PowerSchool SIS - Administrator
PowerSchool SIS - Administrator
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Manage Profile

The Manage Profile page allows administrators and teachers to view and customize their personal profile settings, authentication options, and interface preferences within PowerSchool SIS.

Navigation: Home page, Profile icon, Manage Profile.

Details

The Details section displays your basic account information:

  • User Name: Your system login username

  • Name: Your full display name in the system

  • Employee ID: Your unique employee identifier

  • Primary Email Address: The email address associated with your account

Sign In Password

This section allows you to manage your login credentials.

  1. Click Change Password.
    The change password dialog box is displayed.

  2. Enter your old password.

  3. Enter your new password and confirm it.

  4. Click Submit.

Multi-Factor Authentication for PowerSchool SIS

PowerSchool SIS MFA only applies when PowerSchool is the Identity Provider (IdP). The MFA setup option will not be available if PowerSchool is not the IdP.

Voluntary Enrollment

If MFA is not yet enabled on your account, you can enroll at any time:

  1. Click Enable Multi-Factor Authentication.

  2. Scan the QR code with your mobile device or any device.

    1. You will be directed to an authenticating application on your device.

    2. If not, enter the 32-character key on the Authenticator app.

  3. Enter the 6-digit code that is displayed on the application.

  4. Click Verify Code.

  5. Click Close.

Forced MFA Enrollment on Login

If your district has enabled the MFA redirect policy on the System Security Settings page, administrators who have not set up MFA are automatically redirected to the Manage Profile page upon login. A dialog appears requiring you to set up MFA:

  1. Upon login, a non-dismissible dialog appears to inform you that MFA setup is required. The MFA requirement dialog cannot be closed using the Escape key or the Close icon.

  2. Click Continue. The MFA enrollment drawer is displayed.

  3. Follow the standard MFA enrollment steps (scan QR code, enter verification code).

  4. If you close the drawer without completing setup, the prompt appears during your next login.

Initial Student Screen

This section allows you to customize which page appears when you open a student profile.

On the Page to Display When You Open a Student Profile, click the dropdown menu to select your preferred initial page.

Home Page

This section allows you to customize your landing page when you log into PowerSchool SIS.

Use the dropdown menu to select your preferred home page.

  1. The default option is Start Page.

  2. Select Other to set any other page as the home page.

    1. Paste a URL from SIS.

Interface

The Interface section provides options to customize the appearance and behavior of certain features.

  • Check the Display Alphabet Filter for Start Page Search option, to enable an alphabetical filter on the Start Page search option.

  • Check the Display PowerScheduler Task Navigator when Scheduling option to display the PowerScheduler Task Navigator when working in the scheduling module.

Smart Search Options

Smart Search is an advanced search feature that provides quick access to students, staff, contacts, and pages throughout PowerSchool SIS.

  • Check the Disable Smart Search option to turn off the Smart Search functionality. Disabling Smart Search may be preferred if you primarily use traditional navigation methods or if you experience performance issues.

  • Check the Include Inactive Student/Staff Results option to include inactive students and staff members in your Smart Search results. By default, Smart Search typically returns only active records to keep results relevant.

Quick Search Options

Quick Search provides rapid access to student and staff records directly from the header bar.

  • Check the Display Student Results option to include students in Quick Search results.

    • When the (Default) Search and Display Student Number in Results option is selected, Quick Search will search by and display student numbers in the results.

    • When the Search and Display State Student Number in Results option is selected, Quick Search will search by and display state student numbers instead of the local student number.

  • Check the Display Staff Results option to include staff members in Quick Search results.

  • Check the Display Contact Results option to include contacts (such as parents and guardians) in Quick Search results.

  • Check the Display Page Results to include PowerSchool pages and features in Quick Search results.

Notifications

Check the Receive Automatic Emails for Pending Notifications option to automatically receive email notifications when you have pending system notifications.

Emails will be sent to your Primary Email Address listed in the Details section.

Click Submit.