Attendance and schedule.
Today's status and the full history โ from your phone.
To report an absence, call your school office. CCSD66 takes absences by phone, not through Skyward.
Watch first
60-second video.
Skyward's tutorial walks through the screen in under a minute.
Step by step
View attendance and schedule.
- Open Family Access
Sign in to the Skyward app or open Family Access on the web.
- Tap Attendance
Today's status, plus the full history โ every tardy, every absence, with the date.
- Tap Schedule
Your child's daily class list โ what period they're in right now.
- Tap a day for the detail
Drill into a specific date for class-by-class attendance.
Reporting an absence
Call your school office.
CCSD66 schools take absence reports by phone โ not through Skyward. Earlier in the day is better.
Printable step-by-step
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A click-by-click PDF showing how to check your student's attendance. Print it, save it, or follow along on a second screen.
Tips for parents
Get more out of it.
Attendance alerts come from the district
When the school records a tardy or absence, you'll get a notification automatically. Nothing to turn on.
Plan vacations early
Call the school office in advance. They can flag the days as excused before they arrive.
Check the daily schedule
If your child is sick, the Schedule tile shows what they're missing โ useful for catching up.
Attendance question?
Call your school office.
Attendance issues, absences, and tardies all start with your school. For app and login questions, the tech team can help.