Window Rock Unified School District #8

Parent Portal User

Welcome to WRUSD’s PowerSchool!!

Window Rock Unified School District #8 moved to a new student management system for school year 2009-2010.  The new student information system provides parents with a new parent portal called PowerSchool.

PowerSchool Logon:

http://powerschool.wrschool.net/public

Parent portal Registration form PDF document

Powerschool Parent Portal User Guide PDF document

Ensure Up-to-the-Minute Data

PowerSchool is a web-based student information system with a centralized database.  This ensures that data is exchanged in real time and as a result delivers the most current information available on a student.  When teachers enter grades and attendance information for their class, data is immediately available to the school, district office, parents and students. 

Increase Parental Involvement

With PowerSchool, parents/guardian can access attendance and grades about their children quickly and accurately.  They can see the results of tests and assignments as soon as they are recorded, enabling them to intervene quickly, if necessary.  Parents can check the latest homework assignments and offer their children help with their schoolwork.  Day in and day out, PowerSchool helps parents help children achieve their potential.

Frequently asked PowerSchool Public Questions

Q:        How do I request a Username and Password for PowerSchool?

A:         You may request an account by going to your child’s school office and asking for the Counselor or Parent Educator and fill out the PowerSchool Parent Portal Registration Form.  We encourage all parents/guardian to receive an account and use it regularly to check on your student(s) progress.

**Note:  To protect your student’s information and Window Rock Unified School District #8; FERPA guidelines will not allow username or password to be given over the phone or through e-mail.  If you need to get your username and password to access PowerSchool you must visit your child’s school office in person to request them.

Q:        I lost my username and password. What should I do?

A:         You will need to visit your child’s school and request a new username and password** Please bring photo identification with you for security purposes.

Q:        I have my username and password, how do I Access PowerSchool to view my student’s grades and attendance?

A:         1.   Make sure you are connected to the Internet. (For help with connecting 

                  to the Internet contacts your Internet Service Provider.)                         

2.      Open an Internet browser. (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Communicator, etc.)

3.      Enter the address of the PowerSchool server.  (The address to access students is http://powerschool.wrschool.net/public/)

4.      The following login page will appear.

5.      Type in your Username ***.

6.      Type in your Password ***.

7.      Click Enter.

**Visit your student’s school office to receive your Username and Password by filling out the PowerSchool Parent Portal Registration Form.

Q:        I have signed up for e-mail reminders but I have received nothing.  What is the problem?

A:         You may want to log back into PowerSchool Public and verify that your e-mail address is correct and that your host account is set to accept e-mails from PowerSchool.  You also may want to check to see how often you have requested information to be e-mailed.  If there is nothing to send, no e-mail will be sent.

Q:        I cannot get PowerSchool Public page to load on my computer.

A:         Use the link on this page titled PowerSchool Logon.  This will direct you to the site.

Q:        I still cannot get PowerSchool Public to work.

A:         Make sure you are running at minimum, internet Explorer 5.0 or greater or Netscape 4.0 or greater. You may try other browsers, but theses are the two Apple recommends.

Q:        What is a web browser?

A:         A browser is the application your computer uses to access the Internet.  There are many available for free to download.  Some of theses are Netscape, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Mozilla, or Opera.  In addition to a browser, you will need access to the Internet through an internet service provider (ISP).

Q:        What is an Internet Service Provider (ISP)?

A:         An ISP is a way you connect to the Internet.  Access can be purchased through local phone companies, cable companies, or satellite services. Please check the yellow pages under Internet.  If you do not have access through home, work, or don’t want to purchase, you should visit your local public library to see if computer service is available.

Q:        It takes a long time for PowerSchool to load in my web browser. Why?

A:         The speed at which your web browser can display a specific website depends on the ISP, the site you visit, the time of day, your geographic region, and a host of other variables.  A particular site can have too many people trying to reach it at the same time.  Your ISP may not have enough phone lines to accommodate large numbers of users logging in at the same time.  This is also true for the neighborhood from which you access the Internet.  Any of these factors can prevent you from accessing a site in a speedy manner.  When a website takes too long to display, click Stop.  This stops the web browser from trying to access the site.  At that point, you can try again, click back, a click Home or try later.

Q:        What is the best way to maneuver through Power School?

A:         There are a couple of ways that you can maneuver from one page to another.  You can use the back arrow at the top left side of the page.  You can always click on the big Red Apple that will take you back to the first page that is the summary of attendance and grades for your son or daughter.  The third way is to click on an icon on the top of the page, under your child’s name.

Q:        Can I print what I see?

A:         The best way is to use the Print Page icon located on the bottom of most pages.

Q:        Why do I need to logout of PowerSchool?

A:         Isn’t closing or quitting the same?  Logging out is the only way to ensure no other users can access the information you have securely logged in to view.  Please make sure you logout when you are finished with the viewing and communicating.

Q:        Why is that sometimes what I see isn’t accurate?

A:        The Window Rock Unified School District #8 recognizes that what you will see is not always perfect or accurate. We are working with our faculty to achieve consistency. Please be patient with Window Rock Unified School District #8 we are developing this program to be the best it can be. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to e-mail your child’s teacher, or contact the school site secretary or principal.

 Q:       How do I contact a teacher in PowerSchool, especially if I get a progress report e-mailed to me?

 A:       The e-mail you receive is generated by the PowerSchool server and not by each of your child’s teachers. If you reply back to the e-mail, it will be sent back to the server and not to the teacher of your child. If you want to send a message to your teacher, log in to PowerSchool and locate the teacher. Click on the teachers name and write your e-mail.