ParentLog – one page for school IT

What it is: a Chrome extension teachers use to copy a parent email they already sent into PowerSchool's log-entry form, and to keep their own list of parent contacts.

What it is not: a cloud service. There is no server, no account, no analytics, no AI, no data leaving the browser.

Data flow

Gmail / Outlook tab ──(teacher clicks button)──▶ Chrome extension storage on that computer ──(teacher clicks Fill)──▶ PowerSchool form fields

• Reads one email, only when the teacher clicks Log this contact on it. Never scans the mailbox.
• Fills PowerSchool's Date, Log Type, Title and Log Entry fields. Never clicks Submit – the teacher reviews and submits.
• Stores the ledger in chrome.storage.local (not synced to Google). Deleted by the teacher or by uninstalling.
• Makes zero network requests. Verify: chrome://extensions → ParentLog → Inspect service worker → Network tab.

Permissions

Permission	Scope
Gmail, Outlook web	inject the button, read the clicked message
Your PowerSchool origin (e.g. https://ps.district.org)	requested at runtime, for that one origin only; you can pre-grant via policy
storage, sidePanel, activeTab, scripting	local ledger UI and runtime registration for the PowerSchool origin

Rolling out via Google Admin (managed Chrome)

Admin console → Devices → Chrome → Apps & extensions → Users & browsers → add by extension ID (from the Web Store listing) → Force install or Allow install. Under the extension's settings you can set runtime_allowed_hosts to your PowerSchool origin so teachers don't see a permission prompt, and runtime_blocked_hosts for everything else.

FERPA note

Student names and parent emails stay on the teacher's device inside Chrome's extension storage, the same place a locally-saved draft would live. ParentLog does not create a new data recipient. School data-retention rules apply to the teacher's ledger as they would to any local file; "Delete all entries" in Settings clears it.

Source

The extension ships unminified; anyone can read dist/ after unzipping. Source and tests available on request.