For Parents

• How to create your Parent PowerSchool Account 
  • TIP: To create your account, use a web browser, not the mobile app.
  • If you need the parent Access ID and Access password for your student, refer to the "If you need help" section below for who to contact at PCHS for that information.
• How to create your Canvas Parent Observer Account

Parent PowerSchool and Canvas Accounts

Toward the end of August, PCHS will e-mail out information on how to create your parent accounts for PowerSchool (grades and attendance) and Canvas (lessons and assignments). With this information, you will create your own usernames and passwords, and you can link all your district students to your account in each system. Parents in separate households can each create their own accounts.

If you set up your parent accounts previously, you can continue using them; you don’t need to create new ones. If you forgot your login, please use the "Forgot Username or Password?" function on the PowerSchool or Canvas sign-in pages.

To use the PowerSchool Mobile App, our district code is GFGM.

If you need help, check out the how-to guides above. If you still need help, send an email to either Ali Gallagher, PCHS Education Technology Specialist, OR Jennifer Frink, PCHS Registrar (to prevent overlapping account resets, don’t email both). So we can verify your identity, your email must include:

• Student’s full name
• Student's date of birth
• Your name and relationship to the student
• Your email address
• Your daytime phone number

You will typically receive a response via email within 2 working days. However, the beginning of the school year is an especially busy time, so your patience is appreciated if it takes longer than 2 days during August and September.