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Focus School Software is pleased to offer the Granite Schools Community App. The App, which is available from both the Google Play and Apple App stores, provides administrators, teachers, students, and parents a streamlined way to access student information.

In addition to students and parents, the Granite Schools Community App provides administrators and teachers with the ability to take attendance, view student information, and more.

From grades and attendance, to school events and social media, the Community App allows users to gain instant access to the information they want, when and where they want it.

Parent Portal

Creating Focus Parent Portal Account:

Step 1: Go to Focus.graniteschools.org

Step 2: Click on the button that reads “Click here to register for a new account.”

Step 4: Go to your email and click on the link to activate your account

Step 5: Once you have activated your Focus Parent Portal account, it can take up to 20 minutes for the account to become fully active.

FAQ

How to Add a Student to an Existing Focus Parent Portal Account:

Step 2: Click on the button that reads “Click here to add a student to your existing account.”

Step 3: Enter your username and password to log into the Focus Parent Portal.
Click Login.

*If you already had a portal, your username and password and password are the same. If you do not have an account, go back to focus.graniteschools.org and click “Click here to register for a new account”.

Step 4: Click the “I would like to ADD A CHILD who is already enrolled” button.

Step 5: Add the Student ID and Student’s Birthdate, check the I’m not a robot
reCAPTCHA, then click the Add Student button.

Step 6: Add your First and Last Name as it appears in the student’s account. Check the I’m not a robot reCAPTCHA and click the Add Student button.

*You must be listed as a legal guardian in the student’s account to link your student.

Step 7: Your student is now added to your Focus Parent Portal. If you have additional students, repeat steps 3-5. If you are finished adding students, click the “I am FINISHED adding students. Please take me to the Portal.” button.

Online Registration Help

1. Type your username and password into the available fields,
2. Click “Log In” to access your account.

Re-Enrollment:

Step 1: Click on the GREEN button to begin your Re-Enrollment Form (also known as Online Registration).

*If you do not see the Pending Forms immediately, click on the dropdown for the student in the left menu, then click Forms Summary. If you have multiple students at different schools, you will need to click on each student’s name and Forms summary to complete the re-enrollment process.

Step 2: Verify student information is correct. If you have any changes for the
primary address or phone number, you can access the Address & Phone Update
Request form from the Forms Summary page on your portal. If everything is
correct, click Next Page.

Step 3: Verify contact information for your student. If everything is correct, click Next Page.

Step 4: Complete the Race/Ethnicity Questions. You are required to choose fields A and B. If your student has multiple races, use the multiselect field in Field C. If your student has a tribal affiliation, check the box in field D and complete all fields that populate. Additional instructions for the 506 form. Once complete, click Next Page.

Step 5: Complete the General Information page. Home Language fields will default to English. Please make sure to select which language adults in your home most frequently use when speaking to your student. Click Next Page to continue.

Step 6: Add optional verification. If your student has an updated birth certificate, immunization card, or you have a new ID, you can now upload those documents into your re-enrollment process. If you do not have any new information, you can click Next Page to continue.

Directions for the Optional Verification Document Upload:

A. Select the document type from the dropdown

C. Hover over the column that says “NO FILES” and select your upload option

D. Upload, scan, or take a picture of the document

Step 7: Review all the required District Policies by clicking on the links. To confirm that you have read the policies, check the box to the right of the policy name. You can also view additional informational links below, then click Next Page to continue.

Step 8: If you would like to apply for a fee waiver, please check the box on page seven and complete the information that opens below. More information.

Directions for the Fee Waiver Document Upload:

A. Select the school year and document type from the dropdown

B. Click the red SAVE button

C. Hover over the column that says “NO FILES” and select your upload option

D. Upload, scan, or take a picture of the document

Step 9: If you would like to apply for McKinney-Vento assistance check the box. If
you do not want to apply, click submit and finish. Additional information.

School Fees

Under the District & School Announcements tile, you will see an alert for outstanding invoices.

Step 1: Click on the alert “You have available invoices! Please review them here.”

Step 3: All invoices for this student will display on the screen. To view more information about the invoice, click “More Details” button.

Here is an example of an invoice for a basic fee for Cyprus High School. To return to the previous screen, click the close button.

Step 4: Check the box by the invoice you would like to pay. If you have multiple invoices to pay, you can check all the boxes available.

Step 5: Complete the Pay by Credit Card secure payment form.

1. First Name on Card
2. Last Name on Card
3. Card Number
4. Expiration Date
5. CVC
6. Click “Complete Payment” to finalize your payment
   *Click Cancel if you would like to cancel your transaction

Step 6: Once you have completed your payment. You will receive a payment confirmation email.

After you have completed your re-enrollment and all school fees have been paid, the student schedule will be released.

Fee Waiver Instructions:

Step 1: Check the Apply for Fee Waiver box.

Step 4: Upload documents based on which reason you selected above.

A. Select the school year and document type from the dropdown

*If none of the qualifying reasons apply, but you would still like to apply for a fee waiver due to other
extenuating circumstances, please state the reason in the open text field.

B. Click the red SAVE button

C. Hover over the column that says “NO FILES” and select your upload option

D. Upload, scan, or take a picture of the document

Step 5: The waiver application date will auto populate with today’s date. Click Next Page on the re-enrollment application to continue.

Parent Portal Forgot Password

Step 1: Go to Focus.graniteschools.org

Step 2: Click on the button that reads “Click here if you forgot your login”.

Step 3: Enter your email address that is linked to your student’s account. Click Continue.

Step 4: Select your email address from the dropdown and complete the captcha and click Continue.

Step 5: A verification code will be sent to your email. Enter the code into the box on this screen, complete the captcha and click continue.

Step 6: Choose a new password.

Step 7: Your password has been reset. You can go back to Focus.graniteschools.org to login to your Focus Parent Portal Account.

McKinney Vento Instructions:

Step 1: Check the Apply for McKinney Vento box on the re-enrollment application.

Step 2: Review the checkboxes below and select all that apply to your student:

Step 3: If you selected any of the checkboxes above, please list all school-aged siblings of the student.

1. Enter the First and Last Name of the sibling
2. Add the Student ID of the sibling
3. Add the School the sibling attends
4. Add the grade level for the sibling

If you have more than one school-aged siblings to add, hit ENTER on your keyboard to add additional siblings. Repeat steps 1-3 until you have added all siblings.

Below is an example of how it will display once you have saved your changes:

Step 4: Check the box to certify that all information submitted is correct to the best of your knowledge.

Step 5: Click Submit and Finish to complete the re-enrollment process.

If you have any questions concerning the McKinney Vento Questionnaire or a homeless situation, contact the McKinney-Vento Liaison, Holly Chappell, at 385-646-4678.

Tribal Affiliation:

Parent’s Quick Guide to Purchase & Pay

Parent Portal Purchase and Pay

1. Parents and Students with outstanding invoices will receive an Alert on their Portal Screen.

Student Example:

Parent Example:

2. Select the link to continue to Purchase and Pay screen.

3. Select the checkbox for the invoices that you wish to pay and click the Continue button in the bottom right of your screen.

4. Fill out the appropriate information regarding your credit card information.

5. Click Continue to receive a transaction confirmation screen.

6, Click View Receipt Now to go directly to the receipt. Focus will automatically send a receipt via email.

Customer Ledger

Parents can see their students balances by clicking on the Customer Ledger menu option.

Shopping Cart

Parents will be able to access the Shopping Cart through the Parent Portal, under Purchase and Pay. The screen will display any products available at the selected child’s school. However, parents can add items to the Shopping Cart representing the entire family, by enabling all of the schools that each student attends.

1. Add items to the cart by clicking the green Add to Cart button.

2. Items in the cart will display on the right side of the screen.

3. Remove an item from the cart by clicking the red Remove from Cart button.

4. Any items marked as Donations will allow the ability to enter an amount for the donation.

• Parents can add items to the Shopping Cart for all linked students and check out just once, they are not restricted to one student at a time.

5. Click the green Checkout button in the top right corner to proceed to the Shopping Cart Summary screen.

The Shopping Cart Summary screen provides a list of Products that have been added to the Shopping Cart for purchase. If students have any Outstanding Invoices to pay, these will be listed in red at the bottom of the Shopping Cart Summary screen.

1. Select the checkbox for the invoices that you wish to pay and click the Continue button in the bottom right of your screen.

2. Fill out the appropriate information regarding your credit card information or electronic check payment.

3. Click the Complete Checkout button when finished.

4. Click View Receipt Now to go directly to the receipt. Focus will automatically send a receipt via email.

5. Click Continue to receive a transaction confirmation screen.

6. Click View Receipt Now to go directly to the receipt. Focus will automatically send a receipt via email.

For Canvas courses this year, parents must create Canvas parent accounts and add themselves as observers using pairing codes generated by their students.

STUDENTS: HOW TO GENERATE A PAIRING CODE

PARENTS: HOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND PAIR A STUDENT