There are two parts to scheduling students in a section.  Here, we'll discuss part A

  1. Creating a Section
    A Section is an instance of a particular Course.  One Course can have many Sections.  For example, Math Grade 1 is a Course but Mr. A's class is one Section and Ms. B's class is a second Section.  Both will have the same course number, course details, and course state reporting information but will have different section numbers and section details, such as teacher name, room number and other information that differs by section.
  2. Enrolling the student(s) in the section - click here



Creating a section

  1. Log in to PowerSchool Administrator

  2. Select the school that you'd like to schedule on the top right corner

  3. On the Start Page, choose School on the left sidebar main menu


  4. Towards the bottom of the page, under Scheduling, click Sections

  5. On the left sidebar menu, choose the course that you'd like to create a section for. If any sections of that course already exist, you'll see them in the middle of the screen.
    To find a specific course in a long list, you can type Ctrl+F, which pulls up the find feature, and start typing the name or course number you're looking for

  6. To create a new section, click New.


    Entering section details
    Do not modify any other fields other than those indicated below

  7. Course Name and Course Number - The course names and numbers will default to the corresponding course. There is no need to edit anything here.

  8. Schedule - Select the checkbox that corresponds to the days and periods in which this section meets

  9. Term - The term will default to the current, full year term.  If a section is a Semester or Quarter course, such as Health or a college level course, select the correct term.


  10. Teacher - Section Lead - This is where we tie a teacher to a section.  
    Click Add

  11. Staff Name - Choose the Teacher to assign

  12. Start Date and End Date - If the teacher will be assigned to the section for the whole school year, leave the dates as is.  If the teacher is going to be the Lead for a specific amount of time, edit the Start and End Dates. 

    Important Notes

    • There must always be a Lead Teacher and we can indicate other Co-Teachers below.  

    • A section cannot be left without a Lead Teacher, even for one day.  If a teacher is leaving on a Friday, make sure the new Lead Teacher begins on Saturday.

    • If you delete a Lead Teacher, all of their grades will be deleted - use the Start Date and End Date feature - NEVER delete a teacher from a section

  13. Teachers/Staff - Additional - This is where we'd add any co-teachers, push-in teachers, and support staff.  
    Click Add if there are any staff members to add here

  14. Staff Name - Choose the Co-Teacher to assign

  15. Start Date and End Date - If the co-teacher will be assigned to the section for the whole school year, leave the dates as is.  If the teacher is going to be the Lead for a specific amount of time, edit the Start and End Dates. 



  16. Room - Enter the correct room number

  17. Section Number - Enter the section number, it's important that this be unique so you can easily identify different sections

  18. Grade Level - Enter the grade level of the students that will be in this section

  19. Maximum Enrollment - Enter the maximum number of students allowed in this section. Usually this is around 25-30.


  20. Same as Course Settings - Based on policy, the district has many grade calculation settings indicated on a Course.  These should NOT be overridden at the Section or School level since it will impact student GPAs and cause State Reporting errors.
    Make sure that the items in the box below have Same as course indicated.  

  21. Click Submit


To Enroll Students in the Section you've just created, click here.