Schedule Management Flashcards
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What does the term 'walk-in scheduler' refer to in PowerSchool?
Answer: A tool for manually adjusting an individual student's schedule on demand
The walk-in scheduler is a manual scheduling tool used to quickly view and adjust an individual student's schedule, typically during schedule change periods.
In PowerScheduler, what is the purpose of the 'optimize' phase after the initial schedule is built?
Answer: To improve student schedule satisfaction by reducing conflicts and unfilled requests
The optimize phase runs additional scheduling passes to resolve remaining student conflicts and fulfill more course requests after the initial build.
Which PowerSchool field controls the maximum number of students allowed in a section?
Answer: Maximum Enrollment
The Maximum Enrollment field on a section record sets the hard cap on how many students can be placed in that section.
A school wants certain students flagged as 'priority' to receive their schedule before general population. What PowerScheduler feature supports this?
Answer: Student scheduling priority order
PowerScheduler allows administrators to set a scheduling priority order so high-priority students (e.g., seniors, IEP students) are scheduled first.
What is a 'course request substitution' in PowerSchool scheduling?
Answer: Automatically enrolling students in a backup course when their first choice is full
A course request substitution automatically enrolls a student in a designated alternate course when their primary course request cannot be fulfilled.
How does PowerSchool handle scheduling of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that mandates small class sizes?
Answer: Section maximum enrollment can be set lower for special education sections
Setting a lower maximum enrollment on special education sections ensures the scheduling engine respects small class size mandates required by IEPs.
Which action must be taken before running PowerScheduler if you want student course requests from a previous build to be cleared?
Answer: Run the 'Purge Requests' function in the scheduling setup
Running the Purge Requests function removes existing course request data so the new scheduling run starts with a clean set of student requests.