New for the 2024-25 School Year

Parents and Guardians now have access to MyPowerHub in Powerschool.

Please reach out to your school principal for your access codes. If you have technical problems please call the Help Desk at 216.838.0440.

MyPowerHub Overview

MyPowerHub brings together key information about your child(ren) from multiple PowerSchool tools, conveniently consolidated into one easy-to-access view. Effortlessly access grades, assignments, newsfeeds, two-way messaging, and more—all in a single, centralized hub. Key features of MyPowerHub are:

PowerTiles: These dynamic tiles function as interactive hubs, bringing together data from a range of educational technology solutions into a single, convenient platform.

Two-Way Messaging: Parents and students can now message teachers from MyPowerHub. Messaging can presently be translated into English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Thai.

Centralized Location: Find information on class schedules, grades, assignments, announcements, directory and more!

Access from Anywhere: MyPowerHub is currently available through any web browser and is mobile-responsive, so can be easily viewed on a mobile phone or tablet as well.

Use MyPowerHub to access:

Student Grades

Attendance

Class Schedules

Communicate with Teachers

Cleveland Metro School District mobile app access code: GKCK

Login
STUDENT LOGIN
1. Go to the Students page on our website, www.clevelandmetroschools.org/students.
2. Click the MyPowerHub icon.
3. Enter your Office 365 username and password.
PARENT LOGIN
1. Go to the Parent page on our website, www.clevelandmetroschools.org/parents.
2. Click the MyPowerHub icon, the first icon under Student Learning and Data.
3. Click on Create Account and follow the steps to create your username and password.
4. When asked to “Link Your Children” to your account, you will need their Student Access ID and Access password.
5. You will receive an email with a link to click to verify your email address.
6. After verifying your email, go to the PowerSchool Parent Page and logon.
Add Additional Students
Navigating MyPowerHub
Within MyPowerHub, each PowerTile displays top-level information for at-a-glance consumption.

Selecting the PowerTile menu item within the left navigation bar will provide additional details about that topic.

Select Overview at any time to return to the main MyPowerHub view.

NOTE: The menu items and PowerTiles available in your account are based on the PowerSchool applications your district has
purchased, so your menu items may vary.

Setting Email Notification Preferences

The Email Notifications page provides you with the ability to manage your parent account email preferences, including what information you would like to receive, how often you would like to receive the information, and any additional email addresses that you would like the information sent to. Email preferences may be applied to a single student or all students associated to your parent account.

How to Set Up Email Notifications

On the start page, click Email Notification from the navigation menu. The Email Notifications: [Student Name] page appears.
Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

Field	Description
What information would you like to receive?	Specify which information you would like to receive by selecting the appropriate checkboxes: Summary of current grades and attendance Detail report showing assignment scores for each class Detail report of attendance School announcements
How often?	Specify the rate at which you want to receive the selected information from the pop-up menu: Never Weekly Every Two Weeks Monthly Daily
Email Address	Display only of the email address associated to your parent account. The selected information, as well as account recovery notices and account changes confirmations will be sent automatically to this email address. Note: To change your email address, click Account Preferences from the navigation menu.
Additional Email Addresses	Enter additional email addresses that you want the selected information to be sent to. Separate multiple addresses with commas.
Apply these settings to all your students?	Select the checkbox to apply the email preferences to all students associated to your parent account.
Send now for [Student Name]?	Select the checkbox to receive the selected information immediately.

3. Click Submit. The Email Notifications: [Student Name] page appears. A confirmation message appears indicating the changes were saved.

How to use the PowerSchool Mobile App
IMPORTANT: Before signing into the PowerSchool Mobile app, users must have already created an account in the PowerSchool Parent/Student Portal (using a web browser) and linked their children to the account using the Access ID and Access Password provided by the school.

The PowerSchool Mobile App is available in the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.

Signing into the PowerSchool Mobile app
1. Launch the PowerSchool Mobile app and enter the Cleveland Metro School District code: GKCK
2. Press Continue.
3. Select the option that applies to you (i.e., I'm a Parent).
4. Enter the username and password for the account you previously created in the parent/student portal.
5. Click Go on the keyboard to complete the login process.
DISTRICT CODE: GKCK
Navigating Between Students
Understanding Grades
The Grades PowerTile displays the most recent grades for the current term, synced with information available in PowerSchool SIS.

To view information from past terms, select More Terms, or select Grades from the left navigation bar.

Toggle between terms using the navigation bar within the Grades page.

Click on a specific grade or class title to view more information about grades for

specific assignments or subject standards.
Understanding Attendance
The Attendance PowerTile displays a list of dates, attendance codes, and classes for which the student was marked absent or tardy during the current school year. Attendance data is synced with the information available within PowerSchool SIS.

To view information from past terms, select Attendance History, or select Attendance from the left navigation bar.

Toggle between terms using the navigation bar within the Attendance page.

View total absences and tardies in the summary chart.

Click the class title to view specific dates the student was absent or tardy.
Understanding the Calendar
The Schedule PowerTile displays the student’s classes for the current day, including room numbers, teacher names, and start and end times. The detailed Calendar view includes additional information, such as course, school, or district events.

To review the current full-week schedule, select Week View, or select Calendar from the left navigation bar, then choose Week from the drop-down menu.

Toggle between weeks using the forward and back arrows.

Check the box to display class schedule, if desired.

View All Events or select specific event sponsors.

Click on the class or event title to view more details.
Understanding Assignments
The Assignments PowerTile displays the upcoming assignments for all the student’s classes in one list, sorted by due date, with the soonest due date first. Assignment data is synced with the information in PowerSchool SIS.

To view information from past terms, select More Assignments, or select Assignments from the left navigation bar.

Toggle between Upcoming, Recent and Missing using the navigation bar within the Assignments page. This information is also available within the Assignments PowerTile drop-down menu.

Navigate to specific course assignments through the Courses drop-down menu.

Click on the Assignment Title to view more information.
Understanding the Directory
The Directory displays general contact information for the school, as well as contact information by department and for individual staff members.

Search for staff by name or scroll to locate.

Select the chat bubble icon to contact the individual using the Messaging feature

within MyPowerHub.

Select the envelope icon to contact the individual using traditional email methods.