Staff scheduling parameters include:
| = | A teacher's full-time teaching load expressed as a number of hours per day. The default load is 5 hours. In each school's Planning Calendar, PowerSchool SMS assigns this teaching load to each staff member. A School Administrator can adjust a teacher's load individually. PowerSchool SMS uses this figure to compare a teacher's actual teaching load to the full-time equivalent and thus determine if a teacher is overloaded or not (each course in the course catalog has a load value) [see >>] |
| = | The maximum number of students each teacher can have across all classes [>>]. By default, no maximum is set. |
When a District Administrator creates a Planning Calendar, PowerSchool SMS copies the staff scheduling parameters from the Active Calendar. Thus the District Administrator need only adjust the parameters if necessary to prepare for the next year.
To adjust staff scheduling parameters for the next year [DA]:
| 1 | In the Planning Calendar, In the Admin menu, click District Setup. The District Setup page appears. |
| 2 | Under District, click Next Year Preparation. The Next Year Preparation page appears. |
| 3 | Under Step 1, click Staff Scheduling Defaults. The Staff Scheduling Defaults page appears. |
| 4 | Set options, which include: |
| = | Full-time teaching load: Type a number of hours per day. |
| = | Student cap: |
| = | No student maximum per teacher |
| = | Maximum students per teacher: Type a number. |
| 5 | Click OK. |
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