Opening PowerSchool Exports in Excel
Do you have questions about how to take a PowerSchool export file and open it in Excel? Then this is for you. Mac OS X Safari Currently, Safari does not have the functionality to...
Category: Admin
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...
Activating a Course in the PowerScheduler Course Catalog
In order for courses to be available for scheduling, they must be activated in the PowerScheduler Course Catalog or the Catalog parameter This is handled by each building’s Data Specialist.Remember: Courses must first be...
PowerScheduler Parameters
Parameters in PowerScheduler are used to dictate the boundaries of the master schedule. The parameters are copied over each year by District Office technology. Each building’s Data Specialist maintains the school’s Catalog parameter. This...
Term ID Definitions
This article discusses how termIDs are created and how to determine the exact ID of a year, semester, quarter, etc. TermIDs can be broken into 2 parts: The hunderds which represent the year The...
Quality Check Master Schedule Fields
Any errors in the setup of the master schedule can lead to errors in numerous student schedules across the school, issues with attendance reporting to the state, and errors with stored grades. This article...
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...
Understanding Advanced Searches
Although searching for a last name like Smith is useful there are many other ways to search in PowerSchool. This article is the starting point for learning about advanced searching. There are also many...
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...