Browsing 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...
Category: Admin
Year End Scheduling Status Activities
Students, including returning and graduating seniors, must have their scheduling statuses appropriately set for the following year. This is a responsibility of each building’s Data Specialist to be performed at year-end before the roll-over...
Attendance Searches in PowerSchool
You can search for students in PowerSchool & export data using field names but there are also built inquiries and functions in PowerSchool to assist with searches and exports. Students with X amount of...
PowerSchool Searches-Student Scheduling
You can search for students in PowerSchool and export data using field names but there are also built inquiries and functions in PowerSchool to assist with searches and exports. Students not in a period...
Attendance Not Taken Email
The attendance not taken email is a daily email that is sent to administrators showing teachers that have not taken attendance for that day. The email contains the the teacher name, Course and Section,...
PowerSchool Searches – Enrollment
You can search for students in PowerSchool & export data using field names but there are also built inquiries and functions in PowerSchool to assist with searches and exports. Format: *as_of=<date> Example: *as_of=2/1/2006 Result:...
Special Education Fields
This article contains details on special education fields; definitions and where to find them in PowerSchool. To locate these fields in PowerSchool: Open a student account Find the line in the navigation menu called...
Data Loaded to PowerSchool Before School Begins
All students need lockers, deans, and counselors for the beginning of school. Each July Data Specialists must verify that the following information has been loaded into PowerSchool for incoming Freshman. In order to pull...
Adds & Drops with the Class Roster
The class roster is the central point from which you can view and manage the students enrolled in a specific class. Using the class roster, you can: View the class roster Mass drop students...
Verify Demographics Corrections
When parents submit demographics corrections, the Data Specialist must review and confirm the corrections before they are updated in the student’s records. The Data Specialist should perform this activity daily during the month of...