Skyward Qmlativ FAQs

Skyward Qmlativ is a web-based tool designed to enhance parent/guardian and school communication. Skyward Qmlativ provides parents with near real-time information on many important areas of their student’s education including attendance, schedules and grades. Your use of the Skyward Qmlativ website is voluntary.

Skyward Qmlativ is provided free as a service of the Snohomish School District.

No. Via one password you can access records for all of your students, even if they are attending different schools within the district.

For security reasons, we are requesting that all parents and guardians pick up their password and user name at their child's school. Passwords sent home with students, despite our best intentions, are often misplaced or can become compromised. In addition, it is important we know that those parents responsible for educational decision making receive the right password and user name. If school staff doesn't yet know you, you may have to show identification.

Yes. Passwords are case sensitive.

No. Parents and students have different logins and passwords because they have different levels of access. We want to ensure that your password goes to you directly and is not compromised by giving it to a third party.

Users that have not installed the Skyward Mobile App can do so through the App Store on your device. Users with the Skyward Mobile App currently installed on a device should follow the instructions below to remove the account that was associated with an SMS account and add in an account associated with Skyward Qmlativ. Click here for a reference sheet on how to download and configure the app.

No. Parents and students have different logins and passwords because they have different levels of access. We want to ensure that your password goes to you directly and is not compromised by giving it to a third party.

Skyward Qmlativ is password protected. As long as you keep your password safe it is highly unlikely that anyone else will be able to access or view your child's personal information.

Yes. We call our privacy policy the Plain English Privacy Policy, and it states - "On this web site, personal information about you is collected only when you supply it voluntarily by completing one of our forms.  We make every reasonable effort possible to keep your personal information private.  For instance, we do not share your personal information with any third parties except in cases that you give us permission to do so.  We reserve the right, however, to disclose personal information if required to do so by law, or in good faith believe that such action is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of the public."

Skyward Qmlativ does create some extra work, but not as much as you might think. In a nutshell, everything staff members do is now done in real time. When a child charges school lunch Monday at noon, his or her lunch charge shows up on Skyward Qmlativ about two minutes later. Data entry by the lunchroom worker is the same data entry that has been done in the past, but the data is now "real time" data.  The same is true for attendance; we have always taken attendance, but now absences and tardies show up on Skyward Qmlativ almost as soon as the data inputted. When our secondary report cards are online, the same data that was used before (and the same processes that were used before) will generate instant results. In many ways, there is no new work, just different work.

We’re excited to share that the migration is now live, and we’d like to highlight the features available to you in Employee Access, an area within Skyward Qmlativ.

Using Employee Access, you can:

• View and print personal employment information
• Make changes to certain areas of your personal information

You can access Skyward Qmlativ from any district computer or by visiting www.sno.wednet.edu/skyward. Your login and password remain the same as they were in the previous system. If you do not currently have a login and password, or if you need help accessing the system, please contact:

• Shannon Smythe at 360-563-7244
• Sonya Lang at 360-563-7240

To help you get started, we’ve provided the following resources:

• Employee Access – The Basics of Qmlativ (PDF)
• How to Configure the Mobile App (PDF)

Skyward Qmlativ is a web-based product, so it should work on your computer like any other web-based application, such as Netscape or Internet Explorer.  First, you should check to make sure you have the right Skyward Qmlativ website address, or URL. You can access the Skyward Qmlativ web portal from any Snohomish School District school page.

Occasionally, the Skyward Qmlativ web server may be down for maintenance. This will usually take place after 9 p.m. on Friday night until 9 a.m. on Sunday morning. If you get an error message, please try again as needed.

If you are still having problems, you can email us at sonya.lang@sno.wednet.edu and a staff member will get back to you as soon as possible. Please note the Snohomish School District does not support off-site technology or software applications; for computer or software problems please consult your computer dealer or software vendor.

Skyward Qmlativ has a default security setting that will terminate your connection if your computer is idle for longer than three to five minutes. This feature is designed to protect against unauthorized access and cannot be changed.

Yes! All schools have demographic information, grades, food service, attendance and schedule. Our secondary schools also have grade information.

Please follow these steps to receive an e-mail with your login ID/password information and a link to update or set up your Skyward Qmlativ account. Or stop by your child's school and they will re-issue your username and password. Be sure to bring photo ID. 

Skyward Qmlativ uses Secured Socket Layer (SSL) encryption as the security layer for data presented on the Web. This is the same encryption system used by sites that accept credit card numbers and other personal data that must be secure. The district's Skyward Qmlativ administrator is responsible for setting security and access to student records, as determined by district procedure.  Each individual, whether student, parent, or staff member, must be given a username and password and be designated as a member of a household linked to a student in order to view Skyward Qmlativ information.

The Snohomish School District may display the following student information in Skyward Qmlativ, however, not all records are displayed at all schools.  The length of time records are retained is shown in parenthesis:

• Food service data (deleted annually from Skyward Qmlativ; not retained)
• Attendance data (deleted annually from Skyward Qmlativ; kept on file six years as per state law)
• Daily grade data (deleted annually from Skyward Qmlativ; retained one year)
• Student schedule (deleted annually from Skyward Qmlativ; not retained)
• Student demographic information (retained and kept current on Skyward Qmlativ as long as your student is enrolled in the Snohomish School District; kept on file 100 years as per state law)

Unfortunately, transcripts are not available through Skyward Qmlativ. They may be requested, however, from your child's counselor. Transcript records are retained for 100 years as per state law.