At the beginning of the school year (or each semester), Secondary teachers must follow the steps below in order to ensure the proper sync occurs between Google Classroom courses and PowerSchool.
Make sure your default or custom categories are linked to your courses
Make sure your default or custom scale is linked to your courses
🚨 Your Google Classroom will not sync to PowerSchool without categories or a grading scale linked to your courses.🚨
If you do not see the name of your course in the description, unlink and relink the course.
PTP is the grade on record. It is important to toggle this feature off to force students to see an overall grade in PTP.
Import categories from PTP. It will bring all of the active/inactive categories. Set the default percentage or total points for the categories you want to keep. Delete any unused categories.
📌Due Date within Current Grading Period
📌A Category that Matches PowerTeacher Pro
📌You have "Returned" the Grade to the Student(s)
📌Check That All Grades Have Been "Returned."
After you change a grade, don't forget to "return" it.
📌Check Your SIS Integration is Linked Correctly
📌Make Sure the Grade Category Titles Match in Classroom and PTP
📌Grades Marks (i.e. Excused) Will Need to be Added in PTP After You Export