How to Create New Parent Portal in PowerSchool Admin

(or Reset Password/Add a New Student to an Existing Parent Portal)

When parents create an account on their own, they must have an access ID and
access password for each student they wish to link to their account. If parents are
unable to successfully create a parent portal account on their own, accounts can
also be created by anyone at the building level that has access to the students
Access Accounts screen. An access ID and password are not required for this type of
setup.
You can walk her through the parent portal setup using the Helping Create a Parent Portal document
or you can create one for her using the information that she provided. You will need the parents 1)
first & last name 2) email they wish to link to the account and 3) the students names to add to the
account

Step 1. Login to PowerSchool

Step 2. Search for the student & select their name
Step 3. Go to Access Account (under Information)
Note: this is also where you change a student's password. Any password changes MUST be updated in
the OneDrive file as well

Step 4. Under Parent Access Accounts click Add + (button all the way over to the
right)
Note: If a parent already has a parent portal account, their name will show up in blue under
the last section titled Parent Access Accounts (click their name to reset an account
password or to add a student to an existing account).

Step 5. Click New Parent Account

Step 6. Enter in First Name, Last Name, Email
Step 7. Select Parents Relationship to Child (Mother, Father, Etc.)
Step 8. Assign them a Username and Password (ex. username: teamcooper;
password: lucas22)
Step 9. Select submit
Step 10. Email username and password to the email provided by the parent.