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Creating a PowerSchool Account
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PowerSchool is the computer system used by Cincinnati Public Schools to keep track of student information. It helps parents be an active part of their children's education and keep track of academic progress on a daily basis.
PowerSchool, launched in 2009-10, is used by principals, school office staff, teachers, counselors, Central Office staff, parents and students.
The system is accessed through a website, so it can be viewed from computers at home, work or the local library. There also is a computer in every CPS school building for parents to use to check PowerSchool, and a computer is available in the Customer Care Center in CPS' Education Center, 2651 Burnet Avenue, 45219 (Corryville).
Information about your child is private and password protected. You cannot see other students' records, and other parents cannot see your children's records.
- Student Information Available in PowerSchool (see below)
- Create a PowerSchool Parent Account
- How to Sign Up for PowerSchool (see below)
- PowerSchool User Guide
- Virtual Tour of PowerSchool
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How to Sign Up for PowerSchool
Parents register for PowerSchool accounts by filling out Account Registration Forms. This may be done online or in person at your child's school.
Activating Your Account
To activate your PowerSchool account, parents or guardians come to the school office in person and show official photo identification, such as a driver's license of state ID. This step is required to protect your child's information from being given to someone pretending to be you. Account activation must be done at the school even if you registered online.
Using Your Account
You will receive a login, password and a set of instructions of how to log on and navigate through the PowerSchool website.
Getting Help
For assistance with your PowerSchool Account:
Call the CPS Help Desk at (513) 363-0390, from 7 a.m.– 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, during days when school is in session, or Email the Help Desk
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Student Information You'll See in PowerSchool
Student Information You'll See in PowerSchool
Grades and AttendanceThis quick lookup page shows your child's current classes and current grades from the teachers' gradebooks. Attendance totals are also shown. Specific assignments, scores and comments can be viewed by clicking on a quarterly grade. Assignment comments can then be viewed by clicking on any blue assignment grade.
Grades History
Quarterly grades are shown here.
Attendance History
Your child's attendance for the school year is shown here.
Email Notification
Parents can choose whether they receive automatic email reports of PowerSchool information and at what frequency. Emails can be sent to one or more email addresses. The following is a list of what types of email alerts are available:
- Summary of current grades and attendance
- Detailed reports showing all assignment scores for each class
- Detailed report of attendance
- School announcements
- Balance Alert (student fees)
School Bulletin
This is a virtual bulletin board for the school to make brief announcements or link to other information on the web.
Balance
This area shows the amount of money in your child's student fees account (does not include balances in lunch accounts).
Graduation Progress
Check graduation requirements and your student's progress toward meeting those requirements.
Demographic
The student's and parents' address, phone and email information are listed here.
Honor Roll
This shows which quarters your student made the honor roll.
Test Scores
Links are available to your students' test scores on various tests (Ohio Achievement Test, Ohio Graduation Test, SAT, ACT, PSAT and PLAN).
Discipline Log
Discipline problems are explained here, complete with the date of the incident and brief title.
Access Log
The log shows the dates, times and durations of your visits to PowerSchool, as well as your student's visits.
Standards
Teachers can provide students' grades by standards if they choose.
Student Dashboard
This link to the Student Dashboard shows your student's strengths and weaknesses on the state tests and district assessments, including Ohio standards, as well as ways to improve on weaknesses.
School Information
This section includes the school's address, principal's name, quarter dates and a link to the district's Building Futures Dashboard.
