Navigating Your Start Page (Left Sidebar Menu)

1. Start Page (Left Sidebar Menu Items)

Start Page - Overview

This is PowerTeacher's official Start Page. 

  This section will summarize the items on the left sidebar menu.  

2. Start Page - Start Page Button

Start Page - Start Page Button
Clicking this link will send you back to the Home Screen (Start Page).

SHORTCUT ALERT!!  JUST CLICK THIS:  

3. Start Page - Daily Bulletin

Start Page - Daily Bulletin Button

The Daily Bulletin is a tool for administrators, secretaries, counselors, teachers, and staff to post announcements, messages, and reminders to other staff, students, and parents. It is an online bulletin board. Teachers can view the Daily Bulletin through PowerTeacher.

1. Navigate to Start Page > Daily Bulletin

2. View the current day’s bulletin message(s)

3. To view bulletin items from other days, click the date links at the bottom of the page to move forward or backward through the days

4. To submit a new bulletin item, click the administrator email address at the bottom of the page

4. Start Page - Staff Directory

Start Page - Staff Directory Button
Clicking this link will send you to your site's email and phone directory.  This area could house Room numbers, Email Addresses, Home Phone Numbers and Room Phone Numbers.  However, decisions on what this directory will specifically provide from that list is still being discussed.

You may filter this list by following the directions below:

To display filtered lists:
1. Navigate to Start Page > Staff Directory
2. Click All to display the list of all staff members
3. Click Teachers to display the list of teachers
4. Click Staff to display the list of other staff members, such as office staff and administrators
5. Click Lunch Staff to display the list of lunch staff
6. Click Substitutes to display the list of substitute teachers and staff members

To email a staff member:
1. Click the email address link next to the person’s name

To email a group of staff members:
1. Copy and paste the email addresses found in the Group Email field at the bottom of the list into your email client

5. Start Page - Meals

Start Page - Meals
Currently, SUSD has chosen not to provide/utilize this feature.

6. Start Page - Personalize

Start Page - Personalize

1. On the PowerTeacher start page, click Personalize.

2. On the Personalize page, you may choose to do any of the following:
- Change Password (feature does not work - please see below)
- Set a new Default Student Screen (this feature does work)
- Turn on/off Display Section Number (this feature isn't very helpful at all)

3. If you make changes to any of these items, be sure to click Submit when finished.

However, please note that there are several limitations that district has imposed with the Personlize feature.  The image below explains what type of personalized options you have as well as its limitations.  Directions for each personlization follows the image.

Follow the directions below to set your PowerTeacher personal preferences.

To change your password:
1. Navigate to Start Page Click Personalize
2. Click Change Password
3. Enter the old password
4. Enter the new password
5. Verify the new password
6. Click Submit

To set the default student screen:
1. Navigate to Start Page > Personalize
2. Click Default Student Screen
3. Select the screen from the Default Student Screen menu
4. Click Submit

To show or hide the section numbers on the PowerTeacher Start Page:
1. Navigate to Start Page > Personalize
2. Click Display Section Numbers
3. Select “yes” or “no” from the Display Section Number on PT Home Page menu
4. Click Submit

7. Start Page - Gradebook

Start Page - Gradebook (*Shortcut is discussed below)

To launch PowerTeacher gradebook, the web-based gradebook application, follow the instructions below. How to use PowerTeacher gradebook is detailed in another course.

1. Navigate to Home Screen (Start Page) and click Gradebook

2. Click Launch PowerTeacher Gradebook (see image below)
3. When prompted, select the application you wish to use to open the gradebook and click OK
4. When prompted, verify the authenticity

*Gradebook Shortcut:
Avoid the Gradebook Page by clicking on the "Blue Arrow" - This will launch the Gradebook Java Applet
 

8. Start Page - Reports

Start Page - Reports
Teachers can print school-related reports such as form letters, report cards, and mailing labels for individual students, one section of students, or for students in all of the sections they teach provided that they have been given permission to do so. Only those reports that a teacher can print will be available in the PowerTeacher print reports menu. To print PowerSchool reports for an individual student:

This Screen Will Appear:

To print PowerSchool Reports:

1. Select the screen Print A Report
2. Select which report you would like to print
3. Select the Watermark Text, if applicable
4. Select the Watermark Mode, if applicable
5. Select when to print the report
6. Click Submit

9. Start Page - Recomendations

Start Page - Recommendations
The Recommendations List page is a student information screen available in PowerTeacher. Use this page to make course recommendations for a student.  This feature will not be utilized in the SUSD PowerTeacher framework.