FAMILY ACCESS Stay connected with your child and school!

 

Skyward Family Access  is the School City of Hobart’s Online portal that provides parents the ability to stay connected with their children and school.  Access real-time information related to grades, attendance, discipline, and much more.  Parents can also put money into food accounts or make payments to textbook rental and student fees.

SKYWARD Family Access User Guide Find out more about each section of Family Access below.

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HOME | CALENDAR | GRADEBOOK | ATTENDANCE | STUDENT INFO | FOOD SERVICE | SCHEDULE | DISCIPLINE | TEST SCORES | FEE MANAGEMENT | LEARNING CENTER 

 

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HOME   The Home screen is the landing space when first logging in to Skyward Family Access.  The Home screen contains the central user Wall, where parents and students can find posts from the district, the school and the student's teachers. The wall will keep the most recent posts at the top so that the User always has the most recent information at a glance.     1.  Message Notifications  At the top of the wall, a User can find a Messages notification.  This is a quick way to find out if there are Unread messages that need to be viewed.  When the notice is clicked, a list of all Unread Messages will appear in a new box.   2.  Message  Status  In the upper right corner of each Wall message, there is a small arrow that can be clicked to allow a User to hide the message or mark it as read so that it no longer shows up in the Message Notification box.   3.  Upcoming Events  On the right side of the window, the Upcoming Events box runs the entire vertical length of the screen.  This will show the most recent events on the User's calendar for a quick and easy glance at tasks or events that are near.  In the image above, the User can see that there is an upcoming Quiz on Wednesday, September 16.

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CALENDAR   The Calendar shows events that have been marked on the calendar as well as any assignments/tests that have been entered into the teachers' gradebooks.  Teachers will mark many assignments with due dates, allowing students and parents to see when those assignments need to be turned in.  The Calendar brings together ALL events and assignments from all classes in which the student is enrolled, as well as any school or district posted items.  This makes it easy for students to keep an eye on their tasks all from one place.     In the Calendar above, the User can see in the Zoomed in day that the student had two quizzes. Since the day has already passed and the quizzes were taken,  the student and parent can see the grade mark received as well.  If the User clicks on the Assignment/Quiz entry once it has been scored, he/she can then view the details of the assignment (see image).   The blue entries on the calendar indicate an Attendance notification.  In the Zoomed in view, the User can see there is a Tardy entry.  Clicking on that Tardy will show the User that days Attendance record so that he/she can identify where that Tardy occurred (see image).

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GRADEBOOK   The  Gradebook shows the User the gradebook for each course in which the student is enrolled.  Within this view, the User can view the summary Grade Mark for each course and then drill down to each individual assignment to see details related to each.       1.  Missing Assignments  At the top of the Gradebook screen, the User can find the Missing Assignments notification message.  In the image above, the student has no missing assignments.  If a student has missing assignments, the notification message will identify how many and show the User which assignments from which courses are Missing.    2.  Class List  The left side of the screen lists each of the student's classes.  The period and teacher is also listed beneath the name of the course, as well as the time the course meets if applicable (MS/HS Only).   If there is a small arrow to the left of the course name, then there are assignments recorded in the gradebook for that course.  Clicking on the arrow will pop open the assignment list to show details related to each assignment, as seen below.       3.  Grade Marks Column  The Grade Marks will appear to the right of each course that currently has at least one graded assignment.  This grade mark is a running average of all assignment grades in that course.  Some teachers choose to grade based on weighted categories, while others grade based on a running average.  In both cases, the current course grade mark will appear in this column.   4.  Term Headers  TermHeaders appear along the top line to provide scores for each Term listed for the school.  Each school will have different Term Headers.   ............    Elementary Schools - Q1 - Q4   4 columns exist at the elementary schools.  Each column is the score for quarters 1 - 4.    Hobart Middle School - T1 - T4   4 columns exist at the middle school.  Each column is the score for terms 1 - 4 (each term is a quarter in length).    Hobart High School - Q1 - Q4, SE1 - SE2, S1 - S2   The high school is broken up into 2 full semesters.  The S1 and the S2 columns are the semester scores, which are calculated from the other columns.   S1 = Q1 (40%) + Q2 (40%) + SE1 (20%) SE1 is the first quarter semester exam    S2 = Q3 (40%) + Q4 (40%) + SE2 (20%) SE2 is the second quarter semester exam

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ATTENDANCE   The Attendance tab shows the entire Attendance history for the student, including both absences and tardies.       1.  Today's Attendance  At the top of the Attendance view is the Today's Attendance section. The User can view any recorded attendance for the current day, including absences and tardies.   2.  Attendance Type  The Attendance Type in the Attendance History section identifies the type of attendance that was recorded for the student on that date. The types can be Tardy, Excused Absence, Unexcused Absence, Suspension, or Truant.   3.  Period and Class  The Period and Class columns identify in which period the attendance was recorded and what class is attached to that period.  If multiple classes are identified on a date, the View Classes link will appear and can be clicked to see details.  Elementary schools have 2 periods of attendance: Period 1 - AM and Period 2 - PM.   4.  View Charts  Charts by the current Term and Year To Date Totals can be viewed on the right side of the Attendance window.  These are simple charts to show overall number of absences for that period of time.  Attendance Charts can be viewed by Period or by Day by changing the option at the top of the Charts section.

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STUDENT INFO The Student Info section shows the User the demographic and record information for that student.  Change requests can be made from this section if incorrect information is found or if information has changed.   1. View Family  View Family can be clicked to open a window that contains the information on file for Family members connected to this student.    2. Request Changes  Request Changes can be clicked to request information changes.  When clicked, a menu (see image) will open that allows the User to select what type of information change is needed.  The User can then select the type and put in the change request.  This request will then be approved or denied by the school's office personnel.

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FOOD SERVICE The Food Service section allows the User to view everything related to the school's Food Service program, including account balance, purchases, and application information.  The User can also make payments directly into the Food Service account so that the student can make breakfast and lunch purchases.     1. Current Account Balance  The Current Balance section shows the current account balance for the student and the Lunch Type.   2. Food Service Account Payments  Payments made into the Food Service account will be shown in this section.  Each payment will be listed with the payment date, the amount paid, and the check number (if applicable). Cash payments at the register in the lunch line are included in this payment section.   3. Make a Payment  Payments can be made online with a credit card through our secure partner, RevTrack.  Click on Make a Payment and following the online instructions to add money to the student's Food Service account.   4. Free/Reduced Applications  The User can apply for State Assistance through the Free/Reduced Lunch Application process in this section.  Click on the Applications link and choose to Add Application to apply.  Applications will then be approved or denied shortly after the application process is complete.   5. Weekly Purchases  The Weekly Purchases section on the right side of the window shows a detailed list of purchases at the school by the student.  This will include Breakfast, Lunch, and any ala carte items by date.

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