1. Editing Attendance Codes
      2. Citizenship
      3. Special Scores
      4. Exempt Scores
      5. Unrecorded Scores
      6. Custom Score Codes
      7. Letter Grades
      8. How do I back up my PowerGrade data?
      9. How often should I make backups of my PowerGrade data?
      10. Where are backups stored?
      11. What is a data file?
      12. How do I set up extra credit?
      13. Can multiple teachers share a computer to keep grades?
      14. Can I print an individual student report for several students at one time?
      15. Is there an easy way to preview a report before printing?
      16. How can I change the color of the font and background of my spreadsheet?
      17. Can I have PowerGrade warn me before I change a score?
      18. Can I use multiple PowerGrade data files?
      19. How do I know that I am using the most current version of PowerGrade?
      20. How do I use PowerGrade at home?
      21. What if I want to work from home but do not have Internet access?
      22. How do I delete an existing assignment?
      23. How do I move all scores in an assignment column up or down one place?
      24. How do I override the final grade that a student is receiving?
      25. How do I enter an exempt score?
      26. How do I return a score to unrecorded?
      27. How do I record letter grades instead of numerical scores?
      28. My attendance does not match the secretary’s.
      29. One or more of my classes does not appear under the Classes menu.
      30. Some of my students do not appear on the class roster.
      31. My final grade for a student is not calculating correctly.
      32. My PowerGrade password does not work.
      33. I forgot my password.
      34. My spreadsheet report only prints halfway across the page.
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Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................10
PowerGrade Help ............................................................................................................................................................10
Guide.............................................................................................................................................................................10
Additional Help........................................................................................................................................................10
Email..............................................................................................................................................................................11
Who Develops PowerGrade? .............................................................................................................................................11
How are PowerGrade and PowerSchool Related?..................................................................................................11
PowerGrade Features....................................................................................................................................................11
Grades and Assignments.....................................................................................................................................11
Attendance.................................................................................................................................................................12
Reports .........................................................................................................................................................................12
Automation................................................................................................................................................................12
Installation.......................................................................................................................................................................13
System Requirements..................................................................................................................................................14
Download PowerGrade ................................................................................................................................................14
How to Download PowerGrade from the Web.......................................................................................14
How to Download PowerGrade from PowerSchool Teacher...........................................................15
How to Launch PowerSchool Teacher.........................................................................................................15
Install PowerGrade..........................................................................................................................................................15
How to Install PowerGrade for Macintosh.................................................................................................15
How to Install PowerGrade for Windows....................................................................................................17
Set Up PowerGrade ........................................................................................................................................................20
How to Set Up the Workstation.......................................................................................................................20
Preferences .........................................................................................................................................................................23
How to View Preferences....................................................................................................................................23
General Preferences .......................................................................................................................................................24
How to Define General Preferences ..............................................................................................................24
Display Preferences ........................................................................................................................................................27
How to Define Display Preferences ...............................................................................................................27
Scores Preferences..........................................................................................................................................................29
How to Define Scores Preferences.................................................................................................................29
Notification Preferences...............................................................................................................................................30
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How to Define Notification Preferences......................................................................................................31
PowerSchool Preferences............................................................................................................................................32
How to View PowerSchool Preferences.......................................................................................................32
Attendance Preferences...............................................................................................................................................34
How to Define Attendance Preferences......................................................................................................34
Shut Down PowerGrade ..............................................................................................................................................36
How to Shut Down PowerGrade.....................................................................................................................36
Classes...............................................................................................................................................................................37
Open Classes......................................................................................................................................................................37
How to Open a Class.............................................................................................................................................37
How to Open a Class From a Different Term............................................................................................39
Class Information.............................................................................................................................................................40
How to View Class Information........................................................................................................................40
Web Link..............................................................................................................................................................................42
Copy Class Information ................................................................................................................................................42
How to Copy Class Information.......................................................................................................................43
Class Groups.......................................................................................................................................................................44
How to Create a Group........................................................................................................................................44
Find a Student...................................................................................................................................................................45
How to Find a Student .........................................................................................................................................45
Reorder Students.............................................................................................................................................................46
How to Reorder Students on a Class Spreadsheet ................................................................................46
Sort Information on a Class Spreadsheet............................................................................................................48
How to Sort Information on a Class Spreadsheet ..................................................................................48
View Assignments...........................................................................................................................................................48
How to View Assignments..................................................................................................................................48
Class Roster.........................................................................................................................................................................50
How to View the Class Roster...........................................................................................................................50
Lock PowerGrade.............................................................................................................................................................52
How to Lock PowerGrade...................................................................................................................................52
Set Up the Lock Function............................................................................................................................................53
How to Set Up the Lock Function ..................................................................................................................53
Submit Lunch Counts....................................................................................................................................................54
How to Submit Lunch Counts..........................................................................................................................55
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Single Student Summary.............................................................................................................................................55
How to View the Student Summary..............................................................................................................55
Terms.....................................................................................................................................................................................57
How to View Terms................................................................................................................................................57
Upcoming Birthdays ......................................................................................................................................................58
How to View Upcoming Birthdays.................................................................................................................58
Dropped Students ..........................................................................................................................................................59
How to View Dropped Students .....................................................................................................................59
Save and Close..................................................................................................................................................................59
How to Save Information....................................................................................................................................59
How to Close a Class .............................................................................................................................................60
Attendance......................................................................................................................................................................61
Attendance Codes ..........................................................................................................................................................61
How to View Attendance Codes .....................................................................................................................61
Take Attendance..............................................................................................................................................................63
How to Take Attendance ....................................................................................................................................63
Absence and Tardy Totals...........................................................................................................................................67
How to View Student Attendance Totals ...................................................................................................67
Seating Chart .............................................................................................................................................................................69
Seating Chart Layout.....................................................................................................................................................69
How to Create a Seating Chart Layout ........................................................................................................69
How to Reset a Seating Chart...........................................................................................................................71
Edit Seating Chart Layout ...........................................................................................................................................71
How to Edit the Seating Chart Layout .........................................................................................................71
Seat Assignment ..............................................................................................................................................................73
How to Automatically Assign Seats...............................................................................................................73
How to Manually Assign Seats.........................................................................................................................75
Work With the Seating Chart ....................................................................................................................................76
How to Print the Seating Chart .......................................................................................................................77
Assignments and Grades ...........................................................................................................................................78
Weight Grades ..................................................................................................................................................................78
Assignment Categories.................................................................................................................................................79
How to View Categories ......................................................................................................................................79
How to Create a Category ..................................................................................................................................79
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How to Edit a Category........................................................................................................................................80
How to Delete a Category..................................................................................................................................82
Assignments.......................................................................................................................................................................82
How to View Assignment Details....................................................................................................................83
How to Create Assignments..............................................................................................................................85
How to Edit Assignments....................................................................................................................................87
How to Delete an Assignment .........................................................................................................................89
Assignment View Options ..........................................................................................................................................90
How to Sort Assignments ...................................................................................................................................90
How to Hide Assignments..................................................................................................................................91
Standards.............................................................................................................................................................................92
How to Create Standards for an Assignment...........................................................................................92
How to Delete Standards for an Assignment...........................................................................................94
Grade Scales.......................................................................................................................................................................96
How to View and Edit a Grade Scale.............................................................................................................97
How to Create a New Grade Scale.................................................................................................................99
How to Delete a Grade Scale......................................................................................................................... 100
Final Grades............................................................................................................................................................................. 100
Final Grades Setup....................................................................................................................................................... 101
How to Set Up Final Grades ........................................................................................................................... 101
Scores ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 103
Enter Scores............................................................................................................................................................................. 103
Standard Score Entry.................................................................................................................................................. 104
How to Use Standard Score Entry............................................................................................................... 104
Fill Scores.......................................................................................................................................................................... 104
How to Fill Scores ................................................................................................................................................ 104
Mass Fill Final Grades ................................................................................................................................................. 105
How to Mass Fill Final Grades........................................................................................................................ 105
Manually Override Final Grades............................................................................................................................ 106
How to Manually Override Final Grades .................................................................................................. 106
Clear Manual Final Grades....................................................................................................................................... 107
How to Clear Manual Final Grades.............................................................................................................. 107
Insert Scores.................................................................................................................................................................... 107
How to Insert a Score for an Individual Student.................................................................................. 107
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Delete Scores.................................................................................................................................................................. 108
How to Delete a Score....................................................................................................................................... 108
How to Use Standard Deletion ..................................................................................................................... 109
Edit Scores........................................................................................................................................................................ 109
How to Edit a Single Score.............................................................................................................................. 109
Types of Scores.............................................................................................................................................................. 109
Log Entries and Notes ...............................................................................................................................................111
Student Log Entries..................................................................................................................................................... 111
How to Submit Student Log Entries .......................................................................................................... 111
Parent Notes ................................................................................................................................................................... 112
How to Create a Parent Note......................................................................................................................... 113
Comment Bank.............................................................................................................................................................. 114
How to Create the Personal Comment Bank......................................................................................... 115
How to View School Comments................................................................................................................... 116
Private Notes................................................................................................................................................................... 117
How to Create a Private Note........................................................................................................................ 117
Score Comment............................................................................................................................................................. 120
How to Enter Score Comments .................................................................................................................... 120
Reports............................................................................................................................................................................121
Types of PowerGrade Reports........................................................................................................................................ 121
Work With Reports............................................................................................................................................................... 121
Create a Report...................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Basic Report Information Tab................................................................................................................................. 122
How to Use the Basic Report Information Tab ..................................................................................... 122
Header Tab ...................................................................................................................................................................... 124
How to Use the Header Tab........................................................................................................................... 124
Footer Tab........................................................................................................................................................................ 126
How to Use the Footer Tab.............................................................................................................................
126
Which Students Tab.................................................................................................................................................... 128
How to Use the Which Students Tab......................................................................................................... 128
Options Tab..................................................................................................................................................................... 130
How to Define Options for the Individual Student Report............................................................. 130
How to Define Options for the Roster Report....................................................................................... 131
How to Define Options for the Spreadsheet Format Report......................................................... 133
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How to Define Options for the Missing Assignment Report......................................................... 135
How to Define Options for the Attendance Grid Report................................................................. 136
Modify a Report............................................................................................................................................................. 138
How to Edit a Report.......................................................................................................................................... 138
How to Delete a Report.................................................................................................................................... 139
Preview a Report........................................................................................................................................................... 139
How to Preview a Report While Creating the Template.................................................................. 140
How to Preview a Report from the PowerGrade Menu ................................................................... 140
Print a Report.................................................................................................................................................................. 142
How to Print from the Preview Page ......................................................................................................... 142
How to Print From the PowerGrade Menu............................................................................................. 142
Export a Report.............................................................................................................................................................. 144
How to Export a Spreadsheet........................................................................................................................ 144
Export Student Information .................................................................................................................................... 144
How to Export Student Information........................................................................................................... 144
Sample Reports ............................................................................................................................................................. 147
How to Create a Positive Feedback Letter.............................................................................................. 147
How to Create a Warning Letter .................................................................................................................. 147
How to Create a Blank Attendance Grid.................................................................................................. 148
Charts ................................................................................................................................................................................. 148
How to Open Charts........................................................................................................................................... 148
How to Modify Charts........................................................................................................................................ 151
How to Save Charts............................................................................................................................................. 154
PowerSchool Server ...................................................................................................................................................156
Exchange Information With the PowerSchool Server ............................................................................... 156
How to Synchronize PowerGrade With the PowerSchool Server ............................................... 156
How to Restore Scores From the Server ..................................................................................................
158
Backups ............................................................................................................................................................................. 158
How to Make a Backup ..................................................................................................................................... 159
How to Retrieve the Last Backup................................................................................................................. 159
How to Open the Backup File ....................................................................................................................... 160
Frequently Asked Questions...................................................................................................................................162
Backups ............................................................................................................................................................................. 162
Data File ............................................................................................................................................................................ 163
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Extra Credit ...................................................................................................................................................................... 163
Multiple Teachers Sharing One Computer...................................................................................................... 163
Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................. 164
PowerGrade Preferences .......................................................................................................................................... 164
Multiple Data Files....................................................................................................................................................... 165
PowerGrade Version Number ................................................................................................................................ 165
Work Remotely .............................................................................................................................................................. 165
Assignments.................................................................................................................................................................... 167
Scores ................................................................................................................................................................................. 168
Terms.................................................................................................................................................................................. 169
Troubleshoot PowerGrade.......................................................................................................................................170
Attendance...................................................................................................................................................................... 170
Classes................................................................................................................................................................................ 170
Grades................................................................................................................................................................................ 171
Passwords......................................................................................................................................................................... 171
Printing.............................................................................................................................................................................. 172
Glossary ..........................................................................................................................................................................173
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Introduction
PowerGrade is the software employed by teachers at schools that use PowerSchool Student
Information System (SIS). PowerGrade is a full-featured grade-keeping application used to record,
report, and modify grades, attendance, and other related information.
PowerGrade sends grades, attendance, and assignment scores over a network to the PowerSchool
server at your school. Teachers never need to export data or do anything manually to send
information to PowerSchool. The PowerGrade information is sent automatically to the PowerSchool
system whenever a teacher saves the information and connects to his or her school’s network.
There is nothing else the teacher must do for the data to be stored in the PowerSchool system.
PowerSchool manages the data entered by school administrators and by some teachers, and is the
repository for PowerGrade information. PowerSchool receives the information from PowerGrade
and stores it for daily administration and management.
PowerGrade Help
PowerGrade is a user-friendly system, but there will undoubtedly be times when you need
assistance. When working in PowerGrade, click the Help icon, which looks like a question mark, to
display context-specific help. The help appears in a web browser. There, you can click the A-Z Index
tab for an alphabetical list of topics or Topic Index for a list of topics organized by subject.
PowerGrade Help is updated
In addition to PowerGrade Help, there are other resources you can use to find answers to your
questions.
Guide
Though it is not updated as frequently as PowerGrade Help, a print-ready version of PowerGrade
Help, called the "PowerGrade User Guide," is available from the PowerSchool Customer Support
web site at
https://www.powerschool.com/support/documentation/userguides/
. This URL
is case-sensitive. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the "PowerGrade User
Note: You need a username and password to view anything on the PowerSchool Customer Support
web site. Contact your PowerSchool administrator for access.
At this web site, you will also find the "PowerGrade Quick Reference Card," which lists tips, tricks,
and shortcuts for PowerGrade’s most frequently used features, including attendance, assignment
categories, assignments, reports, and shortcuts. You might want to keep a copy of the quick
reference card near the workstation where you use PowerGrade.
Additional Help
See the following sections for additional help:
•
"
Frequently Asked Questions
"
•
"
Troubleshoot PowerGrade
"
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"
Glossary
"
Email
Ask your question by sending an email message to:
support@powerschool.com
.
Who Develops PowerGrade?
PowerSchool, a division of Apple Computer, Inc., develops PowerGrade and PowerSchool Student
Information System (SIS). PowerSchool is a web-based student information system that tracks
student records and progress. School administrators and teachers enter data into PowerSchool, and
the system stores it. Parents can monitor their child's progress and learn about school activities
through PowerSchool.
PowerSchool manages many types of information, including grades, attendance records, school
schedules, class schedules, daily bulletins, lunch balances, and citizenship and student schedules.
Access all of this information through a web browser.
How are PowerGrade and PowerSchool Related?
It is important to understand that PowerGrade and PowerSchool are not the same application.
Teachers use PowerGrade to record grades and take attendance. The data in PowerGrade is
automatically sent to the PowerSchool server whenever a teacher saves the information. The
teacher does not need to do anything else for the data to store on that server.
PowerSchool is a server that manages the data entered by school administrators and teachers.
Think of it as a parent to PowerGrade. PowerSchool receives the information from PowerGrade and
stores it for daily administration and management.
Parents can log in to PowerSchool to check their child’s progress. PowerSchool sends class rosters
to teachers through PowerGrade at the beginning of each term and notifies them when a student
is added to a class. Teachers that use PowerGrade may not need to use the PowerSchool server,
except to automatically transfer information.
PowerGrade Features
Use PowerGrade on any operating system, including Mac OS X. Modify information in PowerGrade
using the following PowerGrade features.
Grades and Assignments
•
Unlimited class sizes and number of assignments
•
Final grades based on weighted percentages or total points
•
Fully definable grade scale and grade symbols
•
Scores recorded as numerical or letter grades, or marked as exempt or unrecorded
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Ability to drop any number of low scores from any category of assignments
•
Easy recording of extra credit assignments
Attendance
•
Drag-and-drop seating chart
•
Full-featured attendance keeping
•
Ability to generate progress reports of cumulative student grades at any time
Reports
•
View and print reports.
•
Copy student names, scores, and grades from PowerGrade to word processors and
spreadsheets.
•
Name and define your own reports; PowerGrade remembers exactly how you want your
reports so you do not have to recreate them.
•
Export names, IDs, scores, grades, and reports to a text file that is easy to import into
standard spreadsheet and word processing applications.
Automation
•
Automatically self-updates with each new version of PowerGrade.
•
No time-consuming reentry of data for class rosters, attendance codes, and student
information
•
Automatic and transparent uploading of attendance, grades, citizenship, and other student
information to the PowerSchool server
•
Automatic backup of all data to the PowerSchool server
•
Automatic delivery of grades, attendance, citizenship, and other student information to
administrators and parents via the PowerSchool server
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Installation
Install PowerGrade if you do not already have it installed on your computer or if you want to load
the application on a different or remote computer. If you do not know if the application has been
installed on your computer, contact your PowerSchool administrator.
Installing PowerGrade is not necessarily complicated, but you should read the instructions for your
computer before starting. If you are not comfortable using computers, contact your PowerSchool
administrator. Everyone installing PowerGrade must verify system requirements and download the
application from the PowerSchool web site. After installation, complete all steps in the setup
process.
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System Requirements
Before installing PowerGrade, verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements.
If you are not sure about your computer’s capabilities, contact your PowerSchool administrator.
Download PowerGrade
When you install PowerGrade, all the necessary files download to your local computer from either
the PowerSchool web site or PowerSchool Teacher. All users must complete one of the following
procedures.
Before downloading PowerGrade, make sure you have the minimum system requirements. For
more information, see the section "
System Requirements
."
How to Download PowerGrade from the Web
To download PowerGrade from the PowerSchool web site, you must have a username and
password. Contact your PowerSchool administrator for this information.
1. Open your web browser to
http://www.powerschool.com/admin/tech/powergradedownload.html
.
2. On the Download page, click the appropriate PowerGrade version for your operating
system:
•
Mac OS 9
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Mac OS X
•
Windows
3. The Download Manager appears as the PowerGrade Installer is downloaded to your
desktop.
How to Download PowerGrade from PowerSchool Teacher
To download PowerGrade from PowerSchool Teacher, you must have a username and password,
and you must know the address of PowerSchool Teacher on your PowerSchool server. Contact your
PowerSchool administrator for this information.
1. Open PowerSchool Teacher. For more information, see the section "
How to Launch
PowerSchool Teacher
."
2. On the PowerSchool Teacher start page, choose PowerGrade from the main menu.
3. On the Download page, click the link of the appropriate PowerGrade file. PowerGrade saves
to a location on your computer.
How to Launch PowerSchool Teacher
Open PowerSchool Teacher using the PowerSchool Teacher URL for your school, or launch
PowerSchool Teacher directly from PowerGrade.
To launch PowerSchool Teacher from PowerGrade, choose Utilities > Launch PowerSchool Teacher.
The web browser displays the PowerSchool Teacher login page.
Install PowerGrade
Install the files that you downloaded from the web using the procedure "
Download
PowerGrade
." Complete the instructions for your specific type of computer.
How to Install PowerGrade for Macintosh
If you are using a Macintosh operating system, a file named after the current version of PowerGrade
saves to your computer during the download. Use the following procedures to install PowerGrade.
Note: You may need to un-stuff the downloaded file before opening the PowerGrade setup file.
1. If you downloaded an installer file, double-click the PowerGrade installer file. Otherwise, skip
to Step 3.
Note: If prompted, select the option to install a new instance of PowerGrade or update a
prior version.
2. Click Install. PowerGrade installs to the specified location.
Note: If you update a prior version of PowerGrade, click OK to allow PowerGrade to search
for earlier versions.
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3. Double-click the PowerGrade setup file at the specified location, such as PowerGrade or
"pg4.comp," if necessary. If you do not already have a data file, the Open Data File dialog
appears. If you already have a data file, you can begin using PowerGrade.
4. Click New to open a new data file or locate and select an existing data file. If selecting an
existing data file, continue to the section "
Set Up PowerGrade
." The "Create a data file?"
dialog appears.
5. Enter the data file that stores grades, such as grades.data, grades99-00.data, or
mygrades.data.
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6. Click Save. The PowerGrade installation is complete. Continue to the section "
Set Up
PowerGrade
."
How to Install PowerGrade for Windows
If you are using a Windows operating system, a file named "Setup.exe" downloads to your
computer. Use the following procedures to install PowerGrade on your PC.
Note: Search for the setup file if you cannot locate it on the desktop.
1. On the desktop or other location specified when downloading, open the PowerGrade
installation file, which ends with ".exe". The PowerGrade Setup program starts.
Note: If any other applications are open, close them if instructed to do so and continue the
installation process.
2. Click Next. The Choose Destination Location dialog appears.
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Note: To install the software to another directory, click Browse and select it. In either case,
make a note of the directory.
3. Click Next. The Ready To Install dialog appears.
4. Click Next. The setup program finishes the installation process. The Finished dialog appears.
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5. Click Close.
6. Click Start in the lower left corner of the desktop.
7. Choose Programs > PowerGrade > PowerGrade. If you are installing PowerGrade for the first
time or if you do not have a data file, the Open dialog appears. If PowerGrade found a data
file, you can begin using PowerGrade.
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8. Click "New?" to open a new data file or locate and select an existing one. If selecting an
existing data file, continue to the section "
Set Up PowerGrade
." If creating a new data
file, the "Create a data file?" dialog appears.
9. Enter the data file name that stores grades, such as grades.data, grades99-00.data, or
mygrades.data.
10. Click Save. The PowerGrade installation is complete. Continue to the section "
Set Up
PowerGrade
."
Set Up PowerGrade
Use these instructions to set up PowerGrade at your workstation. All users must complete this
procedure after completing the procedure "
Install PowerGrade
."
How to Set Up the Workstation
After you install PowerGrade and start the application for the first time, you need to configure it.
1. In the Step 1 PowerGrade Setup dialog, enter the PowerSchool server IP address for your
school.
Note: If you do not know the IP address of your server, contact your PowerSchool
administrator. Without this information, PowerGrade cannot communicate with the
PowerSchool server.
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