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Student schedule creation for an elementary school

[Applies to elementary school scheduling.]

Once appropriate preparations are complete, the School Administrator can initiate a process whereby PowerSchool SMS creates a student schedule for each student in all subjects that are set to be auto-scheduled [>>]. Typically, the administrator initiates this process in the Planning Calendar [>>] or in the Active Calendar [>>] early in the school year before grades or attendance have been recorded. Caution: If grades or attendance has been recorded for a student, PowerSchool SMS cannot create that student's schedule.

PowerSchool SMS bases its schedule for a student on his or her planned grade level and homeroom. All students at an elementary school must be assigned to a homeroom [>>]. PowerSchool SMS uses a student's homeroom assignment to assign that student to core subject classes for which it sets up class rosters. The School Administrator can adjust these rosters by transferring students between classes [>>].

Note: Appropriate preparations for the student schedule creation process [>>] include the administrator having assigned all students to homerooms. To quickly determine which students have yet to be assigned to a homeroom, search for students [>>], and sort the search results by homeroom (HR). Students with no homeroom assigned ("N/A") appear together.

To create student schedules: You can do this if your role is School Administrator.[SA]

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In the Admin menu, click Scheduling. The Scheduling page appears.

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Click Create Student Schedules. The Create Student Schedules web page dialog appears.

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For Create schedules and class assignments for select one of the following:

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All students: Assigns students to classes in all subjects that are set up to automatically assign the subject to all students in a grade [>>]. If a student has auto-created class assignments for some of these subjects already, PowerSchool SMS clears those classes from the student's schedule and re-assigns them as of the first day of school. PowerSchool SMS does not alter any class to which the student was assigned manually.

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Students with no auto-scheduled classes: Assigns students to classes in subjects that are set up to automatically assign the subject to all students in a grade where an auto-created class for that subject does not already exist. If a student has auto-created class assignments for some of these subjects already, PowerSchool SMS does not clear those classes from the student's schedule. PowerSchool SMS does not alter any class to which the student was assigned manually.

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Click OK.

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