Our Pre-Conference Learning sessions are day-long learning opportunities. We have designed this additional day so attendees have more flexibility with their schedule during the Two-Day Conference. 

Attendees of the Pre-Conference Learning Day and Two-Day Conference gain admission to the events below. 

• Day-long training session on Monday, Nov. 11, see full day class options listed below
• Conference Kick-off Reception evening of Monday, Nov. 11 
• Full day of break-out sessions on Tuesday, Nov. 12 
• Exhibitor Reception evening of Tuesday, Nov. 12 
• Full day of break-out sessions on Wednesday, Nov. 13 
• On-site Help Desk for core PowerSchool, MBA Plugins, and WI state reporting 
• Light breakfast, lunch and beverage breaks all three days 
• Abundant networking opportunities with other PowerSchool users 

Once you select the Three-Day Conference the full-day class options will appear.

Early Registration pricing of $675, enabled through June 30, 2024. Price increases to $735 through September 30, 2024. Full-price conference registration of $800 begins October 1, 2024. 

Attendees of the Two-Day Conference gain admission to the events below. 

• Conference Kick-off Session afternoon of Monday, Nov. 11 
• Conference Kick-off Reception evening of Monday, Nov. 11 
• Full day of break-out sessions on Tuesday, Nov. 12 
• Exhibitor Reception evening of Tuesday, Nov. 12 
• Full day of break-out sessions on Wednesday, Nov. 13 
• On-site Help Desk for core PowerSchool, MBA Plugins, and WI state reporting 
• Light breakfast, lunch and beverage breaks both days 
• Abundant networking opportunities with other PowerSchool users. 

Early Registration pricing of $525, enabled through June 30, 2024. Price increases to $570 through September 30, 2024. Full-price conference registration of $625 begins October 1, 2024. 

This introductory session is designed to help you get started with Excel and build a solid foundation for using spreadsheets effectively. In this session you will explore the basics of Excel including autofill, auto sum, and basic formulas. Then you will work on data management as you learn how to format data, sort, and filter. (This class does not include exporting data from PowerSchool.) 

In this session, we will guide you through the foundational steps of developing a robust standards strategy. We will begin by discussing the goals of your strategy, focusing on identifying the information you seek and the information you aim to provide with standards-based grading. Participants will learn about the importance of understanding already defined standards at the state, national, and school levels, as well as the process of creating your own standards. Emphasizing the need to start early, we will discuss timelines for effective implementation. We will also explore other factors for considerations when setting up, using and reporting standards. 

Still customizing core PowerSchool pages because you just don’t understand page fragments and insertion points? You are NOT alone! Let us help you get on track and understand how using Page Fragments can eliminate the need to customize core pages. 

During this hands-on training we will learn search skills and nuggets of knowledge to more effectively use PowerSchool. Learners will search for students using built-in search options, apply multiple search criteria to get a desired selection of students, and apply search parameters to staff and contacts. The quest will further take learners into learning to use Stored Searches, Student Search Codes, searching for courses, and searching for grades – both current and stored. 

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

Do you ever watch another computer user and wonder -- How'd they do that?! As we zoom through the ever-changing world of technology sometimes we miss some of the basics that would glue this technology stuff together. We will focus on tips & tricks in PowerSchool, and also discuss tips related to general computer usage, and browsers. Q&A welcome. 

Get the query and data access of Enterprise Reporting with the drag-and-drop editing of ReportWorks plus the precision layout of Object Reports and you get PowerSchool's new reporting tool - Advanced Reports! This session will introduce you to Advanced Reports and give you a chance to see it live and have your questions answered. If you have been looking for a more advanced reporting option, this is it! 

In this session, MBA experts will demo how to manage your students' Behavior logs and other Log Types with MBA Behavior and Alert Creator plugins for PowerSchool. The brand-new Detention Tracker is a must see! These proven tools easily identify and quickly communicate student concerns. MBA’s Behavior plugin adds incredible value and data analysis to Log Entries and Alert Creator gives you the ability to create whatever student alerts you need and run relevant reports with ease. Easily spot trends and encourage timely responses with both plugins.

In this session Attendance Rules & Thresholds variations and usage will be examined along with a review of the Process Attendance Rules function. The Public Portal Report Attendance feature that allows parents/guardians to notify the school that their student will be absent (whether a full or partial day) via the public portal will also be discussed. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Attendance Monitor plugin.

Attendees will engage in discussions on numbering and naming conventions, when to revise versus create new courses, and course management including managing school and year availability. Additionally, we will provide an overview of using the course interface, including filtering and searching functionalities.  

Managing Contacts is no easy feat! Participants will learn the process of adding new contacts and associating them with students, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records. The session will cover the importance of establishing relationships from original entries , as well as techniques for merging duplicate entries to maintain a clean database. Additionally, we will discuss audits and reports available in the core system to ensure accuracy, the process of inactivating contacts, and the significance of maintaining notes. Privacy and no-contact concerns will also be addressed, providing participants with the knowledge to handle sensitive information responsibly. Join us to gain valuable insights and practical skills in managing contact information efficiently and securely. 

In this session, you will learn how to effectively use the Report Creator to generate reports. We will cover the creation of Report Cards and Transcripts, including configuring credit summaries. Additionally, we will explore using box reports. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Report Creator plugin.

Unlock the full potential of Excel by mastering its powerful formulas and functions to help manipulate your data. This session is designed for users of all skill levels who want to enhance their data analysis skills. Dive into essential Excel functions starting with the Functions Wizard and moving on to master functions such as IF, VLOOKUP, Count, Minimum & Maximum Value, and pivot tables. Discover how these functions can simplify complex calculations and improve your data analysis capabilities. (This class does not include exporting data from PowerSchool.)

This session will cover a wide range of topics, including understanding grade reporting terms, and how to handle credits and attendance points. Additionally, we will discuss variable credit and how to manage subsets by student, section, or date left. The session will also include practical guidance on manual entry of single and multiple historical grades. Participants will learn valuable tips, such as how to handle out-of-sync grades alerts. Finally, we will explore various reports, including reports for auditing and verification, to ensure accurate and comprehensive grade reporting. This session is ideal for staff who are responsible for maintaining and reporting traditional grades. Whether you're new to these processes or looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide valuable insights and practical tips to ensure your school's grade management is accurate and effective.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

Notifications allow end users to quickly learn about updates, changes, and additions to student information. The key to using Notifications is the setup. During this session learners will understand the setup process and create a notification for their district. The creation of tasks through notifications and individual setup will be included in the discussion.

This session will provide an introduction and overview of the "ACP" feature in PowerSchool SIS. It will cover the flexible configuration framework, tracking students' progress, and how they can be incorporated into the Graduation Planner.

In this session hybrid scheduling utilizing the Load PowerScheduler Enrollments into Schedule Creator function will be discussed. This feature allows for partial scheduling in PowerScheduler with completion in the MBA Student Schedule Creator. Additional subject matter includes the enhanced options for Course Recommendations and Course Requests functions. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Student Schedule Creator plugin.

In this session, you will discover the benefits of using Student Modules within the Report Creator. You will also learn how to assess student module records, gaining insights into how to evaluate and manage the data within these modules. Additionally, we will cover reporting techniques. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Report Creator plugin.

This course is designed to unravel the often-confusing terms associated with PowerSchool customization. This session will provide clear explanations of key terms and concepts. We'll explore the fundamentals of SQL, JavaScript, and other essential customization tools, helping you gain the confidence to navigate and discuss these topics with ease.

Explore the PowerSchool Public Portal from the perspective of a student and a parent.

This session is designed to help school staff understand how these key stakeholders interact with PowerSchool, both through the web browser and the mobile app

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

 Join us for a practical session on creating effective mailing labels and form letters. This session will cover essential interface settings to ensure your labels and letters are well-formatted. Learn how to measure for layout accuracy and determine where the edge is for precise formatting. Additionally, we will discuss text formatting techniques and the use of fields to personalize your communications. This session is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their skills in creating professional and personalized mailing labels and form letters.

Manage student participation through extracurricular activities. This session will guide you through enrolling and removing students from activities. Additionally, you'll learn how to efficiently search by activity to quickly find and manage student involvement.

In this session, we will look at the intricacies of document attachment, covering essential topics such as attaching, categorizing, removing, and searching for document attachments.

Discover how to unlock the full potential of the Localization and Language Translation Toolkit in this informative session. We will cover essential topics such as how to enable the settings, identifying languages, and required entries. Explore some clever hacks for using the Language Translation Toolkit to change existing field labels.

This interactive session will cover Account Administration including assigning usernames and passwords, Contact data access, and parent emails. We will also cover best practices for communicating logins with parent

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

In this informative session, you will learn how to create comprehensive report card reports. The session will cover the layout of report cards, focusing on header and footer content, and how to define the fields in the "Schedule list". We will explore other uses for report cards beyond traditional grading.

In this session you will be introduced to existing PowerSchool resources and help sites. You will learn how to setup accounts, post questions and search for and discern helpful information to assist in supporting and using PowerSchool. The PowerSchool users community is a powerful resource and continually growing. This session will help you learn how to navigate through some of the most commonly used sites.

Join us for an interactive discussion on various types of logs and their diverse uses beyond discipline tracking. In this session, we will explore options for different log types and their applications, providing insights into how they can be utilized effectively. This session is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to leverage logs for a wide range of purposes

This session will cover essential topics such as daily and meeting attendance, and understanding the bridge period and how it impacts attendance tracking. The session will also include a comprehensive overview of the Attendance Dashboard, covering tiles and filtering, and how to select and output data from the dashboard. Additionally, we will discuss teacher attendance status, provide an attendance overview, and demonstrate how to modify attendance records. The session will also cover clock-in/clock-out functionality, mass changes, and managing attendance from teacher schedules. Finally, we will explore various attendance searches and system attendance reports to help you gain valuable insights.

Geared toward users who are new to customizing PowerSchool - this session will explore the use of PowerSchool’s Custom Screens interface as well as Custom Page Management. Attendees will learn to create basic custom pages, and make modifications to core PowerSchool pages

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

This session will get you caught up on all of the most recent changes to PowerSchool SIS since this year's back-to-school release in May. There may even be some sneak peek items, depending on timing.

Explore the versatile applications of logs beyond disciplinary actions in this comprehensive session. You’ll learn how to configure security measures to safeguard your log entry data effectively. We will also investigate options for customizing field visibility, creating specific subtypes, and building and running reports. Additionally, you’ll discover efficient techniques for searching log entries to quickly locate the information you need.

In this session, you will learn how to effectively set up and use Translation Management feature in Report Creator. This powerful tool allows users to create multilingual reports, ensuring that content is accessible to a diverse audience. Attendees will be guided through the step-by-step process of configuring translation settings, managing language resources, and integrating translations into their reports. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Report Creator plugin.

In this session, you will learn how to create and manage student programs effectively. We will start by discussing how to create configure program settings. You will gain insights into the importance of naming conventions. The session will also cover how to mass assign programs to students, making the process efficient and streamlined. Additionally, we will explore how to handle individual program entries and exits, including the process for dropping students from programs when they transfer out.

One of the most common sources of frustration when embarking down the SQL path in PowerSchool is trying to figure out why your date-based queries don’t work like you think they should. Or why they work great in SQL Developer but not at all in your customizations.

In this session, we will cover the basics of date handling in SQL databases in general, and Oracle in particular. Then we’ll go over the most common stumbling blocks to successfully using date values in SQL queries. You’ll finally understand why adding a TO_DATE() or TRUNC() somewhere in your query seems to magically fix everything, and why a “date” doesn’t actually exist in Oracle. We’ll also touch on a few advanced techniques for reporting that leverage the power hidden beneath the complexity.

This intermediate-level session assumes a working knowledge of SQL fundamentals, including how to use JOINs. Attendees should either have prior experience with SQL or have attended one of the introductory SQL sessions.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

This session is designed to help you empower teachers by providing them with the tools and knowledge to generate various reports. We will explore different types of reports that teachers can run, including rosters, attendance, grades, and more. Don't miss out on this valuable session aimed at making your teachers' lives easier and more productive.

Learn how to efficiently configure tests and test scores to streamline your assessment processes. We will begin with an overview of test configuration, guiding you through the steps to set up tests that meet your specific requirements. Next, we will look at test score configuration, ensuring you understand how to accurately record and manage test results. This session will also cover the import and export of tests and test scores, providing you with the tools to handle large datasets efficiently. You will learn how to manually enter test scores, ensuring accuracy and consistency in your records.

Join us for an insightful session on MBA Plugins: Letter Creation. This session will guide you through the process of creating letters within plugins using templates, specifically for Behavior, ChartIt, and Fees. Designed for those looking to enhance their reporting options, this course will provide a comprehensive understanding of how to effectively utilize templates to generate personalized letters. Whether you're new to MBA Plugins or looking to refine your skills, this session will equip you with the knowledge to create custom letters that meet your specific needs. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to streamline your letter creation process and improve your overall efficiency.

This session will guide you through the process of creating items for the daily bulletin, including tips on formatting to ensure your messages are clear and engaging. We will also discuss how to set expiration dates for bulletin items to keep your content relevant and up-to-date. Additionally, you'll learn how to target specific audiences, ensuring that the right people see the right information. Whether you're new to managing daily bulletins or looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide valuable insights and practical tips to ensure your daily bulletins are effective and well-received.

This session is tailored to help make the most of the latest features in PowerSchool. We will cover a range of new tools and functionalities, including receiving notifications, using tasks, effective quick searches, and ideas for using favorites. These additions are designed to streamline your workflow, making it easier to manage daily tasks and stay organized. By attending this session, you'll gain valuable insights into how these features can enhance your efficiency and productivity. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the latest updates and how they can benefit you.

PowerSchool provides a number of powerful tools for extending and customizing built-in functionality, as well as building your own custom features from scratch. But, as the classic saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. Customizations can introduce serious security vulnerabilities which can allow malicious users to bypass permissions or grant them unfettered access to the database.

We will review PowerSchool’s core security model and where each piece is enforced, go over the various bad actors who may try to exploit vulnerabilities in your custom code, and explore the “Principle of Least Privilege” which is the foundation of a good security posture. Then we will dig into the attack vectors affecting customizations and how to protect against them, including: permissions enforcement, untrusted user input (“GPV”), SQL code injection, JavaScript code injection, PSHTML attacks, and more.

This intermediate- to advanced-level session assumes a working knowledge of PowerSchool customizations. Attendees should either have prior practical experience building customizations or have attended one of the introductory customizations sessions.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

Know how and why to add, edit, and delete validation rules. We will explore common formats for phone numbers, dates, and email addresses, providing opportunities for ensuring data consistency and accuracy. Additionally, the session will address setting minimum and maximum values for dates, defining field lengths and data types, and utilizing text masks and character exclusions.

Join us for an engaging session on investigating the essential aspects of creating effective graduation plans. This session will cover a range of topics, starting with a conceptual discussion to ensure everyone is on the same page. Our strategy segment will focus on the credit types, course groups, and mixed approaches to help you design a comprehensive and flexible graduation plan. We encourage you to come as a team to maximize the collaborative potential of this session and leave with a clear, actionable strategy for your students' success.

Explore the essential aspects of change history, focusing on enabling change history, selecting specific areas for tracking, and reviewing tracked changes. We will discuss strategies for selecting the most relevant areas to track, ensuring that critical changes are captured.

This session will start with an overview of Student Profile Demographics and common screens for student data including core student alert, counselor assignments, and student schedule settings. Finally, we will explore Change Student Field Value. This session is perfect for those looking to streamline their processes and ensure accurate and up-to-date student data.

Explore PowerTeacher and PowerTeacher Pro (PTP) from the perspective of a teacher. This session is designed specifically for admin users who want to gain a deeper understanding of how these tools are utilized in the classroom and how they can better support their teaching staff. In this session you will gain insight into what options are available to teachers, how they use these features, and some valuable tips and tricks to share with them. Take a peek at attendance and student screens, then hop into PTP to navigate settings, categories, overrides, syncing the gradebook, grade scales, comments, and more.

Leverage the power of PowerSchool codes in your custom pages. Learn to create dynamic pages and reports. Attendees will learn to interpret PowerSchool codes in core pages, and incorporate them into their own customizations.

Trying to get data into and out of PowerSchool? In this class you will learn what you can do with some of the built in options in PowerSchool. This is a scenario-based class that explores using Quick Student Export, Custom Student List, Export Templates and DDE.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

In this in-depth session we will explore a variety of tools and techniques to ensure accurate and efficient attendance tracking. This session will cover essential topics such as Quick Lookup, which allows for swift access to student attendance records, and an attendance overview that delves into understanding different attendance modes, calculated daily values versus daily lookup, and attendance maintenance. We will also discuss how to use the Search by Attendance feature to find specific attendance data, and the Attendance Dashboard for viewing, filtering, and exporting attendance information. Additionally, we will cover Teacher Attendance Status and monitor teacher-submitted attendance, and System Reports to generate attendance reports. Whether you're new to these tools or looking to enhance your skills, this session will provide valuable insights and practical tips.

PowerQuery DATs were a game-changer when they were introduced. Create your own Data Access Tags so you can pull any information you need onto your reports, particularly generating tables onto an object report. If you have struggled to get certain data onto a report, this could be the solution you have been looking for.

This session is designed to guide you through the crucial steps of preparing your data before implementing graduation plans in PowerSchool. We will cover important topics such as setting up courses, understanding credit types, and managing active years. Additionally, we will examine handling historic grades and credit types to ensure your data is accurate and comprehensive. You will also learn how to efficiently export and re-import data, making the implementation process smoother and more effective. This session is a must-attend for anyone looking to ensure their graduation plans are set up for success from the start. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and practical tips for data preparation in PowerSchool.

Go beyond Report Cards and Transcripts with MBA’s Report Creator plugin, now allowing you to create reports, pages, rows and element templates. Create Attendance reports, academic concern letters with missing assignments, behavior log entry reports and transcripts. Electronically send reports and letters and request digital signatures. Feature rich style, format and appearance settings for your reports. Translate reports into the student’s preferred language. Do much more with efficiency and effectiveness using a plugin that gives you complete control.

This session is a compilation of the most important components of the MBA Adaptive Scheduler plugin: the creation of Sessions, the creation and usage of Templates, the various methods of rostering students into Sessions, and the Student Portal Availability settings. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Adaptive Scheduler plugin.

During this insightful session we will discuss the essential processes and practices for handling student enrollment. This session will guide you through enrolling new students, transferring students between schools, and unenrolling students who are transferring out. We will also discuss preregistration for advance enrollment and how to manage student schedule settings effectively. Additionally, we will explore various enrollment reports, including enrollment summaries by date, and provide tips on conducting auditing and accuracy checks to ensure your enrollment records are precise and up-to-date.

This session will guide you through understanding the basic structure of add-ons, including how far to unzip files if necessary. We will cover the installation process and provide troubleshooting tips to ensure smooth setup. Learn how to update your add-ons and view important information such as queries, credentials, and plug-in reports. Additionally, we will highlight some "must-have" free plug-ins and show you where to find them. We will not be creating plugins in this session. This session is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their system's functionality with powerful add-ons and manage them effectively.

Join us for an in-depth session on how to effectively manage and utilize the reports in Enterprise Reports. This session promotes the possibilities of Enterprise Reports as you learn to leverage the powerful data manipulation and filtering tools within the reports and then export report data to various formats. This session will provide valuable insights and practical knowledge in using Enterprise Reports.

During this hands-on training we will learn search skills and nuggets of knowledge to more effectively use PowerSchool. Learners will search for students using built-in search options, apply multiple search criteria to get a desired selection of students, and apply search parameters to staff and contacts. The quest will further take learners into learning to use Stored Searches, Student Search Codes, searching for courses, and searching for grades – both current and stored.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

SQL is the language used to speak to databases, providing access to the mountains of valuable data stored within PowerSchool. It is simple enough to speak in SQL by copying and pasting other people’s examples and code snippets, but to get answers to data questions that are uniquely yours, you need to be able to think in SQL.

This session covers everything you need to know in order to build your own meaningful SQL queries and — more importantly — understand what’s happening behind the scenes. We will cover the anatomy of an SQL statement and simple SELECTs all the way through complex JOINs. You’ll understand why there are inner joins and outer joins, when to use them, and how they actually work. You’ll be able to explain why, no matter how complex the query, you’re only ever really dealing with a single table at a time. And we’ll cover some of the most common pitfalls, why they are evil, and how to avoid them.

This introductory session assumes no prior knowledge of SQL, so is targeted at beginners, but is also a good fundamentals review for intermediate and advanced users. We’ll build on the fundamentals learned here in the next session, “Part 2: The Tricky Bits”.

The only way to obtain accurate attendance is with an accurate setup. In the Attendance Setup series, we will explore the many parts of attendance configuration and discuss the options so you can ensure your attendance is calculating as expected. Prepare to explore the preferences, codes, categories, conversions, and more.

We will explore the critical components of configuring effective graduation plans such as setting up requirements, establishing course groups, using credit types, and assigning students. This session is designed to provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to create comprehensive and tailored graduation plans for your students.

We will briefly recap the basics of the out of the box A&I dashboards but quickly move into a deep dive of the MTSS module where interventions are tracked from attendance to observational to progress monitoring. Ever get asked which interventions are working at your school or district? Have you ever heard interventions are difficult to track or time consuming? Still hand completing student plans? Find out how PowerSchool has centralized, streamlined, and automated the intervention tracking process.

In this session a review of several features within the MBA Student Fees plugin will take place. This includes course fee setup, assessing fees, and adjusting fees. Additional topics include commonly used MBA Student Fee reports and the creation of a custom fee statement from the default template. This session is intended for schools/districts that have purchased and are using the MBA Student Fees plugin.

Explore the challenges and solutions in setting up traditional grades. We will begin with an overview of reporting terms and critical decisions involving credit, reports, and store codes. The session will also cover grade calculation formulas and other PTPro settings that can impact grade setup. Additionally, you will learn how to configure grade scales, including cutoffs versus grade value, GPA points, added value, counting for graduation, default zero, and special codes scales. This session is ideal for those new to PowerSchool and those who want to understand and confirm your settings as we navigate the complexities of traditional grade setup and ensure accurate and effective grading practices.

In this session, you will discover the benefits of using Student Modules within the Report Creator. You will also learn how to assess student module records, gaining insights into how to evaluate and manage the data within these modules. Additionally, we will cover reporting techniques. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Report Creator plugin.

Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced user, this session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to leverage DATs effectively in your work. This session is designed to explain and evaluate DATs and where and how they can be used.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

Armed with a solid understanding of SQL anatomy and the how’s and why’s of JOINs, we’ll dive deeper into the trickier and more powerful bits of SQL: aggregation, subqueries, unions, derived tables, views, and more.

Using practical examples, we’ll look at how these bits add powerful capabilities to our basic SQL statements. Visual breakdowns explain not just what these operations do, but how they actually work, so you’ll understand when and why to use them. We’ll continue to build on the picture in your head of what the database is doing so you can translate your thoughts into working SQL code.

This intermediate-level session assumes a working knowledge of SQL fundamentals, including how to use JOINs. Attendees should either have prior experience with SQL or have attended the previous session, “Part 1: The Fundamentals”.

The only way to obtain accurate attendance is with an accurate setup. In the Attendance Setup series, we will explore the many parts of attendance configuration and discuss the options so you can ensure your attendance is calculating as expected. Prepare to explore the preferences, codes, categories, conversions, and more.

Are you or your counseling staff faced with piecing together entire class schedules for new students who arrive after the school year is underway? Or doing a full re-work of a student's schedule to fit in a course that wasn't anticipated? Learn to leverage PowerSchool's scheduling logic on the "live side" by using the Manually Schedule Student matrix and Automated Schedule function to speed up or automate these changes. This session will also cover the key setup needed to make use of these tools.

In this session, you will explore the various free plugins offered by Marcia Brenner Associates (MBA) to enhance your PowerSchool experience. We will provide an overview of the available free plugins, including their functionalities and benefits, highlighting new plugins like the SOY Validation Report and popular free MBA plugins, such as the Enrollment Summary plugin, which allows you to quickly and easily compare enrollment data based on ethnicity, school, gender, age, city, and district of residence.

Do you ever watch another computer user and wonder -- How'd they do that?! As we zoom through the ever-changing world of technology sometimes we miss some of the basics that would glue this technology stuff together. We will focus on tips & tricks in PowerSchool, and also discuss tips related to general computer usage, and browsers. Q&A welcome.

In this session, you will learn how to effectively set up and use Translation Management feature in Report Creator. This powerful tool allows users to create multilingual reports, ensuring that content is accessible to a diverse audience. Attendees will be guided through the step-by-step process of configuring translation settings, managing language resources, and integrating translations into their reports. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Report Creator plugin.

Virtual Meeting - An overview of the PSCB DEV Pro - Custom Reports plugins available from PSCB Development. The entire library includes 21 plugins, 235+ reports and the new PSCB Analyzer / Pivot Table toolkit.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

This informative session will help users find and use tools available within PowerSchool. We will cover key areas including term grades, historical course grades, quick lookup, standards results, test results, cumulative info, counselor dashboard, honor roll, class rank. You'll also learn about generating and analyzing group reports and other individual reports to gain insights into student performance.

Notifications allow end users to quickly learn about updates, changes, and additions to student information. The key to using Notifications is the setup. During this session learners will understand the setup process and create a notification for their district. The creation of tasks through notifications and individual setup will be included in the discussion.

Join us for a detailed session on the End of Term Process for Traditional Grades. We will guide you through essential steps such as grade verification, permanently storing grades, and calculating honor roll. Additionally, you’ll learn how to run and print reports, lock reporting terms, and make adjustments to Quick Lookup and current grade display. This session is designed to ensure you have all the tools and knowledge needed to efficiently manage and finalize grades at the end of the term.

This in-depth session focuses on mastering the art of live-side scheduling in PowerSchool. This session is designed for a staff who are responsible for managing the master schedule and/or student schedules throughout the school year. This class will start with setup necessary to schedule on the live side, adding and deleting sections, adding co-teachers, reviewing the master schedule, and modifying student schedules. Tips and Tricks will be addressed in using walk-in scheduling, overriding section maximums, fixing class counts, helpful reports, searches, and DATs.

Easily establish rules and thresholds to quickly monitor your student, school, and district attendance performance. Identify your at-risk students by processing attendance rules and track your parental notifications within PowerSchool – say goodbye to extra spreadsheets. Additionally, see how all attendance is processed on one screen, and further streamlined by allowing Parents and Guardians to submit attendance for their children.

Bring in what you’re struggling with, whether it’s a broken customization, something you’ve started and don’t know where to go from here, or something that is just an idea, and you would love to see it be created! Many paths may have brought you here but let us help you take a customization we work on together back to your district.

In this session, you will learn how to effectively use the Report Creator to generate reports. We will cover the creation of Report Cards and Transcripts, including configuring credit summaries. Additionally, we will explore using box reports. This session is intended for schools that have purchased and are using the MBA Report Creator plugin.

Getting Contact information out of PowerSchool is not user friendly. The Contact DAT Builder is a game-changer of a free plugin tool that allows users to pull Contact information in usable formats including Quick Export and List Students /Custom Student List. During this session we will walk through the plugin with you covering the different parts of the Contact DAT Builder and how to use it.

Harness the power of HTML to enhance your daily use of PowerSchool. We will cover common HTML tags, potential pitfalls to avoid, and practical places where HTML can be applied to improve your workflow. Whether you're looking to customize reports, enhance communication with parents and students, or streamline data entry, this session will provide you with the knowledge and skills to effectively use HTML in your everyday tasks.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

In this session we will discuss PowerSchool's Analytics and Insights platform that turns data into information for all role groups in a K-12 environment. With 20+ years in the analytics space, A&I, supports integration across all platforms, not just PowerSchool Systems. Break down data silos and view that data in easy-to-use dashboards by role while flowing directly into our MTSS to track the efficacy of those interventions in a single platform. Not just student data - see the power of bringing in staff data and analyzing the relationships between staff and classroom performance. We will also briefly touch on our latest data as a service platform, Connected Intelligence, where all your data is accessible in one spot, in real time, without restrictions. Want to build API's, third party integration, do your own AI? Want to talk to your data using natural language? Then this is the session for you!

This course will provide a general overview of how PowerSchool calculates GPA, including the contributing factors such as GPA points, percentages, and grades. We will examine the role of grade scales in GPA calculations and explore the differences between simple and weighted GPAs, including credit hours versus additional GPA points. Additionally, we will discuss what your student handbook or board policy says about GPA calculations. To bring these concepts to life, we will look at some practical examples. This session is perfect for counselors and administrators looking to deepen their understanding of GPA calculations and ensure accuracy.

If you’re holding off on upgrading PowerSchool to the new Enhanced User Interface or already have and you’ve found links to custom pages disappearing, this is the class for you! We will walk through restoring those links using both the new Custom Links user interface and creating those links using a plugin.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

This session will start with an overview of Student Profile Demographics and common screens for student data including core student alert, counselor assignments, and student schedule settings. Finally, we will explore Change Student Field Value. This session is perfect for those looking to streamline their processes and ensure accurate and up-to-date student data.

Are you ready for some fast-paced Excel training? We will cover a variety of tips and tricks in this session to boost your productivity and data management skillset. These tips and tricks are all relevant to data from PowerSchool. We will cover the borders, common shortcuts, hiding and inserting rows and columns, text wrap, merging cells, and removing duplicates. (This class does not include exporting data from PowerSchool.)

Join us for an in-depth session on GPAs, where we will cover the comprehensive setup and management of Grade Point Averages. This session will guide you through the different types of GPAs, including current, cumulative, and projected, as well as simple and weighted GPAs. We will discuss the importance of options including term parameters, attaching a grade scale to a GPA, and how grade levels and exclusion flags play a role in GPA calculations. You will learn how to calculate and verify GPAs by hand, ensuring accuracy and understanding of the process. Additionally, we will explore how GPAs relate to class rank and honor roll, and using DATs.

MBA CORE PowerSchool, CUSTOMIZATION, and WI STATE REPORTING experts will be available to help answer your questions.

Is your data dirty? What tools are even available to check your data. We will talk about some of the tools that are available, what they do, and how they work. You will be able to see the dirt and know where to start to get it cleaned up!

This in-depth session focuses on mastering the art of live-side scheduling in PowerSchool. This session is designed for a staff who are responsible for managing the master schedule and/or student schedules throughout the school year. This class will start with setup necessary to schedule on the live side, adding and deleting sections, adding co-teachers, reviewing the master schedule, and modifying student schedules. Tips and Tricks will be addressed in using walk-in scheduling, overriding section maximums, fixing class counts, helpful reports, searches, and DATs.

Add substantial capability for tracking and assessing student fees within PowerSchool. Key features include student receipts, statements, automatic discounting for Free/Reduced lunch status, enhanced pro-rating of School and Course fees, and “no more SOY balances”! Details will appear for any previous year's unpaid fees and each student’s Fees will “travel” with students as they move between schools within a district. MBA Café allows food service personnel to easily generate point-of-sale transactions for meals and a la carte items. Quickly serve students, staff, and guests (individual and groups) from multiple menus such as breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. Both Fees and Café offer a wide variety of reports for auditing purposes, and they integrate well with several online payment provider partners.

Bring your MBA Plugin questions to this session and let members of our Plugin Team impress you with their in-depth knowledge. Do you have enhancement requests for an MBA Plugin? We love hearing awesome ideas and feedback from our customers! Join us and share your thoughts!

Bring in what you’re struggling with, whether it’s a broken customization, something you’ve started and don’t know where to go from here, or something that is just an idea, and you would love to see it be created! Many paths may have brought you here but let us help you take a customization we work on together back to your district.

These imprinted polos take your athletic performance seriously!

Logoed performance polo shirts are perfect for active employees, coaches and much more. Made from a 4-oz, 100% polyester with moisture-wicking properties and features snag-, fade-, wrinkle-, stain-, odor- and shrink-resistance.