1. Powerschool Refresher
Onslow County Counselors Meeting
January 13, 2015

2. Resources PowerSource
1. log in & password is needed (should already have one)
2. support-is POWERSCHOOL Specific not NC Specific!
3. Training-VIDEOS-watch again!
(Distance Learning & Mastery in Minutes are FREE!)

3. Resources www.nc-sis.org 1. training (web based or face-to-face)
2. support is NC SPECIFIC---vote on ideas or suggestions
—they use it to make changes!

4. Personalize Password change Interface-smart search
-enables you to search students with lasts names that start with “A”
-can so include your ACTIVE & INACTIVE students

5. START PAGE Finding Students Last Name First Name
Student Number (SN button) Grade Level
Gender Alphabet
START PAGE
…Others in the FIELD LIST (search)
…Early Grads—Transferred Out

6. Examples: last_name <=L last_name>L;last_name<T
grade_level<=10
last_name>=m;last_name<=s; grade_level=12
ethnicity#W

7. Finding Students: Selecting students by hand:
Control for multiple selections
Shift range
=control to take people out

8. Use “How to Search” Last_name<m &grade_level in 9,10 &gender=F

9. Other Examples: enrolled_in=1022014@;grade_level=12
not_enrolled_in_period=1
**sometimes you have to check your term at the top of your screen

10. Reports
Non-period, non-reporting, non-AD
Teams/Groups
Attendance
ex: ^(*DABS;S1)

11. List Students -fields =sort options
-copy & paste into MS Word and/or MS Excel
-export-
**treat as confidential information; don’t save to desktop

12. Practice Example: Cumulative Information -GPA -Class Rank
(use arrows at top to sort information)

13. Historical Grades Are pulled from: Report cards transcripts
Double Check that CREDIT DETAIL is entered correctly & is calculating correctly!

14. NC Graduation Requirements:
Double check ENTRY date on custom screens
-make sure they fit the correct grad requirements
Double check grad requirement screens
-make sure clusters are accounted for properly
-overrides occur here
(Be sure to document WHY, Name & Date.)

15. Diploma Analysis Report
Reports
NCDPI Reports
Do this NOW for Seniors!

16. Scheduling Walk In Scheduler-automated schedule Done by Hand
Load Constraints—Span I & Span II, Math Classes, etc.

17. DAT Document

18. Quick Reference Cards