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=== Join us at the Southern California PowerSchool User Group Meeting ===
== Date and Time ==
'''Friday, January 20, 2023'''<br>
9:00AM to 2:00PM PT<br>
Continental Breakfast available at 8:30AM
== Location ==
Fullerton School District<br>
Educational Learning Center (ELC)<br>
1401 West Valencia Drive<br>
Fullerton, CA 92833
While in-person attendance provides the best experience, if you can only attend virtually, that option is still available.
== RSVP ==
[https://forms.gle/ifJysE299BZ6Cr757 Please use this form to RSVP] by Tuesday, January 17, 2023, and make sure to select if you are going to be attending in person or virtually.
== Sponsor ==
Sponsor: Marcia Brenner Associates
* [https://mba-link.com/ mba-link.com]
* Raelyn Wallock from MBA will share a variety of plugins they have for PowerSchool, including free plugins anyone can use
== Agenda ==
*'''CALPADS RoundTable'''
**Fall 2 changes/issues
**Transitional Kinder Grade Level
**New Attendance by Summary Grade Level Report
*'''MBA Plugins'''
**Raelyn Wallock from MBA will present plugins that enhance PowerSchool, including an amazing Report Creator, Alert Creator, and free plugins
* '''PowerQuery DATs Part 2'''
** Review PowerQuery DATs introduced in October (Current Grades and Attendance)
** Introduce a new School Entry Date DAT
** Take suggestions live for creating new ones
** During our meeting we added a District Entry Date option. The updated plugin [https://support.powerschool.com/exchange/view.action?download.id=1199 is now available on PowerSource]
***''Note: The table format bug during the presentation was due to a line break. For the table tag to work, it must all be one one line!''
*'''Misc Topics'''
** How to mass delete Contacts with no associated students
***[[Media:Delete_Contacts_with_no_associated_students.pdf|Mass Delete Student Contacts Handout]]
** Uploading and maintaining documents in PowerSchool - the stock feature demonstrated and mention of alternatives
***[[Media:PowerSchool_Document_Attachments.pdf|PowerSchool Document Attachments Handout]]
** Preventing Duplicate Students with the Enable Duplicate Student Check setting
***Helps prevent the creation of duplicate students through the UI, via import or even from API integrations
***Not 100% perfect, sometimes parents will enter DOB or names differently. But greatly reduces duplicates.
***District -> (District Information) Miscellaneous
***Recommended settings:
****Enable Duplicate Student Check: First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, Gender
****Enable Duplicate Student Check Strict Matching (all fields must match): OFF (not checked)
== Driving and Parking Instructions ==
[https://goo.gl/maps/GyPqGbn2xGv Click here for directions]
=== Parking ===
All parking areas designated as "Parking" are open parking. The parking spaces directly in front of the main office entrance posted as visitor or limited-time parking should not be used.
[[File:FullertonParking2022.jpg|640px|Fullerton Parking Map]]
[[Category:Contents]]
=== Join us at the Southern California PowerSchool User Group Meeting ===
== Date and Time ==
'''Friday, January 20, 2023'''<br>
9:00AM to 2:00PM PT<br>
Continental Breakfast available at 8:30AM
== Location ==
Fullerton School District<br>
Educational Learning Center (ELC)<br>
1401 West Valencia Drive<br>
Fullerton, CA 92833
While in-person attendance provides the best experience, if you can only attend virtually, that option is still available.
== RSVP ==
[https://forms.gle/ifJysE299BZ6Cr757 Please use this form to RSVP] by Tuesday, January 17, 2023, and make sure to select if you are going to be attending in person or virtually.
== Sponsor ==
Sponsor: Marcia Brenner Associates
* [https://mba-link.com/ mba-link.com]
* Raelyn Wallock from MBA will share a variety of plugins they have for PowerSchool, including free plugins anyone can use
== Agenda ==
*'''CALPADS RoundTable'''
**Fall 2 changes/issues
**Transitional Kinder Grade Level
**New Attendance by Summary Grade Level Report
*'''MBA Plugins'''
**Raelyn Wallock from MBA will present plugins that enhance PowerSchool, including an amazing Report Creator, Alert Creator, and free plugins
* '''PowerQuery DATs Part 2'''
** Review PowerQuery DATs introduced in October (Current Grades and Attendance)
** Introduce a new School Entry Date DAT
** Take suggestions live for creating new ones
** During our meeting we added a District Entry Date option. The updated plugin [https://support.powerschool.com/exchange/view.action?download.id=1199 is now available on PowerSource]
***''Note: The table format bug during the presentation was due to a line break. For the table tag to work, it must all be one one line!''
*'''Misc Topics'''
** How to mass delete Contacts with no associated students
***[[Media:Delete_Contacts_with_no_associated_students.pdf|Mass Delete Student Contacts Handout]]
** Uploading and maintaining documents in PowerSchool - the stock feature demonstrated and mention of alternatives
***[[Media:PowerSchool_Document_Attachments.pdf|PowerSchool Document Attachments Handout]]
** Preventing Duplicate Students with the Enable Duplicate Student Check setting
***Helps prevent the creation of duplicate students through the UI, via import or even from API integrations
***Not 100% perfect, sometimes parents will enter DOB or names differently. But greatly reduces duplicates.
***District -> (District Information) Miscellaneous
***Recommended settings:
****Enable Duplicate Student Check: First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, Gender
****Enable Duplicate Student Check Strict Matching (all fields must match): OFF (not checked)
== Driving and Parking Instructions ==
[https://goo.gl/maps/GyPqGbn2xGv Click here for directions]
=== Parking ===
All parking areas designated as "Parking" are open parking. The parking spaces directly in front of the main office entrance posted as visitor or limited-time parking should not be used.
[[File:FullertonParking2022.jpg|640px|Fullerton Parking Map]]
[[Category:Contents]]
