Grades and Attendance: This is the first page that is displayed after logging on to PowerSchool. On the left, a record of attendance for the past two weeks is displayed. Course and teacher name are listed in the Course column. Blue text indicates a hyperlink and in this case, clicking on the teacher's name, links you to their E-Mail address if that is available. Your web browser must be configured for sending E-Mail.
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To the right of the course list is the current grades and number of absences and tardiness for each course.

Grades History: Clicking here displays historical grades for the current school year only. These are grades that appeared on the student's report card. Note that the percentage is in blue which in this case takes you to the Class Score Detail page containing the name of the teacher that assigned the grade and the period the student was enrolled in the course.

Attendance History: Displays a grid with the student's attendance record for each day of the the current marking period.

Email Notification (Parent/Guardian Screen): Use this screen to request that PowerSchool E-Mail selected information regarding grades, attendance or assignments on a regular basis. Parents or guardians provide their E-Mail address and choose any of the following items that they would like to receive via E-Mail.
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*Summary of current grades and attendance
*Detailed reports showing all assignment scores for each class
*Detailed report of attendance
*School announcements
*Balance Alert (Note: Will only be sent when a student is low on funds.)
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Parents, even if you do not want Email notifications of grades and attendance, please fill in or update your Email address. By entering your E-Mail address into PowerSchool, you will be put on the E-Mail list serve for schools that use this feature and will receive important school related information.
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Clicking the submit button at the bottom of this screen completes the process.

Teacher Comments: Teachers have the ability to post comments for each student. Blue text indicates a hyperlink and in this case, clicking on the teacher's name, links you to their E-Mail address if that is available. Your web browser must be configured for sending E-Mail.

School Bulletin: If the the school uses this feature, the school office can post important announcements and the lunch menu in this area. The current day's bulletin is displayed. However, previous daily bulletins and future daily bulletins may be displayed by click on the appropriate date at the bottom of the screen.

Class Registration: This screen is only used by the high school and is only activated during open course enrollment for the next school year. Students may only use this screen under the direct instruction of the guidance office staff.

Balance: This will display any lunch balances and if the school uses this feature also library balances that the student has. USD 379 Schools uses an automated lunch system.

My Calendars: My Calendars operates in conjunction with iCal, a personal desktop calendar application. iCal runs on any Macintosh computer with Mac OS X v10.2.3 or later. It is recommended that you install Mac OS X v10.2.3 before downloading iCal. Visit iCal's web site to obtain a free download of iCal. Visit iCalShare to find an application that supports the vCalendar standard. If the school uses this feature, by subscribing to My Calendars, you can receive assignment, grade and school event information automatically. (PowerSchool Manual for using My Calendars (pdf) )

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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
* Click on the PowerSchool Logo to return to the main screen.
* Each teacher can provide parents and students with an explanation of the grading system to be implemented.
* Contact your child's teacher with questions about grades and attendance.
* As a security measure, PowerSchool will automatically log you out after 10 minutes of inactivity.
* Contact your child's school with questions on accessing the PowerSchool system.