Set Up Semester/Year

Set Up Your Semester or Year

Setting up your semester/year involves a few things: picking your start and end dates, creating a name for your planner, and adding your classes. The semester holds all your classes and lesson plans for the school year.

PowerSchool recommends creating a planner for the entire school year unless all your classes are semester-long (secondary). Your semester should cover the longest period of time that you are teaching the same students.

Step 1: Create Semester/ Year

Select the Lessons tab
Select Semesters

Step 2: Assign Name & Dates

Click Add Semester
The Create a New Semester window will appear.
Fill in the Semester Name
Dates: First Day of Class & Last Day of Class
Click Next

Step 3: Create a New Semester

From the Create a New Semester window, you will have the option to:

1. Select Start a brand new semester

a. Select the days teaching (Monday - Friday)

b. Select Create

2. Select Copy a previous semester

a. Select a semester from the Copy Materials From dropdown menu

b. Select Create

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