> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zionapp.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Parent portal overview > What guardians can see and do in Zion, and how access to a child's records gets granted The parent portal is a read-mostly self-service area of Zion for parents and guardians. It gives you a per-child view of progress, attendance, homework, behaviour, grades, report cards, and more, plus a way to book meetings with staff and manage your notification preferences. ## Who can use it The parent portal is scoped to the parent role. Every page checks that your account holds an accepted invitation linking you to a specific student before showing that student's data. There is no separate login screen for parents: it is the same Zion sign-in, with the parent role determining what you see. Access to a child's records comes from an accepted parent invitation, not from an email address matching a student record. A pending or rejected invitation grants no access. If a child is missing from your dashboard, ask the school to check the invitation status. ## Getting linked to a child A school administrator adds you as a parent contact for a student, which creates an invitation. You accept that invitation, and from that point your account is linked to the child. If you have more than one child at the school, or children at more than one school using Zion, each link is a separate accepted invitation. Until at least one invitation is accepted, the dashboard shows an empty state with no children listed. ## What you can see per child One card per linked child: latest Goal Check status, current-term attendance percentage, and a banner if a meeting is booked in the next 7 days. Attendance badges use success at 90% or higher, warning between 75 and 89%, and error below 75%. A read-only 30-day goal trend and termly-goal trajectory per child, with a switcher if you have more than one child linked. Homework across all your children, filterable by All, Pending, Done, or Missed. You can mark a pending assignment done and add a short family note. A net merit and demerit balance per child and a timeline of behaviour records. Only public notes are shown; staff-only private notes are never sent to the parent view. Per-PACE scores by subject, with a pass or fail badge, a retest indicator, and a parent-safe moderation status such as Finalized, Awaiting moderation, or Flagged. Internal moderator names and notes are not exposed. An archive of published term report cards per child, newest term first, with an on-demand download link. Report cards that have not been published yet do not appear. A read-only map of the curriculum journey across subjects for your children. Borrowed books per child, current and past, with due dates and status such as out, overdue, lost, or returned. A month view of school events relevant to your children, with a per-child filter and a subscription link to sync events to Google, Apple, or Outlook calendars. You cannot create or edit events from this view. The school's extracurricular activity catalog, where you can browse activities and express interest for your child. Book a meeting with a child's supervisor, respond to staff-initiated requests, and view upcoming and past meetings. Meeting details show only the parent-facing summary, not private staff notes. Your full in-app notification history, plus a notification bell in the header and a preferences page for opting out of specific channels. Each child also has a cumulative record showing percentage, PACEs completed, and attendance by year and subject. It does not include credits, GPA, ranking, or transcripts, which are administrator-only. ## Guides Accept your invitation, sign in, and find your way around the dashboard. Where to find Goal Check status, attendance, homework, grades, and report cards for each child. How to book a meeting, respond to staff requests, and manage notifications. See how the parent role compares to other roles in Zion.