Secretary Workshop PowerSchool & PowerTeacher Kim Hobbs ~ October 21, 2011.
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Transcript of Secretary Workshop PowerSchool & PowerTeacher Kim Hobbs ~ October 21, 2011.
Secretary WorkshopPowerSchool & PowerTeacher
Kim Hobbs ~ October 21, 2011
I Will Survive!
Workshop Goals1. Review 2011-2012 Reporting Dates
2. Access PowerTeacher Administrator in order to check teacher Section Readiness Reports
3. Run Middle Level (6-9) and Secondary Level (10-12) Report Card Templates
4. Take a look at PTGB from a Teachers point of view.
5. Identify Reports that teachers can print from PTGB
6. Troubleshoot possible causes for errors or omissions on student reports.
Resourceswww.sunwestsd.ca
PowerTeacher Gradebook Support Wikihttp://powerteachergradebooksupport.wikispaces.com
Power Sourcehttps://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com/
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2011-2012 At a Glance
Secondary Report Card (4 per year) Middle Level Report Card (3 per year)Elementary Report Card (3 per year)
Dates will be common for Sun West School Division
Grades 10-12 Reporting Periods
Grades 10-12 Term Ends Report Card Issued
Q1 November 10, 2011 November 15, 2011
Q2 January 27, 2011 February 1st, 2012
Q3 April 5, 2012 April 17, 2012
Q4 June 27, 2012 June 29, 2012
Grades K-9 Reporting Periods
Grades K-12 Term Ends Report Card Issued
T1 November 10, 2011 November 15, 2011
T2 March 14, 2012 March16, 2012
T3 June 27, 2012 June 29, 2012
PT Administrator Accounts
Teachers notify PowerTeacher Administrator of Final Grades Completion. (Demonstration)
Log into PowerSchool and click on PT Administrator in the Setup menu along the left side of the screen.
Secondary Level Report Card Templates
A separate template has been created for each Quarter!
Remind teachers to complete Final Grade Completion Process
Run Report Card Template for Grades 10-12 students when teachers have checked final grades and comments in their gradebooks.
You could print these reports on School Letterhead
Middle Level Report Card Templates
Remind teachers to complete Final Grade Completion Process
Run Report Card Template for Grades 6-9 students when teachers have entered a Final Grade, indicated Learning Program and Learning Behavior Results for each Middle Level Course.
Right now there are two templates to choose from (Mid Level Report Card Att and Mid Level Report Card Daily)
There will be a Middle Level Report Card Template
Power School Reports
Run Trials as soon as possible so that we may detect potential errors sooner rather than later!
Do not make any changes to the report templates!
Delete any templates that you are not using.
Teacher Directions for Report Cards
Documents enclosed for:Middle Level Reporting ProcessSecondary Level Reporting Process
*This information is also posted on the wiki.Elementary report card template is not ready,
teachers will be reporting in a format similar to 2010-2011 school year.
PowerTeacher Gradebook Reports
Report Name Description
Attendance Grid Report Student and date grid for taking attendance.
Final Grade and Comment Verification Report
This report generates a list of final grades and teacher comments for students
Individual Student Report Generates section scores by assignment and final grade for each reporting term, listed in a one page per student layout
Missing Assignment Report Generate a list of assignments that have not been scored and have been marked as missing
Standards Report Outcome report by class, or by student with assignment scores or by student with only outcome final grade scores
Scoresheet Report Summary of student grade and assignment date.
Troubleshooting Report Errors
Known Error:If a student is dropped from a course
and then enrolled in the same course the final grade will not print on the Individual Student Report.
Solution: Send request to Sondra to fix
Troubleshooting Report Errors
Overlapping Enrolments:The Fix Enrollments link will only work
if the student is enrolled in overlapping courses.
Check also to ensure that the course Entry Date is before the Exit Date
Troubleshooting Report Errors
Report Error: Reports will not open in your Report Queue. This is an Adobe Reader error.
Solution:
Submit a Helpdesk ticket and Foxit Reader will be installed on your computer which will allow you to read the PDF.
Reminders
Please cc Sondra, Linda & Kim if you are sending PowerSchool directions to groups of secretaries.
Delete Report Card Templates that you are not using.
Grade 1-9 Courses (T1,T2,T3)
Grades 10-12 Courses (Q1,Q2 and/or Q3,Q4)
Kim Hobbs
Learning Consultant
Sun West School Division
www.sunwestsd.ca