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PowerSchool Information

PowerSchool is a Student Information System (SIS) used by schools across the country. It is capable of allowing parents access to student grades and attendance in real time. The purpose of the parent portal is to increase communication and collaboration among parents, students and teachers.

Summit Hill School District 161 believes it is important for parents to become educated in the process of grades and assessments. PowerSchool makes it possible for parents to check grade information more frequently and in more depth. With that in mind, it is important for parents to review the following information:
 
  • In an attempt to ensure high expectations and to standardize grading practices throughout the district, the district has developed guidelines for assessing student performance for the Student Report Card. These guidelines (Tests, Quizzes, Classwork/Homework) give weight to three particular categories of assessments in determining final grades for students. These guidelines give more weight to Tests and to Quizzes as the grade level increases, thus assuring that students are graded increasingly on demonstration of their actual learning.
  • Grades can change dramatically in the first few weeks of the marking period. The reason is simply that when there are only one or two assignments in the grade book, a low or high score can have a dramatic effect on the final grade.
  • Please be patient as grading does take time. Teachers need ample time to thoroughly review assignments, projects and tests.
 
 
 

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

Student Access ID & Password
 
  • The student's Access ID and Access Password will need to be used when you link your child to your account.
  • You should have received your child's Access ID and Access Password when you proved residency.
  • The Access ID and Access Password is the same that you would have used for the online registration website and is only valid for the CURRENT school year.
  • If you have more than one new student you are adding to your account, you will need to list all of them when you create/edit your personal account.
  • If you misplace this information you can contact your child's school or the administration center at 815-469-9103 and we can mail the information to the child's primary address that is listed. Due to security concerns we CANNOT give this information over the phone or email.