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Skyward : Secondary Student Access

Skyward isn’t just for teachers and parents, it’s for students too! Use Skyward to read announcements, check for missing assignments, look up your grades, see your schedule, and much more!  You can find the PDF version of this tip here.


Login

Your login to Skyward is very simple - It is the same login you use to login to the school desktops and chromebooks. This is usually:

firstname.lastname

Your password is also the same password that you use to login to the desktops and chromebooks.

Home Screen

The home screen will show you a list of upcoming events, and announcements from the office or your teachers. Use the toolbar on the left to navigate to the other areas of skyward.
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Gradebook Screen

The gradebook screen will show you all your classes, all your grades, as well as your missing assignments. If you click the ► next to the class, you will then be able to see all your assignments for that class, as well as your grades on those assignments.
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If you want to see a more detailed report on how your quarter grade was figured, click on the quarter grade. You will see a window that looks like this:
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If you click on the assignment name, you will see a detailed explanation of that particular assignment.


Attendance

Click on the Attendance menu to see your absences and tardies. You can view your absences and tardies by Period or Days in a graph on the right.
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Viewing Transcripts and Report Cards

If your school posts report cards and transcripts to the portal, then they will show up under the Portfolio tab. Simply click on the Titles under the description area to view the reports.
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Sending an Email to the Teacher

You can send an email to the teacher by clicking on the teacher’s name, then clicking on their email address. This can be done from the Schedule page, or the Gradebook page.
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