Power PTC Power School Student Information System Configuration

Overview

This section is only for sites that wish to connect directly to Powerschool ® Student Information System directly.

This section will cover how to import student information from Powerschool ® Student Information System. Power PTC makes it easy to import limited teacher/resource information as well as student demographic information. In order to perform the steps outlined below, you must confirm that your Power PTC system is configured to use the Powerschool SIS option. To confirm that your system is configured to use the Powerschool SIS system perform the following:

  1. Log into the Power PTC web interface using an administrative account.
  2. Click on System Config.
  3. Click on SIS Setup.
  4. Set SIS Type: to Powerschool SIS
  5. Ensure that your connection settings for your SIS are correct, go here for more information.
  6. Click Save Configuration.

Importing Student Information

Notice: Running the sync outlined below will wipe out all data stored in Power PTC in regards to your student information. Also do NOT sync when Parent-Teacher Conferences are actively in progress, this could be destructive to Parent’s schedules.

  1. Log into Power PTC’s web interface using an administrative account.
  2. Click on the SIS icon.
  3. In the SIS section, select Sync.
  4. Click on the Start Sync button to start the data sync between your SIS and Power PTC. Once the sync has been started, you may navigate away from the current page, as the sync process will continue in the background.