Contact Roles in PowerSchool

1. They have access to teachers for assistance and communication.
   
2. Monitor attendance and assignment completion 
   
3. This person is NOT able to make legal educational decisions for the student, including but not limited to IEP/504 decisions, changing contacts on the account, re-registering student, withdrawing student, signing school agreement forms, or updating contact information for the student/other adults other than themselves. (If multiple LC’s are listed on an account – both of them have the same rights.)
   

Legal Guardian/Custody (LG) – The adult who has legal responsibility for the student.

1. This person must meet residency and custodial requirements
   
2. Is responsible for any legal decisions for the student
   
3. Approves/requests changing/adding contacts on the account
   
4. Completes enrollment and official school documents
   
5. Withdrawing student,
   
6. (If multiple LG’s are listed on an account – both of them have the same rights.)
   

Emergency Contact (EC) – Adult who can be contacted if LC or LG is not available. No educational information can be shared with the EC. However, school representatives can call/email them in attempts to reach out to student/family.

Status: If an adult has multiple boxes checked, the following takes priority: LG → LC → EC ( In general LG takes priority over Learning Coach and Learning Coach takes priority over Emergency Contact).

To Add or Remove a person from the student's contact list: The request must come from the LG or be approved by the LG. The staff member who receives the request for a change, addition, removal of a contact should fill out the Learning Coach Change or Contact Information Change Forms.