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School parameters include the school's departments, facilities, and rooms, which are used for scheduling purposes. Use the following procedures to view, add, edit, or delete parameters. However, it is suggested that you define these parameters in PowerScheduler instead so that they appear system-wide. For more information, see Departments, Facilities, and Rooms.

Additionally, you can edit the names of cycle days, which, when combined with periods, create schedule expressions that indicate when a section is taught.

Edit Days

Use this procedure to modify a schedule day's abbreviation, which appears in places such as the master schedule.

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Days
  3. Click the name or abbreviation of the day name you want to edit. 
  4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

    Field

    Description

    Day Abbreviation

    Enter the abbreviation for the day, not to exceed three characters.

    Day Name

    Enter the name of the day.

  5. Click Submit

Add a Department

Create departments to sort information by department, such as on the master schedule.

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Departments
  3. Click New
  4. Enter the department name.
  5. Click Submit

Edit a Department

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Departments
  3. Click the name of the department you want to edit. 
  4. Edit the department name.
  5. Click Submit

Delete a Department

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Departments
  3. Click the name of the department you want to delete.
  4. Click Delete.
  5. Click Confirm Delete

Add a Facility

Some courses require special equipment or facilities. For example, a chemistry course requires a lab, and a film course requires audio and video equipment. To associate courses that need special equipment, use facilities.

Note: You can assign multiple facilities to courses and rooms.

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Facilities
  3. Click New
  4. Enter the facility name.
  5. Click Submit

Edit a Facility

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Facilities
  3. Click the name of the facility you want to edit. 
  4. Edit the facility name.
  5. Click Submit

Delete a Facility

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Facilities
  3. Click the name of the facility you want to delete.
  4. Click Delete.
  5. Click Confirm Delete

Add a Room

Define rooms to provide locations for courses to be taught. To determine if a room is scheduled during a particular time and day, sort the master schedule by room. For more information, see Master Schedule.

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Rooms
  3. Click New
  4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

    Field

    Description

    Room Number

    Enter the room number.

    Room Description

    Enter a description of this room.

    Department

    Click Associate to select the department for this room.

    Note: Click Department on the School Setup page to create or edit departments at your school.

    Building

    Enter this room's building, if applicable.

    House

    Enter this room's house, if applicable.

    Room Facilities

    Click Associate to select this room's facilities, if applicable.

    Facilities are any special characteristics of a room that courses require. For example, a room might have a kitchen, computer lab, stage, or wood shop. Most classrooms do not have a facility.

    There is a limit of 50 characters that can be entered in this field.

    Note: Click Facilities on the School Setup page to create or edit facilities at your school.

    Room Maximum

    Enter a number to determine the maximum number of students that this room can accommodate. The capacity of the room limits the number of students that can enroll in a course.

  5. Click Submit

Edit a Room

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Rooms
  3. Click the name of the room you want to edit. 
  4. Edit the information as needed. For field descriptions, see Add a Room.
  5. Click Submit

Delete a Room

  1. On the start page, choose School under Setup in the main menu. 
  2. Under Scheduling, click Rooms
  3. Click the name of the room you want to delete. 
  4. Click Delete.
  5. Click Confirm Delete
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