Create a Parent Account

A Parent account is created when the publisher, school/district admin or teacher enters the parent's email address during the student rostering process.

Follow the below steps to create a Parent account:

1. Log in to the portal.

2. Click "Roster" on the left-hand side menu.

3. Click "Student" in the sub-menu.

4. You can add students in two way:

(a). Click "Add Student" to roster one student at a time.

(b). Click "Bulk Upload" to roster up to 1,000 students at one time.

The Parent account will be created through both the "Add Student" and "Bulk Upload" options.

The below image shows the creation of a Parent account by adding a student through the "Add Student" option. 

5. Click "Add Student"

You will be redirected to the following screen. 

6. Fill in the below information:

• Enter the student's first name and last name.
• Enter the Username. The username must be unique. It can be an email address, although it doesn't have to be. Students can have arbitrary usernames to protect student privacy.
• Enter the password. You can either type in the password or select "Generate" to auto-generate a password. Select the box "Keep the same password for other students" if you wish to provide the same password to all the other students. Passwords should be between 6-20 characters.
• Click inside the "Assign Classes" box and select the classes you want to assign to the student. You can also select and assign multiple classes by holding the CTRL button and clicking each class. These class names will already exist on the portal. If the class does not exist in the Class List, you will need to add the class first, before adding the student.
• Click inside the "Grade Name" box and select the grade you want to assign to the student. You can also select and assign multiple grades by holding the CTRL button and clicking each grade. The "Grade" field is optional, you can leave it blank.
• Click the "Assign Language" drop-down to select the language. The language here refers to the assessment language. The student can access the assessment in a particular language, as selected from the drop-down list. The "Assign Language" field is optional, you can leave it blank.   
• Enter the "Parent or guardian's email." By doing so, the following two emails will be sent to the Parent on their email address:

a. Email to allow or deny permission for their child to access the portal. A student cannot log in to the portal if the parent has denied permission. This field exists on the portal to comply with COPPA and GDPR. (The parent will receive this email if COPPA/GDPR is enabled).

b. The parent will receive a password reset email. Please refer to the sample email screenshot for reference.

By clicking on the link provided in the email, the parent will be redirected to the reset password screen.                                

c. The parent will need to enter "New Password" and "Confirm New Password,"  and then click "Submit."

Note: "Parent or guardian's email" is an optional field. But, If you check the checkbox for "Below 16 years," this field will become mandatory.

•  Click the "Add More" link if you wish to add more students from the same screen. You can add a maximum of 5 students through "Add More."

 7. Click "Save."

The Student account will be created and the Parent can now log in to their account.

Create Parent account through "Bulk Upload Student"

Publishers, school/district admins and teachers can upload a maximum of 1,000 students at one time on the platform using the "Bulk Upload Student" feature. The Parent account will be created if the parent or guardian's email address is filled in the Bulk Upload Student CSV/.xls file. You can refer to Bulk Upload Student for more details. 

Refer to Role of a Parent