Reminder for when you receive the email notifications

Parents,

When you receive your email notifications, the emails are being generated by the PowerSchool server, not the teacher. If you wish to discuss any information regarding grades or attendance issues, you will need to open your email function and write an email to the teacher. The teacher's email addresses are not included in the email notification. The best way to have the teacher's email address from PowerSchool is to go into your child's PowerSchool account and click on the teacher's name in blue under the class name. For best results, have your email program open for the email to be generated directly from your email system.

PowerSchool is now available again on Monday, March 31st

Parents,

We have completed the changes required for the upgrade of the system and have been available to the community since 10:20 am today.

Again, I apologize for the inconvenience.

End of Marking Period 3

Parents,

The end of the marking period for most of the schools is Friday, April 4th. It will be several days before you receive the report card and teachers will need to make any necessary adjustments to the quarter grade. Please remember that the grade averages you have been viewing all marking period only address graded papers. There are other factors, as explained to you by the individual teachers, that may affect the final marking period average. If you have any questions regarding the final grade, please contact the teacher.

Upgrade Planned during the Easter Break

We will be working on upgrading the servers during Easter Break, from Thursday, March 20th to Friday, March 28th. Any interruptions in service will be minimal. If the system is not functioning at the time you log on, try again in an hour or two.

We continue to upgrade to provide the best service to our families. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Having Logon trouble? Could it be saved passwords?

Parents,

One of the things that you shouldn't do is say "yes" to the "Remember this password" screen that pops up. Since our passwords become encrypted as they are saved, the password many times is not remembered correctly and you will have logon problems. Here's some solutions you can use if this is already an issue for you. If it isn't - make sure you don't save the password at any time.


1) IE 6 remembers passwords until you go in to delete them.
In case anyone needs a way to stop it, this is how:
Tools-then,
Internet Options-then,
Content tab-then,
Auto Complete button.
Then you can uncheck the 'Usernames and Passwords on
forms'
and the button that says 'Clear Passwords'
To get rid of all the old passwords.
Or
2) For those of you that originally said "yes" to remember this password and are frustrated by how you now have to try at least twice to enter PowerTeacher, here is a way to fix that issue if you have Internet Explorer 6, possibly 7. Go to Tools at the top of your page, click on Internet Options. It should be open to have a General Tab as the first tab. On that page click on Passwords to delete saved passwords. Then click OK at the bottom. This should take the passwords out. When you type in your password again and the dialog box comes up, Do you want to remember this password, before you say NO, click in the box that says do not ask this question again, then say NO. This will stop that problem of having the encrypted password saved incorrectly.

ID and Password problems?

Sometimes it is difficult to determine if a certain character is the letter "O" or the number zero. If passwords contain a capital "I", it could look like a lowercase "L" or the number one. If you know of someone who is having difficulty with their username or password, please have them contact the school or Mrs. Ellis. If the ID is too difficult it can be changed by Mrs. Ellis.

PowerSchool Maintenance Scheduled for February 15-19

There will be a scheduled PowerSchool Maintenance from noon on February 15, 2008 to 8 a.m. on February 19, 2008. The program should be available for parent users for most of the time during the maintenance. If you find that you can not access the program, try again in a few hours during this time period. Thank you for your patience.