The district provides an online gradebook and student information system, available via the internet using a web browser as well as iOS and Android mobile apps. Students and parents access it as PowerSchool.

There is a comprehensive PowerSchool Student and Parent Portal User Guide, but most users do not need it to navigate the system.

Creating a new parent Sign In account

If you already have a Parent Account, but need to add another student, skip to the Adding Another Student to Your Parent Account section below.

1. Use the following link to access the district’s PowerSchool system: USD 286 PowerSchool Link

2. Click to select the Create Account tab.

3. Click on the Create Account button.

4. Fill in the information on the Create Parent Account screen.

• First Name is YOUR first name.

• Last Name is YOUR last name.

• Email is YOUR parental email address.

• Desired Username is the username you wish to use with PowerSchool.

• Password is something you make up, and must be at least 6 characters long; 8 is better and a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters and numbers is more secure.

• Re-enter Password is a repeat of the password you made up to confirm it was typed in correctly. For each Student Account you wish to link to, you must enter the Student Name, Access ID, and Access Password and select your Relationship to the student (e.g. mom, dad, grandmother). The "Access ID" and "Access Password" are NOT the same as the username and password a student uses to access PowerSchool; they are unique identifiers that should have been shown on past correspondence from the school. If you cannot locate that information, please call the school to have a reminder letter mailed to you.

• Click the Enter button when finished.