Category: For Parents

Skyward Family Access

Jul 1, 2014

MSD Washington Township is pleased to announce the implementation of Skyward as the district’s new Student Management System. Family Access, an online component of the system (replacing Parent Link), is a free service available to all parents and guardians with a child enrolled in the district. It provides students, parents, and guardians with access to real-time student information anytime, from anywhere, with a secure Internet connection. With Skyward Family Access, you will be able to check schedules and grades, monitor attendance, email teachers and school officials, pay fees, and much more. You will have better and faster access to your student’s information in a centralized location (you will no longer have to access multiple websites for these functions). This undoubtedly will save you time by having fewer calls to teachers and office staff, and the district can be more productive and efficient by consolidating messages and reducing the number of letters sent home.

Skyward is simply one more tool to help provide better access and communication between the school district and our families. The students benefit by having all of their school information within reach. Parents/Guardians also benefit from being able to be more active in their child’s education (even collectively displaying information for children in different school buildings), while teachers benefit from having concise documentation and performance records. In addition to being able to review and submit student information online, you can make and schedule credit card payments. Through a secure login and password, you are able to control your student’s school finances. Family Access is easy to understand and navigate, with no need for training (although we will have overview sessions, that coincide with PTO meetings early in the school year, to learn about and use Family Access).

Skyward Family Access will be “live” for all of our MSDWT families on July 21. At that time, our MSDWT families will be able to update family and student information as well as register for our new online payment system (eFunds for Schools). Login and registration instructions for Skyward Family Access and eFunds for Schools are being sent in First Class Mail (week of July 14) to the designated primary guardian (first guardian of the first family listed in Skyward). Skyward Family Access will be available from your home, office, or anywhere you have access to the Internet. While Skyward Family Access focuses on sharing information related to your child’s academic success, we will continue to use Skylert/SchoolMessenger system to communicate important school and district information with you via phone, email, and text messaging.

If you have questions or concerns about Skyward, please email us at skyward@msdwt.k12.in.us.