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Archdiocese of Baltimore PowerSchool Archdiocese of Baltimore

Power School Features

Purpose Provide additional means of communication about students’ academic performance to parents/guardians It is not a replacement for other forms of communication or official student records (i.e. Progress Reports)

Security Servers are located in California SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is installed on all AOB servers 128 bit encryption Same security used by banks and financial institutions

Parent Access Educate all audiences Faculty, Public, School Board, Pastors Parent Access Process Open access on servers around interims (PowerSchool assigns usernames + passwords). Parents must sign consent/disclaimer form and attend training before being allowed access. Parents must be current with tuition and school fees. Separated or divorced parents will be given one password.

Disclaimer DISCLAIMER:  Parent access to PowerSchool is provided as a convenience.  Grades and other information provided by this system are not official records and may or may not be accurate.  Neither the School, the Archdiocese of Baltimore, nor Apple Computer, Inc. accepts any responsibility for information provided by this system and/or for any damages resulting from information provided by this system.  To obtain official grades and student records, or to request correction of information on the system, please contact the School.

Parent Access Disclaimer Form At the end of this presentation, you can access the printable form that you must fill out and return to the school office to obtain your Username and Password.

Logging On https://baltimore.powerschool.com/public

Attendance

Grades – anything in blue can be clicked on to get more information

Archdiocesan Policy PowerGrade Codes  (uniform for Parent Access) EX  - exempt or excused. Student does not need to complete assignment. AB - student was absent when the assignment was collected NHI - the assignment was not handed in (student was present when the assignment was collected.) R  -  Redo. Assignment was returned to student to redo and the student has not handed it back to the teacher. M - Medical Note: These are the codes to be used by teachers ONLY

Daily Bulletin This page is not currently used at St John the Evangelist School.

Teacher Comments Teachers post comments (from an approved list) that will be appear on the Progress Report here.

"Parents/Guardians may choose to..." Parents/Guardians may choose to have automatic email notification for grades, attendance, all assignments and school announcements depending upon the box(es) you check. Parents/Guardians may also determine how often email is sent using the drop down menu. Parents/Guardians MUST enter their own email address for this to work properly. Parents/Guardians MUST click the blue SUBMIT button for this function to work.

Problems If you have a question about Attendance Contact your child’s teacher If you have a question about grades Contact your child’s teacher If you have a question about usernames or passwords Contact Mrs. LaChapelle

Archdiocese of Baltimore PowerSchool has become one of the best examples of value to our parents PowerSchool is an important tool for better communication, assessment, and education

Print Your Parent Access Disclaimer Form Click on the link below to access the form that you will fill out and return to the school office to obtain your Username and Password.

Return to the St. John the Evangelist Home Page To return to the St. John the Evangelist home page, click on the link below.