Skyward Help for Teachers & Staff

Skyward is our district's automated Student Information System (SIS) that fulfills human resources, student database, staff management, finance, and accounting needs.  Through Family Access and Students Access, parents and students also have access to a portal to view student information, including grades and assignments, profile information, busing, and food service balances.

This Tips & Tricks Guide will help you become familiar with Skyward’s basic settings and functions and personalize your experience—including choosing your color scheme, selecting widgets for your Home screen, and more!

The guide is intended for all district staff, both classified and certificated, and is designed to help you get the most out of your Skyward experience.

The recommended way to take attendance is through Teacher Access > Post Daily Attendance

• By Name
• By Seating Chart
• Assign Seats

• Seeing Inactive Students in the Gradebook
  • Very helpful for assigning grades to students who move prior to the end of the grading term
     
• Grade Period Display
  • How to view the previous grading period (e.g., Semester 1) to enter grades (Elementary)
     
• Print Seating Chart with Student Pictures
   
• Requesting Gradebook Access for Student Teacher
  • This google form is submitted to Melissa McGann, who will grant Skyward permissions for the specified time period

In Skyward, the gradebook used in elementary schools (grades PK-5) is called the Standards Gradebook.

• Standards Gradebook - Quick Tips
   
• Cloning Events from Another Teacher or From Prior School Years
   
• Summary of No Count, Missing, Mark Ungraded or Mark as Zero and Missing, and Using Special Codes

In Skyward, the gradebook used in the middle and high schools (grades 6-12) is called the Secondary Gradebook.

• Secondary Gradebook - Quick Tips
   
• ​​​​Adding & Scoring Academic Standards in the Secondary Gradebook
   
• Cloning Assignments from Another Teacher or From Prior School Years
   
• Summary of No Count, Missing, Mark Unscored as Zero, and Using Special Codes
   
• NEW Button - Transferring Grades for New Students
  • For students who are new to the school and/or new to your class