What is PowerSchool?
WHAT IS POWERSCHOOL? PowerSchool is North Carolina's new student information system. Since PowerSchool is web-based, this information can easily and safely be shared with parents through the PowerSchool Parent portal. With PowerSchool, parents will be able to access vital information about their children quickly and accurately.
How do I login to the PowerSchool Parent Portal?
In order to receive login information for PowerSchool Parent Portal, you will need to report to your child's school and present a valid photo ID. You will receive a letter at the school with an auto-generated username and password.
How does PowerSchool support personalized learning?
PowerSchool reinforces personalized learning by offering the ability to tailor a student's instructional path with his or her interests, skills, and goals. One of its many great features is the Parent Portal which gives parents and students access to student grades and assignments online.
What is the parent portal and how do I use it?
One of its many great features is the Parent Portal which gives parents and students access to student grades and assignments online. This information is also available through the Parent Portal App for those on the go! Need to contact PowerSchool leads in other PSUs? Click on the PS Public School Unit Contacts button below.
Leverage Comprehensive Insights Across Your Districts
Our integrated edtech tools help educators understand digital learning engagement, support whole-child growth, measure return on investment, and prepare students for college and career.
Keep North Carolina Teachers and Staff Engaged With Personalized Professional Learning
Activate PowerSchool Unified Talent ™ Professional Learning, a comprehensive PDMS for K-12, to organize and track all your professional development experiences—from Schoology courses to in-person events, and beyond.
Continuous Innovation to Your PowerSchool Products
SIS PowerPack Component: Digital Document Delivery now with Signatures. Delivery service gives schools the ability to email object reports, report cards, transcripts, form letters, and more.
Student Essentials and PowerSchool SIS for North Carolina
Unified Insights ™ Student Essentials provides education stakeholders rich analytics to enhance the power of their PowerSchool SIS. These valuable insights help to optimize time and resources, make impactful decisions, improve operational efficiency, better understand the adoption of digital learning, and track accountability.
Support for Ongoing Distance Learning in Virtual Academies
While the majority of students are returning to fully live instruction, many schools and districts in North Carolina agree that distance learning is a better fit for some students. As these organizations consider creating and supporting fully virtual academies, Unified Classroom Schoology Learning is here to help:
Assessment & Analytics
Login to PowerSchool Assessment (formerly onTRAC), PowerSchool Analytics (formerly onTRAC LDS), or PowerTest (formerly iTest).
Learning
Create and deliver rich, engaging content with embedded lessons, easily receive digital files from students, and electronically provide comments, feedback, and grades.
Online Training
If you’re a subscriber of Professional Development Plus (PD+), login here or contact a sales rep to learn more.
PowerSource
PowerSource is a community-focused customer support portal for all PowerSchool products.
Registration
Streamline enrollment for new student applications and enrollment, school choice and lotteries, annual student.
Unfinished Instruction Support Plan
As a result of the pandemic, students need more support to master grade-level standards than in previous years. CMS has crafted a plan that ensures that students consistently receive grade-level materials, tasks, and assignments, and have appropriate support to help them demonstrate success.
Grading Plan
The new CMS K-12 Grading Plan allows for students to receive specific feedback for continuous growth, academically and socially-emotionally, ensuring all students are set up to be independent and successful learners.
Covid-19 Information
The well-being, health and safety of students and staff is our highest priority. As our students return to in-person learning, we recognize the COVID-19 situation is constantly evolving. Visit the Covid-Saftey page for CMS protocols and practices for the 2021-22 academic year.
PowerSchool Parent Portal
Parental involvement is critical to a child's education. That's why CMS has provided a user-friendly web application to help parents and families become more involved in education. Parents can check their child's homework assignments, attendance reports, grades and other items from any computer, any time using PowerSchool.
Reporting Absences
Click here to go to your child's school homepage. Look for the following button and fill out the form regarding your child's absence from school.
Title IX Lessons
CMS is launching a new website in 2022. Share your feedback so we can improve. Take the survey today!
What is PowerSchool NC?
WHAT IS POWERSCHOOL? PowerSchool is North Carolina's new student information system. Since PowerSchool is web-based, this information can easily and safely be shared with parents through the PowerSchool Parent portal. With PowerSchool, parents will be able to access vital information about their children quickly and accurately.
What is PowerSchool in Johnston County?
PowerSchool is a comprehensive student information system that will enable Johnston County Public Schools to easily manage a wealth of information online: grades, transcripts, report cards, assessments, and daily attendance .
What is parent portal?
Parent Portal allows parents to access student information via any Internet connection. Parent Portal uses web access to serve the family and improve the effectiveness of the communication between teachers and parents. Using the Parent Portal is totally voluntary.#N#Click here to log into Parent Portal
How does Parent Portal work?
Parent Portal allows the parent to create their own user name and password. When you receive the Access ID and password from the school, you will create an account and then link all your students to your account with the user name and password. You will need to go to your child’s school to receive an Access ID. If you have children at multiple schools, you will need to go to each school to register. Please see creating an account below.
Parent Portal
Home Base is a statewide student information system that replaced NCWISE in the 2013-2014 school year. Home Base gives parents and students access to real-time information including attendance, grades and assignments.
How do I get started in Home Base Parent Portal?
Step 1. Pick up your access letter from your child’s school. Hand deliver the completed access request form to the school. Notarized forms can be mailed to your child’s school.
How will I get my class schedule?
Your school will provide class schedules and other details related to the opening of school.
Why can't I access my SPAN account?
SPAN was linked to our old student information system (NCWISE). In July 2013, the state of North Carolina moved to a new student information system called PowerSchool. The Parent Portal for PowerSchool will be delivered through Home Base. Access codes will be provided to you by the school.
Will elementary schools provide access to the Parent Portal for K-2 students?
No. Parent Portal gradebook does not match the grading procedures for K-2.
Will my child still have access if I do not create an account?
Students will be provided information to access their data even if parents do not request access.
Where does my child log in for the student portal?
Students and parents use the same web site to sign in: https://wcs.powerschool.com/public/
