PSU 2018 Course Catalog & Roadmaps
How to Determine Your Experience Level
Novice users are in the middle of the implementation stage, have recently completed implementation, or do not use PowerSchool on a regular basis.
Intermediate users work within PowerSchool on a regular basis and do not need the workbook to perform basic tasks, such as printing a list of students. These courses help users expand their basic knowledge of the system.
Advanced users are ready to customize PowerSchool for their district's needs; therefore, the courses are designed to help users expand their PowerSchool knowledge beyond the interface.
Not sure which courses to take?
The PSU Training Roadmap provides direction on which courses you should take based on your experience level or job role.
The PSU Courses by Topic list provides direction on which courses you should take based on the topics you need.
Special Tracks at PSU
Continuing Education Units at PSU
View list of courses eligible for CEUs from UCLA Extension.
View list of courses eligible for Initial Product Training (IPT).
PowerTeacher Pro Certification Track
View list of courses eligible for PowerTeacher Pro Certification.
Enterprise Reporting Certification
View list of courses eligible for Enterprise Reporting Certification.
Unified Classroom Certification
View list of course eligible for Unified Classroom Certification.
View list of courses in the Professional Learning Track.
If you have questions about courses or special tracks, please email psu@powerschool.com.
PSU 2018 Course Catalog
Assessment Creation Lab
After attending one of the assessment courses, attend this lab to work independently and create items and assessments for your needs using either our PSU Unified Classroom training environment or your school's Unified Classroom environment. Staff from PowerSchool's Content Development team will be available to assist and answer questions about effective assessment practices.
Who should take this class: Curriculum Coordinators, Department Chairs, Grade-Level Leaders, Mentor Teachers, PowerSchool Admins, School Administrators, Teachers, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
Atrieve Cognos
Cognos is here for atrieveERP! Please join this presentation to see the power and ease of analyzing your financial and PowerSchool SIS data with Cognos Analytics.
Who should take this class: School Administrators, Office Staff, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
Attendance Administration
Learn how to set up attendance preferences and manage meeting and daily attendance for your school. Learn about attendance codes, categories, preferences, and conversions. Compare daily and meeting attendance processes, and practice updating and changing student attendance. Finish up by exploring attendance tracking. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Office Staff, Registrars, Guidance Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Attendance Reports
Explore the built-in attendance reports available in PowerSchool, and discover which report is best for which purpose. Learn how to locate, download, and use report templates others have created. Finally, practice adding attendance data access tags to form letters you can use to send reports home to parents. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Office Staff, Registrars, Guidance Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
BusinessPLUS: Board Reporting through Cognos (Tools)
Discover how to use Cognos to build and present regular Board reports including exporting options.
Who should take this class: Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
BusinessPLUS: Bursting with Cognos (Tools)
Learn the process of easily sending data and forms to a variety of your employees through Bursting. This session will help you understand the process of delivering information to users and making your organization more efficient.
Who should take this class: Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
BusinessPLUS: Expanding and Automating Purchasing (Tools)
Expand and automate your purchasing process from requests to paying an invoice. This session will include discussions and overviews on Punchout, Purchase Order delivery, document attachment, and efficient troubleshooting methods.
Who should take this class: Department Chairs, PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
BusinessPLUS: Focus on the Employee (Human Resources and Payroll)
This session will cover all of the functional areas associated with your employees: setting up Employee Online, viewing pay stubs and W-2s, and tracking education and skills.
Who should take this class: Department Chairs, PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
BusinessPLUS: Hire to Rehire (Human Resources & Payroll)
Learn the processes required to manage employee information and payroll within BusinessPLUS. This session will take you through the process of hiring, onboarding, managing employees, processing time/attendance, and processing payroll. This is a great session for anyone interested in the human capital components of BusinessPLUS.
Who should take this class: Department Chairs, PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
BusinessPLUS: How Integration Solves Your Fund Accounting Headaches (Finance)
In this session, you will get a bird's eye view on how BusinessPLUS can integrate and work together to manage your business solutions. You will learn how all data flows back to the general ledger and how the full integration can save you time and money.
Who should take this class: Department Chairs, PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Conducting Searches in PowerSchool
In this class, learn how to efficiently search for individual students or groups of students, staff members, and contacts. Also learn how to compose simple and compound search commands, how to use search codes, how to save searches and stored selections, and how to use additional tools to search for specific groups. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Counselor and Administrative Skills
This class focuses on PowerSchool tools used primarily by counselors and administrative staff to track student academic progress. Learn how to set up the Cumulative Info page and how to find students who are at risk of failing. Review key student pages used to track student progress and learn how to add log entries to record meetings with students. Learn how to quickly create lists of students that include important information, such as earned credit hours. Finally, learn how to set up and use graduation plans and waivers. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Custom Field Migration
Attend this demo course to learn about PowerSchool's change in custom fields to database extensions, and how to manage the migration of the different kinds of custom fields in your PowerSchool system. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT)
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 101: Introduction to Customizations
If you are new to PowerSchool and have not worked with HTML, this is the class for you. Discover how to modify and code HTML in PowerSchool pages. Learn how to use Custom Page Management (CPM) to construct new PowerSchool pages based on page templates and to add and remove fields from existing pages. This course is recommended for users in their first year of customization. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT)
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 102: Creating Custom Pages
If you are familiar with HTML, and have modified PowerSchool custom pages before, broaden your customization knowledge with this class. Learn how to insert your own code into existing pages. Discover how to use database extensions to add fields, incorporate field validation, and create new pages with tabbed content. This course is recommended for users in their first year of customization. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Customizations 101 or equivalent experience
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 113: Using Database Extensions to Create Pages
If you have created PowerSchool custom pages before, broaden your customizations knowledge with this class. Learn how parent and teacher pages work. Create links to pages in different locations in the application. This course is recommended for users with some customizations experience. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Customizations 102 or equivalent experience
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 114: Database Extensions, Alerts, and Plugins
Go in depth to learn how alerts work, how to create your own alerts based on different needs, and how customizations can be packaged into a plugin (the new way to install customizations). *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Customizations 113 or equivalent experience
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 201: Introduction to SQL
Learn about PowerSchool's database structure and how to connect to the database using SQL (Structured Query Language) Developer. Gain an understanding of query and logic development, and use SQL to write basic queries, add filters, and use simple JOIN statements to link tables. Customizations 201 is a one-hour introductory class recommended for users new to SQL and should be taken prior to Customizations 202: Intermediate SQL, Customizations 203: Advanced SQL, and other customization classes that use SQL. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 202: Intermediate SQL
In this intermediate SQL class, learn how to construct SQL queries with multiple JOIN statements and use GROUP BY and analytical functions to organize and analyze data. Explore the new database schema, and compare and contrast the different options for retrieving custom field data. Some intermediate SQL queries will be used for advanced work in the Customization 203: Advanced SQL course. *Required for Enterprise Reporting Certification. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Introduction to SQL or prior SQL experience
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 203: Advanced SQL
In this advanced SQL class, learn about subquery rules, their limitations, and how to write successful subqueries. Write subqueries with GROUP BY and other analytical functions to organize and analyze data. Learn about new table relationships and how to run a PowerSchool Parent Single Sign-On query. *Required for Enterprise Reporting Certification. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, PowerSchool Admins
Recommended prior training or experience: Intermediate SQL and prior SQL experience
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 301: Using SQL on Custom Pages
Take the next steps in customizing PowerSchool by creating powerful, dynamic reports using PowerSchool TList_SQL code combined with user-set variables. This course is recommended for advanced users in their second year of customization. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Customizations 102 or equivalent experience
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 350: Using Database Extensions
Learn to expand your PowerSchool database. With database extensions, introduced in version 7.9, you can add fields to existing tables, create child tables, and create stand-alone tables in the PowerSchool database. This feature will open up a new realm of customization opportunities. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Customizations 102 or equivalent experience
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 401: Introduction to JavaScript
If you are new to JavaScript or need a basic refresher before taking additional JavaScript classes, this class is for you. Learn what JavaScript is, how it's constructed, and how and where to use it in PowerSchool. Explore the Document Object Model, harness the power of basic JavaScript functions, and learn how to add basic JavaScript code to copy values automatically on a custom page. Finally, discover how jQuery makes JavaScript simpler and more powerful. This course is recommended for first-year JavaScript users who are familiar with HTML and CSS. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Customizations 301
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 402: Using JavaScript to Automate Tasks
Explore basic coding patterns and the syntax of JavaScript and jQuery through customizing PowerSchool pages. Make your pages more powerful by learning how to auto-calculate fields. Use basic jQuery selectors and event handlers to help perform repetitive tasks. This course is recommended for first-year JavaScript users. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Customizations 401
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 450: Creating Insertion Points and Plugins
Have you ever created a custom page, only to find that the same page was updated in a new version? Learn how to merge your customizations with the new PowerSchool page using Insertion Points. Then, when a new page is released with a version upgrade, your customizations will become part of the new page. Also see how plugins will allow for easier installation of custom pages. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Customizations 401
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations 501: PowerSchool Customizations Academy
Have you completed all of the Customizations classes and still want more? Then the Customizations Academy is for you. This two-day class will cover a PowerSchool Customizations project from start to finish. We will focus on PowerQueries within PowerSchool and through the API, as well as on an AngularJS page. You will learn how AngularJS can help you make better custom pages and you will leave with a project that will help you use PowerQueries in your own custom pages. This is an advanced class, so you should have either taken all of the other Customizations classes or have equivalent experience. Before you register for the course, take the self-assessment to see if you need to complete any of the suggested pre-requisite Customizations courses first. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, PowerSchool Admins
Recommended prior training or experience: Proficiency with PowerSchool customizations, creating reports, SQL, and Javascript. Completion of self-assessment.
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 2 Days | Prerequisites: None |
Customizations Consultation
Are you working on a customization that is perfect for your school or district and need help with some of the steps? Are you nearing the end of a customization project and can't quite figure out why it isn't working with PowerSchool? Experts will be available to help answer those tough questions and assist you with your customization. There is no formal instruction in this class.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Experience customizing PowerSchool
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Decipher and Use PowerSchool Codes
Get acquainted with a variety of codes you can use in PowerSchool GPA calculations, reports, and export templates. Understand and use PowerSchool codes in tasks such as creating folder labels with student information, student lists with schedule information, and export templates with student test scores. Also work with student contacts data access tags and format codes to add GPA information to the Cumulative Info student page. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Office Staff, Registrars, Guidance Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT), Conducting PowerSchool Searches
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Distance Learning
Take advantage of this special access to complete a class that you missed or didn't fit into your schedule. While you are at PSU (and for 2 weeks after the event), you will have access to PowerSchool's approximately 50 Distance Learning courses and more than 100 of our short Mastery in Minutes modules. You can use Distance Learning anywhere you have an internet connection and you can work at your own pace. Visit our Open Lab if you need assistance accessing the courses or need help with a course you are working on.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
eFinancePLUS Boot Camp
Review processes in eFinancePLUS including employee management, requisition to check, general budgeting, payroll processing, employee benefits, purchase orders, and more! This class is perfect for users who are new to the district and need training, or have been with the district for some time and need a refresher course. This course is open to all eFinancePLUS users.
Who should take this class: Office Staff, School Administrators, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Days | Prerequisites: None |
End of Year/Start of Year
Learn the tasks required before you run the End of Year (EOY) process, how to validate and run EOY, and how to prepare for the upcoming school year. Learn how running EOY impacts your PowerSchool system, how to prepare your district, school, and student data, and why you must store final grades, run GPAs and other reports, and print report cards and transcripts prior to EOY. When the End of Year process is complete, learn how to prepare for the next school year by verifying district and school settings, the school schedule, attendance setup, and student data. Identify helpful searches and reports for locating data discrepancies. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Office Staff, Registrars, Guidance Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT)
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Enrollments and Scheduling
Learn about PowerSchool's enrollment and scheduling functions. Explore a variety of enrollment scenarios such as enrolling new students, returning students, and students with siblings. Then create and modify individual student schedules, mass enroll students in classes, mass drop students from classes, and modify the master schedule. Finally, practice transferring students out of school. This course is a review of Initial Product Training (IPT) topics. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Enterprise Reporting for APEX Report Builders
Learn how to use Oracle's Application Express (APEX) tool to build and publish your own Enterprise Reporting reports. Access the entire PowerSchool database from APEX, including your custom fields and database extensions. Use the Query Builder's visual interface to create and run SQL reports without writing any SQL. View how PowerSchool's Enterprise Reporting reports were built, modify them to meet your needs, create new reports, and publish your reports in Enterprise Reporting. *Required for Enterprise Reporting Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, School Administrators, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT), Enterprise Reporting for Report Users
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Enterprise Reporting for Report Users
In this introductory course, explore the pre-built reports in Enterprise Reporting. Learn how to use Enterprise Reporting's powerful, interactive data analytic reports to get the real-time student information you need to make informed decisions. Learn how to customize the reports with column selections, sorting, filtering, grouping, highlighting, and calculations. View report data in graphs, charts, and pivot tables. Save customized reports, share your reports with other Enterprise Reporting users, and export report snapshots in various formats for distribution to others. *Required for Enterprise Reporting Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, School Administrators, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Excel: Adapt PowerSchool Data
Learn how to tailor your PowerSchool data using Excel's built-in tools and functions. First, use the Text to Columns and Conditional Formatting tools to parse and highlight values in your data. Then learn how to manipulate and customize your data with the CONCATINATE, LEFT, RIGHT, MID, LOWER, LEN, FIND, YEAR, MONTH, DAY, DATE, DATEDIF, TODAY, and SUBTOTAL functions. The instructor will be using (and the loaner machines will be loaded with) Excel 2016. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators
Recommended prior training or experience: Excel: Analyze PowerSchool Data
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Excel: Advanced Functions
Solve the problem of mismatched records and duplicate records. Figure out how to match long lists of students to their courses. Using the VLOOKUP, MATCH, IF, AND, OR, COUNTIF, and SUMIF functions, you'll find the needle in your data haystack. The instructor will be using (and the loaner machines will be loaded with) Excel 2016. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators
Recommended prior training or experience: Excel: Analyze PowerSchool Data
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Excel: Analyze PowerSchool Data
Learn how to use Conditional Formatting and filters, and how to use AutoSum tools to examine statistical data. Several activities involve the use of Pivot Tables for analyzing PowerSchool data. The instructor will be using (and the loaner machines will be loaded with) Excel 2016. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators
Recommended prior training or experience: Excel: Introduction
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Excel: Basics and Beyond
Learn the fundamentals of Excel, including terminology, how to organize and format the appearance of your data, and how to use some of Excel's most commonly used tools and shortcuts. Next, go on to learn how to use functions to build a basic formula. Then prepare an Excel file to print. The instructor will be using (and the loaner machines will be loaded with) Excel 2016. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
GPA and Honor Roll: Introduction
Explore the math that goes into writing GPA functions, formulas, calculations, and codes. This course is geared towards the setup that secondary schools will use, so come prepared with your own GPA examples. Practice creating a GPA method, setting up an honor roll method, and setting up class rank. Then, use GPA codes in built-in report card and form letter reports. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Office Staff, Registrars, Guidance Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Familiarity with PowerSchool codes
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Import and Export
Learn about the importing and exporting functions in PowerSchool and how to use each of them. Discover how to work with your data using Data Manager and Direct Database Export. Explore important skills for tasks that require working with data outside of PowerSchool. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT)
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Incident Management
Explore the benefits of the Incident Management tool. Learn to conduct incident searches, record incident details, set up incident codes and subcodes, and analyze incident data. Then create and print incident reports. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Office Staff, Registrars, Guidance Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT)
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
IPT Recertification: PowerSchool SIS
PowerSchool SIS users who were previously certified for Initial Product Training (IPT) must take this course and pass the exam to become re-certified in the current version of PowerSchool. This course covers features and enhancements in the most recent versions of PowerSchool SIS. If you take this course, you do not need to attend the What's New in PowerSchool SIS course. This course is open only to users who already hold IPT certifications. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, School Administrators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Prior Instant Productivity Training (IPT) Certification
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Managing Staff and Students
Learn how to work with staff records and manage student performance. Learn how to add and edit staff records, format security settings, use the staff directory, and assign co-teachers. View teacher schedules, enrollments, and gradebooks. Then view student records, work with student contacts, identify which students are at risk, and analyze trends in student performance. Finally, learn how to track student discipline. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Microsoft Blended Learning: FREE Tools that Make Learning Fun
Who doesn't love free tools? Come join us as we take a look at some of Microsoft's top free tools for empowering teachers and students and making learning fun. Learn how these tools can be used across the curriculum to increase productivity and student engagement.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
Microsoft Getting Started: 30 Apps to Transform Learning
Embrace your inner geek, and check out how these 30 Microsoft apps are being used by some of the world's most innovative educators in their classrooms. See examples of how these educators are not only transforming teaching and learning but growing learners from the consumers of content to creators of knowledge.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
Microsoft Office 365: Creating More Collaborative Schools and Classrooms
Has your school or district just adopted Office 365, or are they thinking about it? Then join our Microsoft Expert Educators as they take you from the staffroom to the classroom, exploring how digital tools and blended learning can positively impact teaching and learning outcomes.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
Microsoft: Digital Lesson Design with OneNote
Let's get digital! See how you can use OneNote paired with the free tools provided within the Microsoft Community to digitize your lessons and artfully craft your way directly into the 21st century learning. Learn how to create meaningful lesson springboards in the collaboration space of your OneNote Class Notebook, provide guided and leveled practice using the content library, and link your students directly to the web, with screen clippings, hyperlinks, and more. Take advantage of the free resources available when you become part of the Microsoft Community and expand your capabilities and educational offerings to your students. Experience the many colors of OneNote with the Draw tab where digital inking brings new dimensions to once basic assignments. Get inspired to digitize your class with OneNote!
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Microsoft: Enhance Assessment for the 21st Century Classroom
In this course, participants will learn how various tools can assist teachers in gathering information about their students. Forms, PowerPoint Recorder, Stream, and the Photos app can be used to help teachers create and use effective assessments.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Microsoft: Windows 10 for EDU
Using technology for the sake of technology is a thing of the past. Windows 10 provides the best platform for changing the way teachers teach and students learn. It is the platform for doing -- helping educators and institutions unlock the potential of students and teachers. This session will take participants through the many features found in Windows 10 to enhance teaching and learning.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Object Reports 1: Basic Building Blocks
Explore your reporting options with PowerSchool's Object Reports. Spend some time discussing how to use each of the report objects. Learn how to place photos, graphical elements, and text to make a custom report. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, School Administrators, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, Office Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT)
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Object Reports 2: Student Lists
Expand your object report knowledge in the second Object Reports class. Begin by creating reports that contain graphics and multiple students per page. Then learn how to use a fee list object to create invoices for parents. Finally, use the fields from the Log table to create discipline letters. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Object Reports 1
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Object Reports 3: Report Cards and Transcripts
Discover how to set up your own report cards and transcripts using Object Reports. Build a transcript from scratch using PowerSchool's transcript object. Then, explore how to write calculation codes to provide colleges with detailed graduation progress. Finally, learn how to create a standards-based elementary report card. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Object Reports 1
| User Level: Advanced | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
PowerPack for PowerSchool
Attend this bonus session to learn about PowerSchool's new PowerPack add-on plugins, developed and supported by the PowerSchool team and specially built to maximize your school or district's efficiency. Available add-ons include Early Warning System (EWS), Health, Locker Maintenance and Assignment, Report Cards, and Custom Alerts. Existing PowerPack customers can ask questions and put in requests for future enhancements they would like to see added.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
PowerScheduler: Visual Scheduler
Discover PowerScheduler's dynamic scheduling grid: Visual Scheduler. In the first half of this course, explore the different functions in Visual Scheduler. Learn how to filter and sort your scheduling data and practice making schedule changes. Then, for the second half, set up PowerScheduler so you can use the scheduling tool. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Technical Support Staff, Tech Coordinators, School Administrators, PowerSchool Admins, Registrars, Office Staff, Guidance Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT) and scheduling experience
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
PowerScheduler: Which Path to Take? Which Process to Complete?
Are you trying to figure out which PowerScheduler course you need to take in order to get your master schedule ready for next year? Attend this overview and discussion session to help you determine the most appropriate course based on your school size, grades, and processes. Review the process and outcomes for both the Load Process and the Build and Load Process (Prepare to Build + Build workshop) with time for Q & A. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: School Administrators, Office Staff, Guidance Staff, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, PowerSchool Admins
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
PowerSchool 101
Learn the basics of PowerSchool from the perspectives of the four main stakeholder groups: school administrators, teachers, substitutes, and parents. Learn how to search for student information, enroll a new student, and print an individual student report. Explore how teachers and substitutes work with PowerTeacher, and how parents review their children's assignments and grades using the PowerSchool Student and Parent Portals. This class is a review of IPT topics. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
PowerSchool 102
PowerSchool 102 is for office staff and PowerSchool administrators who are new to the product. In this course, focus on the PowerSchool administrative functions and learn how to navigate the system. Learn about the four functional areas on the Start Page and how to switch schools, select terms, navigate between pages, and use navigation buttons. Perform student, staff, and contact searches, and use menu options to perform various school-level functions. Also, learn about certain options that are set at the district level. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
PowerSchool Mobile
In this one-hour class, learn how to configure PowerSchool to make mobile web pages and apps available to staff, parents, and students. Bring your smart phones and tablet devices to class and practice using mobile web pages and apps to access PowerSchool information. Learn about the exciting new PowerSchool Mobile features available for students and parents. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, School Administrators, Teachers, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
PowerSchool Registration: Introduction to Registration Essential
Take an introductory first look at Registration Essential, PowerSchool's online Registration Management System for schools with under 2,000 students. Get an in-depth tour of the interface, explore the valuable consultative package included with the product, and learn about the requirements needed to access and interact with the tool.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
PowerSchool Registration: Registration Signature In-Depth
Take a deep dive into Registration Signature, PowerSchool's customizable online Registration Management System designed for schools with over 2,000 students. Learn how the process works from start to finish, discover exciting new and existing features, and try it out for yourself in a live environment! *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Office Staff, PowerSchool Admins, Registrars, School Administrators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
PowerTeacher Pro for Administrators
Learn how to set up PowerTeacher Pro as a district administrator and a school administrator. Explore how to create district-level calculation formulas and assignment categories for teachers. Also learn how to set up grading preferences for both standards-based and traditional grading. *Required for PowerTeacher Pro Certification. Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Teachers, Mentor Teachers
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
PowerTeacher Pro for Teachers Part One
Discover PowerSchool's HTML-based gradebook and its robust functionality for managing the classroom, including advanced features for both standards-based and traditional grading. Learn how teachers use the mobile-friendly gradebook to set up default preferences, create assignment categories, and work with assignments. *Required for PowerTeacher Pro Certification. Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Teachers, Mentor Teachers
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
PowerTeacher Pro for Teachers Part Two
In this course, learn how teachers use PowerTeacher Pro to analyze individual student performance and class progress on both traditional and standards grades. Also learn how to run the reports included in the gradebook. *Required for PowerTeacher Pro Certification. Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Teachers, Mentor Teachers
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Preparing for End of Term
Streamline the End of Term process at your school with the tips and tricks covered in this class. Learn how to prepare your teachers and staff for the end of each marking period. Then view and discuss different grade-storing scenarios and simulations. This class is a review of IPT topics. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Professional Learning: Formative Assessments
In this session, learn about the components of a quality formative assessment, including using effective assessment items. Participants will learn about the importance of formative assessments in driving instruction and increasing academic achievement. They will also learn how to work with formative assessments in Unified Classroom. Note: In this course, participants will have the opportunity to apply the concepts they learn in PowerSchool Unified Classroom. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Curriculum Coordinators, Grade-Level Leaders, Mentor Teachers, School Administrators, Teachers
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Professional Learning: Aligning Instructional Resources
Aligned instruction promotes a viable curriculum, consistent instruction, and appropriate intervention for your students. In this course, learn about the importance of aligning instruction with standards, vocabulary, depth of knowledge (Webb's DoK) levels, and vertical planning to maximize student success. This course will explore each of these components and provide examples of how you can align resources and assessments for effective instruction and intervention for your students. Throughout the course, learn how to align instructional resources using Unified Classroom. Note: In this course, participants will have the opportunity to apply the concepts they learn in PowerSchool Unified Classroom. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Curriculum Coordinators, Grade-Level Leaders, Mentor Teachers, School Administrators, Teachers
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Professional Learning: Constructed Response Plans
Certain skills cannot be measured using multiple-choice questions. Participants learn about constructed response questions and engage in activities to evaluate the format and development of this type of item. They will analyze student samples and assign credit using rubrics. Participants will also practice working with constructed response items in Unified Classroom. Note: In this course, participants will have the opportunity to apply the concepts they learn in PowerSchool Unified Classroom. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Curriculum Coordinators, Grade-Level Leaders, Mentor Teachers, School Administrators, Teachers
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Standards-Based Grading Setup
Discover how standards and PowerSchool work together. Set up grade scales and standards in PowerSchool. Learn how to export and import standards using Excel, and how to enable standards entry for teachers. Finally, review the objects used for standards-based report cards. *Required for PowerTeacher Pro Certification, Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Office Staff, Registrars, Guidance Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Familiarity with Import/Export functions
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
State Data Validation Service
In this session, experience how to achieve the maximum return with minimal effort using State Data Validation Services, now available in PowerSchool. This service allows users to see a summary of submission errors on a custom PowerSchool screen with drill-down capability directly to the offending data. Users can correct up to ten records at a time. Additionally, on data entry screens, fields containing data that is sent to the State are color coded, so non-conforming data is highlighted at the point of entry. Addresses are validated according to US Postal Service standards, including zip plus four, GPS coordinates and vacant address identification. A bookmarking feature helps users to stay on task during the many interruptions during the school day.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
System Administrator Lab: Server Settings
After completing our System Administrator: Server Settings course, attend the evening lab for hands-on practice. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Tech Coordinators
Recommended prior training or experience: System Administrator: Server Settings
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: System Administrator: Server Settings |
System Administrator: Security Settings
Understanding PowerSchool security should be at the top of your to-do list. Learn how to manage security groups, set page permissions, and use multiple system security features. Explore user access roles and how they are used to determine access to PowerSchool functionality including viewing PowerTeacher Pro and locking reporting terms. Then, take a look at co-teaching roles and field level security settings. Discuss how to set up staff security and how to provide system access for students and the adults associated to their accounts. The class ends with a discussion of document attachment permissions and course management. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
System Administrator: Server Settings
(Note: Portions of the material in this class do not apply to ASP customers.) Learn how to use PowerSchool Administrator to check the status of backups, make a full backup, edit the retention policy, manage custom pages, and look for system alerts. Also, learn how to use Data Pump to export a copy of your database and import it to a test server, manage your Tomcat server, and work with server logs and syncing to optimize your server. After completing the class, attend the evening lab for hands-on practice and help with your server. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: System Administrator: System Settings
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
System Administrator: System Settings
Learn about PowerSchool's structure and the structure of its related applications. Configure settings for users so they can connect with Tomcat-served applications such as PowerTeacher Administrator. Then explore page and data management for your PowerSchool system. Finally, learn to manage mobile pages and the PowerSchool Student and Parent Portals. The material in this class applies to both ASP and non-ASP customers. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Unified Classroom: Administrator
In this demo course, learn about the various settings available to you as a Unified Classroom Administrator, including user administration, district administration, and school administration features. Next, for Unified Classroom Assessment customers, learn about the permissions and settings available to you as an Assessment Administrator, including how to manage standards, handle leased content, and secure assessment content. Then learn how to generate classroom assessment reports for one or more schools in your district. *Recommended for Unified Classroom Certification.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, School Administrators, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |
Unified Classroom: Assessment
In this course, use Unified Classroom's Assessment tool to manage assessments and get the information you need to gauge student learning, target your instruction, and improve learning outcomes. Learn how to work with assessment items and assessment features, and create technology-enhanced items for your rigorous and balanced online assessments. Then create an assessment and add items to the assessment. Use the proctoring tool to manage and administer the online assessment, and then view assessment results. Also, learn how to administer a test using the offline functionality. *Required for Unified Classroom Certification. Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Curriculum Coordinators, Department Chairs, Grade-Level Leaders, Mentor Teachers, Teachers, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Unified Classroom: Class Pages
Learn how to access Class Pages and build pages with instructional content for your students to view in Unified Classroom. Change the layout of a page, copy and move content, and publish pages. Then learn how to set up and share an assignment with your students, and where to grade their work. Share your content with other teachers, and find help for Class Pages. *Required for Unified Classroom Certification. Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Curriculum Coordinators, Department Chairs, Grade-Level Leaders, Mentor Teachers, Teachers, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Unified Classroom: Dashboard and Communication
This class is intended for current PowerTeacher Pro users who are transitioning to Unified Classroom, PowerSchool's integrated solution for managing the classroom. Become familiar with Unified Classroom navigation and how to use the solution tools to keep informed about student needs and progress. Explore new tools, learn how to personalize Unified Classroom, and how to increase your school-home relationships with exciting communication features. *Required for Unified Classroom Certification. Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Unified Classroom: Grading Part One
This class is intended for new Unified Classroom users who are also new to PowerSchool and PowerTeacher Pro. In Part One of this two-part class, become familiar with Unified Classroom navigation and how to use the solution tools to evaluate student needs and progress. Learn how to generate reports and how to create, duplicate, and copy assignments. *Required for Unified Classroom Certification. Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: Grade-Level Leaders, Mentor Teachers, PowerSchool Admins, School Administrators, Teachers, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Unified Classroom: Dashboard and Communication
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Unified Classroom: Grading Part Two
This class is intended for new Unified Classroom users who are also new to PowerSchool and PowerTeacher Pro. In Part Two of this two-part class, learn how to record assignment scores and work with final grades. Then learn how to personalize Unified Classroom and work with traditional and standards grade calculations and alternate grade scales. Finally, learn how to effectively communicate with students and parents using the Unified Classroom Student and Parent Portals. *Required for Unified Classroom Certification. Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, School Administrators, Teachers, Mentor Teachers, Grade-Level Leaders
Recommended prior training or experience: Unified Classroom: Dashboard and Communication
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Using DDE and DDA
Discover how to work with and modify your data in PowerSchool tables using Direct Database Export (DDE) and Direct Database Access (DDA). Practice using the Data Dictionary and identifying relationships between tables. Learn how to use layered searches and matched selections to find the data you need. (This class is appropriate only for individuals with access to DDA.) *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: PowerSchool Admins, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff
Recommended prior training or experience: Initial Product Training (IPT) and experience with DDE
| User Level: Intermediate | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
Using System Reports
Learn about PowerSchool reports you will use throughout the year. Practice setting up and creating various system reports using some basic PowerSchool codes and HTML codes. Featured reports include the Class Roster report, Absentee report, Consecutive Absences report, report cards, grade verification reports, failure lists, and mail-merge letters. This course is a review of IPT topics. *Eligible for IPT Certification and CEUs.
Who should take this class: Office Staff, PowerSchool Admins, Guidance Staff, Registrars, School Administrators, Tech Coordinators, Technical Support Staff, Curriculum Coordinators, Department Chairs, Grade-Level Leaders
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 3 Hours | Prerequisites: None |
What's New in PowerSchool SIS?
Come watch a demo of the product enhancements from the latest PowerSchool SIS release. *Eligible for CEUs.
Who should take this class: All PowerSchool Users
Recommended prior training or experience: None
| User Level: Novice | Length: 1 Hour | Prerequisites: None |