Category: Admin

Smart Search

Did you know that you can make searching PowerSchool easier? Enabling Smart Search will generate a list of all names and PowerSchool fields that match what you are typing into the search bar. For...

The Decode Object Tag

The Decode Object Tag

In some cases, the data stored in a PowerSchool field can be confusing to someone that does not typically work with the data or the data could just be made easier to read on...

Credit Hours Object Tags

Credit Hours Object Tags

Below are credit hour object tags. Object tags can be used with a List Students, Object Reports, or Exporting data. Typically, when using list students or exporting student data, the user can only export...

Stored Grades Info Object Tags

Stored Grades Info Object Tags

Below are object tags for stored grades information. These tags can be used to pull specific information, such as a particular stored grade. Object tags can be used with a List Students, Object Reports,...

Period Info Object Tags

Period Info Object Tags

Below are object tags for period information. These tags can be used to pull specific information about a student’s classes during a particular period.Object tags can be used with a List Students, Object Reports,...

Smart Pronoun Object Tags

Smart Pronoun Object Tags

Below are smart pronoun object tags. These will output a him/her, he/she, son/daughter, etc for each student based on the student’s gender. Object tags can be used with a List Students, Object Reports, or Exporting...

School Info Object Tags

School Info Object Tags

Below are object tags for school information.Object tags can be used with a List Students, Object Reports, or Exporting data. Typically, when using list students or exporting student data, the user can only export...

An Overview of Scheduling

An Overview of Scheduling

District office technology will copy scheduling parameters, resources, and constraints from the prior year. Scheduling Parameters must be reviewed by each building’s Data Specialist and adjusted if necessary.  These dictate the boundaries of the...

PowerScheduler Processing & The Load Process

Glenbard uses the Processing section for loading students to the master schedule.The Processing section of PowerScheduler is used to automate parts of the scheduling process, perform quality assurance of the master schedule, and commit...