Tip of the Week! Add/Edit Guardian Emails

Did you know that you have the option to add/edit email addresses for parents/guardians of your students? This feature was added last year to Educator Access Plus! While on the student profile screen, locate and click the button that says Edit Guardian Email. If a parent gives you an email address that is not in Skyward you will now be able to add it yourself!

Click on the button found on the Student Profile screen:

Highlight the guardian you wish to update and then click the EDIT button.

Enter the Home Email address and click SAVE!

Call me if you need help! X8668

REPOST! Tip of the Week -- Creating Student Groups

Do you have a need to create students groups for your classes in Skyward? There is a feature in the gradebook that allows you to create up to 10 groups in one class. An example use for this feature would be if you have more than one grade level in a classroom and you wish to use a separate set of assignments for each group. The directions in the link below will explain how you can create separate student groups and also how to create assignments for one group or all.

Create Student Groups

Taking Attendance For a Previous Day

Follow the directions below if you need to make a correction for attendance on a previous day!


Click on one of your classes for attendance.

In order to update attendance for a previous DAY ... you will want to be sure you can see DATES in the columns across your Attendance screen. IF YOUR DISPLAY SHOWS THE CLASS PERIOD columns, then you'll need to click the link that says "Show Attendance for Previous Days" (see below)

Once you can see DATES in your Attendance Display, you should be able to click right in the cell for the student's attendance that you want to change.

You'll receive a pop-up where you can change the attendance - and then click SAVE!

Change Your Student Display in Your Gradebook

Another Teacher Access Tip!! Did you know that you can change the way your Student names display in Skyward? The default is to display the first 5 letters of the student's first and last name. Follow the directions below to choose your preferred way to display student names!

1) Click on the word "Students" just above your list of student names:

2) Check out the examples on the right to help you decide which student display you prefer. Also check out the other Display and Sort options at the bottom of the screen. Remember to Save your changes!

Teacher Access Tip !!! Printing Rosters with Gridlines

Something you might find helpful as you start the school year is printing blank rosters with gridlines. Click the link below for directions on how to print your class rosters from Skyward!

Print Class Rosters with Gridlines

Welcome New Teachers!

***New Teachers will receive an email from me with their Skyward login before Monday, July 23rd. Please call me if you have not received your login or have issues logging in! 

This site has all the self-help documents you need to get started with Skyward. You are always more than welcome to call or email me for help. Please click on the links at the right to find your specific area of training documents.

One quick tip I'd like to share with you is the SUPER easy way you'll take attendance:

(1) Click on the Teacher Access tab and select Post Daily Attendance

(2) Click By Name

(3) All students are marked present by default. You'll mark those who are tardy or absent and click SAVE when you are done!

Call me at X8668 or email denise.thornberry@wayne.k12.in.us 

Creating Student Groups in Your Gradebook

Do you have a need to create students groups for your classes in Skyward? There is a feature in the gradebook that allows you to create up to 10 groups in one class. An example use for this feature would be if you have more than one grade level in a classroom and you wish to use a separate set of assignments for each group. The directions in the link below will explain how you can create separate student groups and also how to create assignments for one group or all.

Creating Students Groups in Skyward