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On the app, enter your email or cell phone number. It should match what is in the school's information system or database.

On the web, click Sign In, then under Register, put your email or phone number and click Go.

If the email or phone number is not recognized by ParentSquare, parents can follow directions to request access or call the school office and ask them to update the contact information.

ParentSquare allows users to customize their notifications based on notification type and select their preferred delivery method for each school. The Instant setting will send all post notifications in real-time. The Digest setting sends direct messages, alerts, and time-sensitive posts instantly, but sends all non-time sensitive posts at the end of the day, reducing the number of notifications you receive daily. (We recommend the Digest setting.) Learn more about managing notifications.

Parents can update their language preference for their account. Once they have done this, ParentSquare will automatically translate any communication to them in their selected language. This translation will also occur when the parent sends a message to a staff member. Learn more about ParentSquare translations and how to set the language preference.

1. Activate Your Account
   Click the link in your activation email/text, or sign up on the ParentSquare website or via the ParentSquare app.
    
2. Download App
   It’s easy to stay in the loop with the ParentSquare app. Download it now. iOS | Android
    
3. Set Preferences
   Click your name in the top right to set your notification and language preferences.
    
4. Get Photos & Files
   Click Photos & Files in the sidebar to access pictures, forms, and documents that have been shared with you.
    
5. Appreciate Posts
   Click Appreciate in your email/app or website to thank a teacher or staff member for a post.
    
6. Comment or Reply
   Click Comment in the app or on the website to privately ask a question about the post that your teacher or school sent.
    
7. Participate
   Click Sign Ups & RSVPs in the sidebar to see available opportunities. Click the bell on top to check your commitments.
    
8. Join a Group
   Click Groups in the sidebar to join a group or committee at your school to participate or to stay up-to-date.
    
9. Find People
   Click Directory in the sidebar to find contact information for school staff.
    
10. Get in Touch
    Click Messages in the sidebar to privately get in touch with staff and teachers.

Yes. All parents have a ParentSquare account. ParentSquare is the primary tool for district and school communication. Individuals who do not activate their account in ParentSquare will still receive an email digest at the end of each day that communication is sent out to them. In the event of emergencies, phone calls will be sent as well.

Click the Unsubscribe link on your email from ParentSquare, or reply STOP to the SMS from ParentSquare to stop notifications to your email or phone.

**** If the email or phone number is not recognized by ParentSquare, parents can call the school office attendance/registar’s clerk and ask them to update the contact information.

Downloads:

• Introduction to Parents & Guardians (English)
• Introduction to Parents & Guardians (Spanish)

• Tips for Parents & Guardians (English)
• Tips for Parents & Guardians (Spanish)

More Resources for Parents & Guardians

**The 21 credit Foundational Diploma will require a parent meeting with a counselor and will not qualify the student for The Kansas Scholars Curriculum.

IHA – Grading System Policy from School/Parent Handbook

The purpose of grading shall be to communicate student learning with students and parents/guardians. The communication shall be as such to invite participation within the student’s learning process. Grades shall communicate student learning relative to clearly stated instructional expectations based on the standards of the content. Grades shall be mainly determined by assessments in the form of, but not limited to written tests, essays, science experiments, multimedia presentations, products, performances, works of art, speeches, demonstrations, etc. Daily assignments, class participation, application of skills, etc. can be considered as a portion of the grade.

Report cards for all students shall be sent home and posted in the online gradebook four times a year at the end of a quarter. In addition, progress reports for all students shall be issued at the midpoint of each quarter. Grades shall be updated in the online gradebook each week (approximately 10 per quarter) to keep everyone informed of student progress.

Grading Scale

All student work is based on standards. Grades cannot be explicitly used for reward or punishment. Grading practices cannot place a student in a situation where he/she is doomed to fail mid-year with no recourse.

Grade Scales-Student performance shall be communicated using the appropriate grade-level scale.

The scale for reporting grades in Grades 6 through 12.

• A – 90-100%
• B – 80-89%
• C – 70-79%
• D – 60-69%
• F–59% or below
• I – Incomplete

High School Credit

High school credit for successful completion of outcomes shall be based on the grades determined by the student’s teachers of record for the courses in which the student is enrolled each semester. High school credit shall be awarded for the letter grades of “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” or “P” if in accordance with an approved Pass/Not Passed option. High school credit shall not be awarded for grades of “F” or “I” for incomplete. With the exception of quarter credit classes, all course credits will be issued on a semester basis.

Each high school shall organize its program on the basis of units of credit. “Unit of credit” means one unit of credit earned for satisfactory completion of any approved subject taught for a minimum of one class period for two semesters or two class periods for one semester. One-half unit of credit shall be earned for approved subjects taught for a minimum of one class period for one semester or two class periods for one quarter.