Create Account
IMPORTANT: Although you can create an ASCENDER ParentPortal account, you cannot access any student data until you add a student to your account. To add a student, you must provide at least one valid student portal ID, which you will get from your student's campus. You must have a valid student portal ID for every student you want to add to your account.
Access the Ascender Parent Portal website
1. Go to our district website, http://www.ccaisd.net, click on Parents on the top menu bar, and click on Links.
2. Click on Ascender Parent Portal.
Begin Account Creation Process
Click on the Create Account button.
User Information
User Name
Create a username to identify you in ASCENDER ParentPortal with a combination of letters from your first and last name.
Requirements:
• Six to 25 alphanumeric characters
• Unique (no one else in the district is using it)
• Not case-sensitive
Password
Type a password that you will use when you log on to ASCENDER ParentPortal.
A show/hide toggle 
allows you to view or mask the characters you are typing.
Requirements:
• 8-64 alphanumeric characters
• Three of the following: uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and special characters
• Case-sensitive
Re-enter Password
Re-enter your password to verify that you typed it as intended.
Email Address
(Required) Type your email address. You cannot enter an address that is already in use.
NOTE: If you have multiple students associated with your account, the email address listed for the guardian at your student's campus must match for ALL students associated with your ParentPortal account in order for Registration features to be activated, and the email address must be validated.
Mobile Number
Type your ten-digit mobile number. You cannot enter a number that is in use.
❏ Click Next.
Security Question
Select Question
Select a question, or write your own question in the space. If you need to reset your password, you will be asked this question.
Answer
Type the answer to the question.
You will need to answer this question correctly to recover your password. Be sure to select a question for which you will remember the answer easily.
IMPORTANT: The answer is case-sensitive (always write it exactly as it appears here, including upper and lower case letters).
❏ Click Next.
❏ Click Finish.
The My Account page opens where you can add a student to your account and update your security and contact information.
If you entered an email address or mobile number, you will receive a notification message containing a verification link.
NOTE: If you are not listed as a contact or as a guardian (i.e., student, step-parent, etc.), you will be a read-only user with limited access.