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For parents

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I am a NEW or a Returning parent who needs to create a Powerschool account

I am a RETURNING parent and I have a Powerschool account.

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Parents choose an option

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NEW TO POWERSCHOOL

Learn all about Powerschool

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Bookmark this URL

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https://lynsd.powerschool.com/public

Step 1 will be to Create Account

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Create parent account

Parents and students each have separate Powerschool accounts, so parents will need to make their own Powerschool accounts and then connect their students to their account.

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You should receive an email with this information for each of your students. Each student will have a different access ID and password.

Email Heather Koleszar koleszarh@lynnfield.k12.ma.us if you need it resent.

This is YOUR parent account with YOUR own information

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Email sent from Powerschool

  1. You will receive a separate email from Lynnfield Public Schools for each of your children (CHECK YOUR SPAM)
  2. You will need this information from the email attachment. This info is different for each child.
    1. Access ID
    2. Access Password
    3. Student Name
    4. Powerschool URL

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https://lynsd.powerschool.com/public

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Landing Page in Powerschool

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This is the landing page that you will see when you first log-in to Powerschool

This is the navigation to all the features

See following slide for more information

Once you connect all your students to your account, you should see them here

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The navigation bar

Keep track of grades, attendance, tardies for current term

View attendance for the current term

View general report card comments from the teacher and email the teacher

View student course info, incl grade, score and credit hours

Modify email preference notifications and enter add’t emails

Complete school and district forms - health info and emergency contacts

Read school announcements

We will not use “Balance” this year

View the school’s contact info

We will not use the “Class Registration” yet

View a student’s current schedule or class list

Modify your name, email, username and password or add another student

Get the mobile app

MMPN

LINK to Apple app

Link to Google app

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Watch the video to learn how to use the app

this was made for parents enrolling in LPS so ignore the “upload parts!”

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https://youtu.be/IGk93Mnfo0w

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NEW & RETURNING

PARENTS

Complete your MANDATORY yearly forms or add another family member

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How to Complete Forms

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ALL STUDENTS in grades K-12 complete the following forms EVERY YEAR:

  • Health Information Form
  • Permissions & Agreements
  • Student Contacts
  • Student Proof of Residency

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All forms are located under the Enrollment tab.

Kindergarten students ALSO complete

  • Kindergarten Questionnaire

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What Forms do YOU need to complete?

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  1. Bus Registration
  2. Health Information
  3. Student Contacts
    1. All parents who need data access must be added
  4. Permissions and Agreements
    • Students in grades 5 & 9 will not receive Chromebooks until all permissions are signed
  5. Student Proof of Residency
  6. Home Language Survey
  7. Student Demographic & Siblings Info
  8. Previous Enrollment & Records Release
  9. Kindergarten questionnaire (INCOMING K STUDENTS ONLY)

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New Students only

All K-12 Students (Incoming & Returning)

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How to complete “Student Contact Updates” Form

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  1. EACH parent/guardian should have their own contact card.
    1. If all parent/guardians want to receive emails then they each need their own contact card.
    2. DATA ACCESS must be checked in order to view student attendance and grades etc,
    3. SCHOOL PICKUP means this person can pick up the child from school.
  2. PARENT/GUARDIANS ARE NOT EMERGENCY CONTACTS
    • We require at least 2 emergency contacts who are not parent/guardians
    • PLEASE do not check “emergency contact” if you are a parent/guardian of the child.

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63 Pleasant Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940

1-781867-5309 (Mobile)

greatparent@gmail.com

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How to complete “Student Contact Updates” Form

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64 Yellow Brick Road, Lynnfield MA 01940

781-654-0876 (mobile)

Baddog@gmail.com

  • Review the information
  • Click pencil icon to update
  • Click X to delete a contact
  • Click ADD to add a contact

* We require at least 2 emergency contacts WHO ARE NOT ALREADY LISTED AS PARENTS OR GUARDIAN - please ensure parent/guardians are not ✔ as emergency contacts

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How to Check Email Notifications

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  1. Check your email account
  2. Check boxes for all information you’d like to receive
  3. Add additional emails
  4. Check if the same settings apply for all connected students and frequency of emails

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How to Check Account Preferences

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  1. Go to Account Preferences
  2. Go to Profile and make changes as needed

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How to Add Students to your account

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  • Go to Account Preferences
  • Go to Students
  • Click Add
  • Add the access information that was emailed to you
    1. Email Heather Koleszar if you need the email resent to you

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Don’t forget about the mobile app!

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Powerschool Mobile app: https://apps.apple.com/app/id973741088

District Code: MMPN

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Troubleshooting

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username you created

Make sure you are going to the correct URL: https://lynsd.powerschool.com/public

Family123

Create your own password

Default password: Family123

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If the default info is not working, click Forgot Username or Password to get back in.

Can’t Log In?

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Option 1: Contact LPS Tech Support, Heather Koleszar koleszarh@lynnfield.k12.ma.us

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Option 2:

Put in a tech ticket at https://lynnfield.hesk.com/

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