Guardians

In this guide, you will learn

• How you can use the guardian portal
• How to add guardians to your school
• How to grant guardians access to their portal

Guardian Portal Functions

Creating guardians enables you to do conveniently provide them with information about their students and the school. Guardians can

• View assignments and submissions (but not edit or submit).
• Chat with students and teachers.
• View and pay invoices.
• Access announcements, reports, and files.
• Fill out and submit forms.

Adding Guardians

A Guardian is a parent or guardian assigned to a student, and given access to a portal for tracking assignments and communication.

• Add guardians through People → Guardian by clicking "+ Add New Guardian."
• Guardians can also be added during student enrollment.
• Assign guardians to students from the Guardianships tab in the guardian’s profile or the student’s profile. Multiple guardians can be linked to a single student.

Granting Guardian Portal Access

To give guardians access to their portals:

1. Navigate to People → Guardian → Portal Access tab.
2. Enter the guardian's email address or user name and send the invitation email.
3. Ensure the guardian has received the email and accepted the invitation.

Onboarding Guardians and Students

To help families understand Spark and how to access their portal, share the following documents, or use the Custom Email template, "Welcome/Onboarding for Guardians."

Resources for welcoming and onboarding families