Emergency contact information will be there from last year. However, please review all information and update as necessary.

In HCPSS Connect, Family File is where parents will be able to provide all of their contact information, medical considerations, and preferences in approximately 10–15 minutes.

Synergy is the Student Management System (SIS) used by HCPSS. Synergy is the primary system for recording interim, quarterly and/or final grades. Grades will appear in Synergy as they appear on the interim and quarterly report cards at the end of each marking period.

You can log in through www.hcpss.org/connect/. Click on the (blue) “HCPSS Connect Login” button in the middle of the screen in order to be redirected to the login page. Your Username is your email address (the email address provided to your child’s school at the time of registration). To activate an account or if you forgot your password, use the link provided on the login page. For additional assistance, please contact your child’s school.

HCPSS Connect provides access to a variety of student information and classroom instructional tools offering personalized communication and timely, relevant and easily accessible information relating to your student. To login to HCPSS Connect, visit www.hcpss.org/connect/

Canvas is the Learning Management System (LMS) used by HCPSS. It is a one-stop shop for your students’ information, grades and coursework.

Yes. Parents can select to receive an email notification when their child’s grade falls below a certain threshold in any class. 

To set Grade Book preferences:

Please check your spam or junk folder for messages from notifications@instructure.com. Mark the email as not spam, and add this email address to your safe senders list.

Navigate to the Notification Preferences screen in Canvas. There you can adjust the notification frequency to right away, daily, weekly, or none for each notification category. Daily and weekly notifications are sent as a single digest email.