School and district staff can use an academic plan to help guide a secondary school student toward meeting the academic requirements for graduation, as mandated by the district. In PowerSchool SMS, an academic plan consists of a list of course groups. Each group has a minimum number of credits that the student must earn from his or her choice of courses in that group. An academic plan also has a time frame for which it is valid and optional rules regarding achievement and aptitude test results. Typically, a Counselor [>>] is assigned to a student to guide and monitor the student's progress relative to his or her plan [>>].
A District Administrator creates academic plans in PowerSchool SMS for use in the district [>>]. The District Administrator can specify a particular plan as the default, which is available to assign to all secondary school students in the district [>>]. If more plans than the default are available and system permissions allow it, a School Administrator can view the academic plans available and assign a different plan to a student) [>>]. Note: An administrator can search for students [>>] by academic plan version or Counselor and display either in a search results view [>>].
Table 19: Student academic plan permissions
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To |
You need this permission |
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Set to |
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View a student's academic plan. |
Academic Planning > Student Academic Plan |
View |
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View academic plans available in the district. |
District > Academic Plan Setup |
View |
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Change a student's assigned academic plan. |
Academic Planning > Override Student Academic Plan Version |
Yes |
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Assign an academic plan to several students at once. |
Academic Planning > Mass Assign Academic Plan |
Yes |
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Add, edit, or delete information on a student's academic plan. |
Academic Planning > Student Academic Plan |
Delete |
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Add or edit information on a student's academic plan, except for notes. |
Academic Planning > Student Academic Plan |
Edit |
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Add, edit, or delete notes attached to student's Academic Plan. |
Academic Planning > Student Academic Plan Notes |
Delete |
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Change the School Counselor assigned to a student's academic plan. |
Students > Modify Counselor Assignment |
Yes |
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Disable a user's ability to view or work with an academic plan. |
Academic Planning > Student Academic Plan |
None |
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