The information on the Student Demographics page’s School Specific tab includes the following:
| = | Preferred name: The name the student prefers to be called. |
| = | Current age [see Student Demographics: Overview >>] |
| = | Home school (Active) [see Student record: Enrollments >>] |
| = | Current grade level: The student’s current grade level in the district. |
| = | Current homeroom: The student’s homeroom at the school. A staff member can change it here or in the context of homeroom rosters [>>]. Note: We recommend that the student be assigned to a homeroom that is compatible with his current grade level. |
| = | Counselor: The student’s assigned counselor [>>], depending on the calendar in use. A School Administrator can assign a School Counselor through the student’s academic plan [>>]. A School Administrator can assign a School Counselor to several students by selecting a list of students and in the Actions menu, clicking Assign > Values. In the Assign Values dialog, for Assign Field, the administrator can choose a counselor for the Active Calendar ("Counselor (A)") or the Planning Calendar ("Counselor (P)")—provided a Planning Calendar exists. During year-end processing [>>], PowerSchool SMS changes the counselor in the Planning Calendar to that of the Active Calendar. |
| = | Enrollment status [see Student Demographics: Personal Info >>] |
| = | Student promotion status: Indicates that the student has been promoted to the next grade this year [see >>]. |
| = | Academic plan [see Student Demographics: Personal Info >>] |
| = | Placement classification: For an explanation of this field, contact your District Administrator. |
| = | Distance from school: Distance in miles from the student’s home address to the School of Enrollment’s address. |
| = | Home address is in school’s area: Indicates that the student’s home address meets any boundary conditions for the school, such as physical area borders. |
| = | Upload to parent portal: Enables an administrator to post information for this student on a parent portal [>>] for viewing by his or her parents. |
| = | Lunch status: The lunch program for which the student is eligible. |
| = | Permission to share lunch eligibility: Indicates that the parent/guardian has given permission for their child’s school lunch eligibility to be shared with administrators. |
| = | Contact information see Student record: Contacts [>>] |
| = | Legal alert [see >>] |
Table 8: Permissions pertaining to school-specific student information
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To |
You need this permission |
Set to |
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Add and edit student demographic data |
Students > Demographic Data |
Edit |
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Add and edit school-specific student demographic information |
Students > Student School Specific |
Edit |
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Add and edit the number of miles a student lives from their school |
Students > Distance from School |
Edit |
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Change the student’s Home School |
Students > Modify Home School |
Yes |
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Add and edit a student’s lunch status |
Students > Lunch Status Panel |
Edit |
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Enter legal alert information |
Students > Legal Alert |
Edit |
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Assign a School Counselor to a student |
Students > Modify Counselor Assignment |
Yes |
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