"Contact Management" is the name for the new parent/guardian contacts system within PowerSchool SIS.
This page allows you to see all the parent/guardian contacts associated with a particular student. This includes a great deal of information in columns as seen in the below image:
Much of this is self-explanatory about what it means, but I will clarify a few things here:
The "Order" column on the left-hand side allows you to rearrange the order of the contacts as they appear on the screen.
The order of contacts is VERY SIGNIFICANT.
When attempting to contact parents in case of emergency, etc., parents should be contacted in the PRIORITY order that they appear on the screen. The order they are in on this screen dictates that priority.
This also has some relevance to our "SchoolMessenger" messaging system:
When sending a message, you may select the guardian recipients based on "Priority 1/2/3/4/5/6". This is a reference to the priority on this page.
The "Data Access" box being checked indicates that this particular parent/guardian has a PowerSchool parent account and has linked it to this student.
The "Data Access Tab" under the "Edit" pencil for a given contact association:
NOTE: I have found that if they have the "Summary of Current Grades and Attendance" along with the "Detail Report Showing Assignment Scores for Each Class" both checked, it results in parents receiving quite a few emails which might be annoying to them. They would receive a single "Summary" email, along with a separate email for every single class the student is in. This is doubled if they have the "Detail Report of Attendance" as well I believe. So just be careful selecting these. Parents can also self-select these in their account, so you probably don't need to do this for them.
"Original Contact Type" refers to the legacy, built-in PowerSchool Contacts system. This is provided here solely for state reporting purposes and will be phased out soon. You can safely ignore this for now, unless otherwise directed by the SIS team.
Keep in mind that editing the relationship isn't editing the contact itself. For information on editing a contact, please refer to the "Editing Contacts" Tettra Article Here: How to Edit a PowerSchool SIS Parent/Guardian Contact
