PowerScheduler

Phase 1: Collect and Enter Data

1. Create the scenario and course catalog

2. Enter student requests and review the tally numbers

3. Complete the Course Preferences page (for example, PPM, Freq, Terms, Max,

Periods, and Load Priority)

4. Complete the room setups and facilities, if used

5. Complete the Teacher Preferences page

6. Enter teacher assignments based on the Course Request Tally results

7. Enter course relationships (for example, Blocking or Prereq)

8. Enter constraints (for example, Pre-Schedule, Teacher Free, Course Team, or

Teacher Team)

9. Print pre-build reports to check data

10. Install the PowerSchool SIS PowerScheduler engine

Phase 2: Validate, Build the Master Schedule, and

Load Students

1. Run the validation function

2. Correct errors

3. When errors are corrected, run the Course Rank (Build Rank) function

4. Build – Select Q to review results

5. Import – Select Q to import

6. Load – Select Q to review results

7. Import – Select Q to import

8. Evaluate the results of the build and load process and repeat phase 2 as often as

needed

Update the course rank if the course setups change.

Phase 3: Revise the Master Schedule Manually → Continue to Load

1. Build complete

2. Take control of the master schedule (modify the sections)

3. Create section links (constraints) where you want to link sections

4. Load

5. Import

6. Evaluate the results and repeat phase 3 as often as needed

Phase 4: Fix Incomplete or Incorrect Student Schedules Manually

1. Build and load complete

2. Manually adjust schedules that are incomplete or incorrect

Phase 5: Commit Schedules to the Live Side

1. Verify that term dates are correct

2. Commit schedules to the live side (performed by school) before promotion/rollover

3. Use Automated Walk-in Scheduler on live side to enroll late registrants

Defining Years & Terms

Creating Student Course Request Pages

Course Catalogs

Managing Course Groups for Student Request Screens

Q&A PowerScheduler

Tips for a Successful Commit

Course Relationships

Load Priority

Load priority refers to the order in which courses are scheduled for a student. Utilize load priority to determine the order in which the system should prioritize course scheduling when there are conflicting requests from the student. 

A lower number indicates a higher priority.

Example Setup:

1 - AP, Honors, Band, Choir (Offered once per year, or twice per year)

4 - Year-Long Required (High priority since yearlong courses need more room in the schedule)

6 - Year-Long Electives (High priority since yearlong courses need more room in the schedule)

12 - Semester Long Required

20 - Semester Long Electives

50 - Study Hall, Independent Study, etc.