Review what is going
on in your child’s
classes anytime,
anywhere!
Middletown Public Schools
311 Hunting Hill Avenue
Middletown, CT 06457
www.middletownschools.org
@middletownps
PowerSchool is a real-time
communication tool that
provides parents and
guardians with secure
access to student
information.
Through PowerSchool’s
online ParentPortal,
parents and guardians can
access student grades,
assignments, attendance
records and view teachers’
email addresses.
Middletown
Public Schools
PowerSchool:
Parent Portal Access
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION : The
Middletown Board of Education is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer, and it does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious
creed, age marital status, civil union, military or
veteran status, national origin, sex, ancestry, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, or past or
present physical or mental disability in any of its
education programs, activities, or employment
policies. All educational programs and offerings,
including vocational education and extracurricular
activities, subscribe to this policy.
Cultivating Student Potential
10/26/2014
Parent Portal: Getting
Started
1.
Go to: www.middletownschools.org
2. Choose Quicklink # 2 on the district
homepage
3. Click ACTIVATE PowerSchool
Parent/Student Portal (after initial
activation, you will click PowerSchool Parent/Student Portal button)
4. Click CREATE ACCOUNT button
5. Enter your first name, last name,
email address and your desired
username (it must be unique and
cannot contain special characters
such as * & @)
6. Enter your desired password and
then re-enter the password.
7. Enter student first and last name
8. Enter the PARENT ACCESS ID and
PARENT ACCESS
PASSWORD provided by your school
9. Enter your relationship to
student (example: mother)
10. Add additional children
11. When information is complete, click
ENTER. If successful you will be directed to login screen. If you receive
an error message, you must correct
the error(s) as indicated and re-enter
password for all students listed.
Then press enter again.
Parent Portal: FAQs
If I am new to the district, how
should I obtain a username and
password?
Contact your child’s school.
How should I view PowerSchool if I
do not have a computer at home?
PowerSchool mobile apps are
available for some smartphones.
You may also log onto PowerSchool at any computer that has
Internet, including the public
library.
Can someone else see my child’s
grades?
The only way to see a student’s
grades is by using the ID and
password assigned so please keep
information secure.
What if I forget my ID or
password?
Click ‘Having Trouble Signing
In?’ on the Parent Sign page of
PowerSchool
How quickly will student’s grades
be entered into the Parent Portal?
Grades will be entered in a timely
manner. It is not expected, however,
that a test or major assignment will
be graded and entered into Parent
Portal the same day it is completed.
Depending on the complexity of the
assignment it may be several school
days before the grades are posted
into the Parent Portal. Please be
patient.
Parent Portal: Reviewing
Student Information
GRADES:
In the Parent Portal, view student’s
grades and assignments by class. If
you have questions about your
child’s grade, please first speak to
your child and then contact the
teacher directly.
ATTENDANCE:
In the Parent Portal, view the
attendance for the student by class
for the current marking
period. The legend at the bottom of
the page displays the attendance
codes and their meanings.
EMAIL NOTIFCATIONS:
If you wish to receive information
about your student’s grades,
attendance, and assignment scores,
setup your email
preferences. You can specify which
information you would like to receive, how often you would like to
receive the information and how often you would like to receive the
email.
For more information please visit QuickLink #2 at
www.middletownschools.org