PowerSchool Parent Portal Setup
The following directions are intended for parents who would like to create a new
PowerSchool Parent
Account or add a new student to your existing PowerSchool Parent Account.
The parent portal
is an
online portal accessible anywhere on the web that parents can log in to and see all of their
children in one place, their grades, assignments, scores, attendance, schedules, and school
bulletins for each school your children attend.
If you are adding a new student to an
existing PowerSchool Parent Account, Please skip the first
section and go to the Adding Student to Existing PowerSchool Parent Account
section.
Creating a New PowerSchool Parent Account
- Open any internet browser on your computer (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Etc.)
- Type https://powerschool.cdolinc.net/ into the address bar
- Click the Create Account tab

- On the Create an Account screen, click the Create Account button

- On the Create Parent Account screen, fill in the fields to Create
your
Account
- First Name - You, the Parent/Guardian's First Name
- Last Name - You, the Parent/Guardian's Last Name
- Email - the email address you want to associate with the
PowerSchool Parent Portal Account
- This Email will be used for all notifications from the PowerSchool Parent Portal Account
- Re-enter Email - Re-Enter the email listed above
- Desired Username - Create a unique username that you will use to log in
- Password - Create a Password that matches the requirements
- Be at least 8 characters long
- Contain at least one uppercase and one lowercase letter
- Contain at least one letter and one number
- Contain at least one special character

- Next move to the Link Students to Account section
You should have received a letter from your school with your student's Access ID and Access Password. You will need that letter for the next step.
- Student Name - Type the
Student's name
- LastName, FirstName works best
- It should also recognize FirstName space LastName
- Access ID - Type the Access ID
for your student from the letter given from your school
- If you do not have this letter, please contact your school.
- Access Password - Type the Access
Password for your student from the letter given from your school
- If you do not have this letter, please contact your school.
- Relationship - Choose your relationship to the student from the dropdown
- Student Name - Type the
Student's name
- Repeat Step 6 for each student you want to add to your account
- When you have finished adding all your students click the Enter button at the bottom of the page
- This will take you back to the PowerSchool Parent Account log on screen
- Log in with the Username and Password
you
just created to access the parent portal
- Not the student's Access ID and Access Password

Adding Student to Existing PowerSchool Parent Account
Follow these instructions if you already have a PowerSchool Parent Account and need to add a new student.
- Open any internet browser on your computer (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Etc.)
- Type https://powerschool.cdolinc.net/ into the address bar
- Type in the Username and Password used
to
log into your PowerSchool Parent Account. Then click the Sign In
button
- if you do not remember your Username and/or Password click the Forgot Username or Password? link

- Then click on Account Preferences link toward the bottom of the Left Navigation
- On the Account Preferences Click on the Students Tab
- On the Students Click on the Add Button
- On the Add Student window that opens
- Student Name - Type the
Student's name
- LastName, FirstName works best
- It should also recognize FirstName space LastName
- Access ID - Type the Access ID
for your student from the letter given from your school
- If you do not have this letter, please contact your school.
- Access Password - Type the Access
Password for your student from the letter given from your school
- If you do not have this letter, please contact your school.
- Relationship - Choose your relationship to the student from the dropdown
- Student Name - Type the
Student's name
- Repeat Step 6 and 7 for each additional student you want to add to your account

