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Exchange Information With the PowerSchool Server
Synchronize your PowerGrade data file with PowerSchool or retrieve
lost scores from the PowerSchool server.
How to Synchronize PowerGrade With the PowerSchool Server
If classes or class rosters are not synchronized with the PowerSchool
server, use the "Synchronize with Server" command to refresh
attendance, class rosters, settings, and class lists. This is also
useful after substitute teachers take attendance using PowerSchool
Substitute instead of PowerGrade. Synchronize your data file to
correspond with the data on the server. You are encouraged to make
a backup of your data before performing this task.
- Choose an available class from the Classes menu. The class page
for the selected class appears.
- Choose Utilities > "Synchronize with Server." The
"Synchronize with Server" page appears.
Note: If no assignments are entered for the class, a warning
message appears when you attempt to synchronize with the server.
- Select the following checkboxes to indicate what data you want
to synchronize.
Note: You must select at least one checkbox.
- Attendance: Replaces all PowerGrade attendance for this class
with the attendance currently on the PowerSchool server.
- Class Roster: Verifies that all of the students who are in
your class are the ones that are supposed to be there.
- Settings: Verifies that the attendance codes, grade scale,
and final grade setups in this class match those on the server.
- Class List: Verifies that the classes you have in your Classes
menu are the ones that are supposed to be listed.
- Parent Notes: Replaces all PowerGrade parent notes with those
currently on the PowerSchool server.
- Student Photos: Replaces all photos with the latest photos
on the PowerSchool server.
- Click OK. If you did not save since you last made changes, a
message appears asking if you want to save.
- Click Save. PowerGrade and PowerSchool are now synchronized
for the selected data.
How to Restore Scores From the Server
If you lose or make a mistake on assignment scores for a particular
class, retrieve the data from the PowerSchool server by restoring
the scores.
- Choose an available class from the Classes menu. The class page
for the selected class appears.
- Choose Utilities > "Restore Scores from Server."
A warning message appears.
- Click Yes if you want to overwrite the existing data. A warning
message appears.
- Click Yes to confirm that you want to overwrite the existing
data. PowerGrade retrieves the data from the PowerSchool server
for the selected class and sends it to your data file.
- Repeat the steps above to retrieve scores for other classes.
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