Updating Parent/Guardian and Emergency Contacts
Your Skyward Family Access account will allow you to manage your student's emergency contacts as well as parent/guardian phone numbers. Georgetown ISD recommends that every student have at least 2 additional emergency contacts listed in addition to parents in the event of an emergency if the parents cannot be reached.
- Log into Skyward Family Access. (instructions for login here)
- On the home page for your student, click the Student Info tab on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Your student's information page will be displayed. On the top right side, above the school name, click the link that says Request Changes for XXXX (student name)
- A drop-down menu will appear. You can choose Family Information to access and update the parent/guardian phone numbers and email addresses for your student, Emergency Contacts to view and/or delete existing contacts, or Add Emergency Contacts to add a new contact.
1. Updating Parent/Guardian Contacts
- If you click the option to Family Information, the following screen will be displayed.
- Update your parent contact numbers and email addresses for parents on this screen, and click Save when done.
2. Viewing/Updating Existing Emergency Contacts
- If you click the option Emergency Contacts, the following screen will be displayed.
- You can delete contacts or update the contact name, phone numbers, and relationship to the student. Make sure you click Save when done.
- Emergency contacts should NOT be parents/guardians but additional responsible adults who could be contacted in the event that GISD staff cannot reach the parents.
3. Adding Emergency Contacts
- If you click the option to Add Emergency Contacts, the following screen will be displayed.
- Enter the contact name, phone numbers, and relationship to the student.
- Emergency contacts should NOT be parents/guardians but additional responsible adults who could be contacted in the event that GISD staff cannot reach the parents.