PowerSchool Assessments

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PowerSchool Assessment provides standards-based instructional assessment and analytical solutions that allow administrators and teachers to deliver measurable improvements in student performance. If your district or school has purchased PowerSchool Assessment along with PowerSchool's student information system, you can enable the pre-installed PowerSchool Assessment plugin so that administrators and teachers can access PowerAssessment functions via single sign-on links within PowerSchool.

PowerSchool Assessment Setup

To get started, perform the following tasks to set up and begin using PowerSchool Assessment:

• View General Plugin Information (optional)
• View SSO (optional)
• Manage Link Details (optional)
• Configure School Access (optional)
  Note: PowerSchool Assessment is a multi-tenant, web-based application and has some special access considerations for administrators and teachers with PowerSchool SIS access to multiple schools. 
• Enable Plugin
• Enable Customizations

Work with PowerSchool Assessment

Once PowerSchool Assessment is set up, users can launch PowerSchool Assessment from within PowerSchool while keeping their PowerSchool session active. This allows users to work in both applications simultaneously.

Note: The link only appears if the plugin is enabled, the link is set to display for the selected school, and if you belong to a user access role that has the capability associated to the link.

Launch PowerSchool Assessment in the PowerSchool Admin Portal

Use this procedure to launch PowerSchool Assessment in the PowerSchool admin portal.

1. Sign in to PowerSchool.

2. Click the Applications button (an upward-right arrow) in the navigation toolbar. 

3. Click the [PowerSchool Assessment] link. 

   Note: If you are not actively working in PowerSchool, your session may time out. If so, you need to sign in again.

   Note: The window that appears is not served by PowerSchool. It is rendered from a separate server. If the window does not launch, contact your school's PowerSchool administrator.

   
   

Launch PowerSchool Assessment in PowerTeacher Pro Read-Only Mode

Use this procedure to launch PowerSchool Assessment in PowerTeacher Pro in read-only mode.

Launch PowerSchool Assessment in PowerTeacher Pro Read Only Mode (Teacher Schedules)

1. On the start page, choose Teacher Schedules under Functions in the main menu. 
2. Click the name of the staff member. 
3. Click the PowerTeacher Pro button to launch a read-only version of the application.

Launch PowerSchool Assessment in PowerTeacher Pro Read Only Mode (Search Staff)

1. On the start page, search for and select a staff member. For more information, see Staff Search.
2. On the Staff page, select PowerTeacher Pro from the staff pages menu to launch a read-only version of the application.

Launch PowerSchool Assessment in PowerTeacher Pro

Use this procedure to launch PowerSchool Assessment in PowerTeacher Pro.

1. Sign in to PowerTeacher.
2. Select the PowerTeacher Pro link on the main menu. PowerTeacher Pro launches.
3. On the charms bar, select Assessment. 
4. Use the links to navigate the functions:
   
   • Under Assessments, click Manage Tests to access the Assessment Library.
   • Under Assessments, click Administer Test to access the Testing Center.
   • Under Assessments, click View Results to access Assessment Reporting.
   • Under Interventions, click Manage to access Interventions.
   PowerSchool Assessment launches in a separate window (or tab depending on your browser settings).
   Note: The window that appears is not served by PowerSchool. It is rendered from a separate server. If the window does not launch, contact your school's PowerSchool administrator.
   Note: If you are not actively working in PowerSchool, your session may time out. If so, you need to sign in again.

Launch PowerSchool Assessment Reports in PowerTeacher Pro

1. Sign in to PowerTeacher.
2. Select the PowerTeacher Pro link on the main menu. 
3. On the charms bar, select Reports. 
4. Use the links to navigate the functions
   
   • Under Assessments, click View Results to access Assessment Reporting.
   • Under Assessments, click Achievement Records to access Student Achievement Records.
   • Under Assessments, click LDS Reporting to access Longitudinal Data System Reporting (appears if PowerSchool Analytics is enabled):
   PowerSchool Assessment launches in a separate window (or tab depending on your browser settings).
   Note: The window that appears is not served by PowerSchool. It is rendered from a separate server. If the window does not launch, contact your school's PowerSchool administrator.
   Note: If you are not actively working in PowerSchool, your session may time out. If so, you need to sign in again.