Introduction to PowerSchool

PowerSchool Handbook

Introduction to PowerSchool

Version 3.8 September 2021

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Table of Contents

Part 1: Resources and Training ..................................................................................................................... 5 Where to Find Help ................................................................................................................................ 6 SDUSD PowerSchool Webpage for Resources ............................................................................... 7 Training............................................................................................................................................ 8 PowerSchool News .......................................................................................................................... 8

Part 2: Signing into PowerSchool .............................................................................................................. 10 Who Gives Me Access to PowerSchool? ............................................................................................. 11 Your First Sign In to PowerSchool ...................................................................................................... 12 PowerSchool URLs........................................................................................................................ 12 Instructions for Your First Sign In................................................................................................. 12 Enable Smart Search ............................................................................................................................ 13 Start Page Terminology ........................................................................................................................ 14 Header ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Navigation Toolbar ........................................................................................................................ 16 Staff Search.................................................................................................................................... 17 District Students Search ................................................................................................................. 18 District Staff Search ....................................................................................................................... 19

Part 3: Accessing Student Data ................................................................................................................... 20 Individual Student Data........................................................................................................................ 21 Student Alerts Icons ............................................................................................................................. 22 System Reports..................................................................................................................................... 23 Easy Export to Excel...................................................................................................................... 24 Student Profile ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Quick Lookup....................................................................................................................................... 27 Report Queue........................................................................................................................................ 28 Sample View of Reports ................................................................................................................ 28

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Select Report and Print .................................................................................................................. 30 Scroll List Buttons................................................................................................................................ 32 Student Screens .................................................................................................................................... 33 Part 4: Group Functions & Start Page Features .......................................................................................... 35 Current Student Selection Feature........................................................................................................ 36 Advanced Search Feature ..................................................................................................................... 38 Group Functions Navigation ................................................................................................................ 39 Stored Searches .................................................................................................................................... 40 Stored Selections .................................................................................................................................. 42 Multi Select .......................................................................................................................................... 44 Select Students by Hand....................................................................................................................... 45 Export Your Choice of Data................................................................................................................. 47

Group Function: List Students ....................................................................................................... 47 Teacher Schedules ................................................................................................................................ 49 Part 5: Data Search...................................................................................................................................... 50 Search Result Icons .............................................................................................................................. 51 View Field List ..................................................................................................................................... 52 Student Searches................................................................................................................................... 53 Useful Search Commands .................................................................................................................... 55 Compound Searches ............................................................................................................................. 56 Search Prefixes ..................................................................................................................................... 56 Search Codes ........................................................................................................................................ 57

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Part 1: Resources and

Training

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