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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Legend ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Audience................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Master Schedule .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Course Numbers ................................................................................................................................................................ 8
How to Change a Course Number................................................................................................................... 8
Sections.................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
How to View Course Sections...........................................................................................................................10
How to Add a Section...........................................................................................................................................10
How to Edit a Section ...........................................................................................................................................14
How to Delete a Course Section .....................................................................................................................17
How to View Sections by Term........................................................................................................................19
How to View Sections by Teacher..................................................................................................................20
How to View the Class Roster...........................................................................................................................20
Master Course List...........................................................................................................................................................22
How to View the Master Course List.............................................................................................................22
How to Add a Course to the Master Course List ....................................................................................23
How to Edit Course Information......................................................................................................................26
How to Create a Course Group........................................................................................................................31
How to Delete a Course Group........................................................................................................................34
How to Edit Course Status .................................................................................................................................35
Work With Student Schedules..................................................................................................................................37
All Enrollments..................................................................................................................................................................37
How to View Grades and Assignments........................................................................................................37
How to Edit an Enrollment Record ................................................................................................................38
Course Requests View...................................................................................................................................................40
How to View Current Course Requests........................................................................................................40
How to View Future Course Requests..........................................................................................................41
Course Requests Modify ..............................................................................................................................................41
How to Modify Current Course Requests ...................................................................................................42
How to Modify Future Course Requests .....................................................................................................43
Course Requests and Schedule................................................................................................................................44

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How to Access the Modify Schedule - Enrollments Page ..................................................................45
How to Change Terms..........................................................................................................................................47
How to View Entire Year Schedule.................................................................................................................48
How to Edit Auto Schedule Parameters......................................................................................................50
How to Modify a Student's Schedule Using Automated Walk-In ..................................................52
How to Manually Modify a Student's Schedule.......................................................................................54
How to Access the Modify Schedule - Requests Page.........................................................................57
How to Create a New Course Requests.......................................................................................................59
How to Edit Course Request .............................................................................................................................60
How to Delete a Course Request....................................................................................................................61
How to View Student Schedule Preferences ............................................................................................62
Schedule...........................................................................................................................................................................64
Student Schedule............................................................................................................................................................64
How to View a Student's Bell Schedule.......................................................................................................64
How to View a Student's Schedule (List View) ........................................................................................65
How to Display a Student's Schedule (Matrix View) .............................................................................66
Mass Enroll in a Class.....................................................................................................................................................67
How to Mass Enroll in a Class ...........................................................................................................................67
Add Section Enrollments.............................................................................................................................................68
How to Add a Section Enrollment to a Student Schedule Using Quick Enroll .......................68
How to Add a Section to a Student Schedule Using Search Available Courses.....................69
How to Filter Manual Schedule Options.....................................................................................................72
Drop Section Enrollments...........................................................................................................................................74
How to Drop a Section Enrollment From a Student Schedule........................................................74
How to Drop All Sections From a Student Schedule............................................................................75
Schedule Reports ..........................................................................................................................................................77
Student Listings ...............................................................................................................................................................77
How to Run the Class Rosters (PDF) Report..............................................................................................77
How to Run the Master Schedule (PDF) Report......................................................................................81
How to Run the Student Schedule Listing Report.................................................................................85
Enrollment Reports.........................................................................................................................................................88
How to Run the Class Size Reduction Report...........................................................................................88
How to Run the Enrollment by Grade Report..........................................................................................90
How to Run the Enrollment by Section Report.......................................................................................90

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How to Run the Enrollment Summary by Date Report.......................................................................93
How to Run the Vocational Courses Aggregate Membership Report.........................................94
How to Run the School Enrollment Audit Report..................................................................................95
How to Run the Section Enrollment Audit Report ................................................................................95
Schedule Administration............................................................................................................................................96
Entry Codes ........................................................................................................................................................................96
How to Add an Entry Code................................................................................................................................96
How to Edit an Entry Code.................................................................................................................................97
How to Delete an Entry Code...........................................................................................................................99
Exit Codes......................................................................................................................................................................... 100
How to Add an Exit Code ................................................................................................................................ 100
How to Edit an Exit Code................................................................................................................................. 102
How to Delete an Exit Code ........................................................................................................................... 104
Next School ..................................................................................................................................................................... 106
How to Create a Next School Indicator .................................................................................................... 106
How to Edit a Next School Indicator.......................................................................................................... 108
How to Delete a Next School Indicator .................................................................................................... 110
Load Constraints........................................................................................................................................................... 111
How to Add a Student/Student Avoid Constraint .............................................................................. 111
How to Add a Student/Teacher Avoid Constraint .............................................................................. 112
How to Add a Student Free Constraint .................................................................................................... 113
How to Add a Section Link Constraint...................................................................................................... 114
How to Add a Student Preference Constraint....................................................................................... 115
How to Modify Load Constraints ................................................................................................................. 116
How to Delete Load Constraints .................................................................................................................. 117
Scheduling Preferences............................................................................................................................................. 117
How to Define Scheduling Preferences.................................................................................................... 118
How to Define Teams ........................................................................................................................................ 119
How to Define Houses....................................................................................................................................... 120
How to Define Buildings .................................................................................................................................. 122
How to Define Section Types ........................................................................................................................ 124

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Introduction
Use PowerSchool Help to learn the PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) and to serve as a
reference for your daily work. However, before you can begin using PowerSchool, the PowerSchool
administrator at your school must set up the system and import the data from your previous
system. Once those steps are complete, you can start using PowerSchool. Use PowerSchool Help to
assist you in navigating in PowerSchool.
PowerSchool Help is updated as PowerSchool is updated. Not all versions of PowerSchool Help are
available in a printable guide. For the most up-to-date information, click Help on any page in
PowerSchool.
There are user guides available that include the same information as PowerSchool Help for each
major release of PowerSchool. These user guides include instructions for certain user roles, though
these roles will vary depending on your school or district's circumstances. For the most recent
version of the printable guides, visit the PowerSchool Customer Support web site at
https://www.powerschool.com/support/documentation/userguides/
. This URL is case-
sensitive.
Note: You need a username and password to view anything on the PowerSchool Customer Support
web site. Contact your PowerSchool administrator for access.
You are encouraged to read each section of the help that pertains to you. While the introductory
sections build a foundation of knowledge that you will use every time you log on to PowerSchool,
the remaining sections are independent of each other and can be read in any order. However, if
you have never used PowerSchool before, it will be most helpful if you start with the section
Introduction to PowerSchool
.” Whenever you read this guide, keep the following points in
mind:
The actions you can perform in PowerSchool depend on your job responsibilities and
subsequently on your level of access to PowerSchool. Some users only have viewing rights
to some pages. Others can view or edit any page. Still other users can view or edit any page,
and create new ones as well. Finally, some pages are view-only for everyone. This guide
outlines viewing, editing, and creating options for most pages. Depending on your needs
and your level of access, only certain options will be applicable and available to you. If you
find that your work requires a greater level of access, contact the system administrator at
your school.
Almost all of the activities described in this guide begin by selecting the appropriate
student or group; thus, it is imperative that you understand how to search for and select a
student. For detailed instructions on how to do this, refer to the section "
Search and
Select
."
The school and student records used in this guide differ from those displayed on your page
as you work. You will work with real data based on student records at your school. The
graphics in this guide are only examples.
In PowerSchool, different pages provide some of the same information because you view
the same data from a different place each time. If you add, change, or delete data on one
page, it will be added, changed, or deleted on other pages that contain the same field(s) of
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The reporting features described in this guide are some of the most important you will use
in the system. A PowerSchool report is a statement of student or staff records that is
produced for viewing or printing and can include information text in addition to the report
listings. PowerSchool reports include report cards, lists of class schedules, lunch balance
sheets, mailing labels, lists of current staff members, and attendance records.
Use PowerSchool to create numerous types of reports that pull selected data quickly and
easily. Select from a list of pre-configured reports that have preset parameters or create a
custom report to include parameters needed for a specific task. You should read the
sections "
Custom Reports
" and "
Pre-Configured Reports
" before creating a report.
Legend
This guide uses the > symbol to move down a menu path. Thus, if instructed to "Click File >
New > Window", begin by clicking the File menu. Then, click New and Window. The option
noted after the > symbol will always be on the menu that results from your previous
selection.
It is easy to identify notes because they are indented and prefaced by the text Notes:.
Audience
This document is intended for school administrators, office staff, registrars, and counselors.

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Master Schedule
Course Numbers
Change the number of an existing course in your master course list to another number in your
master course list. The master course list is the list of courses available to all schools on your
PowerSchool system. When changing a course number, the system updates that number in
courses, enrollments, sections, and historical data.
For example, assume two high schools on your server offer U.S. History. The course number for U.S.
History at School A is 1000; at School B, it is 2000. Assume your district decides that the two schools
should share the same course number. You need to change the course number for U.S. History at
both schools to 1200.
First, you must create the new course, 1200. Then, change both course 1000 and 2000 to 1200,
using the Change Course Number function.
Before changing a course number for a particular school, use the navigation bar at the top of the
page to be sure you are working in the school in which you want to change the course number. If
you are changing a course number for all schools on your system, it does not matter which school
is currently selected.
Prerequisites
Import the data from both schools.
Create a new course with a unique course number for one school's courses.
How to Change a Course Number
Before changing a course number, retrieve the existing course number from the master course list.
For more information, see the section "
Master Course List
."
1. On the start page, choose System from the main menu.
2. Click Change Course Number. The Change Course Number page appears.

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3. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Current Course Number
Enter the existing course number.
Change to New Course
Number
Enter the new course number.
This change affects only
[school name]
This change affects all
schools on this server
Select an option to determine the scope of the course number
change.
Note: If you are changing course numbers because of
duplicates, select the "This change affects only this school"
option. The school name displayed is the school for which you
created the new course number.
4. Click Submit.
Sections
A section is an occurrence of a course. Each course can have several sections that meet in different
rooms at different times and are taught by different teachers. View, add, edit, and delete course
sections from the School Setup page.
For example, a school has a chemistry course; however, because there are too many students for
one class, there are several sections of chemistry. Two different teachers instruct it for four different
periods each. Thus, the school has eight sections of chemistry. Each section has a different number,
usually preceded by the same course number to indicate that it is part of the same chemistry
course.

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Each section has an associated schedule expression, which is the combination of period(s) and
day(s) in which this section is taught. For example, a section of Biology meets during fifth and sixth
period on A and B days. The schedule expression 5-6(A-B) appears on the Edit Section page.
How to View Course Sections
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. On the School Setup page, click Sections.
3. Choose the course name from the courses menu. The course information page lists the
course sections.
How to Add a Section
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.

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2. On the School Setup page, click Sections.
3. Choose the course name from the courses menu. The course information page lists the
course sections.
4. Click New. The Edit Section page appears.
5. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Course Name
This is the name of the course you selected.
Course Number
If you want to define a section for a different course number
than the one you selected, enter that course number.
Term
Choose the correct term from the pop-up menu.

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Field
Description
Schedule
Select the checkbox(es) for the combination of days and
periods in which this section meets. For example, select the
checkbox for Period 1 and Day A if a section of Chemistry meets
during first period on A days.
Teacher
Choose the correct teacher from the pop-up menu.
Room
Enter the room in which this course section meets.
Section Number
Enter the section number in this field. Do not enter special
characters.
Note: Section numbers must be unique among sections of the
same course for a given school year.
Grade Level
If this course is available only for a certain grade level, enter the
grade level. Otherwise, leave this field blank.
Current Enrollment
This is the number of students currently enrolled in this course
section.
Maximum Enrollment
Enter the maximum number of students who can enroll in this
course section.
District Where Taught
If this course section is taught outside your district, enter the
other district's ID in this field.
School Where Taught
If this course section is taught outside your school, enter the
school's ID in this field.
Dependent Sections
If this course section has dependent sections, enter them in this
field using the course.section, course.section format. If a
student is enrolled in a class, it is not teacher-specific, but
section-specific.
Often used by elementary schools where students take a set of
classes, dependent sections indicate that if a student is
registered in one class, he or she must also register for the
dependent class. If the dependent section conflicts with
another class, you can manually drop the student from the class
and add him or her to another section.
This function has no implications with prerequisites or
graduation requirements.
Record Attendance
Using Attendance Mode
Use the pop-up menu to indicate the method by which you
want attendance recorded. At this time Meeting attendance is
your only option.

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Field
Description
Record Attendance
If the section meets more than one period in a day you can
choose to take attendance once or for every period by selecting
the Select the Once for All Meetings option or the Each Meeting
Separately option.
Exclude From
Attendance
Select this checkbox if you do not want attendance and
enrollment in this section to be counted towards any ADA/ADM
calculations.
Grade Scale
Choose the grade scale from the pop-up menu. For more
information, see the section "
Grade Scales
."
Exclude from GPA?
Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the GPA calculation.
Exclude from Class Rank? Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the class rank calculation.
Exclude from Honor Roll? Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the honor roll calculation.
Section Type
Identifies the section as open only to be filled by students
whose course requests are designated as the same section
type. Choose the type of section, such as Bilingual, from the
pop-up menu (optional).
Note: For more information, see the section "
How to Define
Section Types
."
House
Identifies the section as open only to be filled by students who
are designated as belonging to the same house. Whether this is
enforced depends on the state of the scheduling preference
Use Houses. Click Associate to select a team to which this
section belongs.
Note: For more information, see the section "
How to Define
Houses
."
Team
Identifies the section as open only to be filled by students who
are designated as belonging to the same team. Choose the
team associated with this section from the pop-up menu.
Note: For more information, see the section "
How to Define
Teams
."

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Field
Description
Close section at max
Identifies to the engine whether to enroll students into the
section even if the maximum enrollment has been reached. If
this is true then no students will be enrolled if the current
enrollment is equal to or greater than the maximum
enrollment. Select this checkbox to not accept more
enrollments than the maximum number of enrolled students.
6. Click Submit. The course information page displays the new section.
How to Edit a Section
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. On the School Setup page, click Sections.
3. Choose the course name from the courses menu. The course information page appears.
4. Click either the period or the section number in the Per and Sec# columns. The Edit Section
page appears.

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5. Use the following table to edit information in the fields:
Field
Description
Course Name
This is the name of the course you selected.
Course Number
If you want to define a section for a different course number
than the one you selected, enter that course number.
Term
Choose the correct term from the pop-up menu.
Schedule
Select the checkbox(es) for the combination of days and
periods in which this section meets. For example, select the
checkbox for Period 1 and Day A if a section of Chemistry meets
during first period on A days.
Teacher
Choose the correct teacher from the pop-up menu.
Room
Enter the room in which this course section meets.
Section Number
Enter the section number in this field. Do not enter special
characters.
Note: Section numbers must be unique among sections of the
same course for a given school year.
Grade Level
If this course is available only for a certain grade level, enter the
grade level. Otherwise, leave this field blank.

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Field
Description
Current Enrollment
This is the number of students currently enrolled in this course
section.
Maximum Enrollment
Enter the maximum number of students who can enroll in this
course section.
District Where Taught
If this course section is taught outside your district, enter the
other district's ID in this field.
School Where Taught
If this course section is taught outside your school, enter the
school's ID in this field.
Dependent Sections
If this course section has dependent sections, enter them in this
field using the course.section, course.section format. If a
student is enrolled in a class, it is not teacher-specific, but
section-specific.
Often used by elementary schools where students take a set of
classes, dependent sections indicate that if a student is
registered in one class, he or she must also register for the
dependent class. If the dependent section conflicts with
another class, you can manually drop the student from the class
and add him or her to another section.
This function has no implications with prerequisites or
graduation requirements.
Exclude From
Attendance
Select this checkbox if you do not want attendance and
enrollment in this section to be counted towards any ADA/ADM
calculations.
Allow Meeting
Attendance
TBD
Grade Scale
Choose the grade scale from the pop-up menu. For more
information, see the section "
Grade Scales
."
Exclude from GPA?
Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the GPA calculation.
Exclude from Class Rank? Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the class rank calculation.
Exclude from Honor Roll? Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the honor roll calculation.

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Field
Description
Section Type
Identifies the section as open only to be filled by students
whose course requests are designated as the same section
type. Choose the type of section, such as Bilingual, from the
pop-up menu (optional).
Note: For more information, see the section "
How to Define
Section Types
."
House
Identifies the section as open only to be filled by students who
are designated as belonging to the same house. Whether this is
enforced depends on the state of the scheduling preference
Use Houses. Click Associate to select a team to which this
section belongs.
Note: For more information, see the section "
How to Define
Houses
."
Team
Identifies the section as open only to be filled by students who
are designated as belonging to the same team. Choose the
team associated with this section from the pop-up menu.
Note: For more information, see the section "
How to Define
Teams
."
Close section at max
Identifies to the engine whether to enroll students into the
section even if the maximum enrollment has been reached. If
this is true then no students will be enrolled if the current
enrollment is equal to or greater than the maximum
enrollment. Select this checkbox to not accept more
enrollments than the maximum number of enrolled students.
6. Click Submit. The course information page displays the edited section.
How to Delete a Course Section
When you delete a course section, all enrollment records associated with that section, both past
and present, also are deleted. Therefore, you need to know the password to delete a course section.

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1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. On the School Setup page, click Sections.
3. Choose the course name from the courses menu. The course information page appears.
4. Click either the period or the section number in the Per and Sec# columns. The Edit Section
page appears.
5. Click Delete. The Delete Section page appears.

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6. Enter the required password in the Password field.
Note: Your school's PowerSchool administrator can set this password.
7. Click Delete. The section is deleted.
How to View Sections by Term
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. On the School Setup page, click Sections.
3. Choose the course name from the courses menu. The course information page appears.
4. Click the term in the Term column. The Term page appears.

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How to View Sections by Teacher
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. On the School Setup page, click Sections.
3. Choose the course name from the courses menu. The course information page appears.
4. Click the name of the teacher. The schedule for that teacher appears.
How to View the Class Roster
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. On the School Setup page, click Sections.
3. Choose the course name from the courses menu. The course information page appears.

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4. Click the number in the Size column. The Class Roster page appears.
5. Select "Make this the current selection of students" to select the students in the class as the
only group with which you want to work. To select a specific student, click his or her name.
6. Select "Add these students to the current selection of students" to add this group to a
previously selected group. The Group Functions page displays the number of selected
students.

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7. Click the underlined number to view the list of students. To work with the group of
students, choose a menu option. For more information on the Group Functions page, see
the section "
Work With Groups
."
Master Course List
The master course list displays all the active courses for your school. To view sections of courses, see
the section "
Sections
."
How to View the Master Course List
The master course list displays all courses for the selected school(s). Asterisks (*) next to course
names indicate associated course fees.
1. On the start page, choose District from the main menu. The District Setup page appears.
2. Click Courses. The Courses page appears.
3. Click View Master Course List from the courses menu. The Master Course List page appears.

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4. Use this page to do any of the following:
Click Course Number to sort the list of courses by number.
Click Course Name to sort the list of courses by name.
Click Active Status on the Master Course List page to sort the list of courses by either
active or inactive status.
Click the name of a course in the courses menu to view course details and edit
course information.
How to Add a Course to the Master Course List
Courses are created at the district level and then associated with individual schools. To associate a
course with a school, see the section "
How to Edit Course Status
." You must first log in to the
district office before performing this procedure.
1. On the start page, choose District from the main menu. The District Setup page appears.
2. Click Courses. The Courses page appears.
3. Click View Master Course List from the courses menu. The Master Course List page appears.

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4. Click New. The New Course page appears.
5. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

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Field
Description
Course Name
The name of the course appears.
Course Number
The number used to identify the course appears.
Alternate Course
Number
An additional number used to identify the course appears.
Credit Hours
The number of credits a student receives for taking the course
appears.
CIP Code
In some states, schools use CIP codes to identify courses as part
of a state-managed vocational program.
Vocational Class
Select this checkbox if the course is a vocational class.
Credit Type
Enter the type of credit a student receives for passing this
course, such as standard, advanced, or remedial. You can then
apply this credit to a graduation type.
Default Maximum
Enrollment
The maximum number of students who can be enrolled in this
course appears.
Prerequisite Courses
The course number(s) that students must complete with a
passing grade before they can take this course appear. Separate
multiple courses with commas.
Note: When you enroll a student in a course, the system does
not automatically check if the student completed the
prerequisite courses you enter here. The user enrolling the
student must manually reference and research the information.
PowerLink (English)
PowerLink reads course-related text entered here when parents
and guardians access student information and select the
English option.
PowerLink (Español)
PowerLink reads course-related text entered here when parents
and guardians access student information and select the
Spanish option.
Gradescale
Choose the grade scale from the Gradescale pop-up menu. For
more information, see the section "
How to Assign Grade
Scales to Courses
."
GPA Added Value Points
Enter any added value for the grade points, such as
1
for one
additional grade point. You can also use fractions of a point.
Most schools do not enter added values.
Exclude from GPA?
Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the GPA calculation.

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Field
Description
Exclude from Class Rank? Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the class rank calculation.
Exclude from Honor Roll? Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the honor roll calculation.
Use the Course for Lunch Select this checkbox to use all sections of this course for lunch.
Otherwise, leave blank.
Exclude on Report
Cards/Transcripts
Select this checkbox to exclude all sections of this course from
appearing on Report Cards/Transcripts. Otherwise, leave blank.
6. Click Submit. The new course appears on the master course list.
How to Edit Course Information
You can edit course information at the school or district level. To edit a course at the district level,
log in to the district office and click District. Continue with step 2 below.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Courses. The Courses page appears.
3. Choose the name of the course from the courses menu. The Edit Course page appears. Note
that the page is divided into four functional areas: District, Fees, Scheduling, and
Relationships. By default, the District tab is selected.

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4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Course Name
The name of the course appears.
Course Number
The number used to identify the course appears.
Course Name
Edit the name of the course.

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Field
Description
Alternate Course
Number
An additional number used to identify the course appears.
Credit Hours
The number of credits a student receives for taking the course
appears.
CIP Code
In some states, schools use CIP codes to identify courses as part
of a state-managed vocational program.
Vocational Class
Select this checkbox if the course is a vocational class.
Credit Type
Edit the type of credit a student receives for passing this course,
such as standard, advanced, or remedial. You can then apply
this credit to a graduation type.
Default Maximum
Enrollment
Edit the maximum number of students who can be enrolled in
this course.
Department
Click Associate to select the department for this course.
Note: Click Department to create or edit departments at your
school.
Subject Area
Edit the subject area for the course.
Prerequisite Courses
The course number(s) that students must complete with a
passing grade before they can take this course appear. Separate
multiple courses with commas.
Note: When you enroll a student in a course, the system does
not automatically check if the student completed the
prerequisite courses you enter here. The user enrolling the
student must manually reference and research the information.
PowerLink (English)
PowerLink reads course-related text entered here when parents
and guardians access student information and select the
English option.
PowerLink (Español)
PowerLink reads course-related text entered here when parents
and guardians access student information and select the
Spanish option.
Grade Scale
Choose the grade scale from the Grade Scale pop-up menu. For
more information, see the section "
How to Assign Grade
Scales to Courses
."
Exclude from Attendance Select this checkbox if you do not want attendance and
enrollment in this section to be counted towards any ADA/ADM
calculations. Otherwise, leave blank.

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Field
Description
GPA Added Value Points
Enter any added value for the grade points, such as
1
for one
additional grade point. You can also use fractions of a point.
Most schools do not enter added values.
Exclude from GPA?
Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the GPA calculation.
Exclude from Class Rank? Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the class rank calculation.
Exclude from Honor Roll? Select the option to either include or exclude the grade from
the honor roll calculation.
Use the Course for Lunch Select this checkbox to use all sections of this course for lunch.
Otherwise, leave blank.
Exclude on Report
Cards/Transcripts
Select this checkbox to exclude all sections of this course from
appearing on Report Cards/Transcripts. Otherwise, leave blank.
5. Click the Fees tab to access the Edit Course Enrollment Fees page.
Note: For more information on course fees, see the section "
Course Enrollment Fees
."
6. Click the Scheduling tab to access the Edit Course Scheduling Information page. This page
displays course-specific scheduling information used by the scheduling engine when
building a student's schedule. This information is either captured as part of the
PowerScheduler commit process or can be manually defined using this page.
7. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Allow Student Repeat in
Same Term
Select this checkbox to allow the system to schedule a student
in more than one section of this course in the same term. For
example, occasionally students need to double-up on a course
within the same term. This is usually done for elective courses,
such as Work Release.
Allow Student Repeat in
Different Term
Select this checkbox to allow the system to schedule a student
in more than one section of this course in different terms. Use
this option for either academic or elective courses.
Load Priority
Enter a numerical value of 1 to 99 (1 being the highest priority)
to prioritize in which course the system should schedule a
student when a conflict between two of the student's requests
arises. You can enter the same load priority number for several
courses. For example, enter a load priority of 10 for all academic
courses to ensure that students are loaded into these courses
first, 20 for academic electives, and 30 for non-academic
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Field
Description
Load Type
Use the pop-up menu to choose whether this is an academic,
elective, or alternate course. The system uses this classification
to balance the types of courses in which the student is
scheduled during a schedule term. For example, if your school’s
scheduling terms are semesters, the system does not schedule
the student in all elective courses the first semester and all
academic courses the second semester.
Use Pre-Established
Teams
Select this checkbox if you want the system to reference teams
when scheduling students into this course.
Use Section Types
Select this checkbox if you want the system to schedule courses
according to section types.
Don't Allow Substitutions Select this checkbox if you do not want the system to attempt
to schedule a student in alternate courses if this course is full.
Global Substitution 1
Click Associate to select the first course substitution you want
the system to schedule for every student who cannot be
scheduled in this course.
Global Substitution 2
Click Associate to select the second course substitution you
want the system to schedule for every student who cannot be
scheduled in this course. The system will use this substitution if
Global Substitution 1 is no longer available.
Global Substitution 3
Click Associate to select the third course substitution you want
the system to schedule for every student who cannot be
scheduled in this course. The system will use this substitution if
Global Substitution 2 is no longer available.
8. Click the Relationships tab to access the Edit Course Relationships page. This page displays
course relationship information between two courses.
For each course, you can define related courses. The scheduling engine uses these course
relationships when building a student's schedule. If you define a relationship for a course
with another course, you do not have to define the relationship for both courses. But, you
can define the relationship for both courses so that it is easy to identify this relationship
regardless of which course you are viewing. The following three types of course
relationships are used in PowerSchool:

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Prerequisite: Indicates relationship between two courses ensures that the student
will be scheduled into the specified course so that the course is completed prior to
the beginning of the second course.
Corequisite: Indicates relationship between two courses ensures that the student
will be scheduled into both courses so that the courses are taken concurrently.
Postrequisite: Indicates relationship between two courses ensures that the student
will be scheduled into the specified course after the student has completed the first
course in the relationship.
9. This information is either captured as part of the PowerScheduler commit process or can be
manually defined (added, edited, deleted) using this page:
To add a new relationship, click New. The Edit Course Relationship page appears.
Click the Associate button next to Course Number to select the number of the
course for which you want to define a relationship. Use the Relationship pop-up
menu to choose the appropriate relationship. Click Submit. The Course Relationships
page appears.
To edit an existing relationship, click the name of the course you want to edit. The
Edit Course Relationship page appears. Make the necessary changes. Click Submit.
The Course Relationships page appears.
To delete an existing relationship; click the name of the course for which you want
to delete a relationship. The Edit Course Relationship page appears. Click Delete. The
Selection Deleted page appears.
10. Click Submit. The Edit Course page displays the edited course.
How to Create a Course Group
To make it easier to associate courses, you have the option of creating course groups.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Choose Course Groups. The Course Groups page appears.

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3. Click New in the courses menu. The Edit Course Group page appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Name
Enter a name for the course group.
Note: If there are multiple high schools on your server, you may
want to create a system for naming your course groups so that
they sort in a certain way. For example, you might call Apple
Grove High School's course group containing ninth-grade core
courses AGHS-9-Core Courses. If you followed this system, all of
your high schools would sort together, as would the grade
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Field
Description
Type
Choose the type of course group from the pop-up menu:
Scheduling Only: Course group is used for scheduling
purposes only.
Graduation Set Only: Course group is used for
graduation requirement purposes only.
Both: Course group is used for both scheduling and for
graduation requirement purposes.
Applies to
Set course groups to apply to all schools or to the current
school only. Existing groups are set to all schools by default.
5. Select the checkbox next to the name of each course that should belong to this group.
6. Click Submit.

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How to Delete a Course Group
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Choose Course Groups. The Course Groups page appears.
3. Choose the course group to be deleted from the courses menu. The Edit Course Group
page appears.

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4. Click Delete. The Selection Deleted page appears.
How to Edit Course Status
Change a course's status from active to inactive or vice versa. Active courses are used to schedule
students. Additionally, use this page to remove all the courses from the master course list that do
not have sections taught in the current year.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Courses. The Courses page appears.
3. Click View Master Course List from the courses menu. The Master Course List page appears.

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4. Select the checkbox next to the class you want to activate. Deselect the checkbox next to
the class you want to deactivate.
5. Select the checkbox to remove all courses from this school's course list that do not have any
sections taught this year (optional).
6. Click Submit. The Courses page appears.

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Work With Student Schedules
In PowerSchool, work with individual student schedules using the student pages menu or with a
group of students using the Group Functions page. Add and drop sections, delete enrollment
records, transfer students, or enroll an entire group of students. Use the scheduling engine to
create student course request forms, a master schedule, and student schedules that are based on
both of these elements. For more information, see the section "
Master Schedule Overview
."
You can find the student schedule views on the student pages menu for any student. Each displays
the student schedule from a different perspective. Some are view-only, while others can be
modified.
All Enrollments
This page displays the selected student's enrollment history. It is most often used by counselors
reviewing the student’s entry and exit dates to previous and current classes. Counselors and other
school administrators can view assignments for the classes listed and any teacher comments.
PowerGrade sends the information from the teacher’s data files to PowerSchool for storage. Once
the grades and comments are on the PowerSchool system, they are part of the student’s
permanent record unless the teacher deletes them from their PowerGrade files before the end of
the term (when grades are stored). Only certain school administrators, such as counselors, can edit
these stored records.
See the section "
Work With Student Schedules
" for additional information.
How to View Grades and Assignments
Using this option on the All Enrollment page, view grades and assignments for any class in which
the student has been enrolled.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
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3. Click View next to the class that you want to review. The Scores page displays the
assignments that make up the class and the grades the student received on each
assignment. This is the same page described in the section "
Term Grades
."
Note: This page is view-only for all users. To edit a record, see the section "
How to Edit an
Enrollment Record
."
How to Edit an Enrollment Record
View or edit course enrollment dates and teacher comments on the All Enrollments page.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose All Enrollments from the student pages menu. The All Enrollments page appears.

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3. Click Edit next to the class that you want to view or edit. The Edit Enrollment Record page
appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Student
The selected student appears.
Course
The selected course appears.
Teacher
The selected teacher appears.
Expression
The selected schedule expression appears.
Enroll Date
Enter or change the date the student enrolled using the format
mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an
alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format,
the date field will be submitted as a blank entry.

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Field
Description
Exit Date
Enter or change the date the student exited using the format
mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an
alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format,
the date field will be submitted as a blank entry.
Teacher Comment
Enter or change any teacher comments.
Note: Parents and guardians can view these comments when
they check their child’s progress using PowerSchool.
5. Click Submit. The All Enrollment Records page appears.
Course Requests View
How to View Current Course Requests
This page displays what courses a student has requested for the upcoming term within the current
school year. This page displays all the requests that were entered for the student for the current
year. Some of these requests may have been fulfilled while others may not have.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Requests View Current from the student pages menu. The Requests View Current
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3. Review the page. It is view-only for all users.
How to View Future Course Requests
This page displays what courses a student has requested for the next scheduling year, which is
defined in PowerScheduler.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Requests View Future from the student pages menu. The Requests View Future
page appears.
3. Review the page. It is view-only for all users.
Course Requests Modify
At some schools, administrative staff or guidance counselors enter student course requests directly
in PowerSchool for their students. Perhaps all of the ninth graders at your school have made their
requests on paper. All initial student course requests and those entering student course requests on
behalf of students should enter the student course requests in PowerSchool, not in the scheduling
area. Use the scheduling area to change or delete student course requests after the initial requests
are made in PowerSchool.
Note: If you use need to edit a request after it has been submitted, do so in the scheduling area. For
more information, see the section "
Student Course Requests
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Scheduling Year
Because course requests can be made for the current year or for other scheduling years, you must
set the schedule year for student requests made in PowerScheduler, in Parent Access, or on the
Requests Modify Future page in PowerSchool.
For example, set the scheduling year to 2004-2005 if you want students to enter course requests on
the student access pages for the 2004-2005 year. In this case, the request Screen Setup function in
PowerScheduler will apply to the 2004-2005 school year. The student's requests made through the
Requests Modify Current page in PowerSchool will apply to the 2003-2004 school year.
How to Modify Current Course Requests
This feature lets students select the courses for the upcoming term within the current school year
for which they want to register.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Requests Modify Current from the student pages menu. The Request Modify
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3. Choose courses from the pop-up menu.
4. Click Submit. The Changes Recorded page appears. View the results of these choices on the
Requests View page. For more information, see the section "
Course Requests View
."
How to Modify Future Course Requests
This feature lets students select the courses for the next scheduling year for which they want to
register.
Note: The scheduling year is defined in PowerScheduler.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Requests Modify Future from the student pages menu. The Request Modify future
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3. Choose courses from the pop-up menu.
4. Click Submit. The Changes Recorded page appears. View the results of these choices on the
Requests View page. For more information, see the section "
Course Requests View
."
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In PowerSchool, you create and maintain a primary class schedule for each student in your school.
Throughout the year, you might need to make schedule changes for existing students, or create
new schedules for students who enroll at your school during the year. There are two ways to
maintain student schedules: manual scheduling and auto-scheduling. Manual scheduling is section-
specific and allows you to pick specific sections in which to enroll the student, overriding the
system-defined schedule if one exists. Auto scheduling is course-specific. You enter a student's
request for specific course(s). The system then automatically schedules the student for the sections
that best fits his or her schedule.
Note: Maintaining student schedules can be done in conjunction with Scheduler or independently.
How to Access the Modify Schedule - Enrollments Page
Use this page to modify the student's schedule. Note the page is divided into two functional areas:
Enrollments and Requests. By default, the Enrollments tab is selected. The Modify Schedule -
Enrollments page displays the student's section enrollments for the current year and school, as well
as current course requests.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.
The following information is either captured as part of the PowerScheduler commit process
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Field
Description
Enrollments
By default, the Enrollments tab is selected, which displays the
student's section enrollments for the current year and school, as
well as current course requests.
Requests
The second tab on the Modify Schedule page is Requests. The
Modify Schedule - Requests page supports editing and entering
course requests for the student. It is these requests that the
scheduling engine uses to determine the students schedule.
View Entire Year
Schedule
Click to view the student's schedule by each term within the
selected term.
Edit Auto Schedule
Parameters
Click to access the Automated Scheduling Setup page to
modify default parameter settings for this scheduling session.
Effective Enrollment Date When creating a new section enrollment, use this field to enter
the date that any enrollment becomes effective. The field
defaults to tomorrow's date.
Search Available Classes
Use to enroll the student into a course:
Course Number - Use to search for available sections.
Period - Use as filter to search for available sections.
Find - Click to search for available classes.
Quick Enroll
Use to enroll the student into a section:
Course.Section - Use to search for a section and enroll
the student immediately into the section.
Enroll - Click to initiate search/enroll.
Enrollments
Use to view, lock, or drop the student's section enrollments. The
following information appears for each line item: schedule
expression, term, course number, section number, course name,
teacher, room number, enrollment date, and exit date.
Lock - Select this checkbox next to each section
enrollment that should not be changed by the
scheduling engine, if any. For instance, if the user wants
the student to remain in Algebra for period 1, MWF
then they would select the Lock checkbox for that
section enrollment. Note: If the Effective Enrollment
Date is set to a date that is after the Leave date for an
enrollment, then that enrollment is locked and cannot
be adjusted. If the course is in the future or in progress,
then you can lock/unlock as needed.
Lock All - Click to lock all section enrollments.
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Field
Description
by clicking the appropriate button next to the section
enrollment you want to delete. The Drop Section
Enrollments page appears. Verify the information you
want to delete. Enter an Exit Date and click Drop
Classes.
Drop All - Click to immediately drop all the current
section enrollments for the student. The Drop Section
Enrollments page appears. Verify the information you
want to delete. Enter an Exit Date and click Drop
Classes.
Automated Schedule
Use to initiate the automated scheduling process that uses the
scheduling engine to produce the student's schedule.
Manually Schedule
Student
Use to manually schedule the student into available courses by
period.
Course Requests
Use to view the student's current course requests.
How to Change Terms
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.

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3. Click the term link. The Change Term page appears.
4. Use this page to select a different term in which to view the student's schedule.
How to View Entire Year Schedule
Use the Entire Year Schedule link to view the student's schedule by each term within the selected
term.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.

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3. Click the Entire Year Schedule link. The Entire Year Schedule page displays the student's
schedule for the entire year by terms, such as quarter and semester.

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How to Edit Auto Schedule Parameters
Use Edit Auto Schedule Parameters to modify default parameter settings for this scheduling session.
The defaults for these values are defined via Start Page > School Setup > Scheduling Preferences. It
is often useful to be able to override the default values just for the current scheduling attempt.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.
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4. Use the following table to edit the information in the fields:
Field
Description
Use buildings
Select this checkbox if this scenario uses buildings.
Use houses
Select this checkbox if this scenario uses houses.
Close sections at
maximum
Select this checkbox to ensure that courses close at their
maximum enrollment numbers.
Use global course
substitutes
Select this checkbox to ensure that the system automatically
inserts any global course substitutes after student course
substitutes have been tried and rejected.
Use student course
substitutes
Select this checkbox to ensure that the system automatically
inserts student course substitutes in the order chosen, if
needed.
Percent of schedule
combinations to
evaluate for each
student
The default value of this field is 10. Change this value only if
you encounter problems with the amount of time the system is
using to build the master schedule. For example, if you enter
25, the system evaluates one-quarter of the possible schedule
combinations for each student. If you enter 75, the system
evaluates three-quarters of the possible schedule combinations
for each student.
Minimum number of
schedule combinations
to evaluate before
skipping
The default value of this field is 10,000. Change this value only if
you encounter problems with the amount of time the system is
using to build the master schedule. Entering a high number
forces the system to sample a minimum number of student
schedule course possibilities.
5. Click Submit. The Changes Recorded page appears.

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How to Modify a Student's Schedule Using Automated Walk-In
Automated Walk-In Scheduling, you no longer are required to manually create schedules for
students who have enrolled in school after the initial scheduling process has been completed.
Instead, you can now leverage the existing scheduling engine, which determines the most optimal
schedule for the student automatically.
In a typical scenario for a school during the first week of a new school year many students either do
not have a schedule or need to revise their previously created schedule. These students are sent to
a counselor who often has many other students waiting to work on their schedule. In this scenario
it can be very frustrating for the counselor to have to manually find open sections in the master
course schedule and try to create a schedule that works best for the student.
With Automated Walk-In Scheduling, the system automatically determines the most optimal
schedule for the student while taking into account the many rules and constraints concerning the
student and schedule, such as load constraints, course relationships, enrollment constraints, and
section types. Additionally, you can select to schedule by team, house, or building. All this can be
done, while locking existing section enrollments in order to preserve those records, yet scheduling
additional requests. Counselors then choose to accept or reject the schedule returned by the
engine before it is made permanent.
The following functional flow describes the basic course of events that you can perform to
successfully create a new schedule for an individual student or modify an existing schedule for an
individual student within PowerSchool.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments
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3. Enter the date the enrollment becomes effective. The default is set to today's date.
4. Click Requests. The Modify Schedule - Requests page appears.
5. Before continuing, you can:
Select the Lock checkbox next to each section enrollment that should not be
changed by the scheduling engine, if any. For instance, if the user wants the student
to remain in Algebra for period 1, MWF then they would select the Lock checkbox
for that enrollment.
Click Del next to the section enrollment you want to delete.
Click All Del to delete all existing section enrollments.
6. Click New Request. The Edit Course Request [student name] page appears.
7. Click Associate to select the name of the course. The Associate Course page appears.
8. Press and hold Command (Mac) or Control (Windows) to make multiple selections.
9. Click Submit. The Modify Schedule - Requests page appears, which now reflects the new
requests.
10. Modify the requests by identifying which ones are alternate requests and assigning
priorities or associating one alternate course for the primary request(s).
11. Click Submit. The Modify Schedule - Requests page refreshes.
12. Click Enrollments. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments page appears.

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13. Click Automated Schedule. The information is exported to the scheduling engine. The
scheduling engine determines and creates the most optimal schedule for the student based
on the students course requests, load constraints, course relationships and applicable
scheduling parameters. The results are then imported from the scheduling engine. Once the
engine determines a schedule for the student, the Automated Schedule Results page
appears. The page displays any error messages, enrollments, and course requests. At this
point the results have not become the permanent schedule for the student. The results can
only be accepted or rejected in whole.
Note: You can always modify the schedule by dropping and adding enrollments via the
Modify Schedule page.
14. Do one of the following:
<div align="left">If the results are unacceptable, click Discard to clear the results.
The Modify Schedule - Enrollments page appears displaying the original
schedule.</div>
If the results are acceptable, click Accept. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments page
appears displaying the new schedule.
How to Manually Modify a Student's Schedule
The schedule list view displays the student's schedule for the currently selected term. Use this page
to manually schedule students after viewing available courses by period.
Additionally, you can add or drop sections from a student's schedule using the Enroll and Drop
pop-up menus. For more information on these topics, see the sections "
Add Sections
" and "
Drop
Sections
."
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.

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4. Enter the "Enroll date" to indicate when the student enrolled in the selected course(s).
5. Select the checkboxes next to the course, term, and expression in which you want to enroll
the student. Deselect the checkboxes next to the course, term, and expression from which
you want to drop the student.
Note: The student's currently scheduled classes appear in gray, available classes in green,
and full classes in red. If an expression is gray and has a selected checkbox, the student is in
the class. An asterisk (*) notation means that the class is full, regardless of color. If enrolling
the student in a full class, enter the password to override the maximum enrollment in the
field at the bottom of the page.
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Note: To refresh the page to display the last saved selections, click Reset.
7. On the Manually Schedule Student page, click Continue to return to the student's Schedule
List page.
How to Access the Modify Schedule - Requests Page
The Modify Schedule - Requests page supports editing and entering course requests for the
student. Requests are what the engine uses to determine the student's schedule. The student will
not be scheduled for any course that is not requested. The exception to this are locked enrollments,
which will be kept even if a request does not exist for the course.
Although requests may still be entered through the Requests Modify Current and Requests Modify
Future pages, this page offers more flexibility and features. Existing requests entered by any other
method appears on this page.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.
3. Click Requests. The Modify Schedule - Requests page appears.

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The following information is either captured as part of the PowerScheduler commit process
or can be manually defined:
Field
Description
New
Click to create a new course request.
Number
The number of the requested course appears.
Course Name
The name of the requested course appears.
Alt
Select this checkbox to indicate whether this is an alternate
course request.
Code
Enter any single letter as a way of relating alternate requests to
a primary request. Alternate requests that are assigned this
code will be used to substitute for any primary requests that are
assigned the same code.
Alt Priority
If you selected the Alternate checkbox, enter a priority number
so the system will know which alternate to load first when a
student does not receive the elective.
Section Type
Choose the course's section type, if applicable, from the pop-up
menu. For example, a student may request a bilingual section
of a course.
Alternate 1
Click Associate to select the name of the first alternate for this
course.
Delete
To delete:
An existing course request, click YES under the Delete
column next to the appropriate course request.
All existing course requests, click ALL at the bottom of
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How to Create a New Course Requests
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.
3. Click Requests. The Modify Schedule - Requests page appears.
4. Click to create a new course request. The Edit Course Request [student name] page appears.
5. Click Associate to select the name of the course.

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6. Press and hold Command (Mac) or Control (Windows) to make multiple selections.
7. Click Submit. The Modify Schedule - Requests page appears.
8. Enter the information as needed. For detailed information, see the table under “How to
Access the Modify Schedule - Requests Page.”
9. Click Submit.
How to Edit Course Request
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.
3. Click Requests. The Modify Schedule - Requests page appears.

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4. Update information as needed. For detailed information, see the table under “How to
Access the Modify Schedule - Requests Page.”
5. Click Submit.
How to Delete a Course Request
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule page appears.

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3. Click Requests. The Modify Schedule - Requests page appears.
4. To delete:
An existing course request, click YES under the Delete column next to the
appropriate course request.
All existing course requests, click ALL at the bottom of the Delete column.
5. Click Submit.
How to View Student Schedule Preferences
Use this page to view information related to scheduling for the currently selected student.
1. On the start page, search for and select a student.
2. Choose Scheduling Setup from the student pages menu. The Edit Scheduling Preferences
page appears.

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3. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Next Year Grade
Enter the grade level that the student will be in next year.
Priority
Enter a scheduling priority level for the student.
Schedule This Student
Select this checkbox if you want to schedule the student at this
time.
Year of Graduation
Enter the year that the student should graduate.
Next School Indicator
Select the school that the student will enter next year.
Next Year
Campus/Building
To select the campus or building that the student will go to
next year, click Associate. Select a campus or building, and click
Submit.
Next Year House
To select the house that the student will belong to next year,
click Associate. Select a house, and click Submit.
Next year Team
Choose the team that the student will belong to next year from
the pop-up menu.
4. Click Submit. The Changes Recorded page appears.

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Schedule
Student Schedule
There are three ways to display a student's schedule. The
Bell Schedule View
displays the
student's schedule for the current week. The
List View
displays the student's schedule for the
selected term in a list format. The
Matrix View
displays the student's schedule for the selected
term in a graphical format.
How to View a Student's Bell Schedule
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Bell Schedule View from the student pages menu. The Bell Schedule View page
displays the student's schedule for the current week.

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How to View a Student's Schedule (List View)
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose List View from the student pages menu. The Schedule List View page displays the
student's schedule for the currently selected term.
The following information appears for each line item: schedule expression, term, course
number, section number, course name, teacher, room number, enrollment date, and exit
date.
3. To change terms, click the term link. The Change Term page appears. Use this page to select
a different term in which to view the student's schedule.
4. To view the student's schedule by each term within the selected term, click the Entire Year
Schedule link. The Entire Year Schedule page displays the student's schedule for the entire
year by terms, such as quarter and semester.

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How to Display a Student's Schedule (Matrix View)
The schedule matrix graphically represents a student's schedule for all days, periods, and terms in
the selected year for the current school.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Matrix View from the student pages menu. The Schedule Matrix View page appears.

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The schedule matrix view displays the student's schedule for each period and day in each term.
Identical colors on the schedule indicate the same period. A blank block means that nothing is
scheduled for that block in that term. Each block can include the following information, depending
on the matrix display preferences: course name, course number, section number, teacher name ,
room number, expression, which is the combination of period(s) and day(s), and year term.
For more information on the student schedule matrix preferences, see the section "
Miscellaneous
System Administration
."
Mass Enroll in a Class
Enroll an entire group of students in a class.
How to Mass Enroll in a Class
1. On the start page, select the group of students.
Note: Depending on the selection method you used, the Group Functions page appears
either immediately or after selecting students from the Student Selection page. If the
Student Selection page appears, choose the function in the next step from the group
functions pop-up menu.
2. Click Mass Enroll. The Mass Enroll page appears.
3. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Teacher
Choose the teacher from the pop-up menu.
[Expression]
Choose the schedule expression from the pop-up menu.
course.section
Enter the course and section number. Separate the numbers
with a period and no spaces.

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Field
Description
Enrollment Date
Enter the date of the enrollment using the format mm/dd/yyyy
or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears.
If you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field
will be submitted as a blank entry.
4. Click Submit. PowerSchool notifies you that the enrollment is complete.
Add Section Enrollments
Manual scheduling is section-specific and allows you to add one or more specific sections in which
to enroll the student, overriding the system-defined schedule if one exists.
Use the
Search Available Courses
or
Quick Enroll
functions on the Modify Schedule -
Enrollments page to enroll students in a course section.
How to Add a Section Enrollment to a Student Schedule Using Quick Enroll
If you know the course number and the specific section of the course you want to enroll the
student, you can use the Quick Enroll function to enroll the student immediately into the section.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments
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3. Enter the course and section number in the Course.Section field.
4. Click Enroll. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments page refreshes and displays the new
enrollment.
How to Add a Section to a Student Schedule Using Search Available Courses
To search for available courses per period, use the Search Available Course function. You can enter
the number of the course in the Course Number field or leave it blank to search all courses. Then,
choose the period from the Period pop-up menu to search for sections that are available at that
time. Choose All to search for all available sections in all periods.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments
page appears.

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3. Choose the period in which you want to enroll the student from the Period pop-up menu.
Choose All to search for all available sections in all periods.
4. Click Find. The Available Courses page appears displaying a list of courses taught during
that period.

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Note: For information on the filter options, see the section "
How to Filter Manual
Schedule Options
."
The page displays the following information:
Field
Description
Crs.Sec
The course and section number.
Course Name
The course name.
Expression
The period and day combination.
Term
The selected term.
Teacher
The teacher's name.
Grade
The grade level.
Credit Type
The credit type, such as Math.
Cr Hours
The number of credit hours earned by taking this course.
Enrollment
The number of students currently enrolled in this course during
the selected period, followed by the maximum enrollment
figure.
5. Enter the effective enroll date at the top of the page using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-
dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an
incorrect format, the date field will be submitted as a blank entry.
6. Click a course name to add that course to the student's schedule during the selected period.
The Scheduling page appears.
If your system is configured to notify you that the section enrollment is at or above capacity,
the "Section is Full" page appears if the section is at or above capacity. You must enter a
password to override the capacity.

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How to Filter Manual Schedule Options
Filter the courses that appear on the Available Courses page when manually scheduling students.
Filtering focuses your search for an available class according to a number of criteria, such as
teacher, credits, and current class size.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments
page appears.
3. Choose the period in which you want to enroll the student from the Period pop-up menu.
Choose All to search for all available sections in all periods.

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4. Click Find. The Available Courses page appears displaying a list of courses taught during
that period.
5. Select one of the following to filter information on the Available Courses page.
Field
Description
Period
Choose the period from the pop-up menu.
Term
Choose the term from the pop-up menu.
Teacher
Choose the teacher from the pop-up menu.
Day
Choose the day from the pop-up menu.
Grade
Choose the grade level from the pop-up menu.
Credit Type
Choose the credit type from the pop-up menu, such as Math.
Course
To jump to a particular course, enter the course number and
press Return (Mac) or Enter (Windows).
Show only classes with
available seats
Select this checkbox to display only classes that have not
reached the maximum enrollment.
6. Repeat Step 4 to further filter the selections.

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Drop Section Enrollments
Manual scheduling is section-specific and allows you to drop one or more section enrollments from
a student's schedule, overriding the system-defined schedule if one exists. Because dropping a
section enrollment from a student's schedule has serious ramifications, use caution when
performing this procedure.
How to Drop a Section Enrollment From a Student Schedule
Drop section enrollments individually and immediately by clicking the appropriate Drop button
next to the section enrollment you want to delete. To efficiently drop more than one section
enrollment from a student's schedule, see the section "
How to Drop Section Enrollments
From a Student Schedule
."
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.
2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments
page appears.
3. Locate the section enrollment you want to delete.
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5. Verify the information you want to delete.
6. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Student
The selected student appears.
Period
The selected period appears.
Course
The selected course appears.
Teacher
The selected teacher appears.
Exit Date
Enter the effective exit date using the format mm/dd/yyyy or
mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If
you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field will
be submitted as a blank entry. This is usually the day after the
student's last day in class.
7. Click Drop Class if you are sure you want to drop the section enrollment. PowerSchool drops
the student from the selected section, and the schedule displays without the deleted
section enrollment.
How to Drop All Sections From a Student Schedule
Use this procedure to drop all section enrollments from a student's schedule.
1. On the start page, search for and select the student.

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2. Choose Modify Schedule from the student pages menu. The Modify Schedule - Enrollments
page appears.
3. Click All in the Drop column. The Drop Classes page appears.
4. Enter the first day the student is not in class in the Exit Date field using the format
mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit
the date with an incorrect format, the date field will be submitted as a blank entry.
5. Click Drop Classes. The Changes Recorded page appears.

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Schedule Reports
Student Listings
Student listing reports display lists of students, either by class or schedule.
How to Run the Class Rosters (PDF) Report
Generate a class roster as a PDF file for the current term or previous terms.
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu.
2. On the Reports page, click Run Reports.
3. On the Run Reports page, click Class Rosters (PDF). The Class Rosters (PDF) page appears.

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4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

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Field
Description
Print roster(s) for
Select the teacher(s) whose attendance records are to be
audited. Press and hold Command (Mac) or Control (Windows)
to select multiple teachers.
Meeting(s)
Enter the meeting(s) to be audited in the second field. To audit
all meetings, use a blank field.
Include students who
Select an enrollment period option. Some options require you
to enter a date or date range using the format mm/dd/yyyy or
mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If
you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field will
be submitted as a blank entry.
Heading Font
Choose the heading font from the pop-up menu.
Heading Style
Enter the font size and line height in points. One point equals
1/72 of an inch.
Select the Bold checkbox to bold the heading.
Print heading on
Choose an option from the pop-up menu to determine how
you want the heading to print.
Heading Text
Enter the content to include in the report heading using text,
HTML tags, and PowerSchool data codes. For a complete list of
data codes, visit the PowerSchool Customer Support web site at
https://www.powerschool.com/support/downloads/
and
click PowerSchool Codes. For a complete list of field codes, click
View Field List on the PowerSchool start page.
Roster Font
Choose the roster listing font from the pop-up menu.
Roster Style
Enter the font size and line height in points. One point equals
1/72 of an inch.
Select the Bold checkbox to bold the roster listing.
Roster Columns
Enter the content to include in the student listings columns
using the format "field name \ column title \ column width \
alignment." For a complete list of field codes, click Fields.
Rule Width
Enter the thickness in inches of the vertical and horizontal lines
on the report, as well as the outline of the entire report.
Cell Padding
Enter the width of each cell and the amount of space from all
sides of the cells to the text in points. One point equals 1/72 of
an inch.
Page size
Choose a size for the report page from the pop-up menu. If you
choose a custom size, enter the size of the page in inches.

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Field
Description
Margins
Enter the size of the margins in inches.
Orientation, Scale
Use the pop-up menu to choose the page layout. Portrait is a
vertical page; landscape is a horizontal page.
Scale is the finished size of the report. Fit more on a page by
reducing it by a percentage, but remember to leave it as large
as possible for easier viewing.
Watermark Text
If you want to print text as a watermark on each page of the
report, use the pop-up menu to either choose one of the
standard phrases or choose Custom and enter the text you
want to print as a watermark in the field.
Watermark Mode
Use the pop-up menu to determine how you want the text to
print. Watermark prints the text behind objects on the report,
while Overlay prints the text over objects on the report.
When to print
To run this report, select a time to start it:
ASAP: Execute immediately.
At Night: Execute during the next evening.
On Weekend: Execute during the next weekend.
On Specific Date/Time: Execute on the date and time
specified in the following fields using the format
mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this
format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an
incorrect format, the date field will be submitted as a
blank entry.
5. Click Submit. PowerSchool runs the report, and the report queue appears. Depending on
your specifications, this could take several minutes.
6. Click Completed to display the report.

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Proceed by printing the report from your web browser or saving it to another application.
For more information, see the section "
Run, Print, and Save Reports
."
How to Run the Master Schedule (PDF) Report
Generate a PDF file for the current master schedule. The master schedule PDF report displays
schedule information for sections that are in session during the selected term. Before proceeding,
change the selected term, if necessary. For more information, see the section "
How to Change
Terms
."
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu.
2. On the Reports page, click Run Reports.
3. On the Run Reports page, click Master Schedule (PDF). The Master Schedule PDF page
appears.

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Field
Description
Periods
Select the checkbox(es) to indicate which periods to display on
the master schedule. To display all periods, select the All
Periods checkbox.
Days
Select the checkbox(es) to indicate which days to display on the
master schedule. To display all days, select the All Days
checkbox.
Credit Type
Enter the credit type to indicate which credit type to display on
the master schedule, such as
MATH
. To display all credit types,
do not enter anything in the field.
Rooms
Select the room(s) to display on the master schedule. Press and
hold Command (Mac) or Control (Windows) to make multiple
selections. Select All Rooms to display all rooms.
Teachers
Select the teacher(s) to display on the master schedule. Press
and hold Command (Mac) or Control (Windows) to make
multiple selections. Select All Teachers to display all teachers.
Sort By
Select a sort order option for the master schedule:
Teachers
Credit Type
Department
Room
Period/Day orientation
Select whether you want either periods or days to appear as
columns across the top of the report.
Heading Font
Choose the heading font from the pop-up menu.
Heading style
Enter the font size and line height in points. One point equals
1/72 of an inch.
Select the checkbox(es) to apply styles to the heading, such as
the Bold checkbox to bold the heading.
Print heading on
Choose an option from the pop-up menu to determine how
you want the heading to print.
Column title font
Choose the column title font from the pop-up menu.
Column title style
Enter the font size and line height in points. One point equals
1/72 of an inch.
Select the checkbox(es) to apply styles to the column title, such
as the Bold checkbox to bold the column title.

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Field
Description
Print column titles on
Choose an option from the pop-up menu to determine on
which pages you want the column titles to appear.
Body Font
Choose the body font from the pop-up menu.
Body Font style
Enter the font size and line height in points. One point equals
1/72 of an inch.
Select the checkbox(es) to apply styles to the body text, such as
the Bold checkbox to bold the body text.
Cell Padding
Enter the width of each cell and the amount of space from all
sides of the cells to the text in points. One point equals 1/72 of
an inch.
Page size
Choose a size for the report page from the pop-up menu. If you
choose a custom size, enter the size of the page in inches.
Margins
Enter the size of the margins in inches.
Orientation, Scale
Use the pop-up menu to choose the page layout. Portrait is a
vertical page; landscape is a horizontal page.
Scale is the finished size of the report. Fit more on a page by
reducing it by a percentage, but remember to leave it as large
as possible for easier viewing.
Watermark Text
If you want to print text as a watermark on each page of the
report, use the pop-up menu to either choose one of the
standard phrases or choose Custom and enter the text you
want to print as a watermark in the field.
Watermark Mode
Use the pop-up menu to determine how you want the text to
print. Watermark prints the text behind objects on the report,
while Overlay prints the text over objects on the report.
When to print
To run this report, select a time to start it:
ASAP: Execute immediately.
At Night: Execute during the next evening.
On Weekend: Execute during the next weekend.
On Specific Date/Time: Execute on the date and time
specified in the following fields using the format
mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this
format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an
incorrect format, the date field will be submitted as a
blank entry.
5. Click Submit. PowerSchool runs the report, and the report queue appears. Depending on
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6. Click Completed to display the report.
Proceed by printing the report from your web browser or saving it to another application.
For more information, see the section "
Run, Print, and Save Reports
."
How to Run the Student Schedule Listing Report
This report provides a printout of students' classes and lets you know where they are during which
periods.
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu.
2. On the Reports page, click Run Reports.
3. On the Run Reports page, click Student Schedule Listing. The Student Schedule Listing page
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4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Students to Include
The number of selected students appears.
Report Title
Enter the title for the report.
Include for each class
Select the checkboxes to indicate what data you want to
include for each class. Select any combination of the following
checkboxes:
Select the checkbox(es) to display the room, course, and
teacher information for each class.
If you want to include grades, select the checkbox and
use the pop-up menu to choose either Historical Grade
or Current Grade.
If you select Historical Grade or Current Grades above,
enter the Store Code/Final Grade, such as
Q1
or
Q2
.
Citizenship
Attendance: If you select Attendance, enter the
attendance code.
Attendance points
Assignment Score: If you select Assignment Score, enter
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Field
Description
Scan Enrollment as of
this Date
Enter the student enrollment dates to scan using the format
mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an
alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format,
the date field will be submitted as a blank entry.
Range of Periods
Enter the range of periods to scan.
Range of Days
Enter the range of days to scan.
How many students
between breaks
Enter the number of student records to display before a break
in the report.
Show only these pages
Select this checkbox to limit the number of pages to display. If
you select this checkbox, enter the page number range in the
next fields.
5. Click Submit. The resulting report displays students and their teachers for the selected
periods.
Proceed by printing the report from your web browser or saving it to another application.
For more information, see the section "
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Enrollment Reports
When setting up any of the reports, you can screen for students in special programs. If the students
are in the selected program at any time during the specified period, they are included in the report
results. For each report, you can click "Check for possible conflicts" to display any students with
errors on their class enrollment dates.
How to Run the Class Size Reduction Report
The Class Size Reduction report provides a day-to-day count of section enrollment over a specified
period. When setting up the report, exclude students in a special program from the enrollment
count by selecting the special program from the pop-up menu. At least one course number must
be entered to run the report. To display detailed enrollment per section, see the section "
How to
Run the Enrollment by Section Report
."
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu. The Reports page appears.
2. Click Run Reports. The Run Reports page appears.
3. Click Class Size Reduction Report. The Class Size Reduction Report page appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

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Field
Description
Report Name
The name of this report.
Description
A description of this report's function.
Reporting Segment or
Begin Date and Ending
Date
Select which date range to use for this report:
Reporting Segment: Choose a reporting segment from
the pop-up menu. For more information on reporting
segments, see the section "
Reporting Segments
."
Begin Date and Ending Date: Specify a date range in the
blank fields using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-
yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If
you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date
field will be submitted as a blank entry.
Note: The date entered must fall within the selected school
year term.
Lines per page
Enter the number of data rows you want to appear on each
page of the report.
Starting Page Number
Enter the page number from which you want the report to
start.
Exclude counts for
students enrolled in this
Special Program
Use the pop-up menu to indicate any special program you
want to exclude from being counted.
Sort By
Select the sort order:
Course Number
Teacher Name
Grade Level
Include only these
Course Numbers
Enter the course number(s). Separate multiple courses with
commas. Use a blank field to scan all courses.
Include/Exclude Section
Numbers
Select the option to exclude or include any sections.
Section Numbers
Enter the section number(s) to be included or excluded.
Separate multiple sections with commas. Use a blank field to
scan all sections.
5. Click Submit. The report results display based on the parameters you selected. Depending
on your specifications, this could take several minutes.
6. Print the report from your web browser or save it to another application. For more
information, see the section "
Run, Print, and Save Reports
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How to Run the Enrollment by Grade Report
Use the Enrollment by Grade report to generate a summary of student enrollment by grade level.
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu. The Reports page appears.
2. Click Run Reports. The Run Reports page appears.
3. Click "Enrollment by Grade." The Enrollment by Grade Report page appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
School
The selected school appears.
Reporting Segment
Use the pop-up menu to choose the reporting segment if you
are not using a date range. For more information on reporting
segments or to create a reporting segment, see the section
"
Reporting Segments
."
Grades
Select the checkbox(es) of the grade level(s) you want to scan
or leave all the checkboxes blank to scan all grade level(s).
5. Click Submit. The report results display based on the parameters you selected. Depending
on your specifications, this could take several minutes.
6. Print the report from your web browser or save it to another application. For more
information, see the section "
Run, Print, and Save Reports
."
How to Run the Enrollment by Section Report
This report provides current year enrollment
statistics
for class sections. To report on class size,
see the section "
How to Run the Enrollment by Section (Class Size) Report
."
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu. The Reports page appears.
2. Click Run Reports. The Run Reports page appears.
3. Click "Enrollment by Section." The "Enrollment by Section" page appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Report Name
The name of this report.
Description
A description of this report's function.

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Field
Description
Reporting Segment or
Begin Date and Ending
Date
Select which date range to use for this report:
Reporting Segment: Choose a reporting segment from
the pop-up menu. For more information on reporting
segments, see the section "
Reporting Segments
."
Begin Date and Ending Date: Specify a date range in the
blank fields using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-
yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If
you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date
field will be submitted as a blank entry.
Note: The date entered must fall within the selected school
year term.
Processing Options
To run this report, select a time to start it:
Execute Now: Executes the report immediately in the
current window.
In Background Now: Executes the report immediately in
the Background.*
ASAP: Executes the report in the order it is received in
the Report Queue.*
At Night: Execute during the next evening.*
On Weekend: Execute during the next weekend.*
On Specific Date/Time: Execute on the date and time
specified in the Specific Date/Time fields.*
*After submitting this report, it will be processed in the report
queue. On the navigation bar, click the Report Queue icon . The
Report Queue - My Jobs page displays all your reports.
Specific Date/Time
If you selected On Specific Date/Time for Processing Output,
enter the date to scan using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-
dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you
submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field will be
submitted as a blank entry.
Use the pop-up menus to indicate hour and minute.
Sort By
Select the sort order:
Course
Teacher
Include only these
Course Numbers
Enter the course number(s). Separate multiple courses with
commas. Use a blank field to scan all courses.

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Field
Description
Include/Exclude Section
Numbers
Select the option to exclude or include any sections.
Section Numbers
Enter the section number(s) to be included or excluded.
Separate multiple sections with commas. Use a blank field to
scan all sections.
5. Click Submit. The report results display based on the parameters you selected. Depending
on your specifications, this could take several minutes. The following information appears in
the output file:
Column Name
Description
Teacher
The name of the teacher teaching the section ( Last, First,
Middle).
Course Name
The name of the course for the section.
Section Number
The section number of the section.
Grade
The grade level associated with the current section.
Begin Enrollment
The student enrollment in the section as of the start date of the
reporting period.
Entries
How many students were added to the section.
Note: If a student enters the same section twice, it will count as
two entries.
Withdrawals
How many students were withdrawn from a section.
Note: If a student enters the same section twice, it will count as
two entries.
End Enrollment
The enrollment at the end of the reporting period.
Enrollment for Period
How many total enrollments for the reporting period.
Enrollment to Date
The current enrollment as of today.
Aggregate Days
Attended
The total number of days attended by all of the students
enrolled in the section during the date range.
Average Days Attended
This is the ADA (the number of days in the date range /
Aggregate Days Attended).
Days Absent
The total number of days absent for the section during the
reporting period.

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Column Name
Description
Days Off Track
The total number of off track days for the students enrolled in
the section during the reporting period.
Total Days not Enrolled
The total number of days students are not enrolled in this
section. That is, students who are enrolled at some point during
the year, but are not enrolled one or more days during the
reporting period.
Aggregate Days
Belonging
The total membership for this section during the reporting
period.
Average Number
Belonging
The Average Daily Membership for this section during the
reporting period (Aggregate Days Belonging / number of
meeting days in reporting period).
Percent Attendance
Of the total potential Attendance for the Reporting Period,
What is the Percent of the actual attendance? (Aggregate Days
Attended / Average Number Belonging)
6. Print the report from your web browser or save it to another application. For more
information, see the section "
Run, Print, and Save Reports
."
How to Run the Enrollment Summary by Date Report
This report is the same as the Enrollment Summary except it can be run by a selected date instead
of just the current date. The resulting report displays a breakdown for the entire school. Column
titles describe the contents of each column. Row numbers indicate grade levels. The small blue
numbers (to the left of the slash) indicate male students; the small red numbers (to the right of the
slash) indicate female students. Large, bold blue numbers indicate the total enrollment of male and
female students for that classification
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu. The Reports page appears.
2. Click Run Reports. The Run Reports page appears.
3. Click "Enrollment Summary by Date." The Enrollment Summary by Date page appears.
4. Enter the date as of which you want to calculate enrollments using the format mm/dd/yyyy
or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with
an incorrect format, the date field will be submitted as a blank entry.
Note: The date entered must fall within the selected school year term.
5. Click Submit. The report results display based on the parameters you selected. Depending
on your specifications, this could take several minutes.
6. Use the Vocational Courses Aggregate Membership report to generate a list of vocational
sections and their current membership totals. Print the report from your web browser or
save it to another application. For more information, see the section Use the Aggregate
Membership Audit report to generate membership audit by section information. "
Run,
Print, and Save Reports
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How to Run the Vocational Courses Aggregate Membership Report
Use the Vocational Courses Aggregate Membership report to generate a list of vocational sections
and their current membership totals.
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu. The Reports page appears.
2. Click Run Reports. The Run Reports page appears.
3. Click Voc. Courses Agg. Membership. The Vocational Courses Aggregate Membership
Report page appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Report Name
The name of this report.
Description
A description of this report's function.
Lines per page
Enter the number of data rows you want to appear on each
page of the report.
Starting Page Number
Enter the page number from which you want the report to
start.
Processing Options
To run this report, select a time to start it:
Execute Now: Executes the report immediately in the
current window.
In Background Now: Executes the report immediately in
the Background.*
ASAP: Executes the report in the order it is received in
the Report Queue.*
At Night: Execute during the next evening.*
On Weekend: Execute during the next weekend.*
On Specific Date/Time: Execute on the date and time
specified in the Specific Date/Time fields.*
*After submitting this report, it will be processed in the report
queue. On the navigation bar, click the Report Queue icon . The
Report Queue - My Jobs page displays all your reports.
Specific Date/Time
If you selected On Specific Date/Time for Processing Output,
enter the date to scan using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-
dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you
submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field will be
submitted as a blank entry.
Use the pop-up menus to indicate hour and minute.
5. Click Submit. You do not need to enter any data to run the report; simply wait for the
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vocational courses and the number of students in each class. It also displays the number of
membership days for the different classes. Proceed by doing one of the following:
Click a number of aggregate membership days to view an audit page.
Click an underlined number in the Size column to view the list of students in the
class.
Click a section number to view a description of the section.
Print the report from your web browser or save it to another application. For more
information, see the section "
Run, Print, and Save Reports
."
How to Run the School Enrollment Audit Report
Use the School Enrollment Audit report to detect possible school enrollment errors.
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu. The Reports page appears.
2. Click Run Reports. The Run Reports page appears.
3. Click School Enrollment Audit. The Possible Conflicts for School Enrollment Audit page
appears.
How to Run the Section Enrollment Audit Report
Use the Section Enrollment Audit report to detect possible section enrollment errors.
1. On the start page, choose Reports from the main menu. The Reports page appears.
2. Click Run Reports. The Run Reports page appears.
3. Click Section Enrollment Audit. The Possible Conflicts for Section Enrollment Audit page
appears.

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Entry Codes
Use entry codes to identify the reasons why students enroll in and transfer to your school.
How to Add an Entry Code
You must log in to the district office before performing this procedure.
1. On the start page, choose District from the main menu.
2. Click Entry Codes. The Entry Codes page appears.
3. Click New. The Edit Entry Codes page appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

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Field
Description
Code
Enter the code.
Meaning
Enter a description of the code.
5. Click Submit. The Entry Codes page displays the new code and its meaning. Any authorized
user can apply the new code to any student transferring out of your school.
How to Edit an Entry Code
Everyone who enrolls or transfers students will be affected by any changes you make to a code. You
may want to discuss changes with other users before making them.
You must log in to the district office before performing this procedure.
1. On the start page, choose District from the main menu.
2. Click Entry Codes. The Entry Codes page appears.

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3. Click the code or the meaning of the code to be edited. The Edit Entry Codes page appears.
4. Use the following table to edit information in the fields:
Field
Description
Code
Edit the code.
Meaning
Edit a description of the code.
5. Click Submit. The Entry Codes page displays the edited code and its meaning. Authorized
users can apply the edited code to any student transferring out of your school.

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How to Delete an Entry Code
Everyone who manages transfers will be affected by changes you make to a code. You may want to
discuss changes with other users before making them.
You must log in to the district office before performing this procedure.
1. On the start page, choose District from the main menu.
2. Click Entry Codes. The Entry Codes page appears.
3. Click the code or the meaning of the code to be deleted. The Edit Entry Codes page
appears.

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4. Click Delete. The Entry Codes page displays without the deleted code:
Exit Codes
Use exit codes to identify the reasons why students leave your school.
How to Add an Exit Code
You must log in to the district office before performing this procedure.
1. On the start page, choose District from the main menu.
2. Click Exit Codes. The Exit Codes page appears.

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3. Click New. The Edit Exit Codes page appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Code
Enter the code.
Meaning
Enter a description of the code.
5. Click Submit. The Exit Codes page displays the new code and its meaning. Authorized users
can apply the new code to any student transferring out of your school.

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How to Edit an Exit Code
Everyone who transfers students out of your school will be affected by changes you make to a
code. You may want to discuss changes with other users before making them.
You must log in to the district office before performing this procedure.
1. On the start page, choose District from the main menu.
2. Click Exit Codes. The Exit Codes page appears.

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3. Click the code or the meaning of the code to be edited. The Edit Exit Codes page appears.
4. Use the following table to edit information in the fields:
Field
Description
Code
Edit the code.
Meaning
Edit a description of the code.
5. Click Submit. The Exit Codes page displays the edited code and its meaning. Authorized
users can apply the edited code to any student transferring out of your school.

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How to Delete an Exit Code
Everyone who manages transfers will be affected by changes you make to a code. You may want to
discuss changes with other users before making them.
You must log in to the district office before performing this procedure.
1. On the start page, choose District from the main menu.
2. Click Exit Codes. The Exit Codes page appears.

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3. Click the code or the meaning of the code to be deleted. The Edit Exit Codes page appears.
4. Click Delete. The Exit Codes page displays without the deleted code.

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Next School
Add, edit, or delete a school to which the selected group of students graduates when they leave
your school. Next school selections are made either per student or as a default for all students. For
more information on setting the default school, see the section "
Next School Indicator
."
If the next schools share your PowerSchool system, PowerSchool automatically transfers student
records to the next school when you use the end-of-year process.
How to Create a Next School Indicator
If there is more than one school that your students often graduate to or move to, you may want to
set up additional next school indicators.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. Click Next School. The Next School page appears.

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3. Click New. The Edit ‘Next School’ Record page appears.
4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
SchoolName
Enter the name of the school.
School abbrev.
Enter the abbreviation for the school.
School number
Enter the school number.
Sort order for display
Choose the sort order on the list of next schools from the pop-
up menu.
5. Click Submit. The Next School page displays the new school.

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Now you and other users can assign it as the next school for any student.
How to Edit a Next School Indicator
There are times when it is necessary to edit a next school record on the PowerSchool system. The
changes you make to the next school record apply to the school and not to the students who are
assigned to attend that school.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. Click Next School. The Next School page appears.
3. Click the school name, school abbreviation, or school number to be changed. The Edit ‘Next
School’ Record page appears.

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4. Use the following table to edit information in the fields:
Field
Description
SchoolName
Edit the name of the school.
School abbrev.
Edit the abbreviation for the school.
School number
Edit the school number.
Sort order for display
Choose the sort order on the list of next schools from the pop-
up menu.
5. Click Submit. The Next School page displays the changes.

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How to Delete a Next School Indicator
If students are no longer continuing on to a particular school that has been set up as a next school,
delete that school from the list. Before doing so, it is important to verify that the school is to be
removed. Any student assigned to that school is impacted by this change.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu.
2. Click Next School. The Next School page appears.
3. Click the school name, school abbreviation, or school number to be deleted. The Edit ‘Next
School’ Record page appears.
4. Click Delete. The Next School page displays without the deleted school.

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Load Constraints
The School Setup menu includes a Scheduling link, Constraints. Click the Constraints link to access
the Constraints page, which you can use to define scheduling constraints for students. Load
constraints restrict the way the system loads students into courses that have already been
scheduled.
This information is either captured as part of the PowerScheduler commit process or can be
manually defined (added, edited, deleted) using these pages. In the past, this information was
strictly defined within the context of mass scheduling within PowerScheduler.
Note: Since constraints restrict student schedules, the more constraints you define, the less
flexibility the system has to load students into courses and the less optimal the resulting schedule
will be. It is always best to use the fewest number of constraints required to accomplish your
scheduling goals.
How to Add a Student/Student Avoid Constraint
Use a Student/Student Avoid constraint to specify that two selected students cannot be scheduled
into any of the same course sections.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Constraints. The Constraints page appears.
3. Click Student Avoid. The Student/Student Avoid Constraints page appears.
4. Click New. The Edit Student/Student Avoid Constraint page appears.

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5. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Student 1
Click Associate to select the name of one of the students you
want to separate from one another.
Student 2
Click Associate to select the name of the other student.
6. Click Submit. The Student/Student Avoid Constraints page appears.
How to Add a Student/Teacher Avoid Constraint
Use a Student/Teacher Avoid constraint to specify that this student and this teacher cannot be
scheduled into any of the same course sections.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Constraints. The Constraints page appears.
3. Click Teacher Avoid. The Student/Teacher Avoid Constraints page appears.
4. Click New. The Edit Student/Teacher Avoid Constraint page appears.

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5. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Student
Click Associate to select the name of the student you want to
avoid scheduling with a selected teacher.
Teacher
Click Associate to select the name of the teacher you want to
avoid scheduling with the selected student.
6. Click Submit. The Student/Teacher Avoid Constraints page appears.
How to Add a Student Free Constraint
Use a Student Free constraint to specify those periods when a student must be free, such as when
taking a course at another school.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Constraints. The Constraints page appears.
3. Click Student Free. The Student Free Constraints page appears.
4. Click New. The Edit Student Free Constraint page appears.

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5. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Student
Click Associate to select the name of the student who needs to
have a free period(s).
Term
Choose the term that this student needs the free period(s) from
the pop-up menu.
Schedule
Select the checkbox next to each period in each day that you
want to schedule this student to have a free period(s).
6. Click Submit. The Student Free Constraints page appears.
How to Add a Section Link Constraint
Use a Section Link constraint to specify that if students are enrolled in one course section, they
must also be enrolled in another, specific course section.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Constraints. The Constraints page appears.

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3. Click Section Link. The Section Link Constraints page appears.
4. Click New. The Edit Section Link Constraint page appears.
5. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Course Number 1
Click Associate to select the name of one of the courses for
which you want to link a section.
Section Number 1
Enter the section number of the course in the Course Number 1
field that you want to link to another course section.
Course Number 2
Click Associate to select the name of the other course for which
you want to link a section.
Section Number 2
Enter the section number of the course in the Course Number 2
field that you want to link to the section in the Section Number
1 field.
6. Click Submit. The Section Link Constraints page appears.
How to Add a Student Preference Constraint
Use a Student Preference constraint to schedule a student into a particular course section. You can
also specify the course per a specific term and teacher.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Constraints. The Constraints page appears.

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3. Click Student Pref. The Student Preference Constraints page appears.
4. Click New. The Edit Student Preference Constraint page appears.
5. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Student
Click Associate to select the name of the student you want to
force to schedule in a specific course section.
Course Number
Click Associate to select the name of the course.
Term
Choose the term to which you want this constraint to apply
from the pop-up menu (optional).
Section Number
Enter the section number of the course into which you want
the student to be scheduled.
Teacher
Click Associate to select the name of the teacher who instructs
this course section (optional).
6. Click Submit. The Student Preference Constraints page appears.
How to Modify Load Constraints
After creating load constraints, you can modify them by choosing Constraints under the Scheduling
heading from the School Setup menu. Select the constraint you created to view the constraints by
type.

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1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Constraints. The Constraints page appears.
3. Click the name of the type of constraint you want to modify, such as Student Avoid.
4. Click the course name, student name, or teacher name in the row of the constraint you
want to modify. The Edit page for that particular constraint appears.
5. Edit the information as needed:
Student Avoid
Teacher Avoid
Student Free
Section Link
Student Pref
Note: See above sections for detailed information.
6. Click Submit. The appropriate constraints page appears.
How to Delete Load Constraints
After creating load constraints, you can delete them by choosing Constraints under the Scheduling
heading from the School Setup menu. Select the constraint you created to view the constraints by
type.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Constraints. The Constraints page appears.
3. Click the name of the type of constraint you want to delete, such as Student Preference.
4. Click the course name, student name, or teacher name in the row of the constraint you
want to delete. The Edit page for that particular constraint appears.
5. Click Delete. The Selection Deleted page appears.
Scheduling Preferences
The School Setup menu includes a Scheduling link, Preferences. Click the Preferences link to access
the Scheduling Preferences page, which you can use define scheduling preferences, teams, houses,

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buildings, and section types. Note the page is divided into five functional areas: Preferences, Teams,
Houses, Buildings, and Section Types. By default, the Preferences tab is selected.
This information is either captured as part of the PowerScheduler commit process or can be
manually defined (added, edited, deleted) using these pages. In the past, this information was
strictly defined within the context of mass scheduling within PowerScheduler.
How to Define Scheduling Preferences
Use this page to define parameters, which determine how long the system spends scheduling each
course, section, and student.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Preferences. The Scheduling Preferences page appears.
3. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:
Field
Description
Use Buildings
Select this checkbox if this scenario uses buildings.
Use Houses
Select this checkbox if this scenario uses houses.
Close Sections at Max
Enrollment
Select this checkbox to ensure that courses close at their
maximum enrollment numbers.
Use Global Course
Alternate Substitution
Select this checkbox to ensure that the system automatically
inserts any global course substitutes after student course
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Field
Description
Use Student Request
Alternate Substitution
Select this checkbox to ensure that the system automatically
inserts student course substitutes in the order chosen, if
needed.
Percent of schedule
combinations to
evaluate for each
student
The default value of this field is 10. Change this value only if
you encounter problems with the amount of time the system is
using to build the master schedule. For example, if you enter
25, the system evaluates one-quarter of the possible schedule
combinations for each student. If you enter 75, the system
evaluates three-quarters of the possible schedule combinations
for each student.
Minimum number of
schedule combinations
to evaluate before
skipping
The default value of this field is 10,000. Change this value only if
you encounter problems with the amount of time the system is
using to build the master schedule. Entering a high number
forces the system to sample a minimum number of student
schedule course possibilities.
4. Click Submit. The Changes Recorded page appears.
How to Define Teams
Some schools, most often middle or junior high schools, assign students and teachers to teams to
provide the best support and monitoring system. The second tab on the Scheduling Preferences
page is Teams. The Teams page displays the team name and number. Use this page to add, edit,
and delete teams.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Preferences. The Scheduling Preferences page appears.
3. Click the Teams tab. The Teams page appears.
4. To add a new team, click New. The Edit Team page appears.

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5. Enter a name for the team (ten-character limit).
6. Click Submit. The Teams page appears.
7. To edit an existing team, click the name of the team you want to edit. The Edit Team page
appears.
8. Edit the name of the team (ten-character limit).
9. Click Submit. The Teams page appears.
10. To delete an existing team, click the name of the team you want to delete. The Edit Team
page appears.
11. Click Delete. The Selection Deleted page appears.
How to Define Houses
Some schools separate students into houses. For example, assume your school has House A (Grades
9 and 10) and House B (Grades 11 and 12). Determine which rooms, teachers, and students belong
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system references which house a room is assigned to before scheduling courses in that room and
gives scheduling priority to the appropriate house.
Also, sections will be scheduled for houses based on the house assignment of the teachers
scheduled for those sections. Students assigned to a house will be assigned to a section either
without a house or with the same house, whereas students not assigned a house can be assigned
to any section.
The third tab on the Scheduling Preferences page is Houses. The Houses page displays the house
name and number. Use this page to add, edit, and delete houses.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Preferences. The Scheduling Preferences page appears.
3. Click the Houses tab. The Houses page appears.
4. To add a new house, click New. The Edit House page appears.
5. Enter a name for the house (ten-character limit).
6. Click Submit. The Houses page appears.
7. To edit an existing house, click the name of the house you want to edit. The Edit House
page appears.

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8. Edit the name of the house (ten-character limit).
9. Click Submit. The Houses page appears.
10. To delete an existing house, click the name of the house you want to delete. The Edit House
page appears.
11. Click Delete. The Selection Deleted page appears.
How to Define Buildings
If your school campus contains several buildings, you can define each of them. Then, you can
associate these buildings with students, teachers, and rooms. This way, the system knows to
schedule courses in the appropriate building, taught by the appropriate teacher, and taken by the
appropriate students.
The fourth tab on the Scheduling Preferences page is Buildings. The Buildings page displays the
building name and number. Use this page to add, edit, and delete buildings.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Preferences. The Scheduling Preferences page appears.
3. Click the Buildings tab. The Buildings page appears.

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4. To add a new building, click New. The Edit Building page appears.
5. Enter a name for the building (ten-character limit).
6. Click Submit. The Buildings page appears.
7. To edit an existing building, click the name of the building you want to edit. The Edit
Building page appears.
8. Edit the name of the building (ten-character limit).
9. Click Submit. The Buildings page appears.
10. To delete an existing building, click the name of the building you want to delete. The Edit
Building page appears.

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11. Click Delete. The Selection Deleted page appears.
How to Define Section Types
Section types are special sections of a course. For example, your school might offer separate
sections of courses for bilingual students. In this case, one section of the course will be identified as
bilingual. The teacher who instructs this section will have a bilingual section type assignment. The
students' requests will also reflect the bilingual section type.
The fifth tab on the Scheduling Preferences page is Section Types. The Section Types page displays
the section type name and number. Use this page to add, edit, and delete section types.
1. On the start page, choose School from the main menu. The School Setup page appears.
2. Click Preferences. The Scheduling Preferences page appears.
3. Click the Section Types tab. The Section Types page appears.
4. To add a new section type, click New. The Add/Edit Section Types page appears.

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5. Enter a name for the section type (twenty-character limit).
6. Enter a section type code (two-character limit).
7. Click Submit. The Section Types page appears.
8. To edit an existing section type, click the name of the section type you want to edit. The
Add/Edit Section Types page appears.
9. Edit the information as needed.
10. Click Submit. The Section Types page appears.
11. To delete an existing section type, click the name of the section type you want to delete.
The Add/Edit Section Types page appears.

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12. Click Delete. The Selection Deleted page appears.

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