PowerSchool Website Overview

This is what you will see when upon entering the PowerSchool website.

Each of these pictures located at the top of the website will bring you to a different page with your student’s information. Anything blue on each screen can be clicked on and will link you to further information. You can return to the first screen at any time by clicking on the green PowerSchool logo. Following is a brief description of each:

· Grades and Attendance: Grades and attendance for the year. Detailed attendance for the last week and current week are shown – clicking on the total number of absences will give you a detailed description of each absence (excused, unexcused, AM or PM). Clicking on a current grade will connect you to any assignments, tests etc. that make up that grade.

· Grade History: Displays final grades for previous marking periods. Click on the final grade to see any assignments, tests etc. that made up that grade.

· Attendance History: Displays the attendance codes marked for the current marking period.

· Email Notifications: Click to sign up for automatic email reports. Select what information you would like to receive, when you want it sent and what email addresses you would like the reports to be sent to. To email your student’s teacher, simply click on their name (in blue) on any of the screens.

What information would you like to receive?	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.)
How often?	Never Once a week Once every two weeks Once a month Daily
Send now?
Email Address(es)	(separate multiple email addresses with commas)

· Teacher Comments: Displays comments that have been given by your student’s teacher. Comments are separated by each subject that your student has.

· School Bulletin: School announcements will be posted here such as upcoming events. (Notices will also still be sent home)

· Class registration: Not in use at our school.

· Balance: Not in use at our school.

• My Calendars: Any calendar items to be announced will be listed in the School Bulletin and monthly calendars will still be sent home.

Each page that you visit can be printed by clicking on the Print Page icon in the lower right-hand corner of each screen. This will bring you to a printer-friendly page with a short description of the information on that page.

If you have any further questions about PowerSchool please feel free to call your child’s school office and speak with the data clerk or email powerschool@pickens.k12.ga.us.

The website to access PowerSchool is:

http://powerschool.pickens.k12.ga.us/public

When you visit the website you will be asked for your username and password. Keep your username and password secure. A parent login gives you additional access that your student’s login does not grant such as requesting parent reports. You will have a separate username for each child. Your students will also have the opportunity to log in to the assignments and grades, but will be given their own usernames and passwords from their teachers.

If you forget your username / password or would like to change your username / password you can call your child’s/children’s school and speak with the data clerk or email powerschool@pickens.k12.ga.us. You can also use this email for any questions you may have regarding PowerSchool.

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