School Setup
To perform school setup tasks:
- On the Start Page, click the School link and choose a school.
- Under Setup, click School.
- Navigate to the appropriate setup section.
School Setup Tasks
Setting up a school in PowerSchool for California involves the following tasks:
| Task | Navigation from the School Setup Page Section Heading Name: Link Name |
|---|---|
| Attendance: Attendance Code Code Categories + Attendance Codes + Attendance Conversions + Full-Time Equivalencies (FTE) | |
| Set Up Attendance Tracking | Attendance: Attendance Tracking and Notification |
| Set Attendance Backfill Preferences | Attendance: Backfill Preferences |
| Specify School Attendance Preferences | Attendance: Preferences |
| Set Up School Years and Terms | Scheduling: Years & Terms |
| Create Bell Schedules | Calendaring: Bell Schedules |
| Configure the School Calendar | Calendaring: Calendar Setup |
| Create Segments for Non-Monthly Reports | Calendaring: Reporting Segments |
| Define Winter Break Exclusion Weeks | Calendaring: Winter Break Exclusion |
| Define Course Sets for Graduation | Scheduling: Course Groups + Graduation Sets |
| Create Course Sections | Scheduling: Sections |