Author: Sam Quantz

Setting the Next School/Next Grade/Graduation Year Indicators During Enrollment

When enrolling students in your school, it is important to ensure that the ‘Next Year Grade’, ‘Next School Indicator’, and ‘Year of Graduation’ indicators are set.  To enter these settings, follow these steps in PowerSchool:

1. Find the student in PowerSchool.
2. Select ‘Courses and Programs’ in the left side menu.

3. Select ‘Scheduling Settings’ from the Registration sub-menu.

4. Enter the settings in the highlighted field and click ‘Submit’.

Finding Students Missing These Indicators:

1. Use the following search on PowerSchool’s Start Page:
   1. Next_School  
   2. Sched_NextYearGrade=

2. Once you find the students, go to Scheduling Settings and add the missing information.

Updating Indicators for Another School’s Request:

If another school calls requesting the Next School/Next Grade/Graduation Year Indicators to be updated for a student, please follow these steps:

1. Find the student in PowerSchool.
2. Click on ‘Student Profile’ in the left side menu.
3. Select ‘Addresses’ in the Student Details sub menu.

4. Click the Validate button under the student’s address.

5. Verify if the student lives in the requesting school’s boundary.

1. OR verify that the student has been accepted through Open Enrollment or is part of a district placed program (ELP, SPED, etc.)

6. If Open Enrollment is not complete, don’t change the Next School indicator.