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District permissions

Permissions in this category pertain to district setup [>>]. These include:

Academic Plan Setup permission

This permission controls the user's ability to define academic plans for use in the district [>>].

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Address Exceptions permission

This permission controls the user's ability to approve or reject an address exception as part of the address validation process . On the Address Exceptions page, PowerSchool SMS displays a list of students whose address is out of a particular school's zone according to the Geocode Map [>>].

To work with address exceptions:

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Address Exceptions - chg addr override permission

When a student's address is out-of-zone , this permission controls the message PowerSchool SMS displays in the Address Validation Exception override dialog and the dialog options available to the user.

To view the Address Validation Exception dialog message:

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"Based on the student's physical address and grade level, the student will be out of zone for one or more of his or her enrolled school(s)".

In the dialog, PowerSchool SMS displays two options: "Create address exception record(s)" and "Do not create address exception record(s)".

"Based on the student's physical address and grade level, the student will be out of zone for one or more of his or her enrolled school(s). Address Exemption records will be created."

In the dialog, the user must select an exception reason and click OK to have PowerSchool SMS create an address exception.

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Assign Courses to Schools permission

This permission controls the user's ability to assign subjects to schools that use elementary scheduling and courses to schools that use secondary scheduling [see Scheduling >>].

To work with subjects:

To work with courses:

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The user can assign subjects to schools. This means that on the Subject Framework page, PowerSchool SMS includes Assign to Schools in the Actions menu.

The user cannot assign subjects to schools. This means that on the Subject Framework page, PowerSchool SMS does not include Assign to Schools in the Actions menu.

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Attendance Calculations permission

This permission controls the user's ability to schedule daily attendance minutes and daily attendance code calculations as well as to schedule a job to initialize the day and populate the database with default attendance values [see Attendance setup >>].

Dependencies: None

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Attendance Rules for Credit Calculations (District) permission

This permission controls the user's ability to define how a student's attendance in a class affects the number of credits for which they are eligible [see Attendance setup >>].

To work with attendance minutes calculations:

Dependencies: None

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

CDM Status Codes permission

This permission controls the user's ability to create custom status code fields [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

PowerSchool SMS Course Subject Areas permission

This permission controls the user's access to the Course Catalog's subject areas.

To work with the Course Catalog's subject areas:

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"PowerSchool SMS Course Type" [Table 92]

"PowerSchool SMS Department" [Table 92]

"PowerSchool SMS Room Type" [Table 93].

Settings

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Course Catalog permission

This permission controls the user's access to the Course Catalog's subjects and courses.

To work with the Course Catalog's subjects:

To work with the Course Catalog's courses:

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Create Customization Package permission

This permission controls the user's ability to create customization packages [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Custom Setup Lists permission

This permission controls the user's ability to create custom setup lists [>>] [>>] .

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Custom Student Data permission

This permission controls the user's ability to create tables that store custom data. For information on Custom Data Management features, refer to the Chancery SMS 6.7.1 cTools Guide.

To work with tables for custom data:

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Settings

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Custom User Interface permission

This permission controls the user's ability to create pages using Custom Data Management features. For information on Custom Data Management features, refer to the Chancery SMS 6.7.1 cTools Guide.

To work with custom pages:

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Customization Builder permission

This permission controls the user's ability to use cTools [>>], that is, to work with custom schemas and pages and to connect dynamic pairs of setup lists.

Dependencies: None

Settings

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Define Constraints - District permission

This permission controls the user's ability to view, add, edit and delete Course Catalog constraints [>>].

To work with Course Catalog constraints:

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Define District Calendar permission

This permission controls the user's ability to work with district calendars [>>] and switch between them [>>]. The effect of this permission depended on the user's base role [>>]. Note: This permission does not control the user's ability to register or enroll a student in the Planning Calendar [>>].

Dependencies: None

Settings

Default settings by base role [>>]:

General Preferences permission

This permission controls the user's ability to work with district-wide settings such as enrollment and the student numbering scheme [see District setup >>].

To work with district-wide settings:

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

District Profile permission

This permission controls the user's ability to work with district information such as its name, addresses, and key staff [see District-specific information >>].

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

District Standardized Tests permission

This permission controls the user's ability to define the standardized tests that are recorded district-wide [see District setup >>]. Note: This permission has no affect on access to test management, which is controlled by Test Management permissions [>>].

To work with standardized tests:

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Edit Address Ranges permission

This permission controls the user's ability to work with the address ranges used in address validation .

To work with address ranges:

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Geocode Maps permission

This permission controls the user's ability to view and work with the Geocode Map on which the user can assign geocodes to the entry grade(s) at each school [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Grade Levels permission

This permission controls the user's ability to describe the 20 grade levels available .

To work with grade levels:

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Health Examination Rule permission

This permission controls the user's ability to define health examination rules .

To work with health examination rules:

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Immunization permission

This permission controls the user's ability to define scheduled immunization requirements.

To work with scheduled immunization requirements:

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Install Customization Package permission

This permission controls the user's ability to install customization packages [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Manage Schema Properties permission

This permission controls the user's ability to add, edit, and delete custom extensions and child schemas [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Manage UI Properties permission

This permission controls the user's ability to customize the system's interface by adding, editing, and deleting custom pages, panels, and fields [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Mid Year Transfers Preferences permission

This permission controls the user's ability to define settings for mid-year transfers, including the status codes used, how long logs are kept, and the transfer of student data from a student's former school to the new school .

To work with mid-year transfer settings:

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Perform Year-End Processing permission

This permission controls the user's ability to run year-end processing [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Projected School Maps permission

This permission controls the user's ability to define a graduation grade and projected school for each of the district's schools [>>], information PowerSchool SMS uses when the user runs year-end processing [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Promote and Graduate Pending Students permission

This permission controls the school-level user's ability to adjust the promotion status of a particular student [>>] and the district-level user's ability to view the promotion and graduation status of a student at a district school [>>].

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Default settings by base role [>>]:

Provisional Enrollments permission

This permission controls the user's ability to define immunization and examination compliance rules that pertain to provisional enrollment . For information about setting up provisional enrollment, refer to the Chancery SMS Health Tracking Guide.

To work with immunization and examination rules pertaining to provisional enrollment:

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Registration and Enrollment Preferences permission

This permission controls the user's ability to set preferences for registration and enrollment [>>].

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

Transportation Setup permission

This permission controls the user's ability to apply transportation information to either a school or a program.

To work with transportation information:

Dependencies: None

Settings:

Default settings by base role [>>]:

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