Powerschool & PowerTeacher Pro (6-12)

Our K-12 teachers are using PowerSchool to record attendance and grades.

Navigation Basics

The Teacher Dashboard

This is where you can access rosters, seating charts, important student information, and print off reports.

Accessing PowerTeacher Pro

To access PowerSchool Pro, you can click on the link under Navigation. You can also access it underneath each class.

Assignments

Creating Assignments

  1. Click on Create

  2. Add an Assignment Name

  3. Select Assignment-Elementary

  4. You can now Save

Assigning to Students

  1. Click on Students Tab

  2. Click Add/Remove Students

  3. Click the top box to Deselect All

  4. Select Student(s) to Assign

Duplicating Assignments

  1. Click on the Assignment

  2. Click on Edit Assignment

  3. Click on Duplicate Assignment

  4. Rename the assignment

  5. Select the class you are duplicating the assignment too

  6. Click on Save and Close

Categories

Hiding Categories

You have access to a ton of district categories. To customize what you see.

  1. Click on Grading

  2. Select Categories

  3. Click Edit next to the category you don’t want to see.

  4. Change Status to Inactive

  5. Click Save

Weighting Categories

  1. Click on the Settings

  2. Click on the Traditional Grade Calculations

  3. Click on the pencil icon to edit (only edit the Quarters)

  4. Click on drop down to display Category Weighting

  5. Click on + symbol to add additional weights to equal 100%

  6. Click Save when finished


*Weights/Percentages must equal each other*

Categories

Adding Grades

  1. Click on the Assignment

  2. Select the student cell where you want to input the grade

  3. Enter the score for each student and hit Enter

  4. Click Save Scores when finished

Fill Down Grades

  1. Click on an empty cell to enter a grade

  2. Select “Fill” Assignment to fill a column

  3. It will fill in the entire column with that same grade

  4. You can manually override individual grades

  5. Click Save Scores when finished

Finalizing Grades & Adding Comments

Finalizing Grades in PowerTeacher Pro.mp4