Family Access Guide

Attendance and schedule.

See today's status and the full history — all from your phone.

Watch first

60-second video.

Skyward's tutorial walks through the screen in under a minute.

Power-Up: Attendance
Hosted by Skyward · skyward.com/parents-and-students

Step by step

View attendance and schedule.

  1. Open Family Access

    Sign in to the Skyward app or open Family Access on the web.

  2. Tap Attendance

    See today's status and the full history — every tardy, every absence, with the date.

  3. Tap Schedule

    See your child's daily class list — what period they're in right now.

  4. Tap any day for the detail

    Drill into a specific date for class-by-class attendance.

No more guessing what period your child is in.

Reporting an absence

Call your school office.

CCSD66 schools take absence reports by phone — not through Skyward. Find your school's office number on the Get Help page. Earlier in the day is better.

Printable step-by-step

Want it on paper?

A click-by-click PDF version of how to check your student's attendance data. Great for printing, sharing with grandparents, or following along on a second screen.

📄 How to Check Student Attendance (PDF)

Tips for parents

Get more out of it.

Turn on attendance alerts

In the app settings, opt into push notifications for tardies and absences. Get a heads-up the moment something is recorded.

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 — useful for catching up.