PowerSchool Icons
This icon (red circle with “18” centered) represents a student who is 18 years old and legally able to claim ownership of their educational rights. Teachers should maintain communication with parents; however, these students...
Category: Access & Navigation
504 Plan – ISBE
How to Enter 504 data in Powerschool: Choose from the left menu in Powerschool – State/Province – IL Then choose tab ‘504 Plan’ (you must have security permission to access this page) Do not...
Search and Export Staff Department/Title
The Human Resources department maintains staff department (homeroom field) and staff title (title field) in Powerschool. Search and export staff information including department and title: Search for a specific title: Search for a specific...
Verifying a Guardian and Providing Access Information
The Verify Guardian tool in PowerSchool provides a students Access ID & Password after the staff member has confirmed guardianship. The tool logs which staff member provided the information and to whom. Log into...
Mass Comm Guardian Search
This document provides details on searching for parents as well as instructions on running the Mass Comm Guardian Search when minimal guardian data is provided for a search. Guardian Mass Communication Search Use for...
Parent Searches in PowerSchool
Parent searches are much different than student and staff searches. This document provides details on searching for parents as well as instructions on running the Mass Comm Guardian Search when on minimal guardian data...
Searching & Browsing for Staff
Similar to the Students Search, users can both browse and search for staff members. The PowerSchool start page defaults to the Students Search screen. Click the Staff tab at the top or click Staff...
Roles & Access in PowerSchool
What is PowerSchool? Who can access it? How does the person’s role change the data that they can work with? PowerSchool is a web-based application that all users can access through a web-browser at...
How to Switch Terms & Between District and Schools
Many functions in PowerSchool differ depending on whether the user is viewing the district or viewing a particular school. Note: Adjusting the Term in the upper right follows the same process as adjusting the...
Searching for Students
PowerSchool users can either browse to or search for a student or group of students. Browsing is typically used to find any student from a large population. Searching is typically used to find a...