Parent Access
Schoology Overview
Schoology is the learning management system and parent communication tool that West Shore School District has selected for grades 6-12. Schoology is used in addition to PowerSchool. While PowerSchool is the student information system that houses student data and grades, Schoology is a learning management system, which is a classroom tool that allows teachers to organize their coursework for students to easily access anytime, anywhere. Parents have access to see their student's courses so they are aware of what is happening in their classes throughout the year. The tutorials below will walk you through accessing Schoology, signing up for notifications, and navigating around your student's courses.
Please note: a Schoology Parent account must be created via a web-browser before having the ability to utilize the dedicated iOS or Android Schoology app.
Accessing Your Child's Account
Schoology is available to parents with children in grades 6-12 via an access code. Follow the steps below to retrieve the access code and log in with a parent account. A screencast is also included at the end of this page for a visual walk through.
Go to PowerSchool https://psweb.wssd.k12.pa.us/public/home.html and login to your PowerSchool parent account.
Note: If you haven't created a PowerSchool account, you'll need to do that first, click here to learn how.
Within PowerSchool Parent Portal click on the “Schoology Info” link located in the bottom-left navigation menu.
Copy the 12-digit parent access code.
Note: Families with multiple students should use the unique 12-digit parent access code listed in PowerSchool under that student's page.
Click on the link https://app.schoology.com/register.php?type=parent and enter the information.
Parent Access Code obtained in PowerSchool.
First name, last name, email or username, and password / confirm password.
Click the blue Register button
Once connected to your student, you can toggle between your account and your child(rens) account(s) by clicking in the top right corner and selecting the account you want to view.
You will be able to browse your student’s courses, recent grades, and upcoming projects.
If you login and do not find information for a particular course, please contact that teacher directly by email.
Connecting Multiple Children to Schoology
For parents with multiple children in grades 6-12 follow the steps below to add your other children:
To do so, repeat steps 1-3 above to obtain the Parent Access Code for the other child(ren).
Then return to your Schoology account and click on the down-facing arrow in the upper right to select “Add Child.”
After entering the Parent Access Code for that child their information will also be accessible.