PowerSchool Teacher

Teachers have indirect access to PowerSchool through PowerSchool Teacher access. Teachers can view some of the same pages as school administrators and do some of their most important record keeping directly on the PowerSchool system.

Open PowerSchool Teacher

There are three pieces of information you must have before you can log on to PowerSchool Teacher.

PowerSchool URL

Since PowerSchool is Web-based, the PowerSchool system at your school must have an

Internet address. From outside of school use the following url:

Your PowerSchool address: ______

Username

Your PowerSchool administrator assigns your username, which can be a variation of your first or last name. If you are not sure of your username, contact your PowerSchool administrator.

Password

Your PowerSchool administrator assigns your password. When you log on to PowerSchool Teacher, you must enter your password exactly as it is assigned. Spelling is important! If you do not know your password, contact your PowerSchool administrator. You cannot access PowerSchool Teacher without it.

Note: Do not use your colleague’s password or give your password to anyone. Security

is very important in PowerSchool.

How to Log On to PowerSchool Teacher

Log on using your username, password, and the PowerSchool Teacher URL.

1. Open your Web browser to your schools PowerSchool Teacher URL. The Log On page displays.

2. Enter your username in the first field.

3. Enter your password in the second field. The characters display as asterisks (*) to ensure greater security when you log on.

4. ClickSign In. The PowerSchool Teacher Home page displays.

How to Log Off PowerSchool Teacher

When you finish your work in PowerSchool Teacher, it is important to log off. Do so from any

page in the system.

1. Click Sign Out in the navigation bar.

PowerSchool Teacher Home Page

For most teachers, this page displays every time you open PowerSchool Teacher.

The PowerSchool Teacher Home page consists of four main areas:

• navigation frame

• page content, including current classes

*If you are on a page and need to get back to the home page, click on the PowerTeacher buttonin the upper left.

Navigation Frame

The vertical frame on the left side of the page is the navigation frame, which includes links to seven different features:

  • Daily Bulletin link allows you to read your school’s daily bulletin. Staff Directory link gives you access to staff contact information. Meals link is for taking lunch counts (we do not use).
  • Personalize link allows you to set user preferences such as password and default student screen.
  • Reports link allows you to print reports for all students in your classes.
  • Recommendation is not used at this time.

Daily Bulletin

How to Read the Daily Bulletin

While you cannot create entries for the daily bulletin, you can read the notices and send a

message to the person in charge of maintaining the bulletin.

1. On the PowerSchool Teacher Home page, click Daily Bulletin. The Daily Bulletin page

displays today’s announcements and links to bulletins for other days.

Staff Directory

The Staff Directory displays the staff for the selected school and term. Use the Staff Directory to filter groups of staff members according to their functions or to determine email addresses for staff members.

How to View the Staff Directory

1. On the PowerSchool Teacher Home page, click Staff Directory. The Staff Directory

displays staff Name, Room, email, Home # and School #.

Personalize

Customize PowerSchool Teacher to meet your needs and preferences.

How to Change Your PowerSchool Teacher Password

1. On the PowerSchool Teacher Home page, click Personalize. The Personalize page

displays.

2. Click on the Change Password link

3. Type the Old Password and the New Password twice.

*Be sure to review the requirements for the new password.

4. Click Submit. The Home page redisplays. The next time you log on to PowerSchool,

use the new password.

How to Personalize the Student Default Screen

1. On the PowerSchool Teacher Home page, click Personalize. Choose the Default Student Screen link.

2. Select the Default Student Screen from the pull-down menu. This refers to the first page that displays when you open a student record.

3. Click Submit in the Default Student Screen section. The Home page displays. From now on the page you selected displays when you open a student page.

Gradebook

How to Launch the Gradebook – PowerTeacher Web Gradebook

1. Click on the Gradebook tool on the left.

2. Click on the LaunchGradebook button on the screen. The PowerTeacher Web Gradebook will open.

Or 1. Click the quick launch button

Reports

How to Run Reports for All Students

Generate reports for all students in your classes using the link in the navigation frame. Select

from custom and pre-configured reports.

1. On the PowerSchool Teacher Home page, click Reports in the navigation frame. The

Reports for All Students page displays.

  1. From the Reports for All Students window, choose the desired report and click the Submit button.
  2. The next screen you will see is the Report Queue. (You have entered the PowerSchool report area.)
  3. To see your finished report, you must click on the Refresh button to the right of My Jobs.
  4. Your screen will refresh and a link will appear at the right of the window – View.
  5. Click on the View link and your Student Directory Report will open in a viewer.
  6. At this point you can Print this report or Save it to your computer.
  7. Click on the PowerTeacher icon to return to the main PowerTeacher screen.

*You can get a Student Directory report for each class that you have by choosing the Printer icon for each.

Current Classes Page

The current classes is the default page that is displayed. There are icons to the right of each course name. The icons will take you to other pages for:

  • Attendance
  • Lunch Count
  • Student Information
  • Reports

How to Take Attendance

  1. Click on the single chair icon for the class which you wish to take attendance
  1. On the list that comes up, change the current attendance code drop down to the attendance you wish to assign a student
  1. Click in the box next to the student(s) name that is absent or tardy. You can change the drop down to Absent and click on some boxes, then change it to tardy and click on other boxes before submitting.
  1. Once you submit, you will be taken back to the start page where, if you did everything correctly, the previously clear dot next to the chair will have changed to green.

How to View Student Pages

This is probably one of the most helpful features of PowerSchool Teacher. You can view some of the pages that school administrators view and access a great deal of information about your students. Clicking the backpack icon opens the student pages.

  1. On the PowerSchool Teacher Home page, click the backpack icon at the class whose student pages you want to view.
  2. Choose the Class and the student you wish to find information.
  3. Click the Last Name of the student whose record you want to view. The Student page displays the default page selected.
  4. Choose the Select screens pop up to get other information
  5. Click the First Name of another student to see the same screen
  6. Click the Last Name of the student to see the default screen
  7. Click a class under Change Class to open another class. The navigation frame displays another list of students.

How to Run Class Reports

This feature of PowerSchool Teacher is the ability to generate reports. You can print various reports whenever you want without having to wait for your PowerSchool or school administrator to do them for you. Access reports for a particular class through the report icon.

*Refer to the Reports section to run class reports.