frequently Asked Questions
| Who should I call if I have questions? | |
| for PowerSchool help: | Call: Regina Shalzi at 847-675-8234 Please type in subject line: PowerSchool Parent Help |
| for grades and attendance in a specific class: | Contact the teacher |
| for general attendance questions: | Contact specific school's main office |
| password issues: | Only general information about PowerSchool will be given over the phone or email in order to ensure the student's privacy. Parents of Lincoln Hall can go to the main office to pick up access information or call to have access information mailed out to them. Parents at other schools - information will be sent when Powerschool Parent Access is available. |
| Do all teachers post grades and attendance? | |
| Currently, only at Lincoln Hall. The PowerSchool Student Information System pulls this information automatically from the data entered in the teacher's grade book. Grades and attendance information are available for viewing as soon as a teacher enters the information in their grade book. | |
| How often can we expect grades to be updated? | |
| Teachers will have their grades updated by the first and third Friday of every month. | |
| How often can we expect attendance to be updated? | |
| Teachers are asked to record attendance each class period. Teachers may only enter attendance codes for Absence (A), Tardy-excused (T) or Tardy-unexcused (TU). All other codes such as Field Trip (F) or Nurse Visit (N) are entered by the main office. The office enters a wide range of codes as they receive information from parents or other locations where attendance is monitored. Procedures for excusing your child from school remain the same. | |
| What do codes in the grade book represent? | |
| EXC [ * ] EXT NHI SUS AD | Excused Assignment turned in for credit/no grade Deadline extended for special circumstances Assignment not handed in (no credit) Suspended during assignment (no credit) Academic Dishonesty |
| What do codes in the attendance book represent? | |
| [ - ] [blank] A T TU F N U O I | Not in Attendance or not current Quarter date Present Absent Tardy - excused Tardy - unexcused Field Trip Nurse Visit Unexcused Absence Out of School Suspension In School Suspension |
| What is the school-wide grading scale? | |
| A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F I NG P | 98-100% 92-97% 90-91% 88-89% 82-87% 80-81% 78-79% 72-77% 70-71% 68-69% 62-67% 60-61% Below 60% (failure) Incomplete No Grade Pass |
