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Implementation planning

Planning the implementation of a PowerSchool SMS system in a school district is a complex process involving a team of people. Our recommended planning process involves the following:

Assigning project positions [>>]

Assessing infrastructure needs [>>]

Preparing system users [>>]

Implementation involves the following steps:

Install a PowerSchool SMS system in the district [see Installing a new system >>]

Define the calendar [see District calendar setup >>].

Note: On a newly installedPowerSchool SMS system, a District Administrator must set up the default active calendar in order to use that system.

Identify the district and schools.

Set up district profile and district-wide preferences.

Create school profiles.

Standardize district-wide data.

Populate Setup Lists.

Define district-wide grade levels.

Define district-level course catalog.

Set up user accounts.

Set up log on accounts

Set up staff records

Set up user roles.

Customize PowerSchool SMS

Create custom pages and modify existing student pages.

Create custom district and school reports.

Standardize school setup.

Complete School Setup tasks for "source" school, that is, the school from which the setup will be copied to other schools.

Copy the school setup to other schools and configure these "target" schools.

Advise school administrators that school setup is complete.

Use Assign Values and Assign Multi-Values to populate EIS fields (Tennessee districts only).

Import student data.

Standardize student data in existing system.

Import student data into PowerSchool SMS.

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