What is a transcript?
A transcript is a detailed record of a student's high school academic career. Transcripts show courses a student has taken, semester grades for those courses, and credits earned. Transcripts may also show a student's GPA and rank. For details on GPA and rank, refer to the LISD Course Catalog.
Transcripts are only updated at the completion of each semester. Semester grades are included on the transcript, not individual cycle grades. Updated transcripts are not automatically uploaded into Parchment. Once GPA and rank are published in Naviance, placing an order in Parchment to the student's email is a good way to keep a current transcript available.
Leander ISD uses Parchment for students to access, send, and track delivery of their transcripts.
Creating a Parchment Account (all grade levels)
Using the VHS Parchment link, please create a student account by selecting "ordering your own credentials or academic record". Parents can create an account by selecting "ordering on behalf of someone else".
Students can refer to the Parchment Site for more information about creating an account.
Requesting/Viewing Transcripts (all grade levels)
From their Parchment account, students can send their transcript to any destination.
Click the blue Order button
Send to College or Institution: Use the search bar to locate the school or institution (e.g. Texas State, NCAA, Common Application). Choose the correct destination, paying close attention to the full description (e.g. undergraduate or graduate admissions and campus location)
Send to yourself, a college coach, summer program, scholarship: Click "I'm sending to myself or another individual" under the search bar and choose yourself or other individual. Choose to send your transcript electronically (to enter an email address) or by US Mail.
Place all Parchment orders at least 2 school/business weeks prior to application deadlines. This may be more than 2 calendar weeks.
Reminder: Transcripts are updated at the completion of each semester, not each grading cycle
Transcript requests for 2026 college admissions will begin to be processed after August 1. Please use your existing Parchment account to place orders instead of creating new accounts. If your student does not have an account, students can create one following the instructions above.
Transcripts to complete college applications:
To receive a copy of your transcript, choose "send to myself or another individual" under the college search bar. Enter an email address from which you can download your transcript. The download button will remain active for 30 days.
Transcript orders can be placed as "hold for grades" instead of the default of "send now". Use the "hold for grades" option if you are placing an order near the end of a semester and would like your transcript to include updated semester grades/credits and GPA/Rank. Orders placed as "hold for grades" will be fulfilled when transcripts are updated with recently completed semester grades, credits, and cumulative GPA/Rank (mid-June and mid-January).
Transcripts sent to colleges for fall admissions will be sent beginning after August 1st. Please complete your application, pay your application fee and submit your application to each college prior to placing Parchment orders to the school. Many schools allow a single submission (e.g. Common Application) or allow students to upload their (completed through 11th grade) transcript directly into the school's applicant portal. The applicant portal will become available once you have completed your application, paid your application fee and submitted your application.
For all Common Application schools, begin placing orders on August 1: place one Parchment order to Common Application (not the individual schools) after adding your correct alpha counselor: VHS Counseling Services - Meet our Team to your Common App account. THIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE PRIOR TO AUGUST 1. August first is the date Common App opens each year for college applications. Adding the counselor to your Common Application account enables Parchment to connect to your account and allows the counselor to complete the required School Report. You will also need to complete the Senior Pathways Info Form which will be available soon.
Recent graduates, final transcripts will be ready by mid-June of your graduation year. Until mid-June of your graduation year, place your Parchment order as "hold for grades" to receive your final high school transcript. By mid-June, final transcripts will be uploaded to Parchment and ready for you to "send now".
Be sure to send your FINAL high school transcript to:
yourself at your personal email
the college you will be attending
Austin Community College (if you took ACC classes during high school)
NCAA (if you plan to be a college athlete)
Parchment orders should be free for recent graduates and current students. Beginning in August of your graduation year, you will be charged as an alumni.
Make sure to note your Parchment log-in information for future use and add a second (current/personal) email to your Parchment account: Add/Edit Email to Parchment Account
Parchment maintains alumni transcripts and can be used by all former VHS students. If you are unable to login to your Parchment account, alumni can attempt to create a "New Learner Account". If this results in an error, please contact Parchment to ask that your account be cleared so you can create a new one: Parchment Customer Service at 1-847-716-3005 or online at https://www.parchment.com/chat-support .
Link to Parchment for VHS: Parchment for VHS Current and Alumni Students