How to Check Your Child's Grades on ProgressBook

Remember waiting to receive your report card when you were in school? Thanks to technology, parents, students and caregivers can now access grades from any location at any time. This tutorial will show you how to check your child's grades, attendance and schedule through ProgressBook. This is one tool parents and caregivers can use to give them a snapshot of how their child is performing. 

By the end of this tutorial, you will be capable of checking your child’s grades, schedules, and attendance through ProgressBook.

*Many districts also utilize ProgressBook to distribute report card, saving the district thousands of dollars in supplies and time.

What tools do you need? It’s quite simple. You will need the login and password information from your school district as well as an electronic device. This can be a laptop, cell phone, desktop, apple watch, or any device with a screen that is connected to the internet.

Disclaimer- ProgressBook is a software company located in Cleveland, Ohio. ProgressBook is provided to select school districts and is free of charge for the parent or caregiver. The information provided is for personal use and convenience. I do not endorse ProgressBook or any of the electronic equipment utilized.

Request a login and password from your district. The first time you access ProgressBook, you need to set up an account. In order to protect student privacy, the initial login credentials will need to come from your child’s school. Once you have the required information, you will go to this website: https://parentaccess.swoca.net/districts .then select your district. If it is your first-time logging in you will need to click: "Sign Up". If not, click: "Sign In" and enter the correct information.

Once you are logged in, you will see the home screen. Your child's name will be listed at the top and you can press the down arrow to access another student’s if you have more than one child. Choose the student you would like to access, then click on "Grades", this will automatically direct you to the subject/course and display the corresponding grade.

Choose a subject you would like to see more detailed information about. (The header of your screen will say “Grade Details”) For this example, I chose Calculus. You can easily see the assignments and tests your child has submitted. ProgressBook also depicts whether an assignment was turned in late, signifying this with a letter "L" next to the assignment (as seen on February 13th), as well as if an assignment is missing, marking this with a letter "M."

*Please note, sometimes assignments are not immediately updated, please give teachers a little grace to input grades.

Now let’s look at attendance. Simply click the “back” button which will return you back to the home screen. Next, click the three little bars at the top of the corner and select attendance. You will see what dates your child has been absent, which days are excused/medically excused (with a medical note), and if there are any dates that are unexcused.

Click the three lines again, and you will be back at the home screen. Choose “Schedule” in order to see the class schedule and the class-room number(s) your child has for the current semester. When finished, click the "back" button.

You can also click on "Report Card" and see your child's latest report card. In our district, you can also see your child’s GPA (both weighted and non-weighted.) Some school districts will also have fee information displayed here on ProgressBook.

Thanks for watching! You did it! Now you know how to monitor your child’s grades and attendance. You can also teach your child how to monitor their own grades and assignments themselves. Remember this is just a snapshot, and your child is more than their grades reflect. Straight 'A's are difficult to sustain and you child may require some additional support, always try to be encouraging.