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Open the Mozilla Firefox web browser and go to CPSK12.org.

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Click the CPS family's portal.

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Enter your Guardian ID in the username field, then enter your password and select Sign In.

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Please note that your default password is your full email address that's on file at your child's school.

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The first time you log into the CPS Family's Portal on a computer, you'll see this prompt.

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Click Setup Recovery to open the Recovery Menu option.

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Then select the questions option and use the dropdowns to create three security questions and answers and click Save.

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Now, select Email.

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Enter your email address.

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Click Save at the bottom of the screen.

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Then check your inbox for a confirmation email.

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Click the link in that email to enable this Recovery option.

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These steps are required for the "Help, I forgot my password link on the login page to work in case you ever forget your password.

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Once complete, you can close the menu by clicking the X in the upper right corner.

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You're now able to use the CPS family's portal.

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Once logged into the family's portal, you may be prompted at any point to install the Classlink one click extension.

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It's completely safe and will open a few applications in our family's portal that have different login information than what you use to log into the portal.

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Click Install Extension.

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Then click Continue to Installation.

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Next, click Add.

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Finally, if you see a pop-up window, click Allow and then Allow again if prompted.

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That extension will throw your different usernames and passwords in behind the scenes when selecting various applications in the family's portal so all you have to remember is the one login to get into the portal.