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District Specific

This menu item provides select information on students and is set up by the PowerSchool administrator for your district.

Edit District-Specific Student Information

  1. On the start page, search for and select a student.
  2. Under Administration, choose District Specific from the student pages menu. 
  3. Edit the information as needed. To edit IPT or CRT information, click the appropriate link and edit the scores.
  4. Click Submit
    Note: Your PowerSchool administrator can modify this page to meet your school's needs.

Lunch

This menu item provides a quick view of a student's lunch status and account balance. If your school uses PowerLunch, any entries or changes made here appear in PowerLunch and vice versa.

Edit Student Lunch Information

  1. On the start page, search for and select a student.
  2. Under Administration, choose Lunch from the student pages menu.
  3. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

    Field

    Description

    Lunch status

    Choose the lunch status from the pop-up menu.

    Application #

    Enter or change the number of the student's application for free or reduced-price lunches.

    Date Submitted

    Enter or change the date the student's application was submitted using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field is submitted as a blank entry.

    Date Responded

    Enter or change the date of the response to the student's application using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field is submitted as a blank entry.

    Lunch ID

    Enter or change the lunch ID number.

    Current balance

    The current balance appears.

  4. Click Submit

To view change history details for Lunch page:

If Change History is enabled, the Change History link appears at the top of the page. Click the link to view the Change History Details for that page.

Lunch Transactions

This page displays the lunch balance and payment activity for the selected student. You can enter the student's initial deposit for meals, as well as subsequent deposits other than those made when the student passes through the lunch line. If your school uses PowerLunch, this page links to the information entered in that area of PowerSchool. For more information about this option, see PowerLunch.

If the balance next to the last line item on the Lunch Transactions page does not match what's in the Balance field, you may need to recalculate that student's lunch balance. For more information, see Recalculate a Student's Lunch Balance.

When a student's lunch balance falls below a designated level, a Balance alert appears for the student. For Balance alert setup information, see Balance Alert.

Enter Lunch Transactions

  1. On the start page, search for and select a student.
  2. Under Administration, choose Lunch Transactions from the student pages menu. 
  3. Click New
  4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

    Field

    Description

    Transaction Date

    If the transaction does not take place today, enter a different transaction date using the format mm/dd/yyyy or mm-dd-yyyy. If you do not use this format, an alert appears. If you submit the date with an incorrect format, the date field is submitted as a blank entry.

    Description

    Enter a description of the transaction.

    Amount of Fee

    Enter any amounts charged to the student.

    Amount of Credit

    Enter any amounts credited to the student.

    Tender Type

    Select the appropriate option to indicate the form of payment:

    • Cash
    • Check
  5. Click Submit

View the Balance Alert

Note: The student's lunch balance may become out of sync with the running balance if manual changes are made to student meal service records outside of PowerLunch, such as DDA. An error is displayed in these scenarios. Click the link to force a recalculation of the student's lunch balance.

  1. On the start page, search for and select a student. A Balance Alert icon appears if the student's account balance is below the designated level.
  2. Click the Balance Alert icon. 

Net Access

Use this view-only option to track the number of times a parent, guardian, or student logs in to PowerSchool. The Summary page tells how many times a family has checked on the student's progress via the Internet and the date of each sign in. The amount of time spent reviewing the information also appears.

View Net Access Information

  1. On the start page, search for and select a student.
  2. Under Administration, choose Net Access from the student pages menu. 
    For parents who have accessed the student's academic record, the following information displays: Date, Time, Parent, IP and Duration.
    For students who have accessed their own academic record, the following information displays: Date, Time, Student Name, IP and Duration:

SEOP Review

Use this function to review and track Student Education Occupation Plan (SEOP) information. The purpose of the SEOP review is to recognize student accomplishments and strengths. In the SEOP review, the student and his or her parents meet with school counselors and other school personnel to develop a strategy to plan and manage the student's education and career development.

Your school's SEOP Review page might differ from the example. The page can be modified or updated by PowerSchool per your request. Contact your PowerSchool administrator about making changes to the SEOP Review page.

View SEOP Information

  1. On the start page, search for and select a student.
  2. Under Administration, choose SEOP Review from the student pages menu. 
  3. Click the various links to determine what actions can be executed from this page.
  4. Click your Web browser's Back button until you return to the SEOP Review page.
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