PowerSchool Tutorial: Create a Group

This is going to make you LOVE PowerSchool!

I was so excited when my wonderful data manager at Lake Myra Elementary School showed me how to create and save a group of children in PowerSchool and I couldn't wait to share this with everyone I know! 

This opens up so many great possibilities and I think there is a light at the end of the PowerSchool tunnel!  Creating groups is hopefully just the beginning of the potential this database has to make our work easier instead of creating seemingly endless frustration.  

So how can this help me as a School Social Worker?

Data managers already use some of these features to print letters, labels, and attendance summaries.  There are many other great uses for Social Workers.  

Here are a few ideas:

• Save your PLT list for each school
• Run attendance reports on your saved PLT list
• Print attendance summaries for your PLT list
• Save a list of students in an attendance group and run reports on them
• Save a list of students on an "attendance watch list"
• Whatever you want! (within reason)

Please comment and let me know how you see yourself using this feature.  Or if you have a question about a possible use post that too and I'll consult with my data manager extraordinaire to see if we can figure it out :)

I'll be posting a few more tutorials on what to do with your list once you have created it.  Subscribe to this blog and you'll get the info first!

Creating your group: A step by step guide

1. Click this icon to get to the home page.

2. Select the school you want to work with from the drop down list.

3. Click the "all" button at the end of the alphabetical list. 

4. Choose "Select Students By Hand" from the drop down list.

5. Now add students to your list

• Hold Control (Ctrl)
• Click the student you want to add
• Repeat

Continue selecting students until all the students you want on the list are selected (highlighted in grey).

Make sure that you hold Control before you click each name.

If you don't it will clear out everything you have selected.  

6. Choose the bubble "Keep selected students" in the bottom left corner

7. click "Functions"

Zoomed in view: Top of Group Functions page

8. Select "Save Stored Selection"

9. Name your list

10. Click "Submit" 

Congratulations!  You have created a group!

You'll now see your group listed at the bottom of the screen under "Selections."  There are many things we can do with the list from here.  This gets you started with creating whatever lists your heart desires.  Subscribe for more tutorials on what to do with your list once you have it.