For PowerSchool Administrators
Navigation Path:
Start Page → School Management → Teacher Applications → PowerTeacher Pro
This is your central hub for configuring how PowerTeacher Pro (PT Pro) operates at your school.
Select options to determine how the class lists and grades (including standards and traditional grades) appear in PowerTeacher Pro.
✅ Show/hide class lists
✅ Show/hide traditional grades
✅ Show/hide standards-based grades
Tip: Keep the display consistent across teachers for clarity!
Categories are groups of the same types of assignments. Categories can only be created at the District Level for standardization at all schools.
Categories group similar assignments (e.g., Homework, Tests, Projects).
Only the District can create categories.
Schools can manage visibility of these categories in the gradebook.
🎯 Teachers can still create their own categories, but visibility of district-level categories can be managed here.
Final Grade = 50% S1 + 50% S2
Used for most standard full-year courses.
Final Grade = 40% S1 + 40% S2 + 20% EOC
Used for courses requiring an End-of-Course Exam.
✔️ Email the District to request a school-specific Traditional Grade Setup.
✔️ Ensure Final Grade/Reporting Term Setup is complete before attempting Traditional Grade Setup.
✔️ Decide if teachers can “edit traditional calculations” and “edit drop scores” in PowerTeacher Pro.
✔️ Set the number of decimal places and choose whether to round (recommended) or truncate grade scores.
✔️ Know that Citizenship settings are optional and can be enabled at the school’s discretion.
❌ Don’t attempt to set up a Traditional Grade Setup before completing the Final Grade/Reporting Term Setup.
❌ Don’t use Student Grade Scales for individual students—this is not allowed in South Carolina.
❌ Don’t modify traditional calculation formulas without District-level involvement— Requests for changes must be approved and updated by the district level.
As a PS Admin, you can set:
🔢 Decimal place display
🔄 Round or truncate grades (Round recommended!)
🔐 Whether teachers can:
Edit traditional calculations
Drop scores
Do NOT use individual student grade scales in South Carolina.
This feature is disabled for compliance reasons.
Grade Preferences for Sections → Add → Select Sections → Next → Configure Formula
You can apply grading rules to specific sections by:
Selecting courses
Applying traditional formulas
Enabling desired grading behaviors
Determines when a reporting term should be locked to prevent updating grades. Note: The School-Level PowerSchool Administrator must have the PT Pro Administrator role to make edits.
✅ Enable Term Locks- check to enable and uncheck to disable
🔒 Locking Reporting Terms in PowerTeacher Pro
To control when grade entry is no longer allowed, you can set a lock based on the number of days after the reporting term ends. The lock activates at 12:00 AM on the specified day.
Example: If the term ends on June 10 and you enter 5, the term locks on June 15 at 12:00 AM.
To lock grades immediately after the last day of the term, enter 1 (lock engages the next morning at 12:00 AM).
This ensures timely grade submission and maintains data integrity for reporting.
⚠️ Days to Warn Teachers — Enter the number of days in advance of the lock to notify teachers that a term will be locked. When enabled, a banner message appears in PowerTeacher Pro informing teachers of the impending lock date.
Example:
Term ends June 10 → Enter 5 → Lock begins June 15 @ 12:00 AM
A quick view of which teachers have submitted final grades.
A report that identifies which teachers have indicated that their grades are ready for report cards.
Use this to ensure everyone is report card ready!