Orange County Public Schools

Frequently Asked Questions: Skyward Parent FAQs (Rev 8/23/23)

Form parents are to provide their school when they experience registration/login issues: Parent Portal Concerns Form

8/7/19: Initial Connect Orange message: Orange County Public Schools is excited to announce that we have moved to a new student information system. For parents and guardians, this means that you will no longer use Progress Book and Parent Access to view your student’s information. Starting now, you will use the Skyward Family Access system. Further details and training materials can be found on the main OCPS webpage and then select Students and Parents from the top menu. Then click on Skyward. You will need to use the “Skyward Family Access through LaunchPad” documentation to register for a LaunchPad account. You will sign into LaunchPad each time you want to access Skyward.  LaunchPad will then automatically log you into Skyward Family Access. Use the “Skyward Family Access” documentation to navigate the system to see important information for your student such as grades and attendance. Please complete the form on this website if you experience any issues while trying to register for a LaunchPad account or within Skyward Family Access. Then provide the form to your student’s school.

Here you will find information and links to documentation on how to use the new Skyward Family Access portal.

OCPS Parent Portal Online Forms - This documentation will show you how to complete online forms in Skyward after you have successfully registered and logged in. (Video Tutorial)

Mobile Device: Skyward Family Access thru LaunchPad - This documentation will show you how to get to LaunchPad to log into Skyward Family Access using a mobile device.

Skyward Family Access thru LaunchPad - This documentation will show you how to register for a LaunchPad account. A LaunchPad account is required to get to Skyward Family Access. This is the 1st step.
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Skyward Family Access - This documentation will show you how to use the Skyward Family Access system (after you have logged into LaunchPad). This is the 2nd step.

Parent Academy Presentation on Skyward Family Access - This is the most recent presentation provided to parents who attended the Skyward Family Access presentation at the OCPS Parent Academy. An explanation of parent issues is included in this presentation.