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Vector Training (Formerly SafeSchools)
Published July 25th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff Operation System: N/A Accessing Vector Training (Formerly SafeSchools) All Employees will receive an email from Vector Training to complete state mandated training. An email will arrive with the subject line of "Vector Training, K-12 Edition Online Training". Trainings are automatically set to be assigned when they need to be c
Administrative Assistants Meetings
Published January 24th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
This page will contain an archive of meetings over the last two years. As meetings are held, they will be added at the top of the list. 2022-2023 School Year September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 2021-2022 School Year May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 - No Meeting January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 - No Meeting October 2021 Septembe
State Reporting & PowerSchool 21-22
Published February 4th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Audience: Staff OS: N/A Recording and Agenda from State Reporting and PowerSchool update Meeting PowerSchool Updates: Matching Entry Dates Codes STN Help State Reporting/Data Exchange How Reports will be going forward State Report Tab Updates PowerSchool How-To MBA Alerts Level Data/State Reporting New Contact Data PS Registration/Enrollment Your b
Skyward Mobile - Submit a Time sheet
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will show you how to review and submit your timesheet in Skyward Mobile. Once your timesheet is submitted, you will not be able to change it. Your supervisor will need to deny it so that you will be able to make adjustments. After the denial of a timesheet, you will be informed via email notification. All screenshots are from an iPhone
Student Usernames in PowerTeacher
Published August 19th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: Teachers System Preference: N/A 1) Choose your class and click on the backpack icon to view student information. 2) Select your Student. 3) From the dropdown menu change the screen to Demographics 4) Here you’ll find both the Student Username, which is the Novell Userid, and the Student ID number. If you need further assistance, click th
PowerSchool State Report 22.2.2.0 Release notes
Published March 3rd, 2022 by Brian Trivett
State Reporting 22.2.2.0 Release Notes A release announcement will be posted on PowerSchool Community when the installer is available for download. Refer to 2022 State Reporting Releases for release dates. Reference Summary Release Note PSSR-286168 Installation of SR_22.2.1.1.3 Causes IN Ed-Fi to Stop Functioning The state reporting content for In
PowerSchool - Removing Enrollment for Students
Published September 14th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: Staff System Preference: N/A These instructions will walk you through if a student has UNX at your school and it looks as if they have never attended. Attendance, Class dates, and enrollments dates need to be updated to 08/06/2021 for your school . Attendance must be removed first before exiting the student from their classes and the s
Identifying "Lives With" Contacts for students
Published December 6th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: Staff System Preference: N/A This article explains how to identify students that may or may not have a contact with the "Lives With" box checked. This will go through how to find out all students in your school and, using Quick Export, list their corresponding lives with contacts or show if they are missing that as well. 1) First, from Po
Skyward Employee Access - Approve/Deny Lower Level Timesheets
Published December 10th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: Staff System Preference: N/A In some instances, you may need to approve timesheets for a supervisor that reports to you due to an absence or illness. This will walk you through to see what timesheets are waiting and how to approve or deny those requests. 1) In Employee Access, select the "True Time" tab and then click on the "Unapproved"
Skyward Employee Access - Approve Lower Level Time off Requests
Published December 10th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: Staff System Preference: N/A In some instances, you may need to approve time off request for a supervisor that reports to you due to an absence or illness. This will walk you through to see what time off their employees may have requested and how to approve or deny those requests. 1) From Employee Access click on the "Time Off" tab and th
360 Clean-up Expectations
Published September 27th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Audience: IT Building Techs System Preference: N/A Please refer to this document if you have questions about setting up dedicated time to cleaning-up and closing tickets for your team. We would like weekly time set where you can be uninterrupted and focused. Dedicated time for ticket response: Decide on an hour a week (re-occurring) that will be se
Skyward - Clock In/Out with a Kiosk
Published December 14th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff System Preference: N/A Your browser does not support HTML5 video. This will walk you through how to clock in and out of a True Time Kiosk. You will start with your pin that is made up of your last two digits of your birth year and the last four digits of your social security number (1922 and 333-44-5566 will create a pin of 2255
PowerSchool Level Data
Published July 7th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff System Preference: N/A PowerSchool Level Data With the increase need for complete and correct data in a timely manner, Level Data state validation software has been installed to assist. You will be able to get a view of your schools data needs from one easy dashboard. From your schools PowerSchool page, scroll down until you f
Skyward Employee Access - Clocking In and Out
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. This will walk through the process of clocking in and out using Employee Access. You only need to clock in once and clock out once a day. Lunch will be added automatically for anyone working over 5 hours in a day. This guide will also show you how to add missing time information if you forgot to clock in
Skyward Employee Access - Submitting a Time Sheet
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will walk you through submitting a timesheet through Employee Access. Once a timesheet has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Your supervisor will need to deny your timesheet and send it back for you to make changes. A denial of a timesheet will automatically notify you via email. Submit timesheets by NOON on Monday for the prior
Skyward Employee Access - Approve or Deny Time Off
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This will walk you through how to review and approve or deny time off requests from your employees. If you need information on how to approval time off for a supervisor that reports to you, see this article . Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Log into Employee Access. You have two ways of accessing your employees time off requests. You c
Skyward Employee Access - Adding Documentation to Time Off Request
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will walk you through how to attach a document (like a doctor’s note) to a time off request. This is for after you have created a request and it has been approved by your supervisor. From the main screen in Employee Access after you have logged in, click on the “Time Off” tab and then on the “My Requests” link. Highlight the day you wo
Skyward Mobile - Approve or Deny Time sheets
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will walk you through how to approve or deny time sheets in Skyward Mobile. Screenshots are from an iPhone and may look different on an android. Log into the Skyward Mobile app. Touch the three white lines in the upper right corner. In the menu that appears on the right side of the screen, touch “True Time” In that same area, touch on
Skyward Employee Access - Adding Widgets
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will walk you through how to add widgets (specifically True Time related) to your dashboard for quick reference and the ability to clock in and out right as you log into Skyward. First, log into Skyward Employee Access. You will see in the upper left of the window a “Jump to Other Dashboards” box with a “Select Widgets” link. Click o
Administrative Assistants Meeting - March 2022
Published March 3rd, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Recording and Agenda from March 2022 Link to Slides State Reporting AD Tab Changes Special Ed Tab Transfer Info Date of Birth PowerSchool Contact Data Enrollment 22/23 New Student Enrollment Update 22/23 Returning Student Update March 2022 Recording Back to Meeting Archive
Skyward Employee Access - Time Off Requests
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This will walk you through how to request time off through employee access. You are able to submit time off requests through the mobile app as well. Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Log into Employee Access. Once there, you will be able to click on the “Time Off” tab in the upper left hand side of the screen. A menu will appear underneath
Skyward Mobile Install
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will show you how to install and set up Skyward Mobile app for your phone . All screenshots are from an iPhone. Android may look slightly different. Go to your app store and search for “Skyward”. You should have a blue Skyward logo similar to the picture below. Click “install”. Once installed, go ahead and click “open”. Once the app
BCSC Re-enrollment
Published April 5th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Online enrollment for the upcoming school year is now available! This process replaces the paper forms sent home at the beginning of each school year. You will use the PowerSchool Parent Portal to access the Registration. How do I get started? Visit Parent Portal and select the PowerSchool Parent Portal icon. From the Parent Portal: Select the stud
PowerSchool Quick Export Default File
Published October 20th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff System Preference: N/A PowerSchool Export - Set Default for .text files (2 Ways!) This article will help you set the default program when you export from PowerSchool. PowerSchool exports files as .text. This usually shows up as an application other than excel. This will walk you through how to default this type of file to open
Skyward - TrueTime Kiosk Timesheet submission
Published December 15th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff System Preference: N/A Your browser does not support HTML5 video. This will walk you through how to submit your timesheet at a TrueTime kiosk. You will need your pin number to do so. Your pin is made up of your last two digits of your birth year and the last four digits of your social security number (1922 and 333-44-5566 will c
Administrative Assistants Meeting - April 2022
Published April 12th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Recording and Agenda from March 2022 State Reporting Updates Data Exchange Uploading/Validating on the AD Tab Title One Students Alt Building Tag - T1 PowerSchool Re-Enrollment Updating student contact data Preparation for this will allow for year round data updates through Parent Portal PowerScheduler Status Needs to be done before end of year proc
Administrative Assistants Meeting - October 2021
Published January 24th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Agenda and recording from October 2021: PowerSchool Data Update State Reports Student Transfers New Teachers Contacts PowerSchool System Updates New Version Elementary Report Cards MBA Alerts Other Systems TrueTime ParentSquare Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GdjM2Pos4LT8m3WImRc7_42h_tfHfp31/view?usp=sharing Back to meeting archive
Administrative Assistants Meeting - December 2021
Published January 24th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Agenda and Recording from December 2021 Meeting: PowerSchool/State Reporting Demographics Attendance Student Transfer Out Contact Clean-up Online Enrollment ParentSquare TrueTime Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Back to meeting archive
Administrative Assistants Meeting - May 2022
Published May 9th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Recording and Agenda from May 2022 Link to Slides PowerSchool Icon Updates Title 1 Icons State Reporting Changes Many reports due in June Next year State Report data starts uploading on first day of school STN Center has references for students when needed End of Year reminder Next School/Next Grade for newly enrolled students Discipline Report Inci
Administrative Assistants Meeting - July 2022
Published July 27th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Recording and Agenda from July 2022 Back to All Meetings Link to Slides Link to Recording Agenda: PowerSchool/State Report update Enrollment - Date must be the day the student actually attends Attendance - Must be filled out for each student. Blank attendance is no longer available. Transferring out of School - Before school starts, use 7/29/2022 a
TrueTime Troubleshooting
Published July 15th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
This article will cover some troubleshooting tips with TrueTime and how to escalate to get assistance. TrueTime will be rolled out to most of the Classified Staff by November 2022. This process reduces the need for paper timesheets and streamlines the time sheet and time off approval process. FAQ Why can't I clock into the time kiosk in my building
TrueTime Kiosks - How to Install
Published December 13th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: IT Operating System: N/A This will walk you through how to install one of the new TrueTime Kiosks. The brackets for these are already mounted near high traffic areas in the buildings. If you need help locating where a bracket is, please discuss with your buildings front office. This kiosks, will have a 4+ hour battery back-up built in in
Skyward Mobile - Remove Time Off Request
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will show you how to remove time off request before, on, or after the date of the request. There are two ways to do this depending on when you are trying to remove the request. Both methods need to be done in the same place. First, touch on the three lines in the upper right. On the pop-out menu, touch on Time Off On the next pop-out m
Performance Matters Quick Start Guide
Published July 25th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff Operating System: N/A Performance Matters Quick Start Guide If you have access to PowerSchool or PowerTeacher, you already have access to Performance Matters. Performance Matters is a Data reporting tool for your school and class room. You can quickly see academic and behavioral trends in this tool. To access Performance Matter
Skyward Employee Access Approve/Deny Timesheets
Published June 4th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. This article will walk you through how to review and approve or deny time off requests from your employees. Written directions are below the video. Log into Employee Access. You have two ways of accessing your employees time off requests. You can either click on the “Time Off Awaiting My Approval” header
MBA Alerts Quick Start Guide
Published July 27th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff Operating System: N/A MBA Alerts Quick Start Guide MBA alerts has been set up in PowerSchool to allow a centralized way to manage alerts as well as giving us the ability create and program alerts and notifications to show up automatically. Assigning Alerts On a selected Student, click on the MBA Alert Creator on the left hand sid
PowerSchool Fall Upgrade 2021
Published October 7th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff System Preference: N/A PowerSchool Upgrade Fall 2021 Over Fall Break of 2021, we will be upgrading to PowerSchool version 21 (ver. 21.4.5.0). As things keep changing and adapting, this will help keep us aligned with Indiana DOE for state reporting purposes as well as help us resolved some issues with functionality that we have b
Skyward Mobile - Time Off Request
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document covers how to request time off in the Skyward mobile app. First, log into the Skyward Mobile app. Touch on the three lines in the upper right corner. In the slide out menu on the right, touch on “Time Off”. Now, touch on the “Time Off Info” option. On the next screen, you will see any Request that you have submitted. If you would like
PowerSource Online Courses
Published July 29th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
PowerSchool Training When YOU Want It! Online Distance Learning Courses and 5-10 Minute Refresher Tutorials To access the online courses and tutorials please register with PowerSource using your BCSC email account. Registration Instructions Register at: https://support.powerschool.com/signup/1061802 to access PowerSchool tutorials. Please use your B
Skyward Mobile - Approve or Deny Time Off
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will walk you through how to approve or deny employees time off requests with the Skyward mobile app. The screen shots were taken on an iphone and may be different on an android. Log into the Skyward mobile app. Touch the three white lines in the upper right corner of the screen. Now touch the “Time Off” option in the menu that has ap
Administrative Assistants Meeting - September 2021
Published January 24th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Agenda and Recording from September 2021: Where is TrueTime How to Clock in and Out How to Submit Timesheet How to Request Time Off Reviewing your team's timesheets Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Back to meeting archive
Skyward Employee Access - Removing Time Off Requests
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will walk you through how to remove a time off request that you have submitted and has or has not been approved. There are two different ways to remove a request depending on if it is on/before the requested day off or after. First, while logged into Employee Access, click on the “Time Off” tab. In the menu that shows up, click on th
PowerTeacher Pro - Printing off Student Roster
Published August 8th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
You can print off your Student rosters from PowerTeacher Pro. First, go into PowerTeacher Pro and click on the "Reports" button. A menu will appear next to it and you will click on the "Student Roster" link. On the next screen that pops up you can now select what you want to print off. In the classes section, you can select one or more class rost
ParentSquare Support
Published July 15th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
This article contains information in regards to supporting ParentSquare in BCSC. If you have questions, please see below for more details. ParentSquare is the communications platform that BCSC has chosen to use for the 2022/2023 school year and beyond. It allows communications between Students, Teachers, and Parents in one convenient place. In Sp
Skyward Mobile - Clocking In and Out
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
This document will show you how to clock in and out using Skyward Mobile. All screenshots are from an iPhone and may vary slightly from an Android. Locate the Skyward mobile icon on your phone and touch it. You will be prompted to enter in your four digit passcode that you set up during install. Once it is entered you will be taken to the main scree
Skyward Employee Access - Approve or Deny Time Sheets
Published July 8th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Let's walk through how to approve your employees' time sheets. You have the ability to approve individually or mass approve time sheets. First, log into Employee Access. You can access your employees unapproved time sheets by clicking the the “Time Sheets Awaiting Approval” widget on your dashboard. Or you can click on the “True Time” tab and the
Administrative Assistants Meeting - January 2022
Published January 24th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Recording and Agenda from January 2022 Meeting: State Report Timelines Second Semester ME/ADM count on February 1st PowerSchool Reminders Name Changes Contact Data Clean-up Dropout/Mobility Codes ME/Student Information Updates TrueTime Kiosks in place, next group starting January 31st ParentSquare Four more schools in and will start utilizing soon O
PowerSchool Registration - ESL View
Published November 16th, 2021 by Brian Trivett
Audience: All Staff System Preference: Any This article will guide you through how to access the PowerSchool Registration system to find newly enrolled students and check on their potential need for ESL services. You will need to log into PowerSchool first. Once you are in PowerSchool, look for the box with an upward pointing arrow in the upper r
PowerTeacher Pro Documents and Training Videos
Published July 29th, 2022 by Brian Trivett
Below are a list of guides from getting starting to comprehensive over the use of PowerTeacher Pro. PowerTeacher User Guide - Comprehensive guide to using PowerTeacher PowerTeacher Pro - Quick Reference Card - Quick reference for navigating PowerTeacher Pro PowerTeacher Mobile - Frequently Asked Questions about PowerTeacher Mobile Video Training - T
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