PowerSchool services
From messy data and report card stress to provincial deadlines and staff turnover, we take care of PowerSchool so your school can focus on students.
PowerSchool services
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PowerSchool setup and managementInstallation, configuration and data migration
- Installation and configuration to meet your school or district’s requirements
- Custom user roles, permissions and workflows
- Data migration from older systems, carefully checked for accuracy
- Scheduling, attendance, gradebook and reporting set up to match your policies
- Automated enrolment, notifications and provincial reporting
- Importing, exporting and managing data for accurate records
- Custom reports for attendance, grades, performance and compliance
- Custom fields, templates and workflows for your unique needs
- Planning for growth as enrolment or requirements change
- Help adopting new PowerSchool modules and features
Day-to-day operation supportHelp by phone, email or ticket
- Responsive troubleshooting for PowerSchool products
- Support by phone, email or online ticket
- User accounts, permissions and system settings
- Guidance on scheduling, enrolment updates and grade management
- Importing, exporting and cleaning data
- Transferring data during enrolment or system changes
- Day-to-day changes to templates, reports and workflows
- Tips to make the system work more efficiently
Provincial reporting configurationAccurate, on-time submissions
- PowerSchool set up for your province’s reporting requirements
- Ready-made templates and forms for provincial submissions
- Student, staff and operational data that meets provincial standards
- Automatic checks that catch errors before you submit
- Step-by-step guidance for generating and submitting reports
- Help with provincial portals and submission processes
- Clean data flow between PowerSchool and provincial systems
- No duplicates or inconsistencies across systems
- Help desk support for submission errors
- Dedicated support during busy reporting periods
Parent and student portalsSetup, training and support for families
- Portals set up with your school’s branding and preferences
- Dashboards that highlight grades, attendance and assignments
- Account creation, activation and password resets
- Guides and training for parents and students
- Troubleshooting login issues and technical errors
- Notifications, announcements and messaging
- Real-time updates for grades, attendance and behaviour
- Secure, privacy-compliant access and permissions
- Support for the PowerSchool mobile apps
- Regular improvements based on user feedback
Attendance and behaviour trackingCodes, workflows and trend reports
- Attendance codes and policies configured
- Daily, period or event-based tracking
- Quick attendance tools for teachers
- Attendance reports by student, class or school
- Insights into trends like chronic absenteeism
- Automatic updates for attendance or behaviour incidents
- Student access to their own attendance and behaviour records
Gradebook and assessmentPowerTeacher Pro, report cards and more
- Gradebook set up to match your grading policies
- Support for PowerTeacher Pro and other grading modules
- Custom grading scales, categories and weights
- Automatic term, final and cumulative grades
- Progress reports and report cards
- Standards-based grading systems
- Real-time grades for parents and students
- Alerts for missing assignments or grade changes
- Integration with third-party assessment tools
- Help moving from paper to digital grading
User roles and permissionsThe right access for the right people
- Roles for administrators, teachers, students and parents
- Roles customized for your school or district
- Permission changes as people change positions
- Regular reviews to keep access up to date
- Compliance with privacy laws and regulations
Technical support and maintenanceKeeping everything up to date
- Regular system updates and maintenance
- Troubleshooting and issue resolution
Capacity building
We build the skills, systems and processes your staff need to manage and use student data well, for better student outcomes.
Training and developmentFor administrators, teachers and staff
- Data management training on accuracy and security
- Data literacy workshops to spot trends and at-risk students
- In-depth PowerSchool training: reports, gradebook and attendance
Data quality improvementFewer errors, more consistency
- Finding and fixing errors in student data
- Standard data entry guidelines for every department
- Automated workflows that cut manual mistakes
Reporting and analyticsInsight into performance and attendance
- Training staff to build custom reports
- Interactive dashboards with real-time insights
- Performance analysis to tailor instruction
Data-driven decision makingHelping teachers act early
- Using data to plan lessons and targeted support
- Early intervention systems for students falling behind
- Predictive tools for outcomes like graduation rates
SustainabilityKnowledge that stays with your school
- Data management manuals and guides for staff
- A culture where everyone values good data
- Ongoing learning on best practices and new tools
Third-party system integration
We connect outside tools to PowerSchool so data flows smoothly, work gets faster and records stay accurate. Programs we currently support:
Communications
We help schools set up SchoolMessenger for alerts to students and parents, and support everyday communication needs.
Individual Program Plans (IPP)
We implement PowerSchool Special Programs for managing IPPs and support its day-to-day use.
Online student registration
We set up PowerSchool Online Registration so enrolment happens without paper, and support it day to day.
Learning management system
Full integration with PowerSchool for assignments, grading and communication.
Need help with the rest of your school’s IT?
We also look after networks and Wi-Fi, computers and Chromebooks, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, security and your school website.
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