Guardian Accounts: Technical Setup

Overview

Guardian Accounts are an optional feature that allows parents + guardians to access their student's Wayfinder account through a linked account. With a Guardian Account, parents/guardians have view-only access to their student's Wayfinder account - they will not be able to make any edits to the student's account or their assignments. 

To start using the Guardian Account feature, your Wayfinder system administrator must email support@withwayfinder.com to request that we turn on the feature for your school or district. 

Instructions

Once your system administrator has received confirmation that Guardian Accounts are enabled, they can follow the steps below to add Guardian Accounts for individual students:

  1. From your System Admin profile, click on "System Admin" in the left-hand navigation menu
  2. Click on the "User Administration" tab
  3. Locate the student and click on the three horizontal dots to the very right of their name
  4. Select "Edit User"

  5. In the pop-up window, click on the "+ Add Parent/Guardian" button

  6. Enter the parent's/guardian's name and email
  7. Check the "Invite" box if you would like the parent/guardian to receive an email invitation
  8. Click the "Update" button to save your changes

Further Considerations

  • You can add up to five Guardian Accounts per student. Click on the "+ Add Parent/Guardian" button again to open fields for additional parents/guardians.
  • A parent/guardian can be added to multiple student accounts. If a parent/guardian is associated with multiple students, they will have the option to switch between students when they log in.

Using Guardian Accounts

For a parent/guardian-facing guide on using Guardian Accounts, see How to Use Guardian Accounts.