Parent/Guardian Support

Parent/Guardian overview

• Parent Pointers: Understanding your Child’s Canvas Account

What does it mean to be an observer?

• Canvas Overview for Observers 

How do parents/guardians create accounts? 

• Parents can create a Parent Canvas account at https://fpsk12.instructure.com. To do this, parents along with their student(s) need to first generate a pairing code within the student account. This pairing code then allows a parent account to be linked to the student’s account. Here are directions for creating the parent account and linking it to your student’s account. 
• Video on how to find the pairing code and create your account
• I have multiple students in Canvas. When I get notifications I can’t tell for which student it is?
  
  • Directions on how to set your notifications so that the student name is included

Gradebook

Gradebook Clarification:  We have received a number of questions about which gradebook should students and families look at for official grades.

• MiStar is the official gradebook of record.
• Teachers have the ability to score work within Canvas, however MiStar is the official gradebook.
• The scores may not match when looking at Canvas and MiStar for a number of reasons.  Some reasons may be:
• There is a delay between the systems to update.
• Some classes may have work that is graded outside of Canvas

Please refer to MiStar for the official grades.

How do I use the Canvas Parent App?

• Canvas Parent App